Slowly Rolling Camera
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Annotation
Slowly Rolling Camera, is the new project that teams up pianist-composer Dave Stapleton, producer Deri Roberts, vocalist-lyricist Dionne Bennett and drummer Elliot Bennett. The result is music that has distinct echoes of the ‘invisible soundtracks’ of UK progressives Cinematic Orchestra and Portishead.
Dipping into a diverse world of trip-hop, jazz and drum and bass rhythms, the record is influenced as much by the Cinematic Orchestra and Portishead as by James Blake and Bonobo, this music is both ethereal and visceral, brimming with real emotion and restless intelligence.
Produced by Andy Allan (Portishead, Massive Attack), ‘Slowly Rolling Camera’, is the self titled début album set for release early 2014 on Edition Records. The albums free flowing soul and digital funk shows a boundless approach to arrangement, from the warm, free flowing and texturally rich harmonies of tracks such as ‘Bridge’ and ‘Rain That Falls’ to the vibrating rhythms and ambient soundscapes of ‘Protagonist’ and ‘Rolling Clouds’, this is a remarkably produced album full of beauty and emotion.
The 4 band members have known each other for over 10 years playing in various jazz, funk & soul bands in the clubs of Cardiff, but it wasn’t until 2012 when they converged to form Slowly Rolling Camera. Bringing together 4 unique approaches in writing and production, the results are a highly original and collaborative sound from people that know each other, and know playing together. Expanding to a 7 piece for the live set, this band is a formidable unit.
Music by Dave Stapleton
Lyrics by Dionne Bennett
All music published by EDN Music / Westbury Music Ltd
Produced by Slowly Rolling Camera
Recorded by Andy Allan and Deri Roberts at Queens Road Studios, Bridgend and DER Studios, Barry between April and June 2013. Additional recording by Patrick Philips at Real World Studios, Wiltshire on 20th June 2013, David Ashman at On The Record Studios, Hazlemere on 19th Oct 2012 and by Andy Allan at
Turner Sims, Southampton on 26th June 2013.
Mixed by Andy Allan at Queens Road Studios, Bridgend in August 2013.
Mastered by Donal Whelan at Hafod Mastering, South Wales on 28th & 29th August 2013.
Artwork photography by Dave Stapleton.
Last two tracks are marked as bonus for digital edition.
Tracklist
| 1Digital Media | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Protagonist
| 5:15 | |
| 2 | Dream a Life
| 5:26 | |
| 3 | Rain That Falls
| 6:09 | |
| 4 | Bridge
| 6:20 | |
| 5 | Slowly Rolling Camera
| 5:19 | |
| 6 | Outside
| 5:52 | |
| 7 | Fragile Ground
| 5:46 | |
| 8 | Two Roads
| 5:05 | |
| 9 | River Runs Free
| 3:06 | |
| 10 | Rolling Clouds
| 7:22 | |
| 11 | Color
| 4:28 | |
| 12 | Undertones | 3:30 | |
| 13 | Silent Song | 4:41 | |
Credits
Release
Release group
| part of: | Welsh Music Prize 2014 nominees (order: 6) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/718979 [info] |
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| other databases: | https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/slowly-rolling-camera/slowly-rolling-camera(live) [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002611303 [info] |
| standalone website: | http://editionrecords.com/releases/slowly-rolling-camera/ [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q27601012 [info] |
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