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Slowly Rolling Camera: Flow
ByRather than consisting of composed pieces, Flow was developed to accompany a short movie entitled River of Mirrors ("a kayak film unlike any other"), and so it was patiently grown to fill a particular space. These tracks tend to start around deceptively simple motifs and then rise and fall with the aplomb of nature itself. Josh Arcoleo is technically a guest but his graceful saxophone most often feels like the recording's lead voice. The others are pretty well content to gradually fill in the space with light brush strokes. Deri Roberts' production spins immersive atmospheres with Dave Stapleton's largely-ambient keys while Elliot Bennett continually keeps things coasting with percussive bubbles and splashes. The strokes of backing color from Stuart McCallum's guitar and Verneri Pohjola's trumpet likewise provide the subtle kind of shadings which underline rather than accent.
Flow keeps the group's trademark sweeping scope, albeit at a more intimate scale than before, gradually building its quiet drama into the pieces' own structures with an expert use of soft and loud. "River View" sets a dreamy vista, "Mist" turns things soft and ghostly and, by the late pairing of "Flow" and "Elevated," they have swelled to a buoyant peak which feels like the sound of summer itself. It is a beautifully immersive experience to soak in through every smooth shift and turn.
Track Listing
Roots of Blue; River View; Unrivalled; Mist; Connected; Divine Right; Flow; Elevated; River of Mirrors.
Personnel
Slowly Rolling Camera
band / ensemble / orchestraDave Stapleton
pianoElliot Bennett
drumsDeri Roberts
synthesizerJosh Arcoleo
saxophoneStuart McCallum
guitarVerneri Pohjola
trumpetAlbum information
Title: Flow | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Edition Records
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