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Slowly Rolling Camera: All Things
by Roger Farbey
Slowly Rolling Camera was formed in Cardiff, Wales in 2013 and comprises a nucleus of vocalist and lyricist Dionne Bennett, co-composer and keyboardist Dave Stapleton plus Deri Roberts who in addition to producing the album is heard on electronics and assorted instruments and finally Elliot Bennett on drums and percussion. The group is variously augmented by horns, guitar, bass and strings where required. This is the second album by the band, the first eponymous album was released in 2014, preceded ...
Continue ReadingSlowly Rolling Camera: Into the Shadow
by Vincenzo Roggero
Con Into the Shadow, il progetto denominato Slowly Rolling Camera mette ulteriormente a fuoco l'idea musicale che aveva piacevolmente sorpreso nell'omonimo album di debutto. Quegli undici brani spaziavano a trecentosessanta gradi nell'ambito di una musica d'atmosfera contaminata con il soul, l'elettronica, il jazz, il trip hop, l'ambient. In questo EP -quattro brani per un totale di poco più di venti minuti -l'attenzione si focalizza solo su alcune delle numerose fonti di ispirazione trovando probabilmente un'amalgama maggiormente coeso, efficace e convincente. ...
Continue ReadingSlowly Rolling Camera: Slowly Rolling Camera
by Bruce Lindsay
A band name--and album title--like Slowly Rolling Camera gives little if anything away about the nature of the music to be experienced on this, the debut album from the UK-based quartet. Good--for surprises can be fun. Once the music becomes familiar--the beautiful, imaginative and ambitious compositions become firmly fixed in the mind--the surprise is revealed to be lots of fun. Two other UK bands, the Cinematic Orchestra and Portishead, are Slowly Rolling Camera's own points of reference for ...
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