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Slowly Rolling Camera: Where the Streets Lead
ByFollowing on from the superb turning point of Juniper (Edition, 2018), which reinvented the group as an instrumental future-bop-soul-electro-jazz trio, Where the Streets Lead takes the mix somewhere a little more heavy and heady. Dave Stapleton's electric keys get a little dash of extra fuzz here and there; Elliot Bennett spins a crackling blend of snappy jazz and propulsive techno sensibility at the drums, while silent man-behind-the-curtain Deri Roberts makes a soundstage as wide and sweeping as ever.
As always, Stapleton's compositions for the group are a bewitching blend of slow burn and quiet majesty. The pieces can naturally fall and swell like ocean waves or whirl like sudden flash storms. Stuart McCallum's guitar and Mark Lockheart's sax beautifully cry to the sky while tempestuous strings provide swathes of color and drama.
It's faintly surprising to hear a vocal number in the late stretch and, while it can't help somewhat feeling dropped in from a different album, Sachal Vasandani's smooth lead nicely summarizes the album's theme of hope amidst uncertainty. Slowly Rolling Camera's world of sound is big enough to happily get lost in while waiting to see how those paths unfold. Especially when things down the road are unclear, there is a distinct pleasure (even comfort) in simply wandering.
Track Listing
You Are the Truth; Where the Streets Lead; Lost Orbits; The Afternoon of Human Life; Widest Possible Aperture; Illuminate; Feels Like Fiction; A Force for Good.
Personnel
Slowly Rolling Camera
band / ensemble / orchestraDave Stapleton
pianoElliot Bennett
drumsDeri Roberts
synthesizerAdditional Instrumentation
Mark Lockheart: soprano and tenor saxophones; Stuart McCallum: guitar; Jasper Høiby: double bass; Verneri Pohjola: trumpet; Jon Visanji: violin; Jenni Curiel violin; James Toll: violin; Victoria Stapleton: violin; Linda Kidwell: viola; Rob Tuson: viola; Phil Daish-Handy: cello; Lionel Handy: cello; Chris Potter: tenor saxophone (4); Sachal Vasandani: vocals (6).
Album information
Title: Where the Streets Lead | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Edition Records
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