Slowly Rolling Camera Explained

Slowly Rolling Camera
Origin:	Cardiff
Genre:	Jazz
Years Active:	2013–present
Label:	Edition Records
Website:	https://slowlyrollingcamera.co/
Current Members:	Dave Stapleton Elliot Bennett Deri Roberts
Past Members:	Dionne Bennett

Slowly Rolling Camera is a jazz band formed in Cardiff in 2013.

History

Slowly Rolling Camera was formed in Cardiff in 2013 by Dave Stapleton (founder of Edition Records) as composer and keyboardist, Elliot Bennett as percussionist, Deri Roberts as producer, and Dionne Bennett as vocalist and lyricist.^[1] With this formation they released 2 albums (Slowly Rolling Camera in 2014^[2] and All Things in 2016)^[3] and an EP (Into the Shadow in 2014).^[4]

Following the third album, Dionne Bennett left the group and the remaining three members in 2018 released an instrumental album: Juniper,^[5] followed by "Where the Streets Lead" in 2021,^[6] "Flow" in 2023,^[7] and "Silver Shadow" in 2024.^[8]

Music style

The music style of Slowly Rolling Camera is a combination of jazz and trip-hop, with influences from The Cinematic Orchestra, Bonobo and Portishead, receiving good reviews since the release of their first album,^{[9] [10]} produced by Andy Allan (producer also of Portishead and Massive Attack).^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

• 2014: Slowly Rolling Camera
• 2016: All Things
• 2018: Juniper
• 2021: Where the Streets Lead
• 2023: Flow
• 2024: Silver Shadow

Extended play

• 2014: Into the Shadow

Singles

• 2022: Momentum - Slowly Rolling Camera, Verneri Pohjola^[12]
• 2023: Cue: State of Mind - Slowly Rolling Camera, Verneri Pohjola^[13]
• 2023: Renewal - Slowly Rolling Camera, Josh Arcoleo^[14]

Live

• 2016: London^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera . Edition Records . 19 May 2019.
2. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Slowly Rolling Camera . 19 May 2019.
3. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: All Things . 19 May 2019.
4. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Into the Shadow . 19 May 2019.
5. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Juniper . 19 May 2019.
6. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Where the Streets Lead . 8 June 2024 .
7. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Flow . 8 June 2024 .
8. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Silver Shadow . 8 June 2024 .
9. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Slowly Rolling Camera – review . The Guardian . 19 May 2019.
10. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera: Slowly Rolling Camera . AllAboutJazz.com . 19 May 2019.
11. Web site: Slowly Rolling Camera . Edition Records . 19 May 2019.
12. Web site: 20 August 2024 . Slowly Rolling Camera - Momentum .
13. Web site: 20 August 2024 . Slowly Rolling Camera - Cue: State of Mind .
14. Web site: 20 August 2024 . Slowly Rolling Camera - Renewal .
15. Web site: 11 June 2024 . Slowly Rolling Camera – London .