SlowHill are a Finnish instrumental downtempo/lounge band formed in 2002 by Slow (aka Vellu Maurola) and award-winning saxophonist Tapani Rinne. The band fuses downtempo beats into easy listening jazz atmospheres.
SlowHill | |
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 SlowHill members Slow (Vellu Maurola) and Tapani Rinne | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Jazz, electronic, lounge, downtempo |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Blue Note Records, Plastinka Records, Universal Music, |
| Members | Slow, Tapani Rinne |
| Website | www |
History
editSlowHill have released four albums via various record labels.
Their debut album, Finndisc, was the first electronica album released by the jazz label Blue Note in Finland. It was subsequently released by Blue Note in the UK, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands.[1] The band unearthed and sampled classic jazz records from the vaults of EMI Finland, which owns Blue Note's catalogue.[2] Jazz artists sampled include Heikki Sarmanto, Teuvo Suojärvi, Mike Koskinen, Carita Holmström and Pekka Pohjola.[3] Pohjola's sample, used on the track "Valo", was also used by DJ Shadow on his track "Midnight in a Perfect World" from Endtroducing......[4]
The band’s second album, Fennika, was released by Plastinka Records in 2005. It features a track composed for a Pablo Neruda poem[5] and samples from Rajaton’s song "Butterfly".[6]
The band’s third album, Muzak, was released in June 2010 by Universal Music Finland. Guest musicians include violinist Pekka Kuusisto on electric guitars,[7] percussionist Teho Majamäki and vocalist Siiri Nordin. It also marks the appearance of the first cover song by SlowHill: Rauno Lehtinen’s jazz classic "Toiset meistä".[7]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Finndisc (2002)
- Fennika (2005)
- Muzak (2010)
- Lento (2017)
References
edit- ^ "Keikkauutisia ja menovinkkejä: Stadin juhannus, Flow, Wovenhand, Mumford & Sons, Subhumans, Elias Gould, Bryan Ferry". Backstage.meteli.net. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Slowhill: Finndisc album review". Allaboutjazz.com. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Pekka Pohjola | Jazz | Bass". Archived from the original on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "DJ Shadow's 'Midnight in a Perfect World' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "SlowHill ja Kumikisun arvoitus – Dome.fi". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "SlowHill : Fennika arvostelu Findance.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ a b "Haastattelu: SlowHill pysäyttää kellot - ainakin hetkeksi – Kaista – Plaza". Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-08-10.