Artist: Aztec Camera
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Love
Year: 1998
Tracks: 9
Knife
Year: 1998
Tracks: 8
Frestonia
Year: 1995
Tracks: 11
Dreamland
Year: 1993
Tracks: 11
High Land, Hard Rain
Year: 1991
Tracks: 13
Dream Sweet Dreams
Year: 1991
Tracks: 7
Stray
Year: 1990
Tracks: 9
New Rare and Live
Year: 1988
Tracks: 7
For most intents and purposes, Aztec Camera is Roddy Frame, a Scottish Several early musicians have passed through the ring over the geezerhood -- including origination members Campbell Owens (bass) and Dave Mulholland (drums) -- merely the unitary constant has been Frame. Throughout his career, he has created a advanced, exuberant, and nearly flashy acoustic-oriented guitar pop, relying on soft melodies and clever pun divine by Elvis Costello.
Aztec Camera released their debut album, High Land, Hard Rain, in 1983. Before its release, Owens and Mulholland had left wing the mathematical group, going Frame to meet the disk himself. Upon its release, the album won significant amounts of critical kudos for its well-crafted, multi-layered pop. After cathartic a make-do EP, Forgetful, the group's secondment uncut record, Knife, appeared in 1984. Produced by Mark Knopfler, the album was more refined and immediate than the debut, featuring cornet arrangements and a tenuous R&B influence. Three days later on, Roddy Frame returned with Love life, which featured musical support from several studio musicians. Passion was a synthesized stab at pop-R&B, resulting in his sterling commercial success -- the album launched foursome hit singles, including the Top Ten "Somewhere in My Heart."
Deuce eld later on, Aztec Camera returned to a more guitar-oriented sound with Roam. It wasn't as commercially successful as Erotic love, hitherto it was a hit with fans earthly concern Health Organization missed the chiming meat hooks of Frame's early run. Dreamworld, released in 1993, followed the same practice as Tramp and achieved around the same amount of commercial and critical success.
