Quiet Fire Dave Stapleton

• 1 Quiet Fire 03:09
• 2 What Next 03:49
• 3 Portrait Mode 04:28
• 4 Recall 03:53
• 5 Music for Evolution 03:28
• 6 Echo State 01:11
• 7 Character Box 05:42
• 8 When It Rains 04:01
• 9 Resolve 04:04
• 10 Off Grid 04:28
• 11 Wave Theory 04:12
• Total Runtime 42:25

Info zu Quiet Fire

Quiet Fire ist das neue Album des britischen Produzenten, Musikers und Gründers von Edition Records, Dave Stapleton – ein beatbasiertes Jazzalbum, geprägt von rhythmischer, looporientierter Produktion mit dem Feeling einer Live-Band. Mit Rhodes, Bass und Schlagzeug im Mittelpunkt bewegt sich die Musik an der Schnittstelle zwischen Jazz, instrumentalen Beats und atmosphärischer Elektronik und knüpft an eine gemeinsame Tradition an, die sich durch die frühen Werke von Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, Yussef Dayes, BADBADNOTGOOD, Kamaal Williams, Richard Spaven und Alfa Mist zieht. Quiet Fire ist sein erstes Album unter seinem eigenen Namen seit über 12 Jahren und spiegelt eine Hinwendung zu beat-orientiertem Songwriting, loop-basierten Strukturen und einer Produzentenmentalität wider, anstatt einem traditionellen, partiturorientierten Prozess.

Synth-Texturen, gesampelte Fragmente und zurückhaltende Stimmen erweitern den Sound, mit Gastauftritten von Nils Petter Molvær (Trompete), Olga Amelchenko (Saxophon) und Stuart McCallum (Gitarre) neben dem Kern-Trio Jon Goode (Bass) und Elliot Bennett (Schlagzeug). Quiet Fire ist ein Album über Evolution, Anpassung und Instinkt, das eine deutliche Veränderung in Stapletons Herangehensweise markiert, die durch jahrelange intensive Studioarbeit geprägt ist – darunter sieben Alben mit der gefeierten Band Slowly Rolling Camera.

Dave Stapleton, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer
Jon Goode, Bass
Elliot Bennett, Schlagzeug
Olga Amelchenko, Altsaxophon
Nils Petter Molvaer, Trompete
Stuart McCallum, Gitarre (Track 7 & 9)
Tara Cunningham, Gitarre
Victoria Stapleton, Violine

Abgemischt von Deri Roberts
Gemastert von Alex DeTurk im Bunker Studio

Dave Stapleton
is a visionary force in contemporary music, as a composer, producer, photographer, and founder of Edition Records, one of Europe’s leading jazz and alternative music labels. His creative evolution, from early quintet releases through to Slowly Rolling Camera, mirrors the growth of Edition itself: a label that has gone from independent beginnings to a global platform for groundbreaking artists.

His roots lie in composition. While studying classical piano at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Dave was introduced to jazz and improvisation through the late Keith Tippett. That spark of creative freedom led to a prolific run of albums with the Dave Stapleton Quintet—When Life Was In Black and White (2005), The House Always Wins (2007), and Between the Lines (2010)—which established him as a distinctive voice in the UK jazz scene. In 2012, he released Flight, a richly layered album featuring Marius Neset and the Brodowski String Quartet, showcasing his growing ambition as a composer writing for both jazz ensemble and strings.

In 2008, driven by a clear artistic vision, he launched Edition Records. What began as an outlet for his own music has become a trusted home for international names like Chris Potter, Dave Holland, John Patitucci, and Gretchen Parlato, alongside a new generation of artists including Fergus McCreadie, Joe Webb, and Sultan Stevenson. With over 25 million streams for Slowly Rolling Camera alone, and multiple Mercury Prize and Grammy nominations across the label, Dave’s production values and long-term thinking have shaped careers and built deep connections with audiences worldwide.

His project Slowly Rolling Camera, formed in 2013, allowed him to explore more cinematic, emotionally expansive sound worlds, combining jazz, electronics, and widescreen production. The band has released multiple albums to critical acclaim, contributing to his identity as a forward-thinking producer working across genre and form.

Beyond music, Dave has quietly become a respected visual artist, shooting photography for many Edition artists and crafting artwork for dozens of releases. His ability to see and shape the complete creative process, from composition and production to visual identity and label strategy, defines his approach today.

Now leading both Edition Records and its sub-label E2 Music, Dave Stapleton continues to build a future-focused, artist-first model—supporting creativity across borders, platforms, and generations.

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