Vels Trio .Celestial Greens.

Label: Rhythm Section International – RS039LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: Oct 29, 2021

Vels Trio reap their jazz-fusion crop with a stellar 11-track debut album ‘Celestial Greens’ on Rhythm Section International. Wandering through their versatile musical vision, the LP represents the amalgamation of London’s finest jazz players; Jack Stephenson-Oliver on keys (Poppy Ajudha), Dougal Taylor behind the drum kit (Emma-Jean Thackray) and Cameron Dawson on bass (Puma Blue). The end result: 40 minutes of high-fidelity worthy audio elation, destined for the album of year lists.

Incorporating bona fide sleeper hit ‘The Wad’, alongside new singles ‘May As Well Be’, a dreamy jam with funk indebted bass, and ‘Pop Stuff’, a melancholic and potent composition that dissolves into pitched down slowcore. The album soars through psychedelic synth progressions, deep arrangements and finessed groove sections. Recorded mostly in Kate Bush’s personal studio in Welling, Wicker Studios, Vels Trio went through numerous versions of each track until settling on the right take to build the composition from, always considering the album format first and foremost. This arduous process has gilded the record, elevating their musicianship to unseen heights. ‘Celestial Greens’ represents an exploration of a new vision of modern progressive music, consolidating their influence on the emerging UK soul and RnB scenes, whilst creating a sound that’s idiosyncratic yet accessible to any fan of electronic music.

Vels Trio are:
Jack Stephenson-Oliver - keys and synthesizers
Cameron Dawson - bass and bass synthesizers
Dougal Taylor - drums and percussion

all tracks written by vels trio,
except ‘dormant daze’, written by Jack Stephenson-Oliver
Mixed by Raven Bush & Dougal Taylor
Produced by Vels Trio

Additional Credits:
Studios - Wicker studios, Red Bull Studios (Celestial Greens)
& Total Refreshment Centre (The Wad)
Engineers - Raven Bush, Joel Magill, Sam Houselander (Celestial Greens)
& Dan Leavers (The Wad)

Album Artwork and Cover Design by Jamie Blackett
Inner Gatefold Photo by Juan Ortiz-Arenas, Post-Production by Daniel Adhami
Additional typeset & Layouts By Mali Baden-Powell
Mastered by Noel Summerville

Rhythm Section International 2021 | Peckham Strong Publishing 2021