"camels" by inlowercase

When I started reviewing local music for ‘Hot Music Live' and subsequently began putting together showcase compilations under the banner of ‘Hot Music Live Presents', I was dependent on my own existing awareness of who was playing what.

As the projects have evolved, I've learned so much & experienced great music I almost certainly would not have otherwise encountered as artists I've covered turned me onto others.

Thus my review of "Overtime" by Invitation to Love a few weeks ago has led to today's article on inlowercase's "camels" as Mike Price is a member of both (and I came to Invitation to Love through Alice Weston whose other band Paradise of the Titans I came to via Ian Todd). So one thing leads to another which is great if you want your projects to be characterised by sustainability and diversity.

As befits the area of music inhabited by these independent & individualistic artists, "camels" comes to me with its own fascinating quirks: it is released on a Japanese label called Emoticons. Let's face it, without Mike alerting me, I would never have come across it by myself. It also appears to be only available for a month so if my recommendation entices you, I suggest that you hurry. I'm afraid I don't know precisely the circumstances around these aspects but I'm sure that they are interesting ones.

It's definitely a form of dance track if you are looking for guidance on style  but quite a meditative and chilled one. The main riff drives it along effectively but if breaks off regularly into riffless but equally hypnotic passages wherein a female vocal lurks quite low in the mix: it's more evocative than narrative lyrically and so this element more adds to the overall effect than being the principle focus. I imagine (and frankly this is based entirely on speculation from the title and little else) that it may be going for a "long journey across the desert & consequent trance like states being induced" effect. At any rate the latter part is true whatever the context.

So: another interesting new musical voice to be pleased we've covered in the magazine. And hopefully not the last citation of inlowercase.