Aztec Camera aka Roddy Frame aka the bloke who looked like he shoulda been in Orange Juice but instead was a sorta grown up Haircut 100 and got lumped but wouldn’t fit in all that early 80s Postcard scene. Listen to “Oblivious” below if you wanna know what the sound of 1983, aka thirty years ago!!
I haven’t remained a fan since then and haven’t heard much of his solo work though Roddy is a guy I’ve approved of at the very least in theory . “Small World” was a pretty song. But he has a large cult and a new album out.
“It is with great delight and pride to announce that Roddy Frame has released his first recordings in eight years, Seven Dials.
The album was recorded at West Heath Studios, the home of AED Records, a label formed by Edwyn Collins in 2011. The relationship between Roddy and Edwyn reaches back to the records their respective bands, Aztec Camera an Orange Juice, released on the legendary Postcard Records of Scotland label in the early 1980’s.
Seven Dials was recorded in sessions that spanned across 2013. Co-produced by Roddy himself and Sebastian Lewsley, the ten tracks feature drummer Adrian Meehan and keyboards by long-time Roddy cohort Mark Edwards, with all other instruments played by Roddy himself.
Following three prestigious sell-out shows in the UK to celebrate the thirty-year anniversary of his first album with Aztec Camera, Roddy will internationally tour later this year.
Track List
White Pony
Postcard
Into The Sun
Rear View Mirror
In Orbit
Forty Days of Rain
English Garden
On The Waves
The Other Side
From A Train
www.roddyframe.com
www.aedrecords.com
