Roddy Frame / Aztec Camera


Roddy Frame, the artist formerly know as the leader of Aztec Camera , signed to Glasgow's postcard label when he was just 16 scoring his first hit with 'Oblivious' in 1983. He set the summer of '88 alight with the massive 'Somewhere In My Heart' and had Mick Jones of The Clash guesting on the 1990 single 'Good Morning Britain'. Aztec Camera's albums meanwhile, benefited from some rather diverse collaborations. Knife (1984) was produced by Mark Knopfler.

Love (1987), found Roddy teamed with Michael Jonzun and The Jonzun crew. On Dreamland (1993), the seminal Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto was part of the creative team. To his surprise, Roddy learned that while Sakamoto and his girlfriend were at college, Aztec Camera's debut album 'High Land Hard Rain' (1983) had been one of their favourite records. In 1995, he released Frestonia, the last of the five Aztec Camera albums he was contracted to deliver for Warner Brothers.

Freed from the write/record/tour cycle for the first time since he was a teenager, he went on holiday and did some thinking. Roddy released his first solo album entitled 'The North Star' in September 1998. Singles from the album included 'Reason For Living' , 'Back To The One' and 'Sister Shadow'.

In 2001 Roddy contributed to the critically acclaimed debut album by the band/project Playgroup, and put the finishing touches to his latest album 'Surf'.

'Surf', released by Redemption Records / Cooking Vinyl, is an entirely acoustic album and yet again displays Roddy's wonderful songwriting ability. Returning to the stage with just his guitar, Roddy sold out a 4 date, month's residence at London's Borderline. For more tour details, keep an eye out on the 'news' page or on www.killermontstreet.com.

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