Slow (Black Midi song)
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| "Slow (Loud)" | ||||
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| Single by Black Midi | ||||
| from the album Cavalcade | ||||
| Released | 28 April 2021 | |||
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| Length | 5:36 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriters | Geordie Greep, Cameron Picton, Morgan Simpson | |||
| Producers | Black Midi, John "Spud" Murphy | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Slow" on YouTube | ||||
"Slow" is a song by English rock band Black Midi, released in 2021 as the second single from their second studio album, Cavalcade. The song's narrative is that of an idealistic revolutionary being shot after a coup d'etat.[3]
The song was released as a single on 28 April 2021, with a different mix, under the name "Slow (Loud)" and a music video directed by Gustaf Holtenäs. The band would later partner with Holtenäs again on the music video for "Welcome to Hell." The single's cover art is a collage based on The Day Dream.
Described by Guitar.com as "borne by a sludgy probing bassline and surging to cacophonous summits", "Slow" is one of two songs on Cavalcade sung by bassist Cameron Picton.[4]
According to guitarist Geordie Greep, parts of the song are based on an octatonic scale often used by Olivier Messiaen and Igor Stravinsky.[5]
