# SlowHill
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{{Short description|Finnish instrumental band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = SlowHill
| image = slowhill.jpg
| caption = SlowHill members Slow (Vellu Maurola) and Tapani Rinne
| origin = [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), [Finland](/source/Finland)
| genre = Jazz, electronic, lounge, downtempo
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = [Blue Note Records](/source/Blue_Note_Records), Plastinka Records, [Universal Music](/source/Universal_Music),
| website = {{URL|www.slowhill.com}}
| current_members = [Slow](/source/Slow_(DJ)), [Tapani Rinne](/source/Tapani_Rinne)
}}
'''SlowHill''' are a [Finnish](/source/Finland) instrumental [downtempo](/source/downtempo)/[lounge](/source/Lounge_music) band formed in 2002 by [Slow](/source/Slow_(DJ)) (aka Vellu Maurola) and award-winning [saxophonist](/source/saxophonist) [Tapani Rinne](/source/Tapani_Rinne). The band fuses downtempo beats into [easy listening](/source/easy_listening) [jazz](/source/jazz) atmospheres.
==History==
SlowHill have released four albums via various record labels.
Their debut album, ''Finndisc'', was the first [electronica](/source/electronica) album released by the jazz label [Blue Note](/source/Blue_Note_Records) in Finland. It was subsequently released by Blue Note in the UK, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands.[{{Cite web|url=http://backstage.meteli.net/uutiset/|title=Keikkauutisia ja menovinkkejä: Stadin juhannus, Flow, Wovenhand, Mumford & Sons, Subhumans, Elias Gould, Bryan Ferry|website=Backstage.meteli.net|access-date=2 January 2022}}] The band unearthed and sampled classic jazz records from the vaults of [EMI](/source/EMI) Finland, which owns Blue Note's catalogue.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/finndisc-slowhill-blue-note-records-review-by-matthew-wuethrich|title=Slowhill: Finndisc album review |website=Allaboutjazz.com|date=11 June 2002 |access-date=2 January 2022}}] Jazz artists [sampled](/source/Sampling_(music)) include [Heikki Sarmanto](/source/Heikki_Sarmanto), Teuvo Suojärvi, Mike Koskinen, [Carita Holmström](/source/Carita_Holmstr%C3%B6m) and [Pekka Pohjola](/source/Pekka_Pohjola).[{{cite web |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/pekka-pohjola |title=Pekka Pohjola | Jazz | Bass |access-date=2010-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226034931/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=17871 |archive-date=2011-12-26 }}] Pohjola's sample, used on the track "Valo", was also used by [DJ Shadow](/source/DJ_Shadow) on his track "Midnight in a Perfect World" from ''Endtroducing.....''.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/2777/DJ-Shadow-Midnight-in-a-Perfect-World-Pekka-Pohjola-The-Madness-Subsides/|title=DJ Shadow's 'Midnight in a Perfect World' - Discover the Sample Source|website=WhoSampled.com|access-date=2 January 2022}}]
The band’s second album, ''Fennika'', was released by Plastinka Records in 2005. It features a track composed for a [Pablo Neruda](/source/Pablo_Neruda) poem[{{cite web |url=http://plaza.fi/kaista/musiikki/haastattelut/slowhill-ja-kumikisun-arvoitus |title=SlowHill ja Kumikisun arvoitus – Dome.fi |access-date=2010-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716060356/http://plaza.fi/kaista/musiikki/haastattelut/slowhill-ja-kumikisun-arvoitus |archive-date=2012-07-16 }}] and samples from [Rajaton’s](/source/Rajaton) song "Butterfly".[{{cite web |url=http://www.findance.com/arvostelut/665/slowhill-fennika |title=SlowHill : Fennika arvostelu Findance.com |access-date=2010-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723025518/http://www.findance.com/arvostelut/665/slowhill-fennika |archive-date=2011-07-23 }}]
The band’s third album, ''Muzak'', was released in June 2010 by [Universal Music](/source/Universal_Music) Finland. Guest musicians include [violin](/source/violin)ist [Pekka Kuusisto](/source/Pekka_Kuusisto) on electric guitars,[{{cite web |url=http://plaza.fi/kaista/musiikki/haastattelut/haastattelu-slowhill-pysayttaa-kellot-ainakin-hetkeksi |title=Haastattelu: SlowHill pysäyttää kellot - ainakin hetkeksi – Kaista – Plaza |access-date=2010-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708214207/http://plaza.fi/kaista/musiikki/haastattelut/haastattelu-slowhill-pysayttaa-kellot-ainakin-hetkeksi |archive-date=2010-07-08 }}] [percussionist](/source/percussionist) Teho Majamäki and [vocalist](/source/vocalist) [Siiri Nordin](/source/Siiri_Nordin). It also marks the appearance of the first [cover song](/source/cover_song) by SlowHill: [Rauno Lehtinen’s](/source/Rauno_Lehtinen) jazz classic "Toiset meistä".