Biography
Slevin’s music career began at the peak of the Bristol Sound scene while she was a student. She collaborated as singer-songwriter with Bristol band Crustation to record an album at The Coach House, the legendary studio of triphop pioneers, Portishead. From London’s Jazz Cafè to French festival Les Inrockuptibles, Bloom (Jive Records, 1998) was an underground success across Europe thanks to the skilful weaving of Slevin’s dreamlike vocals and poetic songwriting with Crustation’s cinematic beats. The album was produced by internationally renowned Steve Osborne and Ben Hillier. Bloom has just been reissued on vinyl by Music on Vinyl and is available for purchase on MOV’s online store. As cellist with the Alkantara MediOrkestra, Slevin has participated in many festivals across the Mediterranean such as il Festival Adriatico Mediterraneo (Ancona), Ethnos Festival (Castellamare di Stabia), Mediterraneo Jazz di Curva Minore (Selinunte) and the Alkantara Fest (Catania). She performs on the ensemble’s current release, JazzBound. Coming soon to a wild place near you: REWILDING comes out of a deep connection to earth and water, passes through the metaphorical fork in the moss-drenched forest, invokes the purest mountain air and takes us to the edge of female desire. It tells stories of love and disenchantment that come from the womb, the volcano and the full moon. REWILDING knows this: scratch beneath the surface and you will find we all want to be wild again.