The culmination of six months of dedicated work, Joel Camille has released a brand new album ‘Folk Against the Machine IV: Holy River’ featuring brand new songs, along with songs that he has played live over the last decade. A performer and songwriter with over 25 years of experience, Queensland-based Joel Camille made his name playing anything and everything on a six-string Dreadnought acoustic. Picking up the Harmonica in 2011 cemented Camille’s style in a rootsy mix of influences that Camille styles as Folk Against the Machine, also the name of his debut album.

‘Folk Against the Machine IV: Holy River’ is a wholesome and moving collection of folk-infused tunes that showcases the emotive songwriting of Joel Camille. This guitar-focused album takes a minimalist approach instrumentally as Camille focuses on melody and intricate guitar manoeuvres to create a warm atmosphere within the album. With buoyant passionate ditties like ‘Plans of Oblivion’ and lamenting harmonica pines on tracks like ‘The Beauty That He Gave’, the album oozes soft supple soundscapes and delicate melodies making for a satisfying listening experience. 

‘Folk Against the Machine IV: Holy River’ is fused together as a cohesive album with the river motif. The river motif represents love, sorrow, spirituality and power. “During the writing and recording process, my community was devastated by a dramatic flood event,” explains Camille who feels that joy and horror mingle together on the album as a reflection of this tragic event. Camille hopes that this album conveys the message of extending familial relationships out towards communities, to repair, maintain, and create relationships.

Stream ‘Folk Against the Machine IV: Holy River’ below 

Author: Danu