| Vynehall, Leon / Nothing Is Still |
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| Album: | Nothing Is Still | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Vynehall, Leon | Added: | Aug 2018 | |
| Label: | Ninja Tune | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-09-09 | Pull Date: | 2018-11-11 | Charts: | RPM/Electronica |
| Week Ending: | Nov 4 | Oct 28 | Oct 21 | Oct 7 | Sep 30 | Sep 16 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 31, 2018: | Being as an ocean Trouble - Parts I, Ii, & Iii | 4. | Oct 02, 2018: | Bloop&Quack From The Sea / It Looms | |
| 2. | Oct 27, 2018: | Music Casserole From The Sea / It Looms | 5. | Oct 02, 2018: | Magnetized Toner Trouble - Parts I, Ii, & Iii | |
| 3. | Oct 18, 2018: | Being as an ocean From The Sea / It Looms | 6. | Sep 29, 2018: | Narnia Trouble - Parts I, Ii, & Iii |
| Album Review |
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| Shay Z Reviewed 2018-08-31 | ||
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A stunning ambient electronic record with occasional dub-techno breaks. You may know Leon Vynehall from his creative disco house releases. However, Leon Vynehall has always aspired for more than momentary dancefloor bliss, and, in his newest effort, he mines his past for his most forward thinking record yet. Inspired by his grandparents’ immigration from the UK to NYC, Leon Vynehall provides an intimate telling of their life-changing journey through layers of found sound, electronic ambience, and occasional dancey breaks. This record shows many fleeting moments of brilliance from an up-and-coming producer, and I’m excited to see what he puts out next. Genre: oceanic ambience, migration, modern classical RIYL: Bibio’s newest record, Andy Stott, Steve Reich Fav Trax: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 FCCs: Nah From the Sea / It Looms (6:19) * - ambient layers of string arising from the sea, ebbs and flows, develops a sense of momentum, a great set opener, a ship sets sail Movements (3:52) * - dank aqua jazz, watery brass, the open seas Birds on the Tarmac (1:18) - an interlude: terminals, travel, anxious strings, arrival Julia (2:26) - an interview about ambition and immigration, found sound feels Drinking It in Again (3:46) - clicky squelchy percussion, deep jazz vibes again Trouble - Parts I, II, & III (5:42) *** - a microcosm of the album, a centerpiece of sorts: bouncy layered strings fade into thumping claustrophobic banger which gives way to ambience Envelopes (5:29) - very modern classical vibes, steady drum beat with huge orchestral sweeps of strings English Oak (4:27) ** - anxious string intro drops out into dancefloor jam which then fades into strings again, structurally similar to Trouble Ice Cream (4:50) *** - gorgeous ambient sweet, human vocals layered with birds chirping, the first spring breaks through after a hard New York winter It Breaks (2:17) - first real piano keys, sweet and short closer | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | From The Sea / It Looms | 6. | Trouble - Parts I, Ii, & Iii | |||
| 2. | Movements | 7. | Envelopes | |||
| 3. | Birds On The Tarmac | 8. | English Oak | |||
| 4. | Julia | 9. | Ice Cream | |||
| 5. | Drinking It In Again | 10. | It Breaks |