| LV | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 2007; 17 years ago (2007)–present |
| Labels | Hyperdub |
| Members | Si Williams and Will Horrocks |
LV is an electronic music duo of Si Williams and Will Horrocks, created in 2007, who met when they were both studying at University College London. The duo is based in London and has produced four albums to date. The duo have collaborated with artists on all of their albums and collaborations have included working with Tigran Hamasyan and Okmalumkoolkat.
Their first single was Globetrotting, which featured the vocals of Errol Bellot. Northern Line was released as a single from their first album Routes and features Joshua Idehen, a spoken word artist. The single Boomslang (released in 2010) has been described by critics as their "breakout album" and was produced in collaboration with Okmalumkoolkat.
Routes was the first album released by LV and features vocal samples by Joshua Idehen. Sebenza was their second album and is in collaboration with South African rappers Okmalumkoolkat and Spoek Mathambo, the South African duo Ruffest, and Dirty Paraffin. Islands is their third album and also featured vocal samples from Joshua Idehen. Ancient Mechanisms is their latest album, which features Tigran Hamasyan on the piano.
Discography
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Albums
| Year | Album | Record label | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Routes | Keysound Recordings | Joshua Idehen |
| 2012 | Sebenza | Hyperdub | Okmalumkoolkat, Ruffest and Spoek Mathambo |
| 2014 | Islands | Keysound Recordings | Joshua Idehen |
| 2015 | Ancient Mechanisms | Brownswood Recordings | Tigran Hamasyan |
Singles
| Year | Single | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| Globetrotting | Keysound Recordings | |
| 2010 | Northern Line - from Routes | Keysound Recordings |
| 2010 | Boomslang |
References
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- ^ Ryce, Andrew (11 November 2015). "Review: LV - Ancient Mechanisms". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- Oliver, Matt. "LV - Ancient Mechanisms". Clash Music. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ King, Alex (15 October 2015). "Free flowing jazz meets UK bass music on LV's remarkable Ancient Mechanisms". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- Murphy, Ben (2 May 2018). "Interview: LV". XLR8R. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Saxelby, Ruth (7 September 2012). "LV: Sebenza". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Saxelby, Ruth (31 August 2012). "LV interview: "Travelling through the digital world."". DummyMag. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Coleman, Mike (22 August 2012). "LV: Sebenza". Fact. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- Fintoni, Laurent (10 May 2011). "LV & Joshua Idehen: Routes". Fact. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- Royce, Andrew (25 September 2014). "LV & Josh Idehen - Islands". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 May 2019.