Ancient Mechanisms

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Ancient Mechanisms
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Studio album by
Released9 October 2015 [1] [2] [3]
RecordedFebruary 2014 [4]
Length47:23
Label Brownswood Recordings [5] [6] [3]
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Ancient Mechanisms is the 4th album by LV, which was created in collaboration with Tigran Hamasyan and was released 9 October 2015. [5] [2] [1] [3] LV is a duo of Si Williams and Will Horrocks, who met when they were both studying at University College London. [5] [4] [7] [6] Critics said that Tigran and LV did not gel well together, leaving the music sounding disjointed. [5] LV and Tigran first met when they were performing at a Maida Vale session in 2012 for Gilles Peterson's final BBC Radio 1 show. [8] [4] [2] [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Carillon"2:24
2."Ruiselede feat. Tigran Hamasyan"5:05
3."Gravity Escapement"1:42
4."Transition"4:18
5."Quick Return"0:30
6."Hammers And Roses feat. Tigran Hamasyan"3:35
7."Dar Souiri"5:50
8."Broken Movement"1:15
9."Infinite Spring feat. Tigran Hamasyan"4:44
10."Dansaetstraat"2:24
11."Detent"1:09
12."Jump And Rech feat. Tigran Hamasyan"4:24
13."Balance Spring"3:49
14."Yarimo feat. Tigran Hamasyan"6:14
Total length:47:23

References

  1. 1 2 Natalie (August 11, 2015). "LV announce new album on Brownswood". DummyMag. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Murray, Robin (September 23, 2015). "Listen: LV Tease 'Ancient Mechanisms'". Clash Music . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Durston, Tom (September 23, 2015). "Watch LV's album trailer for 'Ancient Mechanisms' LP on Brownswood". Inverted Audio. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Fintoni, Laurent (October 9, 2015). "How An Obsession With Machines Led To LV's Timeless New Album". The Fader . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Ryce, Andrew (November 11, 2015). "Review: LV - Ancient Mechanisms". Resident Advisor . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 King, Alex (October 15, 2015). "Free flowing jazz meets UK bass music on LV's remarkable Ancient Mechanisms". Huck Magazine . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. 1 2 Oliver, Matt. "LV - Ancient Mechanisms". Clash Music . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  8. "LV return with Ancient Mechanisms LP on Brownswood". Fact. August 11, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2019.