L.V.

Based in Southern London, England, L.V. is normally a garage area/dubstep group known for thir swinging rhythms that meld affects such as for example dancehall reggae and South African kwaito. The group originally contains a trio of companies — Gervase Gordon, Will Horrocks, and Si Williams — who begun to make music around 2000 while participating in school. From 2007 through 2010, L.V. released just under twelve 12″ produces on well-regarded brands like Hyperdub, Keysound, 2nd Drop, and Hemlock. They debuted with “Globetrotting,” a dub reggae monitor offering Errol Bellot, plus they continuing to collaborate with various other vocalists while churning out materials that drew from Jamaican and African resources. L.V.’s first record, Routes, premiered in 2011 on Keysound and highlighted vocalist/poet Josh Idehen throughout. For Sebenza, released in 2012 on Hyperdub, they teamed with South African vocalists Okmalumkoolkat (also heard on 2010’s “Boomslang”) and Spoek Mathambo, along with creation/MC duo Ruffest. Third , album, Gordon still left the group, departing L.V. as the duo of Horrocks and Williams (who also began an experimental hip-hop aspect project known as SwamiMillion). Islands, another full-length cooperation with Idehen, made an appearance on Keysound in 2014. L.V. agreed upon to Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings in 2015 and released their 4th album, Ancient Systems, which featured efforts from Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan, whom the duo acquired previously collaborated with in 2012.