Vinyl Williams

The résumé of Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Lionel Williams might seem heady, quoting Egyptian BioGeometry and Russellian science as key influences, however when he performs beneath the name Vinyl Williams, his music attracts from more typical reference points like shoegaze and psychedelic pop. As the grandson of renowned film composer John Williams, his design differs than one might anticipate. Instead of getting dense and orchestral, his improvised bedroom recordings are comparable to the dreamy lo-fi of serves of Deerhunter and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. Williams began documenting his debut in the springtime of 2010, playing every one of the equipment himself and building washy textures through multi-tracking. Immediately after the record was finished, he employed a complete music group to tour behind Lemniscate, that was released on No Discomfort in Play 2012. While in Seoul, South Korea, Lionel fulfilled up with Toro con Moi’s Chaz Bundick and both soon made a decision to collaborate, with 2014’s Trance Zen Teeth Spa being the effect. Bundick signed Vinyl fabric Williams to his Firm Information, and released the area rock and roll- and shoegaze-influenced Into during July of 2015. His following record was documented by Bundick and highlighted guitar function by Ian Gibbs and extra vocals and synth by Medicine’s Brad Laner. Released in August of 2016, Brunei shown Williams’ childhood desire for that country’s money and his expectations for a far more harmonious future.