Fabric Presents Leon Vynehall

by Leon Vynehall

Overview

Assigned the unenviable task of following Sherelle's blistering entry in the series, Leon Vynehall constructs a Fabric Presents mix that impels movement more often than his 2019 DJ-Kicks volume. Where Vynehall's DJ-Kicks seemed snapped together at times, like he challenged himself to use only recent purchases and exclusives, Fabric Presents comes across as more deliberate and purposeful. At the same time, it still seems evident that the DJ/producer simply strings together some tunes that give him a thrill, and these are just as bound to prevent him from being known as a genre specialist. The 33-track sequence has an exploratory feel that reflects the selector's insatiable curiosity. A siren-like piece off a cassette by cellist Louise Bock bridges Mute's twilight downtempo groove and Or:la's clattering battle drums. Piero Umiliani's quasi-samba proto-techno corker "Produzione," easily the oldest selection (1973), doesn't sound a day older than Gaunt's juddering "Raw Cartoon" or Commodo's heady dubstepper "Scabz," contemporary tracks that surround it. Odder yet, a stretch with turn-of-the-millennium dub techno gems by Pole and Rhythm & Sound integrates private-press new age circa 1982, Woo's skanking "Wah Bass," roughly comparable to Cabaret Voltaire's "Seconds Too Late" if transformed from dread to delight. There's also woozy ambient techno, sullen trap-soul, bristling vintage U.K. garage, and hard percussion workouts with elements of gqom, baile funk, and Afro-Portuguese house. The variety of sounds, and the similar elevations of the crests and troughs, ensures repeat listening that yields surprises well beyond the first couple plays. Vynehall is aided by a wealth of commissioned exclusives -- Or:la's and Gaunt's bright spots among them. He helps the cause with one of his own, the euphoric "Sugar Slip (The Lick)," with all three nouns in the title serving as descriptors. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2022
Label:	Fabric
UPC:	5060845320928

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Leon Vynehall   Primary Artist
DJ Deep   Primary Artist
Round Four   Primary Artist
A-Wax   Primary Artist
DB Selective   Primary Artist
Zebrablood   Primary Artist
Woo   Primary Artist
N-Ergy   Primary Artist
Newworldaquarium   Primary Artist
A2   Primary Artist
Sector Y   Primary Artist
Avon Blume   Primary Artist
Louise Bock   Primary Artist
Skee Mask   Primary Artist
A.K.Adrix   Primary Artist
Bubas Producoes   Primary Artist
Gombeen   Primary Artist
Doygen   Primary Artist
Or:la   Primary Artist
Gaunt   Primary Artist
Mute   Primary Artist
Ana Roxanne   Primary Artist
Ehua   Primary Artist
Mala   Primary Artist
Mosca   Primary Artist
Lady Blacktronika   Primary Artist
Commodo   Primary Artist
Traumer   Primary Artist
Low Jack   Primary Artist
Piero Umiliani   Primary Artist
Pole   Primary Artist
Hagan   Primary Artist
Steevio   Primary Artist
Innersphere   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Steevio   Composer
Newworldaquarium   Composer
Dave Turner   Engineer,Mastering
Daryl B.   Composer
Leon Vynehall   Composer
Roman Poncet   Composer
Alexandra Waespi   Photography
Mark Lawrence   Composer
Morgan Buckley   Composer
Avon Blume   Composer
Ana Roxanne   Composer
Akua Marcelle Grant   Composer
Bubas Producoes   Composer
Jack Warne   Composer
Mute   Composer
Adriano Muginga   Composer
Brendan Opoku Ware   Composer
Chinedum Nwosu   Composer
Celine Angbeletchy   Composer
Domonic Tarasek   Composer
Hugo Boccara   Composer
Jordan Dinh Trarewaxe   Composer
Max Sztyber   Composer
Nathan Ifergan   Composer
Orlagh Dooley   Composer
Mosca   Composer
Eric Timothy Carlson   Design,Art Direction
Low Jack   Composer
Bryan Mueller   Composer
Stefan Betke   Composer
Clive Ives   Composer
MJ Cole   Composer
Piero Umiliani   Composer
Mark Ives   Composer
Taralie Peterson   Composer
A2   Composer
Moritz von Oswald   Composer
DJ Deep   Composer
Mark Ernestus   Composer
Nathan Corbin   Composer