“Leon Vynehall's Nothing Is Still is an immigrant's tale, beautifully told”
“After two albums of jazzy, humid club cuts, the British producer moves beyond the dancefloor with a stunning concept record about his grandparents that incorporates ambient and modern classical music.”
“2018 has been a golden year for British electronic music. Already, we’ve seen a host of talent pushing the envelope as to what an electronic album can sound like and achieve. George Fitzgerald’s ‘All That Must Be’ addressed fatherhood and the fragility of the world, while Jon Hopkins’s ‘Singularity’ explored meditation and the effect of psychedelics via banging techno tunes. Leon Vynehall’s debut ”
“If you’ve been tracking Leon Vynehall’s work over the last few years, ‘Nothing Is Still’ emerges as something of a pivot. Prior to this, you’d have found him artfully crafting likeable light-touch house music but inspired by his grandparents’ transatlantic emigration to 1960s New York, his first Ninja Tune release has him focused on a sound that’s much more storied. In fact, ‘Nothing is Still’ di”