Leon Vynehall sculpts a mix of experimental sounds, smoky house and peak-time techno for the On Cue series.

While writing his new LP, ‘Rare, Forever’, Leon Vynehall was at a crossroads, asking himself what he wanted his music to say. In conversation with Ray Philp, he talks about about finding his place in the landscape of electronic music, and releasing his most ambitious release to date.

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/cue-leon-vynehall

On Cue: Leon Vynehall

Itria Vol. 2

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Pre-order: https://itsaso.bandcamp.com/album/a-s-o

The debut self-titled album from @aso_hello, made up of Alia Seror-O'Neill and producer Lewie Day, lands in June via Low Lying Records. 'a.s.o.' is a thematic consolidation of the previous three singles and an impressive artistic progression.

Anchored by Alia's unique voice, 'a.s.o.' is an emotionally complex, trip-hop-turned-dream-pop collection of torch songs for the club.

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Premiere: a.s.o. 'Understand'

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/thom-yorke-21st-june-2023

"This is my first mix for NTS.. no particular genre, era or anything … just stuff i’ve come across recently that really affected, excited me or made me think." - Thom

Thom Yorke 210623

Here is the debut, self-titled album from a.s.o., singer/songwriter Alia Seror-O’Neill, and producer Lewie Day. ‘a.s.o.’ is a thematic consolidation of the previous two singles and an impressive artistic progression. Day and Seror-O’Neill show they’ve mastered the format of the radio-friendly pop song and found how to subvert it completely. Across eleven songs, they have built a rich and compelling body of work.

We know where we are now, emotionally complex, trip-hop torch songs for club freaks. But the palette has broadened to encompass ethereal dream pop à la Cocteau Twins, slow-burning AOR-soul, and dubwise stylings. As a result, ‘a.s.o.’ is a satisfyingly coherent listen but never a musical monoculture. Variously there are nods toward Julee Cruise, Fleetwood Mac, and the uneasy listening of Portishead. It’s an album that wears its influences lightly, is never weighed down by them, and always sure of its own identity.

It’s anchored by Alia’s unique voice. Her words speak of restraint and release, taking us from the elegiac to the euphoric. This elegantly crafted, perfect pop music sounds like it has had enough of your shit. And Day’s music is the perfect foil; deep, slightly menacing, restrained, and powerful. The album has a cinematic texture, as with David Lynch; the seemingly familiar becomes uncanny and strange the closer we look. a.s.o. take our emotions for a joyride before leaving us floating in space.

‘a.s.o.’ is a journey; by its end, we all are changed.

Written and recorded by Alia Seror-O’Neill and Lewie Day at Quintagon Studios, Berlin and Palmerston Studios, Naarm/Melbourne in 2020-2023.
Mixed by Lewie Day except for Track 9 “Understand” mixed by Thomas McAlister
Mastered by Mikey Young
Artwork by Dylan Batelic
Words by Piers Harrison

2023 Low Lying Records
Cat. No. LLRLP001 – All rights reserved
www.itsaso.bandcamp.com

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Ghostly wsg spring theory and sv4 @ The Lot Radio 11-06-2023

Usually found at the atmospheric outskirts of dance music, Mount Kimbie’s Kai Campos shows how strong their ties with the club really are with this thumping mix of galloping techno, acid and electro.

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