Ancient Mechanisms

Ancient Mechanisms
Studio album by
LV and Tigran Hamasyan
Released9 October 2015[1][2][3]
RecordedFebruary 2014[4]
Length47:23
LabelBrownswood Recordings[5][6][3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Resident Advisor[5]
Clash Music[7]

Ancient Mechanisms is the 4th album by LV, which was created in collaboration with Tigran Hamasyan and was released 9 October 2015.[5][2][1][3] LV is a duo of Si Williams and Will Horrocks, who met when they were both studying at University College London.[5][4][7][6] Critics said that Tigran and LV did not gel well together, leaving the music sounding disjointed.[5] LV and Tigran first met when they were performing at a Maida Vale session in 2012 for Gilles Peterson's final BBC Radio 1 show.[8][4][2][6]

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  3. ^ a b c Durston, Tom (September 23, 2015). "Watch LV's album trailer for 'Ancient Mechanisms' LP on Brownswood". Inverted Audio. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Fintoni, Laurent (October 9, 2015). "How An Obsession With Machines Led To LV's Timeless New Album". The Fader. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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