The London-based trio – Horrocks, Gervase Gordon and Si Williams – couldn’t care less about moving with the times. With dub and reggae as their self-confessed “home sound”, they had been making music for the best part of a decade when they stumbled upon a record deal with Hyperdub in 2007. Of course, they didn’t know much about dubstep at the time and probably didn’t care either; the meeting with Kode9 was coincidence, set up by a friend.
Since then they’ve worked with some of the most hyped musicians in South Africa and legendary figures from the world of reggae, releasing ...read more
The London-based trio – Horrocks, Gervase Gordon and Si Williams – couldn’t care less about moving with the times. With dub and reggae as their self-confessed “home sound”, they had been making music for the best part of a decade when they stumbled upon a record deal with Hyperdub in 2007. Of course, they didn’t know much about dubstep at the time and probably didn’t care either; the meeting with Kode9 was coincidence, set up by a friend.
Since then they’ve worked with some of the most hyped musicians in South Africa and legendary figures from the world of reggae, releasing on UK labels like Hyperdub, 2nd Drop and Hemlock, but people still don’t know much about LV. They’re publicity shy, content to stay in the shadows while their supposed peers juggle flickr, Facebook, myspace and Twitter on a daily basis. « hide