REVERB features 18 installations including new works by Theaster Gates, Es Devlin, Julianknxx and Caterina Barbieri, as well as Devon Turnbull’s Hi-Fi Listening Room Dream No.1. Theaster Gates, Devon Turnbull, Caterina Barbieri, Jeremy Deller, Carsten Nicolai, Es Devlin and Virgil Abloh will feature as part of REVERB, a major multimedia exhibition exploring the intersection of art and sound curated by The Vinyl Factory, opening at 180 Studios on 23 May, 2024. The largest show of its kind, REVERB will bring together over 100 artists and musicians working across visual arts, music, film and liv ..read more

Essential weekend listening. This week’s rundown is by VF’s Kelly Doherty, and contributors Emily Hill and James Hammond. Adrianne Lenker Bright Future (4AD) Buy Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker Leading on from the acclaim of 2020’s Songs/ Instrumentals this solo effort from Big Thief singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker firmly dodges over-production impulses and stands firm to the directness and intimacy of her songcraft. A straight-to-tape affair recorded with a close and longstanding group of collaborators, Bright Future intertwines familiar ideas of love, loss and memory with an openness an ..read more

10 essentials from the Record Store Day 2024 list. Ahead of Record Store Day 2024 on April 20, we take a look at 10 essential releases from this year’s batch of new records, represses and limited edition treats. Ahmad Jamal Live at Bubba’s (Who’s Who in Jazz) A recording of Ahmad Jamal’s intimate 1980 performance at Bubba’s Jazz Restaurant, Live at Bubba’s is an opportunity to relive the improvisational jazz presence of the late musician. Pressed on opaque amber or black vinyl and packaged with extended liner notes, this reissue also features bassist Sabu Adeyola and drummer Payton Cros ..read more

From rare grooves to jazz and dub. In this week’s VF Live, we’re back in Honolulu’s vinyl heaven Aloha Got Soul for a set from Timo Lee. A long-standing member of the dance music community, Timo Lee is the co-founder of Bevy Bar, a staple in Honolulu where DJs and musicians can comfortably share their artistry. Lee got her start at DJ Harvey’s Thirtyninehotel in Chinatown Honolulu, and is currently based in Brooklyn at Good Room. Her musical impact expanded further with the launch of her label, Chomp! Chomp! Records. From rare grooves to jazz and dub, Lee selects an eclectic vinyl set from h ..read more

New additions from crushed, Jlin and more. Filled with our new favourite cuts and some older gems, we update The Vinyl Factory HQ playlist regularly for your listening pleasure. This month’s playlist edition features tracks from VF artists Es Devlin, Moor Mother, Ben Frost and more. Check out the playlist below. Follow us here to keep up-to-date with the playlist, carefully selected by VF’s Kelly Doherty ..read more

With The Records That Made Me, VF uncovers the vinyl releases that have influenced and shaped our favourite musicians, DJs and artists.  Jlin is an innovator. Coming to prominence on Planet Mu’s legendary second Bangs & Works compilation, Jlin has since enthralled audiences with her forward-thinking expansion of the footwork genre, earning herself a name as one of contemporary electronic’s most exciting artists and collaborating with the likes of SOPHIE, Philip Glass, Björk and William Basinski along the way. Jlin’s first brush with vinyl came through her mother’s expansive coll ..read more

Essential weekend listening. This week’s rundown is by VF’s Kelly Doherty, and contributors Annabelle Van Dort, Emily Hill and James Hammond. Four Tet Three (Text Records) Buy Three by Four Tet Four Tet is a pillar of the scene with a diverse musical output that entices fans across the electronic realm. Three is his long-awaited twelfth studio album and, despite more raucous musical rumblings, is a delightful return to his earliest forms. Across eight tracks he plays with hypnotic melodies imbued with a delightful sense of warmth. Working with a hybrid of instrumentations, the producer deliv ..read more

Obscure Italian grooves from the Amsterdam institution. For our latest VF Live, we head back to the basement of Amsterdam’s Rush Hour for a groovy vinyl set from Daniel Monaco. Daniel Monaco is an Italian bass player, artist and producer. In 2023, via Rush Hour, he released Life Lesson, a disco-heavy two-tracker “with a wink to Cerrone”, featuring vocals from Mame N’Diack Seck Thiam. Formerly sold out, Life Lesson recently received a repress from Rush Hour, and is available now. “My idea behind this mix was to show some “obscure” little-known disco soulful rock groovy tunes from Italy. Some ..read more

James O’Connell takes a trip to some of Beijing’s best record stores. Beijing’s music scenes are tight-knit and dedicated. From futuristic club-heads to gutter punks and everything in between, Beijing’s tune fanatics often have to deal with a variety of societal roadblocks, bringing those with a true passion together to create its unique interconnected web of sound. Live venues, restaurants, cafes, bars, and clothing shops are often shifting and expanding their definitions, open to hosting events and collaborating with each other. The amorphous nature of these spaces is best shown in the city ..read more

Essential weekend listening. This week’s rundown is by VF’s Kelly Doherty, and contributors Annabelle Van Dort, Emily Hill and James Hammond. Moor Mother The Great Bailout (Anti-) Buy The Great Bailout by Moor Mother VF artist and poet/musician Moor Mother is on exceptional form with the breathtaking The Great Bailout. A dense and artful interrogation of the British slave trade and colonial project, The Great Bailout is a heavy fog of echoey, dark vocals and minimalist, deconstructed productions. The project is spearheaded by defiant spoken word–refrains such as “Where they get all the ..read more