{"product_id":"listening-room-special-wonky-logic-mek-do-mend","title":"Listening Room SPECIAL  - Wonky Logic - Mek Do \u0026 Mend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Event:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis November, \u003cstrong\u003eGilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e will release \u003cstrong\u003eMek Do \u0026amp; Mend,\u003c\/strong\u003e the debut album from self-taught producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and artist \u003cstrong\u003eWonky Logic.\u003c\/strong\u003e Although his name may not yet be familiar to everyone, Wonky Logic (\u003cstrong\u003eAKA Dwayne Kilvington\u003c\/strong\u003e) has spent the past two decades moving comfortably between \u003cstrong\u003eLondon's jazz, electronic and contemporary music scenes,\u003c\/strong\u003e performing and recording with artists including Nala Sinephro, Yussef Dayes, Nightmares On Wax, Shabaka Hutchings and Emma-Jean Thackray. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe're incredibly excited to announce that Dwayne will be joining us for a very special Listening Event to launch the LP.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe invite \u003cstrong\u003e18 of you to join us at 6.30pm on Friday 13th November, the LP's release date, \u003c\/strong\u003eas we \u003cstrong\u003echat to Dwayne \u003c\/strong\u003eabout the making of the LP before we dim the lights and then drop the needle for an incredibly deep listening experience.\u003cstrong\u003e Dwayne is also going to bring his sampler with him to capture some beats and show us the creative process in action.....\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe LP:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar more than a collection of compositions, \u003cstrong\u003eMek Do \u0026amp; Mend \u003c\/strong\u003eis a deeply personal reflection on the people, places and experiences that have shaped Dwayne throughout his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross its fourteen tracks, Mek Do \u0026amp; Mend moves effortlessly between \u003cstrong\u003edynamic jazz arrangements, pulsating broken rhythms, delicate, twinkling piano passages, interstellar synth textures and elegant brass lines. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbum opener and first single 'Strange Attractor'\u003c\/strong\u003e begins with a shimmering introduction before unfolding into an exhilarating surge of rhythm and momentum. Named after the mathematical concept of the same name, it serves as the conceptual point of origin for the album. Written when Kilvington was just seventeen, the composition reflects the idea that even the most unpredictable lives are guided by hidden patterns that often only become visible with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond single 'A Thousand Hands'\u003c\/strong\u003e features the unmistakable vocal tones of Brother Portrait, whose cerebral lyricism drifts over a low-slung, constantly shifting groove as woozy synth lines ebb and flow overhead. At its heart, the track celebrates the family, friends, mentors and collaborators whose often unseen influence shapes who we become, echoing the album's belief that every achievement is, in some way, a collective one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP focus track 'BAME (Beyond All Marginalised Expectations)'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lush, spiralling composition, brimming with both emotion and resolve. Reclaiming an acronym long imposed on racialised communities in the UK, the piece transforms it into a statement of possibility rather than limitation: a defiant rejection of stereotypes and a refusal to let identity be defined by other people's expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-a4542f12-7fff-ba7c-6a80-0cd80688ad47\"\u003eAs Dwayne puts it: \"I don't want this body of work to be reduced to a jazz record. 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