Vyle

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vyle. preforming at the Bitcoin Center, 2015
Background information
Birth name Albert Johnson III
Also known as Young Villie, Villie
Born (1984-04-04) April 4, 1984[1]
Origin Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States[2]
Genres Underground hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Instruments Vocals, Moog synthesizer, Drum Programming, Modular Synthesis, Talkbox
Years active 2000-present
Labels Newhive, Box Of Milk
Associated acts Antipop Consortium, Flosstradamus, Cities Aviv, Mykki Blanco, Auburn (w/ Eliot Lipp)
Website

vyle. (born Albert Johnson III) is a rapper, vocalist, and producer from Chicago, Illinois[2]. He is described as being a part of "a bunch of DJ's, producers and rappers in Chicago, bringing together the hip-hop scene and the burgeoning postgenre underground club culture" in the late 2000's.[3]

Early Life

vyle. was born and raised in the neighborhood of Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois[2]. Hyde Park was known as a hub for Hip-Hop in Chicago in the late 90's, so seeing active Graffiti Murals, breakdancing programs at Promontory Point[4],and seeing the national success of artists like Common and No I.D. was a part of his early influence. [5] After jokingly free styling for some of the rappers in Hyde Park, they implored him to take music more seriously.[6]

Style

Characterized for his use of Cyberpunk imagery, Chicago gang culture, and having a "penchant for quick-cut, elliptical imagery", vyle.'s music is described as having a lot of mechanical and dystopian overtones[2]. His music is also described as utilizing electronic sounds, borrowing from Chicago house, Juke/Footwork programming, and Soul music samples for a large chunk of his musical style[2]. The use of dense, multisyllabic lyrics over electronic dance music in the early 2000's has lead to him being called a "genre innovator" [2]

History

vyle. released a album entitled "Post-Paleaeontologist" on underground record label Twenty64 as a student at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School which got some local notoriety[6], but he gained a underground following worldwide after the release of his mixtape series "Oh I Think Dey Like Hoodtronics" mixed by childhood friends, Flosstradamus. After a hiatus after the passing of his mother from 2008-2014[7], vyle premiered the first single from his album "A Ü T O/M Ö T O R ", "ROUTEURETHANE" on The Fader in the summer of 2014.[8]In 2015, he announced a partnership with Newhive[9], a online publishing firm that is part of The New Museum's New Inc. In November 2015, vyle. released the next single from "A Ü T O/M Ö T O R", "Pump Fake" via Dismagazine.[10] vyle. is also a part of the group "Auburn" (fka Neonstriderbitrate) with Eliot Lipp.

Live performance

vyle has been known to perform in a wide variety of venues, from underground clubs in cities such as Chicago[2], New York[11], Los Angeles, and Montreal to festivals like Governors Ball[12]. He started off preforming while playing keyboard with childhood friend and producer Brenmar of These Are Powers on live drum programming, but has now moved to a experiential, immersive experience with projection mapping and live production.

vyle has performed on the same stage with A-trak, Bigg Jus of Company Flow, Drake, Future,Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, The Cool Kids, Machinedrum, Eliot Lipp, and many more.

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles
Auburn (w/ Eliot Lipp)
Mixtapes
Remixes
Productions
Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Security Check Required".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Vyle's getting a good rep for good rap". tribunedigital-chicagotribune.
  3. ↑ "Vyle drops "God Tier"". Chicago Reader.
  4. ↑ "Thaione Davis and that funky hip-hop". tribunedigital-chicagotribune.
  5. ↑ "Common – Nuthin' to Do". Genius.
  6. 1 2 "Rapper Vyle makes mark with linguistic acrobatics". tribunedigital-chicagotribune.
  7. ↑ "@vyle • Instagram photos and videos".
  8. ↑ David Turner. "Watch Vyle Flee the Digital World in "Routheurethane"". The FADER.
  9. ↑ "Vyle releases single ‘Pump Fake’ on NewHive".
  10. ↑ Lauren Boyle, Solomon Chase, Marco Roso, Nick Scholl, David Toro. "Premiere - “Pump Fake” by vyle". DIS Magazine.
  11. ↑ Sean J Patrick Carney. "​Black Market Proved Art Fairs Can Turn Up". VICE. zero width space character in |title= at position 1 (help)
  12. ↑ "Governors Ball 2015 - Silent Disco - Scratch.com".

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