Deep Listening: Williams Blood by Grace Jones

Our latest Deep Listening features The Vinyl Factory’s special edition release of a Grace Jones classic.

Deep Listening is a new series in which The Vinyl Factory spins monumental albums and songs, both contemporary and classic, in the Devon Turnbull Listening Room at The Vinyl Factory: Reverb Exhibition in 180 Studios.

A meditative listening room created by New York artist Devon Turnbull and programmed by The Vinyl Factory, the space allows visitors to listen to music on a handmade, high-fidelity sound system. Its plush, minimalist interiors have enthralled visitors to The Vinyl Factory: Reverb exhibition and played host to events with The Blessed Madonna, Stephen O’Malley, and many more.

Our next session sees us play “Williams Blood” from the 2010 special edition release of Grace Jones’ Hurricane, released via The Vinyl Factory in collaboration with light artist Chris Levine.

Limited to 500 copies, and now sold out, this special vinyl edition of Hurricane featured screen-printed cover artwork of the iconic Jamaican singer by Levine. Pressed on two 180-gram heavyweight records, each edition also included a fine art portrait print of the singer, hand-signed and numbered by both Jones and Levine and marked the record’s first time on vinyl.

A bold fusion of dub, electronic, and art-pop, Hurricane saw Jones return in full force, blending commanding vocals with deep, cinematic production from Jones’ long-term collaborators Sly and Robbie, as well as Brian Eno, Tricky and Tony Allen.