British DJ and producer Leon Vynehall is up to all kinds of great stuff right now… In Daytona Yellow tracks his geography and journeys to Chicago, Seattle, Detroit, Indianapolis, and back to the South. This album feels like a great return for Vynehall, after his widely praised 2021 project, Rare, Forever.
In Daytona Yellow will be released through Vynehall’s own label, Ooze Inc., solidifying his artistic independence. The album’s lead single “Mirror’s Edge” is a collaboration with vocalist Poison Anna, who is featured on multiple tracks on the LP. Song background This track is an introduction to some of the ideas that will be developed further on the album.
This sonic exploration of vulnerability manifests even in the album’s title — In Daytona Yellow — which captures Vynehall’s artistic ethos, subverting perfection and glorifying fragility. In his latest commentary, he fleshed out this idea further. As Olmec put it, “You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use art to see your soul.” This brain dump is the vibe of the entire album in one juicy tidbit. Above all, it encourages listeners to explore their own feelings and lived experiences through the music.
His emphasis on duality is most apparent when it comes to a dichotomy of his working process. The most interesting idea he shared was this. He joked if you take Roberta Flack’s “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” and wrote it from the perspective of not them, but you. Having heard the album’s incredible story before, I wanted to dive deep into that narrative. As an artist it was my objective to bridge the duality between ego sex and ego death. Self-loathing and self-love. An egotism, or, to put it more accurately, a strange conceit. Something that sounds too good to be true—temporary.
Race fans everywhere—including us—can’t wait to get our hands on In Daytona Yellow. At the same time, Vynehall’s creative approach to music-making has made an indelible impact across the electronic music landscape. The anticipation surrounding both the album and its lead single underscores Vynehall’s growing influence as an artist committed to pushing boundaries.