With V’s Edits, the silence between releases has grown into a kind of sacred anticipation—stretched out like an old reel, creaking with the weight of past brilliance. So when something new surfaces, it doesn’t just appear—it erupts, and The Lost Years is no exception, climbing instantly to the summit of Juno Download’s charts.
This collection tracks as both invitation and testimony: an ideal entry point for the uninitiated, a map scrawled in grooves that points back to a back catalogue that’s almost mythic in depth. Of the tracks, only one is previously unreleased—but what a piece it is. Across That Street (Take My Advice – Leva No Trace) isn’t merely a rework—it’s a soulful resurrection of Bobby Womack’s gritty 1973 masterpiece Across 110th Street, co-penned with J. J. Johnson. V strips it down and rebuilds it with surgical care, letting it breathe with new life while never straying from its original soul.
Stylistically, The Lost Years roams far and wide—dipping into acid-laced reggae, skimming through celestial space disco, and weaving in afro-grooved pulses—but every track carries V’s unmistakable fingerprint: a precise orchestration, a surgeon’s eye for detail, and a deep respect for the emotional undercurrent of each source.
Since this blog’s earliest days, I’ve followed every release he’s laid down. And here’s the constant: V doesn’t remix; he elevates. You don’t just listen to a V edit—you put on headphones and travel. Only then can you begin to grasp just how far he’s willing to go to make every moment count.
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