Skinshape – Arrogance Is The Death Of Men

Label:
Lewis Productions
Art.No.:
09547724
Cat.No.:
LEWIS1091

Released:
04.12.2020
Cover:
Picture
Format:
LP
Pressing:
UK - Original
State:
New
Vinyl:
Cover:
Genre:
Rock / Indie + Beat Art + Black Grooves + Alternative / Indie + Funk
Tags:
tame impala, rodriguez, massive attack, kamasi washington
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Skinshape - Arrogance Is The Death Of Men
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Second Album In Less Than A Year From The Prolific William Dorey. Includes The Singles 'Another Day, 'Behind The Sun' And 'Losing My Mind'. Cd Packaging Is Gatefold With Choice Of 5 Inserts To 'Choose Your Own Cover'. Building On The Success Of 2018's 'Filoxiny' (Listed As One Of Q Magazine's '354 Albums To Blow Your Mind') And This Year's 'Umoja' ("A Pleasure To Listen To From Start To Finish" - Songlines Magazine) - Both Of Whose Singles Have Peppered The Playlists Of Bbc 6 Music And Have Lead To His Helming Of A Bandcamp Takeover - Skinshape Returns With The Witheringly, Prophetically Titled 'Arrogance Is The Death Of Men'. Written And Recorded Between November 2019 And July 2020, Skinshape Bids To Recreate Something Akin To The 'Old Style' Of 'Oracolo' (2015) And 'Life & Love' (2017). With 'Arrogance_', Will Dorey's Blueprint Points To A Simple Formula, Aligning A Bank Of Fresh Drum Breaks Recorded At The End Of 2019 To Whatever He Had To Hand, For A Long Player Recorded In The Majority At Home Due To The Covid-19 Lockdown. Forever Balanced Between Sweetness And A Sigh, As Per His Position 'Behind The Sun', The Skinshape Essence, Intricate Yet Always Reachable, At Times Tailored In A Single Session And Sourcing Archive Bric-A-Brac When Required, Is All Around On The Sweetly Strummed 'Tomorrow' And 'The Eastern Connection', Featuring Ivan Kormanak On Drums. Maintaining An Incisive Knowledge Of Global Sounds That Keeps Him In The Filmic Company Of Khruangbin And El Michels Affair, Dorey's Listening To Vintage Vietnamese Music And Asian Film Scores Provides The Basis Of 'Sound Of Your Voice' And 'Flight Of The Erhu', Starring Wan Pinchu On Erhu Violin. Acutely Aware Of The World's Ongoing Health Crisis Without Preaching About The Whys And Wherefores, The Title Track And 'Losing My Mind' Reflect Enforced Confinement As Tranquil Songs Of Both Quiet Consideration Yet Powerful Release. Dorey's Guitar Pieces And Wraith-Like Soul Continue To Flicker With Fascination As Indian Summers And Fireside Retre...

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TitleFeaturingProducingTime
A1. Tomorrow04:16play
A2. Sound Of Your Voice04:04play
A3. Arrogance is the Death of Men03:57play
A4. The Eastern Connection03:35play
A5. Behind The Sun03:33play
B1. Another Day03:45play
B2. Losing My Mind03:39play
B3. Flight of the Erhu04:13play
B4. Watching From The Shadows03:08play
B5. Outro04:11play
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