FEATURED RELEASE: SKINSHAPE ‘Chapman’s Pool’

Prolific British multi-instrumentalist William Dorey makes music emphasising traditional
means of recording under the Skinshape moniker, referencing influences ranging from
Ennio Morricone to The Beatles, and a variety of genres including but not limited to retro
funk, soul, reggae, psychedelic rock, African music and folk. Far from carrying an
anything goes attitude, Dorey’s is an evocative melting pot moulded in an orderly
fashion, creating output that keeps categorisation open-ended.
Whilst tackling a busy tour schedule over the past 18 months, Skinshape has continued to
find time to make music in his studio based in North London. The latest endeavour is titled
Chapman’s Pool – named after a bay on the Jurassic coast in Dorset, located walking
distance from where Dorey grew up. Chapman’s Pool carries a sense that Skinshape is
reconnecting with the sound which formed his musical identity, drawing inspiration from
spaghetti westerns, trip-hop, ‘60s+’70s Ethiopian Jazz, ’80s South African bubble gum and
so on, all while the multiple years of recording, songwriting and production experience
are clearly audible.

Features the singles ‘The Blade of a Knife’, ‘Take It As It Is’ and ‘Lover’

Vinyl Track List
Side 1

1. The Blade of a Knife
2. Take It As It Is
3. Chapman’s Pool
4. Spirit
5. Beyond Pluto
   
   Side 2
   
6. Underwater
7. Together We Win
8. El Ultimo Hombre
9. Lover
10. Last Dance In London
11. Bye Bye Addis