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Skinshape

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Skinshape is the project of British musician, William Dorey. The sound has roots in many genres, from 1960s-70s Funk, Soul, Reggae and Psychedelic Rock to Afrobeat and Folk. Out of a love for old music and the way it sounded, Dorey initially experimented with samples (especially drum breaks) to create instrumental hip-hop/trip-hop tracks, but then later started to play around with tape machines as a means to create his own ‘samples’. This process gave birth to Skinshape, with all elements being recorded by Dorey since the first self-titled album, released in 2014. He released his second album “Oracolo” in 2015, and in 2017 he released his third album “Life & Love”. Aside from the Skinshape project, Dorey was bassist for the band Palace from 2014-2017, and also runs a reggae label called Horus Records, based in North London. – Spotify

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Arrogance is the Death of Men (Full Album)

Umoja- Released June 19, 2020

Release date: November 23, 2018

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Funk & Disco

The Heard is a funk machine venerated for its deep pocket, authentic grooves, and reverence for legendary funk.In The Heard’s hometown of Chicago, the group cut its teeth delivering hard hitting performances at some of the city’s top venues – the beloved aliveOne, Metro Chicago, Lincoln Hall, Concord Music Hall, and Congress Theater. The band has backed hip hop artist Lyrics Born, former Galactic vocalist Theryl “Houseman” DeClouet, and has shared stages across the U.S. with The New Mastersounds, Lettuce, The Nth Power, Dumpstaphunk, Orgone, The Motet, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Slightly Stoopid, The Funky Meters, and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. The Heard’s music features powerful horn melodies delivered with precision and swagger by Parris Fleming (trumpet), Bryant Smith (trombone) and Lucas Ellman (saxophone), the driving rhythm guitar playing of Taras Horalewskyj, tasteful keyboard work and soulful vocals by Cole DeGenova, and a slamming foundation provided by drummer PJ Howard and bassist Mike Starr.