SKINSHAPE-ARROGANCE IS THE DEATH OF MEN
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 retreats beckon, with Watching From The Shadows - about standing up for yourself, and avoiding the limelight for your own good and Outro gently bringing the album to rest.
-Technique Records
Miami, Florida