Multi-talented wonder Skinny Pelembe meditates on grief, heartache, stunted aspirations and fresh possibilities in post-recession Britain. For his debut album, the Johannesburg-born, Doncaster-raised artist weaves together a patchwork of personal and musical touchstones; memories and observations are dreamily laced together, sun-dazzled California folk diced with the murkier corners of the UK dance lineage.
First discovered through the Gilles Peterson- and Brownswood- founded Future Bubblers programme, Skinny has since made
it onto Peterson’s iconic Brownswood Bubblers compilation series, performed and collaborated with fellow Future Bubbler Yazmin Lacey, and been tipped by the likes of Ghostpoet and James Lavelle. Praise has also come from The Observer, The Quietus and Huck, with previous singles “Spit / Swallow” and “I Just Wanna Be Your Prisoner” bumped up onto heavy rotation on BBC 6 Music’s A-List. He’s also been in demand for live sessions with The Vinyl Factory and Worldwide FM, and supported Nightmares on Wax and Maribou State.
Tracklist:
00:00:00 Gonna Buy a Car Today
00:02:46 No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish
00:07:32 Dreaming Is Dead Now
00:10:44 Spit / Swallow
00:15:00 Without a Doubtful Shadow
00:17:33 My Love Is Burning, Down
00:21:06 Ten Four, Good Friend
00:26:44 I'll Be on Your Mind
00:31:10 Laxmi Flying (feat. Chloe Beth Smith & Field Notes Choir)
