{"product_id":"arrogance-is-the-death-of-men","title":"Arrogance Is the Death of Men","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecond album in less than a year from the prolific William Dorey. Skinshape returns with the witheringly, prophetically titled \u003ci\u003eArrogance is the Death of Men\u003c\/i\u003e. Written and recorded between November 2019 and July 2020, Skinshape bids to recreate something akin to the ‘old style’ of \u003ci\u003eOracolo \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and\u003ci\u003e Life and Love\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). With \u003ci\u003eArrogance...\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eBehind the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003ci\u003e Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Eastern Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring Ivan Kormanak on drums. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaintaining 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 \u003ci\u003eSound of Your Voice \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFlight of the Erhu\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eLosing My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e 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 W\u003ci\u003eatching From The Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e - about “standing up for yourself, and avoiding the limelight for your own good”– and \u003ci\u003eOutro\u003c\/i\u003e gently bringing the album to rest. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lewis Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50499216703819,"sku":"1106229","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50499216212299,"sku":"1106228","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0d2ea0e1-b004-4fc8-a699-85635e1daa8c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727770600","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/arrogance-is-the-death-of-men","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}