Skinshape is English producer and multi-instrumentalist William Dorey, who plays every instrument himself in a home studio steeped in 1960s and '70s psychedelic rock, dub, and soul. Life & Love (2018) and Filoxiniá are the ones to reach for first. Shop Skinshape vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
William Dorey, performing as Skinshape, is an English producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has been associated with the contemporary psychedelic soul revival scene - drawing on classic 1960s and 1970s psychedelic rock, dub, soul, funk, and global music traditions. He has been active in the contemporary independent music ecosystem, with Bandcamp and Lewis Recordings releases. He performs and records all instruments himself in his home studio setup. He has continued releasing material across multiple decades.
Skinshape's sound combines psychedelic soul, psychedelic rock, dub, soul, funk, instrumental, world music influences, and indie folk with his multi-instrumental production (use of vintage analog equipment and atmospheric textures), and arrangements drawing on classic 1960s and 1970s soul and psychedelic rock alongside contemporary independent music influences.
Lewis Recordings pressings of the Skinshape catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand in psychedelic soul revival collecting communities.
Listeners new to Skinshape typically start with Life & Love (2018) or Filoxiniá (2020).
