Kaleidoscopic Visions

by Tom Skinner

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1.	There's Nothing To Be Scared Of 02:47	buy track
2.	Auster 03:49	buy track
3.	Margaret Anne 04:53	buy track
4.	Kaleidoscopic Visions 03:47	buy track
5.	MHA 04:25	buy track
6.	Still (Quiet) 01:28	buy track
7.	The Maxim (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello) 09:56	buy track
8.	Extensions 12 04:29	buy track
9.	Logue (feat. Contour) 05:16	buy track
10.	See How They Run (feat. Yaffra) 04:17	buy track

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Album Notes by Piotr Orlov:

Popular sociology cliches notwithstanding, the middle years are a curious bridge to survey one’s life from. Especially for artists. The bank behind is a backlog of experience, for-better-or-worse perceptions of how the world works, unequal measures of laurels and regrets, plus a rolodex of dear ones (for the lucky) and lost ones (for all). The shore in front contains a shorter winding road (still loaded with possibilities if not quite as open-ended), informed by wisdom gained and failures seared, shadowed by mortality, responsibility and inevitability. Lots of water passes under this bridge of mid-life. For creative types—adept at listening to the tides, recognizing their flow as a circadian rhythm, reconciling the planet’s clock with their own—the view from this bridge has been known to inspire great art.

Upon the release of Kaleidoscopic Visions, the second album that Tom Skinner has made under his own name, the drummer-composer will be 45 years-old. Skinner is already in possession of an incredible career—two decades as a key member of London’s jazz community, including co-founding the mighty Sons of Kemet; in-demand collaborator to a who’s-who of famed electronic producers and noted rhythmalists; purveyor of his own left-of-center musical pursuits... more
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releases September 26, 2025

Performed by:
Tom Skinner - drums, percussion, vibraphone, electric guitar, 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, synths, piano, drum machine, FX and processing
Tom Herbert - electric bass, acoustic bass
Robert Stillman – bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Chelsea Carmichael – tenor saxophone, flute
Kareem Dayes – cello
Adrian Utley – electric guitar

Featuring:
Meshell Ndegeocello – voice, clavinet, wurlitzer and bass synth
Contour – voice
Yaffra – voice, synths, piano

Artwork and creative direction by Paul Camo for Studio Camo
Photography by Jason Evans

Recorded by Dilip Harris and Antonio Feola at Fish Factory studios
Additional recording and overdubs at St Luke’s West Holloway
Produced by Tom Skinner
Mixed by Dilip Harris at Mancrush Studios
Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering

All music written and produced by Tom Skinner, published by Warp Publishing, except ‘The Maxim’ written by Tom Skinner and Meshell Ndegeocello, published by BMI, administered by BMG, 'Logue’ written by Tom Skinner and Khari Lucas, published by BMI, ‘See How They Run’ written by Tom Skinner and Jonathan Geyevu, Copyright Control

Meshell Ndegeocello appears courtesy of Blue Note Records

An Unearthly Arts production

Thanks to:
Robert, Tom, Chelsea and Kareem
Meshell, Abe, Chris and Alison
Khari, Jonathan and Adrian
Dilip, Tonino and Guy
Paul, Jason and Sam
Fran, Caius and Mark
Carol, Jess, Dan, Victoria and all at Solar Management
Gilles, Emily, Sandra, Valentine and all at Brownswood
Scottie, David A, Hippo, Dave V, David B and all at International Anthem
Kay, Guillaume, Emily, Nadine and all at Warp Publishing
Nicole, James and Piotr. Thomas, Maxime and all at JAW Family.

For Gudrun, Stan, Arthur and Leonard.

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released September 26, 2025

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Drummer and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet) announces Voices of Bishara - the first release under his own moniker. A lean and beautiful mini-album, in which he edited a starry recording session into a sonorous, tuff and beguiling new shape. ... more

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