Finding common ground between vintage New York disco, dub, electronics, and jazz, Hello Skinny is a studio project led by percussionist Tom Skinner, who served as composer, producer, and arranger for the sessions as well as playing most of the instruments on the project's early releases. A frequent collaborator with Zero 7 who had also played sessions with Martin Speake, Sam Lewis, and Two Banks of Four, Skinner launched Hello Skinny (named after a tune by the Residents) in July 2012 with the release of its first mixtape, Smash + Grab, which included contributions from Rowdy S...