Slingbaum One vinyl

Terry Slingbaum was once a little-known ghost writer and session musician. Now, thanks to this all-star debut EP, he's now one of the most talked-about debutant artists on the planet. The Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist has pulled out all the stops on his first EP, opening proceedings with a startling chunk of creepy, unsettling, jazz-flecked electronica that boasts sublime lead vocals from Erykah Badu and D'Angelo ('Rehoove'). The track that follows, 'Strangers', is fronted by FKA Twigs and boasts a brilliant mixture of deep, languid instrumentation, jazzy guitars and horizontal trip-hop beats, while B-side 'Morphine' is otherworldly opiate soul featuring great vocal turns from Damon Albarn, Bilal and Syd. It's a genuinely surprising EP for sure, but also borderline brilliant. Don't sleep!