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From the first glimpses of Henry Laufer's work as Shlohmo, it was clear that the LA native and visual artist turned self-taught musician was onto something. With an effortless grasp on sound design, Laufer combines deceptively simple and emotive melodies, subtle bass drops and swinging slow motion drums. His early work has placed him at the forefront of a new wave of rising talent amongst West Coast producers.

Inspired by the desire to write songs and create a release of full-range instrumentation and vocals all his own, Laufer promptly began home-recording Bad Vibes, his proper full-length debut album for the Friends of Friends label. Some might say the songs on Bad Vibes represent the spawn of a new " backbone="" of="" henry's="" own="" take="" on="" modern="" electronic="" music.="" augmented="" with="" delicate="" slide="" guitar="" playing,="" homemade="" synth="" sounds="" lilting,="" tuneful="" melodies,="" shlohmo's="" latest="" output="" is="" will="" you="" places="" specifically="" un-paralleled="" vibes="" swirling="" through="" this="" young="" man's="" head.<="" p="">" >