''Skin Companion EP 1'' is an

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(EP) by Australian

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musician

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. The four-track EP was written during the production of Flume's studio album, ''

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''. It was released digitally and on vinyl, by

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on 25 November 2016.

Background

In August 2016,

announced the release of the EP. It follows the release of his second studio album, ''

'' and is "some more music that was written around the same time" as that album. Flume said: "I've been overwhelmed by the support you guys have shown for ''Skin'' over the past few months and I wanted to share some more music that was written around the same time. The first ''Skin Companion EP'' is a 12" of songs we are releasing in November. It will be available on vinyl at lots of great indie record stores around the world."

Critical reception

Nathan Reese of

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said that ''Skin Companion EP 1'' is a "lithe, quirky, understated EP".

Track listing

Charts

References

2016 debut EPs Flume (musician) EPs Albums produced by Flume (musician) Mom + Pop Music albums {{2010s-electronic-album-stub