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slif slaf slof | Mermaid Chunky

slif slaf slof by Mermaid Chunky, released 13 September 2024 1. céilí 2. frogsporn 3. tiny gymnast 4. chaperone 5. medieval 6. nature girl 7. sad nun 8. céilí (edit) 9. chaperone (edit) Mermaid Chunky. It’s all in a name, sometimes. The danceable, costumed, curiosity rich duo of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin are as imaginative as they profess. Or, to get more to the point, as we all need them to be. Freya and Moina are two visual artists and musicians from Stroud and South London, places where they importantly found communities (Stroud’s SVA and the capital’s Total Refreshment Centre) of like minded people just as willing to chase down an idea to its possibly illogical conclusion. And it is in the collective and the idea of participation that Mermaid Chunky really clicks. This is a party, a collective dance, made all the better with more: people, ideas, layers, kick drums, recorders, saxophones, frogs. To wit, the album’s first track and first single, “Céilí,” named after a tr