★★★★☆
The wild spirit of Funkadelic and Sly and the Family Stone is evoked by this flamboyant Tennessee-raised, Turin-based artist, who really does seem as odd as his music. When someone stole his scarf at last year’s End of the Road festival, he threatened to blow the whole place up unless it was returned immediately.
Tumor has a fascinating, original and slightly scary mind. “I saw my first lover, clutching a dagger,” he sings over a discordant jazz squall on Identity Trade. A lot of it is quite impenetrable and the constant collision of sounds proves a lot to take, but when Tumor allows himself to get into a groove, such as on the funky Asteroid Blues, or even lets a bit of