recently fink released his third album of acoustic based songs, sort of revolution, on the ninja tune label.
while a lot of the time i find the mans style a little too stripped back, when the sonics are expanded upon then i cannot help but swoon under the majestic beauty, and never more so than on the albums title track, which has been given a delicate retouch by label mates cinematic orchestra.
with the addition of some melancholic strings, rolling bass, and late night atmospherics, the songs strengths are underpinned, underlined, and now suitable for mass market adoration.
surely it cant be beyond the scope of a a-list radio 2 material ? well, we can but hope.
alongside the lead version, there are a couple of extras added to package.
a radio edit that towards the end propels the dub aspect to the fore, making me wish for a wrongtom album remake as he was allowed to do for roots manuva, a new exclusive track, don’t look down, which is a strong contender for giving coldplay or u2 a run for their money when it comes to closing gigs with smooched up couples with lighters held aloft moment.
then for those that like to have rumbling basslines, there is a massive sideshow dub version, that is everything i could wish for.
the melody is held onto, but the bass is brought into the centre of the tracks focus, with lots of echo/reverb, chopped up vocals, and space invader synths.
all in all, this is a rather spine tinglingly brilliant single in all its flavours.
highly recommended.
more detail : here