The smokey voice of Fink has always had some attraction, the warmth draws you in, and its this Northern Soul warmth that always encourages me to checkout something new from Fink.
The Sort Of Revolution EP is an EP worth having a listen to, if only for the Cinematic Orchestra remix, which doesn’t do too much to the original, but adds an ethereal feel that lifts this quite sombre song. The full remix by The Cinematic Orchestra uses their current trend of stripping everything back to bare bones, back to bare emotion, utilising understated orchestral passages and washes of strings, very beautiful, and a style that really seems to sit well with the vocal. The original is a fine mix of warm voice, simple acoustic guitar, subtle percussion, and most surprisingly, an addictive dub bass line, with a subtle use of echo toward the end.
The single exclusive “Don’t Look Down” is the usual voice/acoustic guitar/subtle percussion, that could almost be mistaken for a Radiohead outtake, if it wasn’t for Fink’s distinctive vocal, a really nice track. The “Sideshow Dub” of “Sort Of Revolution” is a real surprise, just straight up dub steppa, minimal vocals and lots of effects, lots of space for the sounds to ricochet.
Sombre but uplifting. Nice.
Wayne Stronell
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