Artist.......: Fink
Album........: If Only-(ZENDLS207)
Label........: Ninja Tune
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: ZENDLS207
Source.......: CDDA
Rip.date.....: Mar-05-2008
Str.date.....: Feb-18-2008
Quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.junodownload.com
track title time
01. if only (album version) 04:24
02. if only (live @ the red roaster) 05:02
03. if only (ingrid etto remix edit) 05:20
04. if only 06:13
(ingrid etto remix - sideshow linear dub)
Runtime 20:59 min
Size 25,1 MB
Release Notes:
The third single from Fink's acclaimed "Distance & Time"
album is "If Only," one of the most beautiful and touching
moments from the record. In its original version nothing
more than acoustic guitar and Fink's voice, it tells the
classic story of a boy who doesn't feel he's cool enough
(or enough of a bullshitter?) to get the girl he's
dreaming of.
But when Fink handed the parts over to Ingrid Eto
(otherwise known as Zero 7, who Fink supported on their
sell out uk tour) they took this intimate gem and turned
it into a perfect, self-effacing slice of electro-pop
which builds and builds across its five minutes of play.
Fink was so enthused by their re-work he donned his own
electronic alter-ego, Sideshow, to turn out a fantastic
"Linear Dub" of their remix. To move from the original
version of the tune to this spooky, spacious, sensuous dub
is quite some journey and shows the artist's range of
influence and eclectic talent.
The EP is finished off with a fantastic live version of
the original tune recorded at the Red Roaster in Brighton
û an appropriate location to round off the record when you
consider the chorus: "I'd be right on the train/ Up to the
town/ To take you out again.".
Fink is on one hell of a roll at the moment. A sold out
Proms performance at the Royal Albert Hall with Nitin
Sawhney, a sold out UK Tour, songwriting with US soul
sophisticate John Legend for his forthcoming album, and
next, extensive French and Dutch tours (dates below)
For now, though, focus on the simple beauty if his
artistry. Marvellous stuff from a singer-songwriter-
producer who seems capable of shaping his music however he
wants to.