Befitting the ambient NTone sublabel of Ninja Tune it was released on, Fresh Produce is just slightly more down-tempo slanted than the label's other releases: Coldcut, Amon Tobin, the Herbaliser, or Funki Porcini. Most tracks are ambient trip-hop, with either a dub drum kit or spare jungle breaks providing the framework for keyboard explorations, cinematic vocal samples, and occasional turntablist scratching. If it all sounds like something that's been done before, that's because it has. The LP has some intriguing tracks, like the label salute "We Are Ninja" and a two-part record collecting homage -- "Ever Since I Was a Kid (Pt. 1)" and "It Seemed I Collected Something (Pt. 2)" -- but it's almost as though Fink has been paying too much attention to all the other records on the electronic scene. The result is a well-produced, but rather safe collection of tracks.
I’ve always loved Fink -- since I first heard his debut album back in 2005 I’ve been hooked on his sound, his voice and his outlook on music.I’ve seen Fink live three times and as some of you may know -- his music requires near complete silence because it’s so gentle. In most cases his music [...]
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I’ve always loved Fink -- since I first heard his debut album back in 2005 I’ve been hooked on his sound, his voice and his outlook on music.I’ve seen Fink live three times and as some of you may know -- his music requires near complete silence because it’s so gentle. In most cases his music [...]
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