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AUS 1030EP
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Ninja Tune records have allowed Aus Music to release some of Sideshow's deep, intensely dubbed-out interpretations of the latest Fink album Sort Of Revolution, the critically-acclaimed international singer-songwriter's third album for the legendary stable. "Sort Of Dubolution" (a dub of the album's title track), comes as a classic Sideshow live dub epic, drenched in Fink's signature vocals alongside an earth-moving bass line. Follower "Dub It All" (an edit of Fink's "See It All") is a stabbier, angular take on the original.
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AUS 003CD
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This is Fin Greenall's (aka Sideshow) second full-length release for the Aus Music label. Greenall would describe himself as the engine of Sideshow, backed up by the band he has been touring with as legendary London label Ninja Tune's first and foremost singer-songwriter, Fink. During the band's downtime in between touring Europe and the USA, and writing his critically-acclaimed soul-blues-dub, they came together in his studio in Brighton to bring us some more trademark dub-infused goodness. Most of the tracks are live versions, and covers or versions with samples from older records in the spirit of paying tribute, not stealing ideas. This fine line runs throughout the history of dub and reggae, and runs through this record. Sideshow admits that "Dub to me is about space, vibe, texture, it's about not thinking too hard, but feeling. Dub is like the church of music to me -- a simple innocence with immense power." Admit One has brought together musicians such as Guy Whittaker (bass), Tim Thornton (drums) and Ellie Wyatt (strings), as well as a number of talented vocalists including Tina Grace (Moby, etc.), Samar, Cortney Tidwell and Paul St. Hilaire. Also worth a mention are Fin's Quadraverb GT and Boss SE50 fx units -- both are crucial in achieving the Sideshow sound.
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AUS 705EP
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"Sideshow is the alter ego of Fink -- the well-respected work-o-holic producer, musician, remixer and live performer on Ninja Tune. Sideshow's sound was born of a need to play pure dance music, initially created as the antithesis of the turntablist heavy Ninja culture, but drawing on the experience. For the original of 'African Cheri' we find ourselves asking the question 'is it disco, is it dub, is it techno, or all of the above?' Who cares when Sideshow's at the controls, as the groove is so tight. Starting out all straight and robotic until the disco loops and percussive samples are cut into the mix. The live bass is accompanied by Sideshow's typical dub flashes before things are taken to the next level with a squelchy electronic variation of the bass line that is, well, quite simply... filthy. Stefan Goldmann uses the guitars from Sideshow's original to set the musical tone before building a wonderfully tripped out melody. Layers of found sound, clicks and whirrs are delicately woven around Stefan's resonant drums and lead melody, resulting in a delicate harmony that underpins the mix."
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