Biscuits for Breakfast
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Biscuits for Breakfast is the second album from British musician Fin Greenall and, collectively as Fink
, the band's debut album. It was released on the 24th of April 2006.
from around 1997. He cites listening to Zero 7
's first album Simple Things
as one of the many inspirations for him to try something a little different from his dub
roots, and old friend Guy Whittaker as well as newly acquainted Tim Thornton saw the rebirth of the name "Fink" as a trio.
It was released throughout Europe in the spring of 2006.
gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying of Greenall that he "sounds totally at ease expressing himself in this medium" and the album is "a small gem of a record". Pixelsurgeon
awarded 9 circles out of 10, with Sam Gilbey praising the effort, as the "whole album swaggers with a natural confidence that few manage within any genre".
Fink (music)
Fink, AKA Fin Greenall, is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and DJ from St. Ives, currently based in Brighton. Since 2006, the name Fink has also referred to the recording and touring trio fronted by Greenall himself, completed by Guy Whittaker and Tim Thornton . Fink is signed...
, the band's debut album. It was released on the 24th of April 2006.
Background
Prior to this album, Fin Greenall had been DJing and producing for label Ninja TuneNinja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
from around 1997. He cites listening to Zero 7
Zero 7
Zero 7 is a British musical duo consisting of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. The group members began their musical careers as studio engineers and in 1997 formed the group Zero 7. Their debut album, Simple Things was released in 2001 and received critical acclaim...
's first album Simple Things
Simple Things (Zero 7 album)
-Singles:The following singles were released from the album:...
as one of the many inspirations for him to try something a little different from his dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
roots, and old friend Guy Whittaker as well as newly acquainted Tim Thornton saw the rebirth of the name "Fink" as a trio.
It was released throughout Europe in the spring of 2006.
Critical reception
The album has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Thom Jurek from Allmusic gave the album 3 and a half stars out of 5, commenting that "there is a wonderfully intimate smokiness in Fink's approach to his songs". Ben Hogwood of musicOMHMusicOMH
musicOMH is a United Kingdom-based website which publishes independent reviews, featues and interviews from across all musical genres including classical, metal, rock and R&B.-History:...
gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying of Greenall that he "sounds totally at ease expressing himself in this medium" and the album is "a small gem of a record". Pixelsurgeon
Pixelsurgeon
Pixelsurgeon was an online design and culture magazine featuring news, reviews and interviews. It's a digest of the creative, strange and interesting from the internet with a growing readership and popular following....
awarded 9 circles out of 10, with Sam Gilbey praising the effort, as the "whole album swaggers with a natural confidence that few manage within any genre".
Track listing
Personnel
- Sumit Bothra – Producer
- Fink – Acoustic guitar, bass, effects, engineer, guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer, slide *guitar, vocals, vocals (background)
- Tina Grace – Vocals
- Martin Haley – Slide guitar
- Dean James – Engineer, producer
- Chris Lopez – Photography
- Ben Thackeray – Engineer, producer
- Tim Thornton – Drums
- E WanDan – Human beatbox