{"product_id":"kindness-otherness","title":"Kindness - Otherness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 8\"\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eFor ‰Û÷Otherness,' Kindness‰۪ Adam Bainbridge surrounded himself with fellow artists, co-writing and recording in cities around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eFeatured guests include Robyn, Kelela, Ghanaian rapper M.anifest and Devont̩ Hynes (Blood Orange et al), a long-time friend whose 2013 breakthrough ‰۪Cupid Deluxe‰۪ included contributions from Bainbridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e‰Û÷Otherness‰۪ is Adam's vision, but it's a collective vision. On the album‰۪s opening track, ‰Û÷World Restart‰۪,åÊ\u003c\/span\u003eBainbridge‰۪s vocals remain in the backing chorus. Kelela and Ade sing the lead parts. The song rides the sort of lithe and loose horns (by Finn Peters) you might hear on a Fela Kuti record, but they're tethered to a fat boogie bassline and Bainbridge's own rich percussive clatter.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eThe album‰۪s first single, ‰Û÷This Is Not About Us‰۪, allows a circular, sticky piano figure played by Bainbridge to slowly melt into this gorgeous choral haze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e‰Û÷Who Do You Love?‰۪, written and sung by Bainbridge and Swedish pop star Robyn, embodies one of Otherness‰۪ most rare and desirable qualities, that of surprise. Melodies and signatures arrive and settle and then shift inexorably as instruments drop in and out.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eVinyl LP format includes a free CD insert.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003c\/div\u003e\r\r\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":64322870346105,"sku":null,"price":7.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322870378873,"sku":null,"price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/kindness-otherness-south-records-ltd_21540dce-52db-4d4c-b619-ec8d90765af4.jpg?v=1787903707","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/kindness-otherness","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}