Four Tet

hometown: London, England

categories: Electronic

for fans of: Flying Lotus, Moby, Aphex Twin

why you should check them out:
Four Tet is the ambient electronic music of London based DJ/Producer Kieran Hebden. He creates lush and meditative electronic soundscapes that utilize both programmed and organic sounds. The result is a brand of electronica that is immediately accessible to almost every type of listener, from electronica neophytes to the connoisseurs.

background check:
Kieran Hebden released his first recording under the Four Tet moniker in 1998 with a 36 minute and 25 second single, appropriately titled Thirtysixtwentyfive (John Cage strikes again). That recording was a slight departure from the music Hebden was used to playing. Most of his musical career was spent in the post rock outfit Fridge. Hebden used Four Tet as an outlet to explore and create music that did not fit with Fridge’s music. As a result he pulled inspiration from hip hop, jazz, eletronica and minimalism.

Four Tet rose to prominence through a series of releases on Domino Records, including Rounds, which features the hauntingly beautiful, single “My Angel Rocks Back and Forth”. He went on tour with Radiohead in 2003 after their LP Hail to the Theif. This followed after a welcome reception of a remix he did for their song Scatterbrain.

To date Four Tet has released 5 albums, 4 EPs, and slew of remixes. In fact some of his best-known work is remixing other artists. Some of which include: Explosions in the Sky, Kings of Convenience, Bloc Party, Andrew bird, and The Notwists. His most recent album, There is Love in You, came out this February to universal acclaim, and he is currently on tour in Europe.

website: http://www.fourtet.net/

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