great stuff here https://open.spotify.com/user/k_hebden/playlist/2uzbATYxs9V8YQi5lf89WG
― niels, Friday, 17 November 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
album sounds poorly mixed lol
― pre millennial tension (uptown churl), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:22 (six years ago) link
I saw something which suggested he hadn't had it mastered, which could explain the 'poorly mixed' vibe. It's certainly a little odd sounding at points.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 10:22 (six years ago) link
he said so himself on twitter
sounds great to my ears
― niels, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 10:45 (six years ago) link
to me there are muddiness issues and frequency masking problems (instruments getting in each other's way) that i would expected if you mixed in that room with the speakers that close to the walls without soundproofing
but i am being sort of a troll, it's technically true that it sounds objectively less clear and separated and deep than his other stuff but it's also badass that he got it out and people like it despite that. things are too mixed these days, maybe. maybe it's much cooler to release stuff that is mixed well enough to get the point across than to have to deal with labels / engineers etc
― pre millennial tension (uptown churl), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 17:30 (six years ago) link
The vinyl sounds great to me, no issues with it at all. I'll tell you what's poorly mastered to vinyl: the latest Laurel Halo, which sounds vastly fuller / clearer on Spotify.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
Album sounds great to me. Not as good as the Kelly Lee Owens, but it sounds as good as the Morning/Evening record.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 19:48 (six years ago) link
loving this.
BICEP vs Four Tet :
https://soundcloud.com/feelmybicep/bicep-opal-four-tet-remix
― mark e, Thursday, 8 March 2018 11:09 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTw-NrqKigs
bump again for mark e
― raspberry swirl (Ross), Friday, 29 June 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
really liking new energy this morning. perfect for the sun coming up
― Ross, Tuesday, 3 July 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
http://fourtet.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-funkhaus-berlin-10th-may-2018^^goooood stuff
― niels, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
sw9 9sl is so so great
― macropuente (map), Monday, 22 October 2018 07:27 (five years ago) link
concur
― niels, Monday, 22 October 2018 07:49 (five years ago) link
that kiss it better remix is too good, opens this killer set https://soundcloud.com/four-tet/lost-village-25th-august-2018
― niels, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 11:07 (five years ago) link
Alexandra Palace live show, with 42,000+ lights hanging down throughout the audience, was incredible. I couldn't see the stage at any point in the set and I didn't care in the slightest.
― Matt DC, Friday, 10 May 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
Just saw photos of this and man...
― just sayin, Saturday, 11 May 2019 08:35 (five years ago) link
I got this pic.twitter.com/uEnmbNCJw9— Sol's Comprador Past (@SSchonfield) May 11, 2019
bored silly by this latest one tbh
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Friday, 13 March 2020 17:16 (four years ago) link
If you asked me to describe his sound to someone who hadn't heard recent Four Tet albums, or make a knock-off for an ad or something, it would sound like this. Swirly bell-tone arpeggios over dance beats with very few surprises.
But it's still pretty and nice to have on while doing computer work.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 March 2020 18:27 (four years ago) link
Pretty nice is a good summary. The cover is exceptionally on brand, which feels apposite.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 14 March 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
he peaked with "Only Human"
― Papa Triste (Thee Macallan 18 Year), Saturday, 14 March 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
The actual cover is nice but I’m a little disappointed that he didn’t just use the post-it note placeholder one instead.
― michaellambert, Saturday, 14 March 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
First two thirds of this is pretty good, before it goes too gong bath-y. Nothing new as people have said, but maybe a bit more generous with the hooks this time?
― chap, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 15:54 (four years ago) link
12 days into 12 week lockdown at my house and - on the infrequent occasions I get to listen to it - this is actually just what the public health official ordered right now. Calming. Beautiful. Reassuring. Familiar but new.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 26 March 2020 09:54 (four years ago) link
Have people noticed that he's putting up everything he's recorded/remixed on Spotify? There's about 31 hours worth so far.
― djh, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
Thanks for the notice! Been playing the new one a lot, it is gorgeous.
― maffew12, Thursday, 14 May 2020 08:29 (four years ago) link
Nice Christmas presents!
https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/album/parallelhttps://fourtet.bandcamp.com/album/871
― octobeard, Saturday, 26 December 2020 04:34 (three years ago) link
Last track of 871 seems to be an effort to turn a sample of 10,000 Maniacs' cover of "Because the Night" into a DJ Shadow track?
― with hidden noise, Sunday, 27 December 2020 11:33 (three years ago) link
The mid-'90s tracks are just a curiousity, but I'm enjoying Parallel (esp. the 24 min ambient opener!). The dance tracks are fine but I kinda wish it was all ambient for conceptual unity.
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 27 December 2020 15:27 (three years ago) link
Also his interview on the Hanging Out with Audiophiles podcast is really fantastic. Moreso than the music, I find his interviews really inspiring, I've never heard anyone else echo/voice my own feelings about process so precisely.
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 27 December 2020 17:59 (three years ago) link
And Tiga's podcast is a good companion piece, it's kinda dumb in comparison but covers his whole dj career, which I've been curious about. Also a good bit about working with Burial.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 28 December 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
I'm a Parallel 6 guy
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
(can't resist fake gamelan)
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 30 December 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
TY for the podcast links. i started listening and got curious about how he operates in the studio. found a very generous walkthrough here. good stuff. now i'm inspired to start working with samples much more, and print/re-sample my own instrumental noodling as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUGilncRJs
― davey, Thursday, 31 December 2020 12:30 (three years ago) link
(love me some fake gamelan)
― davey, Thursday, 31 December 2020 12:40 (three years ago) link
madlib arranged by kieran hebden - https://open.spotify.com/track/4VaICpePVA67Wqvv8SryFr?si=uT0bQOptQNKpPGmDU7Kn8A
― just sayin, Saturday, 2 January 2021 10:00 (three years ago) link
there is supposedly a whole album coming
― a hoy hoy, Saturday, 2 January 2021 17:09 (three years ago) link
https://madlib.bandcamp.com/album/sound-ancestors
― Joses Chrust (map), Monday, 1 February 2021 18:37 (three years ago) link
it is extremely good
― Joses Chrust (map), Monday, 1 February 2021 18:42 (three years ago) link
https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/track/looking-at-your-pager^^believe this is actually old but a recently cleared sample? what's the flip?
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 20 May 2022 07:11 (two years ago) link
lovely as always
it's from 3LW "No More" and I'm kinda on the fence about it but only because the melody of the original always felt so effortless to me and this feels a bit contorted, I wish the sample would get out the way because the rest of it is typically lush
― boxedjoy, Friday, 20 May 2022 07:41 (two years ago) link
always exploring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGaKVLFNWzs
great drums
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 27 April 2023 08:50 (one year ago) link
Oh cool - super 90s comedown track? Has he ever done anything like this?
― Indexed, Thursday, 27 April 2023 14:50 (one year ago) link
well this is a treat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=728vP8jorLYKieran Hebden & William Tyler - Darkness, Darkness
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 17:01 (one year ago) link
Nice one, KH really getting back into his early '00s folktronica beats bag.
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 17:43 (one year ago) link
I dig it, but, a bit of skronk aside, not sure how much William Tyler there is in there?
― Stars of the Lidl (Chinaski), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 18:30 (one year ago) link
All the guitar I assume, of which there is a fair amount (besides the skronk)?
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 18:33 (one year ago) link
It was a cursory listen - I need to give it a proper go with headphones.
― Stars of the Lidl (Chinaski), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 18:36 (one year ago) link
xp yeah feels like something that could've been massive in the early 00s
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 18 May 2023 09:10 (one year ago) link