Four Tet
Everything Ecstatic
(Domino, 2005)
With turns both electronic and acoustic, Kieran Hebden’s music has garnered the laptop beatmaker an ever-increasing following. His new release Everything Ecstatic does little to disprove to listeners the human touch Hebden brings to electronic music. Singable melodies coming from precious sounding instrumentation is the hallmark of Four Tet’s oeuvre, best evidenced on ‘Smile Around the Face’ by a soul vocal sample sped up to Chipmunk levels. And yet, this album marks a development favouring rhythmic devices over melodic sentiment. Opener ‘Joy’ steals a bassline and kick pattern from 90s-era big beat, while ‘Sun Drums and Soil’ wouldn’t sound out of place on a modern Boredoms record. Bring this one with you to the cottage this summer, and play it during a BBQ so you can distract your friends from the fact that you have surreptitiously and exclusively purchased vegetarian burgers.
MP3: Four Tet - Sun Drums and Soil
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