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Four Tet

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Melodic Chaos: Floating Points Interviewed

Following the release of his second album proper last month, Sam Shepherd discusses the support slots for The xx that provided the catalyst for the record, his longstanding connection with the Buchla synth and running out of records while supporting Andy C at The End

Books

Fracture: How Post-Rock Stopped Dancing

In the early and mid 1990s, says author Jeanette Leech, the language of dance and electronic music was an intrinsic part of post-rock. So why, by the end of that decade, did post-rock lose its groove? Also we have an extract from Jeanette's recent book, Fearless, regarding the bands Tortoise, Bastro and Gastr Del Sol

Black Sky Thinking

Inside The Boiler Room: TOTP For The Ustream Generation

From its central premise of 'clubgoing from the comfort of your bedroom', Angus Finlayson explores the meteoric rise of the Boiler Room and its place in the history of global music broadcasting. Photo by Ashes57

Black Sky Thinking

The Best New Music Of The Year So Far: A Dragnet List

Kev Kharas looks at the past six months to gather up the finest new music of 2009

A Quietus Interview

Sonic Router 003 – A Dubstep Column For June

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 2

Baker's Dozen

Unresolved And Discordant: Pearson Sound’s Favourite Albums

With his debut album released this week, the Hessle Audio producer talks Lauren Martin through his top 13 formative records ahead of his appearance at the Bloc weekender

Baker's Dozen

Sonic Cinematography: Neneh Cherry’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of her new album Blank Project and ahead of shows at Field Day and Sonar Barcelona, Neneh Cherry talks Helen King through her all-time top LPs

News 46

Four Tet, Ride, Caribou and More Contribute Tracks to New Eat Your Own Ears Compilation

The release celebrates two decades of gigs organised by the London promoter

Four Tet Reveals New Album, ‘Three’

The eight-track record arrives next month via his own Text Records imprint

Four Tet Shares New Track, ‘Loved’

It opens the artist's forthcoming, currently untitled album

Four Tet Releases Live LP Featuring 2023 Alexandra Palace Set

Clocking in at two hours, the live album was recorded earlier this year

Four Tet Self-Releases New Track, ‘Three Drums’

It's available to purchase now via Bandcamp

Four Tet’s Old Band, Fridge, To Reissue 2001 Album ‘Happiness’

The album has been restored and remastered from Four Tet's original master tapes

Smalltown Supersound Details Remix Anthology Compilation

The 40-track release takes in contributions from Four Tet, Charli XCX, Ricardo Villalobos and more

Four Tet And More Appear On New Eat Your Own Ears EP

The release also includes a new track from Mount Kimbie, as well as a previously released collaboration between Ride and The Cure's Robert Smith

Domino Responds To Four Tet Royalties Settlement

The label has insisted that the settlement will not set a future precedent for future digital royalties contracts

Four Tet Settles Royalties Dispute With Domino

The UK artist will now receive a 50 percent royalty rate on streaming and downloads following a lengthy legal battle

Burial And Four Tet Release Collaborations Digitally For First Time

'Nova' and 'Moth' had been vinyl-only until now

Domino Removes Four Tet Albums From Streaming

The move comes ahead of a court case between the label and artist about streaming royalties

Four Tet Launches Legal Action Against Domino Over Royalties

The producer wants a more "reasonable" digital royalty rate to be written into a contract he signed with the label in 2001

Floating Points’ Melodies International Reveals New EP Series

Ben UFO, Four Tet, Daphni and more are curating releases for the reissue label's new Melodies Record Club arm

Caribou Details ‘Suddenly’ Remixes Collection

The album compiles reworks by Jessy Lanza, Four Tet, Floating Points and more

Four Tet To Release Two New Albums, ‘Parallel’ And ‘871’

The UK producer revealed them today ahead of a digital release at midnight

Madlib To Release New Solo Album, ‘Sound Ancestors’

The LP is arranged by Four Tet

Arca, Four Tet And More Contribute To Locked Grooves Record

The record is the product of a partnership between UK label PLZ Make It Ruins and Arts Council England

Four Tet, Burial And Thom Yorke Collaborate On New Record

Very limited "black label" copies of the two-tracker are available now at London's Phonica Records, Honest Jon's and Sounds Of The Universe

Four Tet Shares First Drum & Bass Remix

Kieran Hebden has remixed a recent track by D&B producer Krust

Four Tet Remixes Caribou’s ‘Never Come Back’

"Kieran is already part of my music before he remixes it," Dan Snaith says of Four Tet

Houghton Reveals 2020 Line-Up

Helena Hauff, Floating Points, Four Tet and more will play the Norfolk festival

Four Tet To Release Music From Exhibition

The producer contributed a number of new productions to an art exhibition by childhood friend Anna Liber Lewis earlier this year

Warehouse Project Reveals Full 2019 Season

The full season will feature events headed up by Skepta, Four Tet, Underworld and more

First Names For Green Man 2019

Four Tet, Sterolab and lots more will play this year's Green Man

DJs For Palestine Campaign Launched

DJs such as Caribou, Four Tet and The Black Madonna voice their support for a campaign backing the cultural boycott of Israel

More Names Confirmed For Big Ears 2018

Four Tet, Jon Gibson and more are amongst the latest acts announced for this year's Big Ears in Knoxville

INTERVIEW: Four Tet On Stance Podcast

Four Tet opens up about his latest album in podcast interview

10 Years Of Field Day: 2007

Field Day celebrates 10th festival taking place next year with a video looking back at its very first edition in 2007 featuring Foals, Battles and Four Tet among others

LISTEN: Stream New Four Tet Album

Morning/Evening on Bandcamp now, with physical release coming in July

Solid Steel Returns With Caribou & Coleen

The legendary mix series is back, with the help of Four Tet and more

Field Day Paris: Jamie XX, Four Tet & More

Floating Points joins line-up for one-off event next month

Massive Attack, Plastikman For Sónar

James Holden, Jon Hopkins, Oneohtrix Point Never and more on the bill for the Barcelona festival

DOWNLOAD: Four Tet Remixes DIANA

Kieran Hebden gives Canadian synth-pop group's track the seven-minute banger treatment

LISTEN: Four Tet & RocketNumberNine

Stream 'Roseland', due for release on Kieran Hebden's label imminently

LISTEN: New Four Tet LP

38-minute, single track compilation of previously unheard older material on Soundcloud

INTERVIEW: Four Tet

We talk to Kieran Hebden ahead of his sell-out night with Caribou at Brixton Academy next month

LISTEN: Four Tet – ‘Lion’

Taken from new album Pink, out today

LISTEN: Percussions – ‘Birdsong’

A new grubby techno track from mystery producer on Four Tet's label

Olympic Music Sync Fees “Beyond Insulting”

Musician contacts us with details of Olympic site music rip off. Plus! The dire Muse are official song

LISTEN: Four Tet – ‘128 Harps’

Another transmission from Kieran Hebden

LISTEN: Thing & Neneh Cherry (Four Tet Remix)

Kieran Hebden turns in a soft, glowing house interpretation of 'Dream Baby Dream'

LISTEN: Four Tet – Ocaras/Jupiter

A lithe, shuffly house number from the ever-shapeshifting Kieran Hebden

LISTEN: Burial & Four Tet – ‘Nova’

Messrs. Hebden and Bevan team up once again

EXCLUSIVE: Dreadnought – ‘The Lake’

Stream a track by Hemlock label boss Untold's new band, ahead of their appearance with Hessle Audio this Friday at Fabric

Manic Street Preachers: Remix Album Details

Tracklist announced

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Four Tet Three

Ecstatic Abandon: Dekmantel Festival Reviewed

Four Tet Beautiful Rewind

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Billy Butlin’s Bangers: Bloc Weekender Reviewed

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Articles 5

Melodic Chaos: Floating Points Interviewed

Fracture: How Post-Rock Stopped Dancing

Inside The Boiler Room: TOTP For The Ustream Generation

The Best New Music Of The Year So Far: A Dragnet List

Sonic Router 003 – A Dubstep Column For June

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 2

Unresolved And Discordant: Pearson Sound’s Favourite Albums

Sonic Cinematography: Neneh Cherry’s Favourite Albums

News 46

Four Tet, Ride, Caribou and More Contribute Tracks to New Eat Your Own Ears Compilation

Four Tet Reveals New Album, ‘Three’

Four Tet Shares New Track, ‘Loved’

Four Tet Releases Live LP Featuring 2023 Alexandra Palace Set

Four Tet Self-Releases New Track, ‘Three Drums’

Four Tet’s Old Band, Fridge, To Reissue 2001 Album ‘Happiness’

Smalltown Supersound Details Remix Anthology Compilation

Four Tet And More Appear On New Eat Your Own Ears EP

Domino Responds To Four Tet Royalties Settlement

Four Tet Settles Royalties Dispute With Domino

Burial And Four Tet Release Collaborations Digitally For First Time

Domino Removes Four Tet Albums From Streaming

Four Tet Launches Legal Action Against Domino Over Royalties

Floating Points’ Melodies International Reveals New EP Series

Caribou Details ‘Suddenly’ Remixes Collection

Four Tet To Release Two New Albums, ‘Parallel’ And ‘871’

Madlib To Release New Solo Album, ‘Sound Ancestors’

Arca, Four Tet And More Contribute To Locked Grooves Record

Four Tet, Burial And Thom Yorke Collaborate On New Record

Four Tet Shares First Drum & Bass Remix

Four Tet Remixes Caribou’s ‘Never Come Back’

Houghton Reveals 2020 Line-Up

Four Tet To Release Music From Exhibition

Warehouse Project Reveals Full 2019 Season

First Names For Green Man 2019

DJs For Palestine Campaign Launched

More Names Confirmed For Big Ears 2018

INTERVIEW: Four Tet On Stance Podcast

10 Years Of Field Day: 2007

LISTEN: Stream New Four Tet Album

Solid Steel Returns With Caribou & Coleen

Field Day Paris: Jamie XX, Four Tet & More

Massive Attack, Plastikman For Sónar

DOWNLOAD: Four Tet Remixes DIANA

LISTEN: Four Tet & RocketNumberNine

LISTEN: New Four Tet LP

INTERVIEW: Four Tet

LISTEN: Four Tet – ‘Lion’

LISTEN: Percussions – ‘Birdsong’

Olympic Music Sync Fees “Beyond Insulting”

LISTEN: Four Tet – ‘128 Harps’

LISTEN: Thing & Neneh Cherry (Four Tet Remix)

LISTEN: Four Tet – Ocaras/Jupiter

LISTEN: Burial & Four Tet – ‘Nova’

EXCLUSIVE: Dreadnought – ‘The Lake’

Manic Street Preachers: Remix Album Details

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