Leftfield electronica pioneer Four Tet returns with There Is Love In You, an LP that is a return to his melodic roots. Opener ‘Angel Echoes’ is one of those moody sournscapes that makes you stop dead in your tracks and listen to every single sound and unsuspected note lurking in its mist. It feels connected to moments from Four Tet’s first three records, yet more focused, utilising the words from the album title placed into a puzzle of a magnificent sunset.
Each song is an exercise in craftsmanship. "My Angel Rocks Back and Forth" gently blows iron-lung sighs through ride cymbals and dirty, run-out grooves while an austere piano twinkles, hinting at the sort of gentle sounds Hebden will soon weave around English folk legend Vashti Bunyan. “Circling” gently blows pacemaker sighs through raindrop cymbals and mud puddle beats, while an old Victrola plays Mozart pizzicato.
But in There is Love in You we see one of the most talented minds in electronica and experimental music reminding us all that he’s still just as important as ever.
Each song is an exercise in craftsmanship. "My Angel Rocks Back and Forth" gently blows iron-lung sighs through ride cymbals and dirty, run-out grooves while an austere piano twinkles, hinting at the sort of gentle sounds Hebden will soon weave around English folk legend Vashti Bunyan. “Circling” gently blows pacemaker sighs through raindrop cymbals and mud puddle beats, while an old Victrola plays Mozart pizzicato.
But in There is Love in You we see one of the most talented minds in electronica and experimental music reminding us all that he’s still just as important as ever.
- Will Teague
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