Four Tet News and Photos

The secretive producer grants a rare interview on his cartoon alter ego, plus collborations with Mos Def, Freddie Gibbs and more

Fri, June 17 2016 5:39pm - Source: Rolling Stone

There are musicians who use mystery as a marketing scheme.

Under the Radar’s June/July Issue, Featuring Charli XCX on the Cover, is on Newsstands Now

Fri, June 14 2013 6:43pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the June/July 2013 issue, which is on newsstands now and will be out until mid-August.

Gold Panda Talks About His New Record, The Trouble With Playing Live, And Having Realistic Expectations About Life In The Music Business

Tue, June 11 2013 3:42pm - Source: Stereogum

It's been three years since Gold Panda released Lucky Shiner – a sparkly debut album that showed off the British producer's uncanny ability to bend and twist samples in ways that were both forward-thinking and somehow nostalgic (which makes sense since the album was apparently named after his grandmother).

Album: Gold Panda, Half of Where You Live (Ghostly International/Notown)

Sat, June 08 2013 6:16pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The UK's Gold Panda is one of those laptop musicians – you can file him alongside Four Tet and Caribou – who stand against the prevailing wind of heavy, monochromatic bass music and make filigreed, skittering, psychedelic techno for daydreams and summer evenings.

Omar Souleyman preps Four-Tet produced debut album

Fri, June 07 2013 2:44pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Syrian performer and musician Omar Souleyman has been getting more notice after Sublime Frequencies assisted with several of his compilations.

Four Tet producing new Omar Souleyman album

Wed, June 05 2013 5:13pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Omar Souleyman has revealed that he's been working on his first ever studio-recorded album, and he couldn't be in better company to do so either, confirming that Four Tet will be manning production duties for the release.

Jamie Lidell comes full circle at Mutek in Montreal

Mon, June 03 2013 7:39pm - Source: Beatportal

It has been nine years since Jamie Lidell last played Montreal's Mutek Festival.

DiS does Primavera Sound 2013

Sun, June 02 2013 1:34pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

Drowned in Sound recently read a piece on the feeling of exquisite sadness – not depression, regret or melancholy – associated with cricket.

Jon Hopkins - Immunity

Fri, May 31 2013 12:41pm - Source: The Quietus

After his recent collaborations with Brian Eno and King Creosote (on the Mercury-nominated 2011 album Diamond Mine ), you could be forgiven for approaching Immunity, Jon Hopkins's fourth solo album, expecting another soothing collection of intimate songs – the sonic equivalent of tasteful, aural wallpaper.

Field Day – Victoria Park, London 25/05/13

Thu, May 30 2013 1:42pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Field Day occupies a strange position unlike most other festivals: loved by thousands of Greater London-based gig-goers and derided by just as many.

Inside Four Tet's live process, Being Sydney Blu, building real professional networks, and has Jeff Mills really given up pizza and pasta for a month?

Wed, May 29 2013 4:59pm - Source: Beatportal

So what exactly is up with this idea that Jeff Mills is on an Italian-food boycott?

Review: Baths – Obsidian

Tue, May 28 2013 5:51pm - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

Don't forget: use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move between posts quickly and easily.

Erin Brady: Mount Kimbie Starts a Band (And Pushes the Limits of Electronic Music)

Tue, May 28 2013 5:26pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

When I sat down with Kai Campos and Dominic Maker of UK electronic duo, Mount Kimbie, the first thing I noticed was the journal.

Things We Learned at Primavera Sound 2013

Tue, May 28 2013 3:22pm - Source: XLR8R

In electronic music circles, Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival is always likely to be slightly overshadowed by the presence of Sónar, which takes place in the same city just two weeks later.

Inside the Red Bull Music Academy – New York 2013

Sat, May 25 2013 5:53pm - Source: Nialler 9

Two blocks from the start of the High Line park in Chelsea, New York's affluent gay neighbourhood on West 18th Street, the Red Bull Music Academy's New York edition occupies four of the eight floors of the Monahan Express Company Building.

The Lowdown - This Week's XLR8R Top 10 with Four Tet, Daft Punk, Disclosure, Mount Kimbie, Boards of Canada, and More

Fri, May 24 2013 7:46pm - Source: XLR8R

Throughout the week, a whole lot of material gets posted here on XLR8R.

405 Retrospective: Edition One

Fri, May 24 2013 12:23am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Welcome to our new monthly column, the 405 Retrospective.

DJ Disasters: Throwing Snow

Thu, May 23 2013 2:45pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

A night when everything that can possibly go wrong does - and it does so in spectacular fashion.

10 Lessons We Learned from Together Festival

Mon, May 20 2013 4:17pm - Source: XLR8R

In terms of sheer scope, Together is gargantuan.

Four Tet Looks Back on 'Rounds'

Tue, May 14 2013 2:24pm - Source: Rolling Stone

"It feels like more than a decade has gone by," says Kieran Hebden.

Four Tet: Unspoken

Tue, May 14 2013 10:57am - Source: Just Press Play.

Cor blimey, Four Tet's 'Rounds' is ten years old this year.

Four Tet | Rounds

Mon, May 13 2013 9:38am - Source: Eaten By Monsters

An appreciation of the music made by The Books is a source of much pleasure for me, but an inclination toward their complex conjunction of found-sound and exquisitely crafted acoustics was not something that came naturally; I had to be lead there, slowly and with baby steps.

The 50 Best festivals

Fri, May 03 2013 3:28pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Expect to find everything from classical to rock in 181 venues across Brighton and Hove and up to the South Downs.

Imperfectionism: An Interview With Lumigraph

Tue, April 30 2013 12:33pm - Source: The Quietus

Until very recently, Gareth Smyth - otherwise known as Lumigraph - had very little music to his name.

Sau Poler: Isolated

Sun, April 28 2013 2:08pm - Source: Insomnia Radio: Indie Music Network

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Five more awesome festival lineups just announced: MUTEK, Field Day, Mysteryland, Spring Awakening, and HARD Summer

Thu, April 25 2013 11:03am - Source: Beatportal

The summer season is nearly upon us, and, like you, we can't wait to get partying in the sun.

10 Events Not to Be Missed During RBMA NYC

Mon, April 22 2013 3:43pm - Source: XLR8R

The 2013 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy officially begins at the tail end of this week, kicking off a month-long run of events and lectures that will accompany the two academy sessions taking place during May. With at least one public event in NYC appearing on the RBMA calendar every day from April 28 to May 31, we've boiled down the slew of enticing offerings to just the 10 most essential happenings—which was no easy task.

Coachella Promoter: Blur and Stone Roses Switch Was 'Planned From Day One'

Wed, December 31 1969 7:00pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Yesterday, fans and Coachella Weekend Two attendees alike were surprised to learn that Blur and the Stone Roses ' mainstage set times had swapped order from the festival's first weekend.

Coachella 2013, Weekend One: Winners and Losers

Mon, April 15 2013 3:58pm - Source: XLR8R

Now in its 15th year, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is perhaps the US' most iconic annual musical gathering.

Coachella 2013: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wu-Tang Clan Brave Sandstorm

Mon, April 15 2013 3:31pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The first weekend of Coachella 2013 ended with an anticlimactic super bummer when the weather deteriorated into a blinding sandstorm by the time the Red Hot Chili Peppers started their headline set to close the festival yesterday.

Phoenix Bring Out R. Kelly for Coachella Headlining Set

Mon, April 15 2013 3:11pm - Source: Rolling Stone

About three-quarters of the way through the band's joyous, two-years-in-the-making headlining set, R. Kelly – the Chicago R&B star who shares little if anything in common with the French rockers – belted one of his best known lyrics from offstage, shocking virtually everyone: "My mind's telling me no! But my body . . . my body's telling me yes!"

Coachella 2013: Stone Roses, How to Destroy Angels Storm the Desert

Sat, April 13 2013 7:21pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The biggest rumor preceding this year's edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was that Daft Punk would be making a secret appearance – which in fact turned out to be (sort of) true.

Anthony Naples, El Portal EP

Fri, April 12 2013 5:13am - Source: LITTLE WHITE EARBUDS

Since last year's substantial breakthrough, Mad Disrespect , Anthony Naples has consistently exhibited the many facets of his aesthetic: some dustily warm and inviting, some misty and sinister.

The only Coachella guide you need

Thu, April 11 2013 10:18pm - Source: Death + Taxes

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is truly the kick-off to the 2013 festival season.

FIVE UNMISSABLE ELECTRONIC ACTS AT COACHELLA 2013

Wed, April 10 2013 3:51pm - Source: Mixmag

Looking at Coachella's line-up this year it is obvious that festival organisers are conscious of the dance music explosion that has swept the States.

Listen | Nicole Miglis (Hundred Waters): “Quiet Morning”

Mon, April 08 2013 7:07pm - Source: i guess i'm floating

Maybe this crosses the line from obsessive fan to stalker, but what exists in the bowels of Soundcloud can only remain dormant for so long until someone like me discovers it.

Amygdala

Tue, April 02 2013 12:48pm - Source: XLR8R

It's been roughly seven years since DJ Koze last put out a solo record and four years since his notable Reincarnations remix collection was released.

WMC, Miami Music Week & Ultra Music Festival 2013: This Weekend's Best Events

Sat, March 23 2013 6:47pm - Source: Spinner

With thousands flocking to Miami for Ultra, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week , we put together a list of our top dance and electronic music events for the coming weekend.

Unknown Festival Full Preview

Fri, March 22 2013 12:24pm - Source: Music-News.com

Promoter heavyweights Hideout Festival, The Warehouse Project and Field Day have developed a unique new experience with their highly anticipated Croatian endeavour; Unknown.

Depeche Mode, Delta Machine, album review

Fri, March 22 2013 6:51am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

In the middle of the weave and weft of throbbing synthesisers and galloping drum loops on Secret to the End, there is a 16-bar drop that splits the sound into its stereo components, with a fat electro hook coming from the left side, and a chugging, electric guitar emerging from the right.

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