Music CD - Four Tet: Remixes

	Music CD: Remixes Artist: Four Tet List Price: $15.98 Our Price: $11.84 Your Save: $ 4.14 ( 26% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Domino
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Tracks: 1. Lars Horntveth - Tics 2. Radiohead - Sttrbrain 3. Madvillain - Money Folder 4. His Name Is Alive - On Year 5. Sia - Breathe Me 6. Aphex Twin - Untitled 7. Madvillain - Great Day 8. Bonobo - Pick Up 9. Rothoko - Roads Become Rivers 10. Beth Orton - Carmella 11. Bloc Party - So Here We Are 12. Pole - Heim
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0801390012426 Label: Domino Manufacturer: Domino Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Domino Release Date: 2006-10-10 Studio: Domino
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Great Remix Comment: Head and shoulders above the continuing deluge of music created on laptops, Four-Tet began life as an alternative outlet for Kieran Hebden of post-rock trio Fridge. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Hebden is also an adept musician, as a recent appearance with folk singer Vashti Bunyan proved. Rounds, the third Four-Tet album, is a futuristic and emotive mix of oblique hip-hop and gauzy folk. Customer Rating: Summary: best remixes ever compiled by an artist Comment: Upon first listen I was really impressed by the musical textures alone. Hebdan finds stunningly creative ways to genuinely rework these songs. This compilation tends to sound like an unadulterated, original four tet album and that's a damn good thing. I couldn't get enough of the Lars Horntveth remix which sounds like what avant jazz music might when electronic music producers take over the world. Past that brilliant track, the aphex twin remix comes off almost like an updated Weather Report piece with its fast funk drum-break and its kalimba motif. The Sia remix that it follows has become better than the original in my mind. The Rothko remix alone influenced the way I make music with its interplay of dance rhythms and half-timed, mellow rock jamming. The album concludes with an almost percussionless bloc party remix that ups the emotion just before letting the listener fall gently back down with an intimate Pole remix. The depth of emotion of the final track is amazing considering its minimalist qualities: just a filtered piano melody with intermittent 808-ish drums. The second disk which consists of remixes OF four tet is not so much disappointing as it is novelty, but the "As serious as your life" jay dee remix is hip-hop brilliance. The packaging of this compilation is amusing on its own with its various aesthetic photographs of little crystal animal figures on various mod-looking black and white backdrops. Looks way cooler than it sounds, not to mention sets a great tone for the album. So of course I recommend this album and insist that any Four Tet fan own it. Customer Rating: Summary: i wrote this in cold blood with a tooth pick Comment: wierd blends that work. known for his variety in styles of music these remixes prove to work in his favor my opinion better than dj kicks album not to say it didnt have its moments too but there where some weird tracks on there. lars hontveth remix feels a lot like amon tobin bonobo remix was previously released but awesome . the only parts that is the same is the hook the aphex remix is tight if its aphex then it needs crazy drums so kieren chooses funk something i wouldnt think he would use. mf doom or madvillian remix is great another wierd blend on :great day: its a old western rock like the ventures or good bad ugly soundtrack then the beat drops and it fits like a puzzle. great album Customer Rating: Summary: First partial listen Comment: Holy cow this album is shockingly good. If you like Four Tet in general, just buy this. This has the signature mix of broken up beats and live instrument sounds. I've only listened to pieces of this. Radiohead Sttrbrain is beautiful because of the contrast of the smooth plaintive singing over the 8x as fast slippery drum mix, stereo phasing and sampling. It's beautiful. Madvillain, a genius in his own right, is remixed in a way that enhances his style. You end up with a sonic texture where each level is interesting, and somehow each level is harmonious with the other levels, and taken together they are overwhelmingly beautiful. I'll keep listening, and hopefully it's all this good. But the Madvillain and Radiohead tracks are so awesome I had to post something. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Kieran Hebden is one of those artists whose receptive audience is without classification. And that extends into the world of musical colleagues. Four Tet has commandeered fans and collaborators as wide reaching as experimental rock bands (Radiohead), massive pop acts (Coldplay), underground hip-hop producers (the late J Dilla), post-punk influenced upstarts (Bloc Party), electronic mavericks (Aphex Twin), folk chanteuses (Beth Orton and Juana Molina), and jazz legends (with Kieran's ongoing collaboration with drummer Steve Reid).