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Four Tet

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Putney, London, UK (1998 – present)

Four Tet is the name used by Kieran Hebden (born 1977 in Putney, London, UK) for his experimental electronic music-oriented solo efforts, to differentiate from his work with post-rock band Fridge.

Hebden’s solo work typically utilises samples lifted from various sources including hip-hop, electronica, techno, jazz, and folk mixed with his own guitar playing. Four Tet shares some stylistic similarities with other musicians, such as Prefuse 73, who use computer editing techniques that give the music a staccato, cut-up feel. Hebden’s music is notable for its rich, organic sounds and harmonious melodies as well as for eschewing the traditional pop-song format in favour of a more abstract approach.

Kieran Hebden began releasing material as Four Tet in 1998 with the 36 minute and 25 second single “Thirtysixtwentyfive” on Trevor Jackson’s Output Recordings label. Later that year, he released a second single, the jazz-influenced “

Misnomer”. 1999’s “Dialogue”, again on Output, was Four Tet’s first full-length album release and fused hip-hop drum lines with dissonant jazz samples. This was followed by the double A-side single “

Glasshead”/”

Calamine”, which was to be Four Tet’s last release on Output.

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7	Spirit Fingers	813
8	Everything Is Alright	743
9	Smile Around the Face	713
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MelonHCST wrote:
9 hours ago

Australian tour! Rounds start to finish please!

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_nadia wrote:
Thursday evening

to the chap that said to the chap that said rounds was average...i want to hear your music....i want to hear your music

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uzalezniony wrote:
Thursday afternoon

elephantman5 - what a opinion ._.

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elephantman5 wrote:
Wednesday morning

Four tet is da Shite.

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couragemyboy wrote:
last week

To the chap that said Rounds was average.. I want to hear your music.

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Evanmeads wrote:
last month

He kinda looks like brendon urie.

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kevinhankey wrote:
last month

He's not in Burial - he's in Fridge Burial remixed a thom yorke track & there also has a remix by four tet on the next one - if that's any use

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jcgarza71 wrote:
last month

radiohead posted a picture on their blog where thom yorke is "introducing" Kieran "Burial" Hebden...

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coolcat77 wrote:
last month

5,553,531 plays? wow

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alightedlamp wrote:
last month

yeah don't know where you heard that kieran hebden is burial.

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mechanicalsteer wrote:
last month

Mechanical Steering new album "10:10pm" ! http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Mechanical+Steering

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Josserbate wrote:
last month

Listen to Everything Ecstatic...

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FootToFace wrote:
last month

lol this isn't burial. just listened to his most acclaimed album (Rounds), it's quite average....

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ktxed wrote:
last month

love how spirit fingers begins

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urbanpanda85 wrote:
last month

bounceh!

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deepandviolet wrote:
last month

gop stop!

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rubensosatuub wrote:
last month

FT = not Burial

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mueueps wrote:
last month

Nice!

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praisingfolly wrote:
last month

So this is the same guy who does Burial... it's interesting how different the two bands are (and how good they both are).

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Tj_Kitsune wrote:
last month

Fucking awesome sound! Love his works!

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