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Four Tet, aka Kieran Hebden, is based in London.
Music played by Four Tet for 'World Cafe':
November 3, 2005The music of Four Tet picks at the intersection of analog and digital, personal and electronic. Four Tet — the talented Brit Kieran Hebden — shapes sparse, intimate sounds into substantial songs.
Those songs have often started with quiet, repetitive rhythms that evolve into layered soundscapes or even — rarely — a full-blown song with lyrics. But somewhere in the mix, the undercurrent of minimalism could always be detected.
More recently, Hebden has been fostering a more aggressive sound, with peppy drum tracks underpinning a blend of raucous live playing and ethereal electronics.
The results can be heard on Everything Ecstatic, released in May of 2005; it follows his well-received Rounds of 2003.
Based in Philadelphia, WXPN takes listeners on a journey of music discovery through new and heritage rock, blues, roots, and folk artists. WXPN also produces NPR's World Cafe.
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