Four Tet - Rounds

This 2003 album is already a classic! Four Tet is the name used by Kieran Hebden for his experimental electronic solo efforts, to differentiate from his work with the 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. His 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. A must have!

Artist: Four Tet
Album: Rounds
Year: 2003
Genre: electronica

Tracks:
1. Hands
2. She Moves She
3. First Thing
4. My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
5. Spirit Fingers
6. Unspoken
7. Chia
8. As Serious as Your Life
9. And They All Look Broken Hearted
10. Slow Jam

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Fridge - Semaphore

Fridge is an fantastic English post-rock band, comprising school friends Kieran Hebden, Adem Ilhan, and Sam Jeffers. Initially Hebden played guitar, Ilhan bass and Jeffers drums, but Hebden and Ilhan soon adopted a variety of other instruments, and after a few years the sampler was playing an increasingly important role in the group's music. Hebden began a solo career in the late 1990s under the name Four Tet while the other two members attended college. Ilhan has also released three solo albums under the name Adem. Both solo projects are, also, top class and are, perhaps, more popular than Fridge! Semaphore is the band's second album, released in 1998. Excellent!

Artist: Fridge
Album: Semaphore
Year: 1998
Genre: post-rock, electronica
Also check: Fout Tet - Rounds

Tracks:
1. Cassette
2. Furniture Boy
3. A Slow
4. Motorbus
5. Teletexed
6. Chroma
7. Lo Fat Diet
8. Swerve And Spin
9. Curdle
10. Lign
11. Stamper
12. There Is No Try
13. Michael Knight

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