Although ecstatic jazz, folk musics and hip-hop have been concerns of Kieran Hebden's since his debut Four Tet sides in 1998, with his critically lauded third album, 'Rounds', the man has made his mark anew. Creating a palette where an ethnic-electronic sound meets with hip-hop production techniques, and lush samples are arranged with neo-classical beauty, Four Tet has made a major breakthrough record.
Never one to dwell on near-misses, Kieran got on with the job in hand, touring the UK in a Renault Clio (with his two trusty laptops in the boot and his sister on both merchandise and map-duties); playing dates as special-guest of Radiohead (the band referred to 'Rounds' as one of their favourite albums of 2003 on a radio show earlier this year); and acting as bandleader for 60s folk legend Vashti Bunyan's comeback gig.
(Biography by Domino)
