69-405: Rounds is the third solo album by British electronic musician Kieran Hebden, released under his alias Four Tet on 5 May 2003 by Domino Recording Company . Wanting to make a more personal record, Hebden recorded and produced the album in his North London flat over ten months using a desktop computer and a home hi-fi system. Its ten tracks feature elements of hip hop , jazz and folk ; apart from
138-747: A 23-minute live version; a second 12-inch of the same song, containing a remix by Jay Dee featuring rapping by Guilty Simpson , was released on 18 November 2003. An EP, My Angel Rocks Back and Forth , was released in May 2004, containing Rounds tracks, two remixes, and the unreleased songs "I've Got Viking in Me" and "All the Chimers", plus a DVD of music videos for "My Angel Rocks Back and Forth", "She Moves She", "As Serious as Your Life" and Pause single "No More Mosquitoes". Domino reissued Rounds in May 2013 on double vinyl, CD, and download . The CD and vinyl releases include
207-464: A Boy "(2006). Rico Love co-wrote Usher's " Throwback " (2005), Keri Hilson's " Energy "(2008), Pleasure P 's " Boyfriend #2 "(2008). The-Dream wrote Rihanna 's " Umbrella "(2007), J. Holiday 's " Bed " and Usher's " Moving Mountains " and " Trading Places "(2008). Ne-Yo wrote Mario's " Let Me Love You ", Rihanna's " Take a Bow " and " Unfaithful ", Beyoncé's " Irreplaceable "(2006) and “ Me & U ”(2006) by Cassie. According to Billboard ,
276-512: A bonus CD of live material recorded in 2004 previously only available on the limited edition 2004 live album Live in Copenhagen 30th March 2004 . Rounds received critical acclaim. At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album received a metascore of 89 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". AllMusic reviewer John Bush wrote that "though Rounds
345-717: A collaboration between Fred Again and Baby Keem . AllMusic 's Paul Simpson called Hebden "perhaps the definitive indie electronic artist", noting that his " experimental yet highly accessible recordings, which blend organic and electronic sounds, have earned widespread acclaim from critics and fans of electronic music as well as indie rock ." His work has drawn influence from styles such as spiritual jazz , krautrock , folk music , and hip hop . According to Piotr Orlov of Pitchfork , Hebden's music has touched on genres such as folktronica , electronic jazz and global trance , with his 2003 album Rounds specifically drawing from hip hop's collage approach and "pushing IDM into
414-583: A collaboration between both acts, which became the longest-running No. 1 hit in Hot 100 history. Carey also released a remix of her 1995 single " Fantasy ", with Ol' Dirty Bastard as a feature, a collaboration format that was unheard of at this point. Carey, Boyz II Men and TLC released albums in 1994 and 1995— Daydream . In the late 1990s, neo soul , which added 1970s soul influences to the hip hop soul blend, arose, led by artists such as Erykah Badu , Lauryn Hill and Maxwell . Hill and Missy Elliott further blurred
483-492: A distinctive record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or dance -inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma , and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music, pop culture and pop music. According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989,
552-406: A guitar part recorded for "Slow Jam", the music is composed from between 200 and 300 samples , many processed beyond recognition. Rounds produced two singles and one EP. Critics praised its unique fusion of electronic and organic styles, and Metacritic lists it as the fourth best-reviewed album of 2003. Several publications included Rounds on "best albums of the decade" lists. In May 2013, on
621-699: A judge of the Business and Property Courts of the High Court of Justice . In November 2021, three albums by Four Tet were removed from streaming services. Hebden claims he was informed by Domino's legal team that the label would remove his music from all digital platforms "in order to stop the case progressing", which he disagreed to. In June 2022, Hebden announced that he won the suit in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court , receiving £56,921.08, plus his legal costs, after Domino agreed to backpay
690-426: A limited edition release of the 12" single "Love Cry". In 2010, Hebden collaborated with Laurie Anderson playing keyboards on the song Only an Expert from her Homeland album. In 2011, he released a split 12" with Burial and Thom Yorke , entitled "Ego"/"Mirror". He began to release music under the alias Percussions, following a track he produced on his Fabriclive mix CD. He was chosen by Caribou to perform at
759-486: A meticulously conceived piece of art but also as a moving expression of human warmth." In NME , Tony Naylor wrote that the album was "extraordinary", "essential" and "full of remarkable sonic ideas." Andy Beta, writing for Pitchfork , praised the record's "internal order" that "allows it to stand out against previous laptop explorations of immense record collections". Adrien Begrand's review in PopMatters found that Rounds
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#1732863277421828-559: A record that was more personal and harder to define. He drew on influences including Pete Rock , DJ Premier , Jim O'Rourke , Timbaland , the Neptunes and Rodney Jerkins . Hebden recorded Rounds over ten months in his North London flat, using a desktop computer and a home hi-fi system. With the exception of a guitar part recorded for "Slow Jam", he composed the music exclusively from a file of samples he had assembled over several years. The album uses between 200 and 300 samples; each song
897-577: A recording contract when Hebden was 15, and released their first album, Ceefax , on Trevor Jackson 's Output Recordings label in March 1997. While working with Fridge, Hebden began a degree in maths and computer sciences at the University of Manchester alongside the members of Simian Mobile Disco . His stage name Four Tet is derived from the 1971 album 4 Tet by Dutch jazz-saxophonist Harry Verbeke [ nl ] . Hebden's first solo release
966-569: A sample of a child's squeaky toy . The track "She Moves She" was released as a 12-inch single on 31 March 2003, with "Cradle" on the B-side . Rounds was released on double vinyl and compact disc by Domino on 5 May 2003, spending one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 60. The second single, "As Serious as Your Life", was released in October 2003 on 7- and 12-inch formats featuring remixes and
1035-467: A string of concurrent live streams. The livestreams included songs from other artists as well as his own remixes. The music was accompanied by various animations from artists, including Anna Liber Lewis. Some of the material was released on Christmas Day of 2020 across two albums, Parallel and 871 , under the Four Tet and 00110100 01010100 monikers respectively. Over a year later, on 28 October 2021,
1104-509: A total running time of 45 minutes, which Colin Joyce of Spin called a " folktronica tapestry". Clash noted that Four Tet helped pioneer the folktronica genre with Pause and Rounds . Sound on Sound writer Sam Inglis said that the album was a "blend of fragile acoustic fragments, brutal beats and glitchy electronica"; The Age described it as "electronic music that sounds deceptively organic." Guardian critic David Peschek, who noted
1173-437: A two-disc compilation of Four Tet remixes. The first disc contains twelve Four Tet remixes selected by Hebden, with the second disc comprising every official remix to date (both by Hebden himself and by other artists) of Four Tet tracks, many of which had previously been available on vinyl only. A new EP, Ringer , was released on 21 April 2008. In 2008, he collaborated with composer David Arnold to write "Crawl, End Crawl",
1242-462: A whole new space." Hebden rejected critics' early labeling of him as a " folktronica " artist as misleading, calling attention to the influence of hip hop producers such as Rodney Jerkins and Timbaland on his work instead. Contemporary R%26B Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B ) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop , soul , funk , hip hop , and electronic music . The genre features
1311-435: Is "a remarkable record" and that "sublime, computer-crafted recordings like Rounds provides in spades are making the most exciting sounds right now in 2003." In Spin , Will Hermes described the album as a "varied trip" and noted "a darker vibe suggesting the influence of Hebden's labelmate Dan Snaith of Manitoba." Stylus Magazine writer Nick Southall recognised Hebden's "perpetual evolution and motion," declaring that "this
1380-830: Is a collection of unreleased material from 1997 to 2001, collected as one track and released online. A vinyl version was also released on the Text Records label. Hebden released the seventh Four Tet album, Beautiful Rewind , in October 2013, and his eighth album, Morning/Evening in July 2015. Hebden undertook a month-long residency as Four Tet for online radio station NTS Radio in May 2014. He has been an occasional DJ for NTS, playing in February, June and November 2015, and again alongside fellow DJ and producer Floating Points in June and October 2016, and March 2017. In September 2017, Hebden released
1449-643: Is an English electronic musician . He came to prominence as a member of the post-rock band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist with charting and critically acclaimed albums such as Rounds (2003), Everything Ecstatic (2005) and There Is Love in You (2010). In addition to his twelve studio albums as Four Tet, Hebden's work includes a number of improvisational works with jazz drummer Steve Reid and collaborations with Burial and Thom Yorke . Alongside his own recordings, Hebden has produced albums by American improvisational group Sunburned Hand of
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#17328632774211518-503: Is built from between 20 and 30 samples heavily processed with the software packages AudioMulch and Cool Edit Pro , in many cases beyond recognition. The nine-minute track "Unspoken" was originally based on a sample from the Tori Amos song " Winter " but was reworked when Hebden failed to get sample clearance . Hebden also used a Creative Labs microphone to record the guitar part for "Slow Jam" and some sounds from television and sequenced
1587-612: Is distinctly different from his work with Fridge, but both projects share a passion for defying boundaries." Rounds was ranked number four on the Metacritic list of highest-scoring albums of 2003, and was named as one of the best albums of 2003 by many publications, including the NME , The Wire , The Observer , Prefix , Pitchfork , Drowned in Sound , Collective , The Face , Q and Uncut . Several publications rated Rounds as one of
1656-472: Is experimental by nature" it "offers something for nearly every audience that could approach it." Michael Crumsho of Dusted found the album "a musical salvo from an artist who's confidently coming into his own", describing it as "a cozy, evocative soundtrack that's as intricate as it is beautiful." In his review for The Guardian , David Peschek described the album as "a trove of bewitching melody and subtle invention", and wrote that " Rounds succeeds not only as
1725-507: Is far more diverse and incorporates more sonic elements than before, as it expands its appeal and commercial viability. Trap music 's influence maintained a strong presence on the music charts with R&B singer Beyoncé 's songs " Drunk in Love ", " Flawless " and " 7/11 ", Bryson Tiller 's debut studio album, Trapsoul and Mary J. Blige 's " Thick of It ". Latin R&;B is gaining ground since
1794-461: Is more of the same, but 'the same' for Four Tet is perpetual evolution and motion." "Unspoken" was named by several critics as the album's centrepiece Begrand described it as "virtuosic laptop music". NME critic Tony Naylor thought that "As Serious as Your Life" was one of the album's more straightforward songs. The closing track, "Slow Jam", was described by Begrand as a "warm, wide-eyed, watching-the-sun-rise song" that features chiming guitars and
1863-415: Is simply a great record of beautiful music." Robert Christgau 's review of Rounds for The Village Voice argued that Hebden "imagines an aural space in which electronic malfunction is cute rather than annoying or ominous," using "the computer as music box." Tom Ridge of The Wire stated that "nothing here sounds like an exercise in genre plundering," and that "Hebden has devised a musical identity that
1932-649: The "Billboard" 200 . His debut single " Run It! " peaked atop on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the US Radio Songs . During this time also came the emergence of R&B songwriters . Bryan-Michael Cox co-wrote Usher's " Burn " and " Confessions Part II "(2005), Mariah Carey's " Shake It Off " and " Don't Forget About Us " (2006), and Chris Brown's " Say Goodbye "(2006). Keri Hilson would co-write songs Mary J. Blige 's " Take Me as I Am " (2006), Omarion's " Ice Box " (2006), and Ciara's " Like
2001-617: The ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England. In 2012, Hebden collaborated again with Burial on the track "Nova". The sixth full-length Four Tet album, Pink , consisting of eight tracks, six of them already released as singles, was released on 20 August 2012 through Hebden's own record label, Text Records . Hebden followed up Pink with 0181 on 15 January 2013. 0181
2070-420: The Billboard Hot 100 were African-American recording artists and accounted for 80% of the number-one R&B hits that year. Along with Usher's streak of singles, Top 40 radio and both pop and R&B charts were topped by Outkast 's " Hey Ya! ", Snoop Dogg 's " Drop It Like It's Hot ", Terror Squad 's " Lean Back " and Ciara 's " Goodies ". Chris Molanphy of " The Village Voice " later remarked that "by
2139-588: The progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of [R&B] in ways that haven't been equaled since". This movement was led by soul singer-songwriter/producers such as Curtis Mayfield , Marvin Gaye , and Stevie Wonder . Norman Whitfield 's productions at Motown , the record label of Gaye, were also pioneering for setting the soul vocals and simple hooks of earlier rhythm and blues records against strong backbeats , vocal harmonies, and orchestral sounds, all of which thickened
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2208-439: The texture of the music. Gaye's own music on albums such as What's Going On (1971) incorporated jazz influences that led the genre into a looser musical direction. The nearest precursor to contemporary R&B came at the end of the disco era in the late 1970s, when Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones added more electronic elements to the sound of the time, creating a smoother dancefloor-friendly style. The first result
2277-478: The 50 percent rate. In February 2023, Hebden, along with Skrillex and Fred Again , played a 5-hour set in a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden . In a series of tweets on 12 April 2023, Hebden announced that he was working on a new album with music planned to be released "before the shows start", in reference to his May 2023 tour with Squidsoup. He also announced that he was working on music with William Tyler . On 25 April, Four Tet's single Three Drums
2346-495: The Man and Syrian dabke singer Omar Souleyman , and arranged the 2021 Madlib album Sound Ancestors . He has also remixed tracks by artists including Aphex Twin , Bicep , Explosions in the Sky , Bloc Party , Super Furry Animals , Radiohead , Ellie Goulding , J Dilla , Lana Del Rey , Manic Street Preachers , Sia , Black Sabbath and Madvillain ; several of these were collected on
2415-465: The US and over 20 million copies worldwide. Confessions had four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles—" Yeah! ", " Burn ", " Confessions Part II " and " My Boo ". It won three Grammy Awards in 2005, including Best Contemporary R&B Album , Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "My Boo" and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Yeah!" In 2004, all 12 songs that topped
2484-534: The best albums of the decade, with Pitchfork placing it at number 123 on their list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s. On similar lists, Drowned in Sound placed it at number 13, Beats Per Minute placed it at number 99, and No Ripcord at number 48. GQ rated it as one of the 40 best albums of the 21st century. All tracks are written by Kieran Hebden Credits adapted from liner notes of Rounds . Additional personnel Four Tet Kieran Miles David Hebden (born September 1977), known as Four Tet ,
2553-523: The compilation Remixes (2006). He has additionally performed DJ mixes , including sets with American producer Skrillex and British producer Fred Again . Kieran Hebden was born in Putney , London, England, to a South African-born Indian mother and a sociology lecturer father. He attended Elliott School in Putney, where he formed the band Fridge with classmates Adem Ilhan and Sam Jeffers. The band signed
2622-487: The contract entitled him to 50% of all of his royalties from streaming services based outside of the United Kingdom. Domino argued that contractual clause cited by Hebden does not apply to streaming royalties. The label, citing a separate clause, argued that Hebden "was only entitled to 75% of 18% of the dealer price (i.e. a 13.5% royalty rate)." A settlement out of court was not reached, and the case would be decided upon by
2691-446: The course of 2005 and 2006. His fourth studio album Everything Ecstatic was released on Domino on 23 May 2005. The video for the lead single, "Smile Around the Face", features actor Mark Heap . On 7 November 2005, Domino released a DVD version of Everything Ecstatic featuring video clips for each track of the album plus a CD with new material, titled Everything Ecstatic Part 2 , which
2760-474: The early 2000s, urban music "was" pop music." Between 2005 and 2009 Raymond, Knowles and Keys released albums— B'Day , Here I Stand , I Am... Sasha Fierce and The Element of Freedom . Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and earned ten Grammy Award nominations. The second single " We Belong Together " topped the Hot 100 charts for 14 weeks, and
2829-588: The early 2000s, which featured massive crossover success on the Billboard charts by R&B and hip hop artists. In 2001, Alicia Keys released " Fallin' " as her debut single, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , Mainstream Top 40 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It won three Grammy Awards in 2002, including Song of the Year , Best R&B Song , and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance . It
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2898-833: The genre. The use of effects such as Auto-Tune and new computerized synths have given R&B a more futuristic feel while still attempting to incorporate many of the genre's common themes such as love and relationships. According to Christgau in 2017, "almost all R&B goes for voice-plus-sound rather than voice-plus-song, with the sound ranging from precision track-and-hook to idiosyncratic atmospherics." Early 2010s artists Usher and Chris Brown began embracing new electronic influences while still keeping R&B's original feel. Usher's " OMG " and " DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love ", and Chris Brown's " Yeah 3x " are all EDM-oriented. Singers Miguel , John Legend and Jeremih are popular in mainstream hip hop for many collaborations with rappers such as Wale , Rick Ross and J. Cole . Today's R&B
2967-455: The influence of folk and jazz, writing that Hebden had "taken his earlier nods to other specific genres and turned them into something wholly his own." PopMatters ' Adrien Begrand noted how "Hebden shifts the focus from hip-hop beats, jazz influences, and far-reaching sonic adventurousness, to a more spare, focused sound" that contributed to Rounds ' original sound. Nick Southall, in his review for Stylus Magazine , stated that "it
3036-515: The influence of hip hop, R&B and folk music , wrote that " Rounds invents its own dizzying, unlikely genres." Pitchfork ' s Piotr Orlov characterised Rounds as an IDM album with production indebted to hip hop music in both its " collage approach" and emphasis on "steady grooves". John Bush of AllMusic found the album contained elements of electronic and experimental music combined with "a dreamy melodicism sure to endear it to indie pop fans." Dusted critic Michael Crumsho noticed
3105-535: The line between R&B and hip hop by recording both styles. Beginning in 1995, the Grammy Awards enacted the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album , with II by Boyz II Men becoming the first recipient. The award was later received by TLC for CrazySexyCool in 1996, Tony Rich for Words in 1997, Erykah Badu for Baduizm in 1998 and Lauryn Hill for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1999. In 1994
3174-611: The live stream concluded. Information about a second collaboration with Burial and Thom Yorke, entitled Her Revolution / His Rope , surfaced around 2 December 2020, and a very limited 12" was released in three known record stores. Hebden collaborated with Madlib for the album Sound Ancestors , which was released on 29 January 2021. In August 2021, Hebden filed a legal suit against Domino Records for "damages of up to £70,000" in an ongoing dispute regarding streaming royalties. The case pertained to Hebden's recording contract with Domino, which he signed in February 2001. Hebden argued that
3243-444: The most commercially successful R&B acts of the decade were Usher , Alicia Keys , Beyoncé , Mariah Carey , Rihanna , Chris Brown , Ne-Yo and Akon . Continuing from the 1990s and 2000s, R&B, like many other genres, drew influences from the technical innovations of the time and began to incorporate more electronic and machine-made sounds and instruments, this evolving style called Electro-R&B slowly began dominating
3312-574: The ninth Four Tet album New Energy . That November he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Production, Non-Classical, for his remix of The xx 's "Violent Noise". On 1 March 2019, Hebden released Only Human, his first new track since his last album, New Energy, the track was named 'Best New Music' by Pitchfork , shortly after release. A month after, on 17 April 2019, Hebden released another new single, "Teenage Birdsong". In May 2019, Hebden played two shows at London's Alexandra Palace, his largest shows to date. The performance
3381-517: The results in Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 . After spending the early part of his career naming his songs with random words, Hebden decided to use more meaningful titles. "As Serious as Your Life" takes its name from a 1977 Val Wilmer book about free jazz in New York City. Hebden was given a copy of the book by his father and said: "I did hope that some kid would get interested and ask what the title
3450-780: The singer Aaliyah drop her debut album and in 1996 she released her second album called "One In A Million" with different sounds and produced by Missy Elliot and Timbaland, unknown at that moment. At the end of 1999, Billboard magazine ranked Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson as the first and second most successful artists of the 1990s. Simultaneously, in the second half of the 1990s, The Neptunes and Timbaland set influential precedence on contemporary R&B and hip hop music. Writing in 2003, music critic Robert Christgau describes modern R&B as being "about texture, mood, feel—vocal and instrumental and rhythmic, articulated as they're smooshed together". Following periods of fluctuating success, urban music attained commercial dominance during
3519-512: The song "Scatterbrain" from Radiohead's sixth studio album Hail to the Thief was released in November 2003 as a B-side to the single " 2 + 2 = 5 " and later included on their 2004 EP COM LAG (2plus2isfive) . Furthermore, Hebden was among the people thanked by Radiohead in the booklet accompanying their 2007 In Rainbows "discbox" release. A live album named Live in Copenhagen 30th March 2004
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#17328632774213588-518: The song used for the end credits of the film Quantum of Solace . He worked on a secret collaboration with former schoolmate Burial the following year. In November 2009, he released the fifth full-length Four Tet album. Heavily influenced by a period DJing at the Plastic People club in Shoreditch and entitled There Is Love in You , it was released on 25 January 2010. The album was preceded by
3657-518: The tenth anniversary of its release, Domino reissued Rounds with a bonus disc including a 2004 live performance. After being a member of Fridge since 1995, Kieran Hebden began releasing solo records under the name Four Tet in 1998. His first release was the " Thirtysixtwentyfive " single, followed by the albums Dialogue in 1999 and Pause in 2001. The albums were influenced by hip hop , jazz and electronic music . Hebden felt his output had sounded too much like his influences and wanted to make
3726-428: The track "Daydream Repeat." On 9 September 2024, Hebden released the single " In My Dreams ", in collaboration with singer Ellie Goulding . In November 2024, Hebden received two Grammy nominations for his album "Three", for " Best Dance/Electronic Recording " with "Loved," and for " Best Dance/Electronic Album ." He also received a nomination for "Best Dance/Electronic Recording" for his production on " leavemealone ",
3795-464: Was Off the Wall (1979), which—according to Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic —"was a visionary album, that found a way to break disco wide open into a new world where the beat was undeniable, but not the primary focus" and "was part of a colorful tapestry of lush ballads and strings, smooth soul and pop, soft rock, and alluring funk". Richard J. Ripani wrote that Janet Jackson 's Control (1986)
3864-431: Was "important to the development of R&B for several reasons", as she and her producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , "crafted a new sound that fuses the rhythmic elements of funk and disco, along with heavy doses of synthesizers, percussion, sound effects, and a rap music sensibility." Ripani wrote that "the success of "Control" led to the incorporation of stylistic traits of rap over the next few years, and Janet Jackson
3933-622: Was also nominated for Record of the Year . Beyoncé 's solo studio debut album Dangerously in Love (2003) has sold over 5 million copies in the United States and earned five Grammy Awards . Usher 's Confessions (2004) sold 1.1 million copies in its first week and over 8 million copies in 2004, since then it has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and, As of 2016, has sold over 10 million copies in
4002-421: Was and then check out the book, so it's a bit like leaving little trails for people." He was inspired to title the album Rounds after hearing that his sister had been singing a musical round , telling an interviewer: "It seemed totally relevant; a round is all about repetition and phasing , which is the essence of what I've been doing since I've been making music." Rounds contains ten instrumental tracks with
4071-586: Was created by Mary J. Blige and producer Sean Combs . During the mid-1990s, Whitney Houston 's The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album eventually sold over 45 million copies worldwide becoming the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Janet Jackson 's self-titled fifth studio album Janet (1993), which came after her multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records , sold over 14 million copies worldwide. Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey recorded several Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, including " One Sweet Day ",
4140-581: Was filmed as part of the music video for Teenage Birdsong. A live recording of the two shows was released on 29 July 2019 under his "4TLR" moniker. On 29 August 2019, Hebden had released a collection of three brand new songs as part of an EP called Anna Painting . The project was made in collaboration with painter Anna Liber Lewis, and features artwork by Liber Lewis in the release. On 21 January 2020, Hebden announced his tenth album Sixteen Oceans for release in March. Starting in September 2020, Hebden began
4209-438: Was followed by the double A-side single "Glasshead"/"Calamine", which was to be Four Tet's last release on Output. In late 1999, Warp Records released Warp 10 + 3: Remixes , a tenth-anniversary compilation of remixes of Warp tracks. Hebden contributed a remix of the opening track of Aphex Twin 's Selected Ambient Works Volume II , which was considered to be his break-out release. In 2001, Four Tet's second album Pause
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#17328632774214278-577: Was later hailed "song of the decade" and won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 2006. The mid-2000s came with the emergence of new R&B acts Ashanti , Keyshia Cole and Akon . Ashanti's eponymous debut album topped both US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It earned her three Grammy nominations winning one for the Best Contemporary R&;B Album . R&B newcomer Chris Brown released his self-titled album in 2005 which debuted at number two on
4347-467: Was later made available as an individual EP. Hebden has also remixed, under the Four Tet name, tracks by a wide range of artists including Tegan And Sara , Madvillain , Andrew Bird , Bloc Party , Super Furry Animals , Beth Orton , Badly Drawn Boy , CYNE , The Notwist , Boom Bip , Battles , Kings of Convenience , Lars Horntveth , Bonobo , Rothko , The xx , Thom Yorke and Radiohead . On 25 September 2006, Domino Records released Remixes ,
4416-440: Was played on BBC Radio 6 Music before being released. Although it appeared that his new album was completed and pressed on vinyl due to Instagram stories and a tweet, "TEXT055" was instead a collaboration between Fred Again and Brian Eno . Hebden released Three on 15 March 2024. He first previewed the album with its opening track "Loved" on 10 January 2024. On 14 February 2024, to coincide with Valentine's Day, Hebden released
4485-451: Was released as an EP featuring remixes by electronica duo Icarus and Isambard Khroustaliov along with additional Four Tet tracks "I've Got Viking in Me" and "All the Chimers". An accompanying DVD featured all of Four Tet's videos to date. In addition, the closing track "Everything is Alright" was featured in a U.S. Nike commercial in 2001 and 2002. At the beginning of 2003, Four Tet opened for Radiohead on their European tour. A remix of
4554-649: Was released in April 2004 as a limited edition, available exclusively from the Domino Records website. In March and April 2005, Four Tet performed two shows of improvisational music, in collaboration with jazz drummer Steve Reid , in Paris and London. He also appears on Steve Reid Ensemble 2005 album Spirit Walk . This collaboration was extended into a series of international tours, and the release of two albums, The Exchange Session Vol. 1 and The Exchange Session Vol. 2 over
4623-445: Was released on Domino Recording Company and found Hebden using more folk and electronic samples, which was quickly dubbed " folktronica " by the media and press in an attempt to label the style (often also applied to artists such as Isan and Gravenhurst ). Rounds was released in May 2003. Three singles were released from the album: "She Moves She", "As Serious as Your Life" and " My Angel Rocks Back and Forth ". This last single
4692-499: Was the 1997 single "Double Density", released on the Output label under the artist name 4T Recordings. He began releasing material as Four Tet in 1998 with the 36 minute, 25 second single " Thirtysixtwentyfive ". Later that year, he released another 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
4761-431: Was to continue to be one of the leaders in that development." That same year, Teddy Riley began producing R&B recordings that included hip hop influences. This combination of R&B style and hip hop rhythms was termed " new jack swing " and was applied to artists such as Keith Sweat , Bobby Brown , Johnny Kemp , and Bell Biv DeVoe . Using hip hop -inspired backing tracks, a new genre labeled " hip hop soul "
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