Four Tet – There is Love in You
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It’s a declarative statement, and by gosh, Four Tet will make you believe it by the end of his newest LP There is Love in You. As you may or may not be aware, Four Tet is laptop brainchild of one Kieran Hebden. He’s been around the block for quite a few years now, but his work has finally made that trek from the strange to the esoteric to their strangely enjoyable. Less clicks and clacks and more rhythms, There is Love in You is as warm and embracing as a computer will get.
Imagine a portrait of someone you know and love. Then imagine Picasso just messed with it and there’s an ecletic element to it that you love. Essentially, that’s why I imagine Hebden doing with the tracks here on There is Love. The underwater homage to Air that is “Circling” is one of those minimalist beauties that develops right inbetween your ears, leaving you wanting a whole lot more by the track’s end. “This Unfolds” is a blatant olive branch to the listener: ‘don’t worry’, I imagine him saying, ‘this is going somewhere. I promise.’ Where that place is I’m not exactly sure, but I’m certain it’s on the set of Beverly Hills Cop III. Yes, I just went there. Anyhow, the disjointed “Plastic People” has a peculiar intrigue that draws me in, but doesn’t really reward me. The Latino influence in ‘She Just Likes to Fight” has a delicate somberness to it (Album Leaf, anyone?), and it stands out a little bit like a sore thumb here because of the stark contrast. In my opinion, that’s exactly why the song succeeds here.
Best line: “Love cry”
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