A new album from Four Tet (aka organic indie electronica pioneer, Kieran Hebden and the whiz kid behind the albums 'Dialogue', 'Pause', 'Rounds' and 'Everything Ecstatic') is ALWAYS something to be excited about and 'Ringer' is no exception. Four tracks of techno (but not techno), the Ringer mini album is a 32 minute, four-track excursion into the kind of wide-open spaces you might find if you set out to make techno with an afrobeat/krautrock sensibility. Ringer locks together gloriously rich synthesizer arpeggios; 'Wing Body Wing' slips from crisp clusters of disco percussion to Steve Reich polyrhythms; and in between are another two euphoric ripples of sound, 'Ribbons' and 'Swimmer'. These are tracks that make you think of Berlin, Dakar, Detroit - but they could only have been made in London. All four are headphone epics. The techno heartbeat comes from Kieran Hebden's regular DJ residences over the last couple of years but also from his ongoing collaborations with legendary jazz drummer Steve Reid. Whether in the studio or live, Kieran and Steve often click into the kind of deep 4/4 grooves that can depart in any direction with a little adjustment.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Ribbons
2. Ringer
3. Swimmer
4. Wing Body Wing