New - Four Tet - 128 Harps (2012)

More refreshing newness from Four Tet

Four Tet has completely embraced music sharing mindset and unleashed a string of tracks straight onto Soundcloud over the last year or so.

'128 Harps' is the latest and it's a real treat, combining stuttering post-dubstep dancefloor action with liquid harp melodies. It somehow manages to combine chin-stroking, laid-back folktronica with sublime rhythmic dynamism.

Rothko - Roads Become Rivers (Rivers Become Oceans - Four Tet Mix) (Lo Recordings, 1999)

Delicious, ebbing post rock with gently skittering washes.

Rothko's gently meandering warm bass patterns are given a re-rub with Four Tet's trademark melodic skittering.

Undulating bass weaves together the track with piano and tones pulsing across the sound before a lazily euphoric percussive breakdown takes the track off in a different direction - Tortoise playing a samba band in an underground bar in Rio.

Eight minutes of insidious wonder.

Download Rothko - Roads Become Rivers (Rivers Become Oceans - Four Tet Mix) (Post Rock, Electronica, mp3) (Divshare)

Tunng - Bullets (Max Tundra Remix) (Full Time Hobby, 2007)

Classic from the early days of folktronica.

Have been listening to the Diagrams album a lot recently which is the work of former Tunng man Sam Genders. It has a healthily eclectic approach to augmenting his songs and unique voice.

The way the songs are arranged - krautrocking, electronics and more - is reminiscent of the best of Tunng's work and reminded me of this kitchen-sink remix of 'Bullets'. Max Tundra seems to throw layer upon layer of sounds, arrangement and glitches at the song but it still works and Sam Genders voice still sounds like it's whispering in your ear.


Download Tunng 'Bullets (Max Tundra Remix)' (folktronica mp3) (Divshare)