CD (Domino)
Kieren Hebden has trasversed a great deal of beatsmithery over the last few years. On top of successful forays through “folktronica” (can we now officially retire that silly term) with Rounds & Everything Ecstatic, he ventured deep into the free-music ether with jazz legend Steve Reid. Surprising perhaps, that There Is Love In You sees Hebden in a mode that renders him as accessible as he’s likely to get. Much like 2008’s teaser EP Ringer, Hebden has become well acquainted with 4/4 kick structures & cycling psychedelic techno voyages. Early single “Love Cry” has won over clubs — not a typical Four Tet thing to do — and much of There Is Love in You hovers close to the dancefloor. The grounded rhythms & thrumming grooves are a fresh respite from all that twinkling, strumming, glistening petite electronica that litters the glut of Hebden’s back catalog.