Listen to Madlib's Sound Ancestors collaborative album

Madlib came up with the music which Keiran Hebden of Four Tet then arranged and edited for Sound Ancestors. Listen below. 

Read all about it on Rappcats

Four Tet w/ Ben UFO @ Coda, Saturday

Check out Kieran Hebden's Boiler Room set below or listen to his recent dublab session w/Ben UFO right here.

Happy Birthday Steve Reid

Remembering master percussionist Steve Reid with a short film and a couple of stellar performances. 

Kieran Hebden appears on Emanative project for Steve Reid Foundation

Check Four Tet & Emanative's cover of Don Cherry's Makondi off The Light Years Of Darkness album. 

RIP Jef Gilson, 1926 - 2012

A tribute from Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet
Very sad to hear that the French musician and producer Jef Gilson passed away today at the age of 86. Here is a tribute that I made to him back in 2004... the track is built from samples of his music and productions on his label Palm.
A tribute to Jef Gilson (Isma'a records 2004) by Four Tet


There are two really good compilations of Jef Gilson's music available:

Jeff Gilson anthology
Jeff Gilson et "Malagasy" - ZAO

Caribou sneaks out tour-only double LP

If you're planning on attending one of Caribou's upcoming tour dates, you might want to check out the merchandise table as Dan Snaith has put together an enticing tour-only release.
Entitled Caribou Vibration Ensemble featuring Marshall Allen, the double vinyl plus DVD package is a splendid document of Caribou's All Tomorrow's Parties performance last year which involved an expanded line-up bolstered with Sun Ra Arkestra saxophonist Marshall Allen, Kieran Hebden and Snaith's nutty Dundas pal Koushik among others. It looks like that Polaris Prize money has been well spent.

According to Mr. Snaith:
“In September 2009 the Flaming Lips invited us to play at the All Tomorrow’s Parties New York festival which they curated. We wanted this show to be something special so we put together a 15 piece band including all of our friends – Kieran Hebden (Four Tet), Luke Lalonde (Born Ruffians), Koushik Ghosh (Koushik), a five piece horn section, four drummers and Sun Ra arkestra band leader and legend Marshall Allen.
The show was something of a dream come true for us and so we’re very excited to announce that we will be releasing a limited double vinyl recording of the concert. The album will also come with a DVD video recording of the show. This record will only be available at our upcoming concerts and not available in stores.”     

Caribou Vibration Ensemble featuring Marshall Allen

1. A Final Warning (9:43)
2. Barnowl (10:40)
3. Brahminy Kite (5:29)
4. Every Time She Turns Round It’s Her Birthday (8:48)
5. Hendrix With Ko (4:31)
6. Melody Day (5:20)
7. Sandy (4:25)
8. Skunks (6:18)









North American tour dates
Sept 28 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre &
Sept 29 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos &
Sept 30 Edmonton, AB - Starlite &
Oct 1 Calgary, AB - Republik &
Oct 3 Vancouver, BV - Vogue &
Oct 4 Seattle, WA - Showbox &
Oct 5 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom &
Oct 6 San Francisco, CA - Regency &
Oct 7 Los Angeles, CA - La Cita [DJ SET]
Oct 8 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box & %
Oct 9 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse &
Oct 11 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge &
Oct 12 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre &
Oct 14 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa !
Oct 15 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon !
Oct 16 Tallahassee, FL - Engine Room !
Oct 17 Tampa, FL - Crowbar !
Oct 18 Orlando, FL - Backbooth !
Oct 19 Miami, FL - Grand Central !
Oct 20 Mexico City, Mexico - Lunario [LIVE & DJ SET]
Oct 21 Guanajuanto, Mexico - Mutek/Cervantino Festival
Oct 30 Asheville, NC - Moog Festival
Oct 31 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle
& with Emeralds
% with Nite Jewel
! with Arp