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Four Tet at Creators Project in October (more by Ryan Barkan)

Four Tet was just in NYC to DJ at Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival and has a few more shows in December, including ATP Nightmare Before Christmas in the UK. In March he'll return to NYC for a show at Le Poisson Rouge on March 10. Tickets for the show are on sale now.

Four Tet's Kieran Hebden teamed up with Steve Reid (RIP) and Mats Gustafsson to play a one-off concert together in London on June 20, 2009 and released a double LP/CD of the concert, Live at the South Bank, earlier this month (11/15) via Smalltown Superjazz. You can purchase the album at the Smalltown Superjazz webstore and check out a video from the show below.

All dates and video below...

Continue reading "Four Tet NY show announced, Kieran Hebden live LP released"

posted at 10:10 AM on November 30, 2011 in dance | music | tour dates | Comments (13)

Steve Reid

Domino are very sad to hear the news of the death of Steve Reid, who passed away in his sleep last night after a battle with cancer.

Steve Reid was a giant of a drummer, who began playing professionally at the age of 16. His first recorded work was with Martha And The Vandellas, working in the Apollo Theatre House band, under the direction of Quincy Jones. Over the years Steve recorded and played with artists such as Miles Davies, Fela Kuti, James Brown and Sun Ra, amongst other musical legends.

Domino had the pleasure of releasing The Steve Reid Ensemble's Daxaar album in 2007 and Steve's groundbreaking works with Kieran Hebden, the albums The Exchange Session Vol. 1, The Exchange Session Vol. 2, Tongues and most recently, NYC. Our thoughts go out to Steve's family, friends and 'musical soul mate' Kieran Hebden who had these words to say: "Steve was one of my great friends and the most wonderful musician I have ever encountered. The music and adventures we shared have been some of the most happy and meaningful experiences I've ever had. A true inspiration. He lived a great life and gave us incredible music. I'll miss him forever."

RIP Steve. Check out some videos below...

Continue reading "drummer Steve Reid, RIP "

posted at 3:35 PM on April 13, 2010 in music | Comments (3)

Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid

Reid and Hebden have made several albums together by now, including the excellent Tongues in 2007. Those sea legs seem to have a mighty short half-life, though: Reid's creative phrasing and pulse games are, as always, a fascinating contrast to the rigid rhythmic grids typical of Four Tet constructions, but on NYC [their album releaesd November 3rd by Domino] the pair doesn't seem to find a happy middle ground anywhere. With Reid on tap, ready to dive in headfirst with limbs flailing and very few responsibilities, you almost have to wonder whether Hebden just found himself in over his head; the album may have been considerably more focused if Hebden had sampled Reid's performances and woven them in as loops. But that would defeat the whole point of the project, now wouldn't it? [Popmatters]

Kieran and Steve play (le) poisson rouge in NYC tonight/Friday December 12th. Later that night is a Glitch Mob party at the same venue. All Kieran dates below...

Continue reading "Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) - Tour Dates (tonight @ LPR)"

posted at 8:40 AM on December 12, 2008 in music | tour dates | Comments (5)

Fake Blood is not Soulwax

I took two nights off after my early start Wednesday night, leaving me eager to hit the B Saturday night for a party that featured a nice mix of deejays that were both familiar and new (to me). I arrived in time to catch the tail end of Van Scott's set which featured a dancey Lykke Li remix, a super-voded mix of Little Boots' "Meddle" (which I later found out was by Treasure Fingers), and lots of other recent tracks.

Franki Chan followed with an excellent mix of some tracks I didn't recognize along with some new favorites including Whomadewho's "TV Friend" (one of the remixes that just came out at the end of last month) and a lovely hybrid version of the Soulwax remix of the Chemical Brothers' "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" that featured the original "super star deejays" vocal sample instead of "2manydj's" but as far as I could tell, retained all the instrumental parts from the Soulwax remix.

Franki Chan Princess Superstar took the evening in a highly dancey meets retro direction, dropping some current stuff mixed with some updated, oldie but goodie classic 90's tracks. Her set segued into Larry Tee's with the pair performing a live version of their hit "Licky" that's had dancefloors freaking out since last winter. Larry's set had everyone getting down and remembering what an innovator the pioneer of electroclash was and continues to be.

The night ended with a bang that unfortunately, hardly anyone was left to see: Nadastrom absolutely killed it. I'm not sure what specifically was great about their set ...it might have been the song selection, excellent mixing, just the right amount of wobbly bass...but one of the most satisfying elements of their set was the enthusiasm the pair maintained as the not too big to begin with, Studio B crowd dwindled down to a few handfuls of people:

Continue reading "the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Fake Blood, Lifelike, Larry Tee, Tittsworth, Moby, Evil Nine & more)"

posted at 7:51 AM on December 12, 2008 in dance | MP3 | music | Comments (8)

Monday at diesel

The next free Ben Neil-curated free show at the World Financial Center Winter Garden happens Tuesday (July 22, 2008). On the bill this time: Kieran Hebdan (Four Tet) and Steve Reid. "Hebden and Reid create an abstract sound that incorporates elements of hip-hop, electronica, jazz, and folk music with live drumming & percussion."

But that's not the only chance to see Kieran perform this week (see flyer above if you didn't already) (RSVP email). All Kieran dates below...

Continue reading "Kieran Hebden plays NYC Tuesday (AND TONIGHT)"

posted at 3:17 PM on July 21, 2008 in dance | music | To Do | Comments (1)

"BEN NEILL is a composer, performer, and inventor of the mutantrumpet, a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument. Through his use of interactive computer technologies, Neill creates a unique musical and visual experience, melding the worlds of electronic music, jazz, pop culture and visual media." [Ben Neil]

"Ben is the curator of the River to River Festival at World Financial Center this summer. This series of 5 free concerts focuses on leading artists in the field of electronic music, including Ulrich Schnauss, Fennesz/Sakamoto, FourTet and Steve Reid, Nicolas Collins, Dorit Chrysler, Kode 9, Dubwar and Johann Johannsson. See full schedule here" [Ben Neil]

Info on a show Ben is playing himself, as well as a Kieren Hebden (FourTet) and Steve Reid video, below....

Continue reading "Ben Neil curated the five free electronic shows @ WFC "

posted at 6:54 PM on May 15, 2008 in dance | music | tour dates | Comments (3)