XLR8R TV Ep. 109: Four Tet Does Something Brilliant

[akburst510]

Kieran Hebden / Steve Reid - Departure

[samej13]

@ksabalo i totally see your point, and agree. though I didn't call him narrow minded, rather, i said that the video suggests he apparently isn't open minded. I think it's fair to say that dismissing an entire musical tradition (what he refers to as 'classical' is the western art tradition that has spanned the last few centuries and includes phenomenally diverse styles) in such stark fashion, does suggest that in this instance, he isn't quite as open minded as he could be. Don't you think?

[Rurne]

How much cocaine did this blathering lunatic do before the interview? His eyes look like they're about to leap out of his head, and he's talking in such general terms that he has to be high as hell.

[superkulmedkniv25]

@Rurne His eyes are always like that -_-

[tomgibo]

He could play a really good voodoo zombie in a George Romero film with those eyes!

[heyguy1231]

He doesn't like classical music? That's fucking racist, i'm going to sue him,

[b3l13v3r]

Love his POV from an artist / inspiration standpoint. Not wanting to make something just like what he heard from an amazing album he listened to, but using that inspiration to make music just as amazing! That kind of statement alone inspires me as an artist / musician!!

[txusic]

wow.. what a dum ass... classical mmm once u hear propper classical in the propper place... u have the sensation uve been half deaf b4 hearing that... what a stupid comment!!!

[mesol337]

@txusic his opinion

he didnt give any absolutes.

he just said he didnt like it

[invasionfilms]

@txusic he didn't disrespect classical music, he just said he couldn't get into it. Chill out...

[GinoGinelliTuttiFrut]

they are very mental looking!

[fishybishbash]

THOSE EYES my god

[muddygiorgos]

@fishybishbash he seems to spend a lot of time on the computer...and we thank him for that...

[ClanRewired]

He does realize that Steve Reich uses a lot of these ridiculous orchetral sounds he dislikes so much does he?

[samej13]

i know what you mean - I'm a huge four tet fan, but surprised that he's so generalist when it comes to classical music. he struck me as someone who is very open minded and eclectic in taste, but apparently not... still love four tet though.

[ClanRewired]

It often happens that people who do interesting things, and who you admire, and do seem very open and eclectic, take their inspiration from other fields you might expect, or have quite a narrow frame of reference themselves.

On the other hand, sometimes it is just that what focusses them or drives them in directions or to conclusions you might not expect.

I'm not too familiar with Four Tet, but I really need to look into it, sounds cool.

[saxophones]

he did mon, he just did a collab with burial

shits heavy

[illbuildahouse]

good job xlr8r tv.

[KingWi11]

great artist.

Put something new out Four Tet!