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Beautiful Rewind

Four Tet

Beautiful Rewind

Album number seven from the London-born IDM producer and DJ Kieran Hebden

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Temporary Residence
UK Release date
14/10/2013
US Release date
15/10/2013
  1. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Harks back to early-90s rave culture, but without forfeiting his up-to-date sensibilities or typically broad range of references
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  2. 8.0 |   DIY

    The rough tones don’t register as forcefully as the hooks on previous works. That said, it’s a rewarding listen, one that eventually embeds itself once given full attention
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  3. 8.0 |   The Fly

    The sound of an artist looking to cut loose, and its playful spirit proves catching
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    While the album does seem rather patched together with a lack of focus - it plays out like a pair of distinct EPs and a couple transitional orphans on shuffle - there's an irrefutable charm to the restlessness.
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  5. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Strikes a refreshingly non-nostalgic note, due largely to his treatment of his source material
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  6. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    A standout in both the Four Tet oeuvre and a growing collection of dance albums that pay homage to the past
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  7. 8.0 |   Spin

    The album is visceral and unrefined, two qualities not often associated with Hebden
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  8. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    An album both in tune with and in thrall to the dancefloor as Heben navigates his way up and down the dial
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  9. 8.0 |   Q

    A wholly uncompromising record that remains compulsive from start to finish. Print edition only

  10. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    An effortless listen, but when it wanders it feels like a bauble, one from an artist from whom we are accustomed to receiving richer gifts
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  11. 7.0 |   Fact

    Much of his early work was heavily influenced by UK garage, and in this sense, Beautiful Rewind feels like Four Tet coming full circle
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  12. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Regresses into an intensive study of hypnotic incantations and obtuse rhythms
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  13. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Mixes club-ready rhythms with touches of brain-melt psychedelia
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  14. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    It's still recognizably Four Tet, still a cut above most EDM. It just feels a little frustrating
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  15. 5.8 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Beautiful Rewind is always keeping us at arm’s length, coldly allowing us to admire the craft without letting us in on the secret. It can make for a lonely listen
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