Well, I just got back from a somewhat successful tour to find that this little gem had been released while I was sleeping on strangers' floors and getting progressively smellier from city to city.
It's Four Tet, everyone's favorite weird-looking Britain on a split 12" single with Mala of Digital Mystikz. This disc was released on July 30th as a promo for an upcoming Soul Jazz Records release called (as seen above) "Future Bass," which will feature exclusive tracks from the two aforementioned beatsters as well as Black Chow, Coki, and Others.
Four Tet's track, "Nothing to See," continues in the clean post-house style we heard on There is Love in You. It's about 9 minutes of hypnotism: waves of noise, gritty synths, and mallet instruments washing over the unyielding heartbeat of a kick drum. The result a masterful undulating soundscape of tension and release that leaves you a bit unsettled and ready for more.
Mala follows with "Don't Let Me Go," a dark, ambient-ish dubstep track with plenty of futuristic robot/computer sounds over a choppy, reverb-laden beat. The tune slowly evolves over it's 5 minutes in a linear form, adding element after element as it goes. It also features a melody from dubstep's least likely instrument: an accordion.
So this is some good shit. I can't wait for "Future Bass" to drop in September.
