Four Tet In The Studio With Future Music
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- čas přidán 19. 02. 2013
- In 2010 FM dropped into the studio with Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet to talk about the making of his tracks Sing and Love Cry from his album There Is Love in You.
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Astonishing that one of the most innovative, well respected electronic music producers of our time is giving you a tutorial on how he makes music (probably for free) and all you can comment on is his looks/what genre/how old the software etc etc. Pay attention to the techniques and valuable information he's giving you and try to learn something...and show some respect.
Well said. This is why they bitch about him: They have no musical talent of their own.
This comment certainly didn’t grow old, well said
Also (and it’s totally irrelevant, but still) he’s not a bad looking guy at all.
I'm wondering what made you call him "innovative".
@@talgy2671 shut up and keep listening edm and brostep
*Uses Pro Tools 5 and an early version of Ableton with very few plugins
*Does very little actual "mixing" and just leaves sounds the way he found them.. people compliment him on how 'warm' his music sounds.
*Finds ways to get the most out of a single sample by pitching, stretching, being creative with it
*Throws in random elements now and then for a bit of surprise
*Doesn't get this album mastered because he is ALREADY HAPPY with what is coming out of the speakers.
....Has a totally unique sound that could only come from him. (that's an opinion, of course)
This is by FAR one of the BEST videos I've ever seen in the Future Music library. So much to learn from this guy about the simplicity of just listening and carefully selecting what you want. Fuck all this over-processing, comparing your tracks and trying to sound as "loud and bright" as the next guy. This album was made in 2010. In 2018, we all have WAY more than what we need to make music. The only thing we have to learn is to simply listen to the sounds we've chosen and trust our instincts. Bravo FourTet! :)
so so true
🙏
Well said.
"In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity."
👏🙏
1000%
coming back to this after almost a decade. still gold.
I couldn't be more pleased when he said "none of this is mastered"
LOVE THAT
It's crazy how easy he makes this all look...I mean, there's millions of people using the exact same process (chop up a sample, throw a beat under it, mess about), but only Four Tet sounds like Four Tet.
30:52
its like painting a masterpiece. there are a few techniques but you're just putting brush to canvas with the same tubes of colour anyone would get if they bought them. give it to a child and it looks balls, but give them to Carravaggio and sure it would be genius. and all it is is...brushmarks!
there's some mentality of electronic music that it has to be technically complex and that we need expensive modular synths or something expensive and iconic, then find out a complex way of routing it and learn max/msp or whatever. this is really exploring the bare possibilities almost in a way that it removes limitations! tech should make the artist explore his creativity more easily, no?
@@jorgepeterbarton thats oversimplifying it- the masters of painting mixed their own pigments and could draw, sketch, sculpt and etch as well. they were well rounded craftsmen in their trade.
@holdenrains you proved his point even further
"I want it to have all those moments of impact but I just want to use my own way of doing all those things I dont want to rely on any of the cliche kind of moves we hear a million times again and again."
real
fucking
talk
what’s crazy is he has always been like this in terms of eclecticism. his sample choice, composition, and overall sound design is just him. most people’s sounds evolve and change over time but four tet has ALWAYS sounded like four tet… insane
This was originally for the print magazine, so was released in 2010 on dvd with it.
this is a holy grail of making electronic music and only a couple thousand people realize it. there is love in you was a classic.
6 years later up to nearly half a million...but still, less than 500,000 people! This is legendary.
How can you not love this dude? So creative and distinctive
"I like the idea of a little riff that could have been the beginning of a track, is brought in at the end and fades out kinda quickly, like.. kinda hints at another idea that could happen in the future of the track, you know like the track's got a life beyond what you've heard." 18:10
rash s an absolute genius move. I mean the intention behind that is so brilliant. Many producers fear to take that sort of risk
Love that so much.
reminds me of the burial+massive attack track "four walls", when at the end, a kick drum starts banging again leaving you thinking what could happen after the track finishes :D
this is so nice lol. I know this comment is a bit old but if you see mine, pls check splesh or eastre by autechre it basically does the same thing at the end
@@cornale thanks, will listen now
I learned more from this video than the 100s of other tutorials and FMM videos I've watched combined.
Like Andrew Scheps says, the only thing that matters is what comes out of the speakers. This is a great example of someone not giving a shit about flashy techniques, but just using their instincts to make incredible music in a way that's natural to them. So inspiring. Kieran is an electronic music titan.
Us looking at a screen watching four tet looking at a screen .
Love his music
I didn't notice... After a while I just sorta.... screened it out. 8)
You could put a video of you watching your screen. :)
After watching this I have so much respect for this guy and all his tracks.
Four Tet is a genius. Love his drums sounds
'Sing' is one of my favorite electronic songs of all time. I've been a lover of electronic music since Aphex Twin's ...I Care Because You Do in 1995 and 'Sing' is the first song that forced me to get up and dance. Pure genius!
Finally! I always wanted to see the full version!
Thank you
I really enjoyed watching this, thank you FM
Ty so much mr. Four tet to showing us this. Very great music workflow. I love four tet alot! Buy theese great albums!
Thanks for posting this. Really nice to get a glimpse of his workflow and techniques.
This video is absolutely incredible. Thank you Kieran! This is invaluable
This video felt like it was 5 minutes long. What a guy. Thanks Future Music!
What a really nice guy. I'm so glad I watched this. Thank you FourTet
I really dig his approach to sound manipulation. back to basics in a clever manner. great musician.
I guess some of us watched this four times or more and everytime we're suprised it's over so fast, again.
almost a decade later and still so inspiring
13 years actually
So pleasing to listen to him discuss things in such detail with great knowledge of the craft.
that was amazing /// great words, great sounds, great mind, great dude.
One of the most innovative sounding and inspiring producers in recent times. Awesome. Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated.
I love when he explains his now trademark "flutter reverse" technique. I also use Ableton and use samples frequently, and that's one of those things I gravitated towards naturally, when thinking of ways to utilize samples in multiple ways. I'm so glad he mentioned it, and always get a boost thinking that's automatically where my head went. Samples and loops are finicky, and hearing him talking about trying samples at half speed and double time, and "trying to get whatever I can out of it" is so DIY production. He's my favorite producer by far, and always impresses me with his resourcefulness on a computer.
exactly. well said. would love to exchange some songs if you’re still making music
@@judegnelson link me, bubba
Probably the most important "In the studio" docu for me personally!
I guarantee you that "friend of his" who lent him the Prophet 5 is Thom Yorke.
whoop de doo
Exactly who I was thinking of.
Imagine getting to borrow and play the prophet 5 used on Everything in its Right Place
@@benjaminengelberg6332 Such a great track that 😎
Or Bonobo.
Wow....I want more of this....
i have so much respect for this dude
I remember watching this years ago and it really inspired my music making. It reminded me that the most important part of music was the creativity and the experimentation not endless mixing and eqing. I’m so happy I’ve watched it again 😊.
Dear Kieran - thanks so much for these insights - great inspiration and very important for me to see what an enourmous amount of work (or better playing around!) you put into your tracks! and there are definitely NO rules ;-)
For someone who knows a little about DAWs, but has never dabbled into producing this is really mindopening. Thanks a lot!
All hail Four Tet! It's so inspirational to watch him work away and explain his musical endeavors.
Ohhhh sweet! So stoked you uploaded this
Great interview, thanks a lot. Four Tet is cool!
THANK YOU
God damn Four Tet you are amazing.
suchh inspiration!! got mad respect for him
such passion in four tet's heart
super inspiring... love cry and sing are my two favorite songs from the album, so it feels like this video was made just for me :P
Awesome and inspiring insight - thanks for sharing
What an intimate look into Four Tet’s creative process ✨🎶
this series is amazing
Man, the outro to Love Cry is so awesome. I love how he explains exactly how he did it. What an actual boss :D
A guy that inspires you to delve deep and get creative.
fascinating, so grateful someone as clever and articulate as him is willing to explain how he does what he does
Sing * is a track that just lifts every single pain away in my bones and soul... my total favourite!!! Just watched him last night in Ally Pally 👏
thx futur music for all these precious videos now this is a video of a guys breaking every rule of conventional stuff, a great one !!!
I think I've watched this video at least half a dozen times, but now after finally implementing his techniques into my own music, I am even more thankful for him taking the time to share his wisdom. He's the most humble electronic producer out there.
I just learned that people still think Keiran is Burial!
He 100% is not.
They're high school friends, who have no doubt influenced one another's working approach (burial also works mostly just by editing audio on the timeline, rather than using hard/soft synths), and had already recorded and released "Moth / Wolf Cub" together (2009, on KH's Text Records) a year before this video was originally shot (2010).
Now we know what Burial looks like. Crazy
you do a great job, Four Tet!
Thanks for posting this. Great producer.
Loving Four Tet and other experimental electronic artists like
Amon Tobin, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Sqaurepusher, The Bug, Forest Swords, Allflaws
Great insight into his process.
Fascinating and he seems like nice, thoughtful chap.
Thanks for this video guys
the master! such a humble guy also!
I love the artefacts of filming the screen
I'm glad he is so open about every detail.
Four Tet is the coolest person on earth. I love you, man!
Bleep Bloop! Love this!
Really good insight into a great artist.
This blew my fucking mind when it first came out, and I love that last trick with the reversing stuff so much I immediately stole it and have used it ever since. This guy is an actual goddamn genius.
Sing is my favourite track of his, great stuff. :)
this is so great
Total Sensory Genius!!
the vocals are CRAZY awesome!!
Holy shit, I've been in this studio!! :D
Still so humble - Respect
Excellent
This guy is amazing
genius so inspiring
Amazing!
He’s nothing short of a genius :-)
Wow, what a top bloke to give away tricks like that. Nice one, got to go find some new samples to play with now. Thanks for the inspiration :)
The best one🧚🏻♂️
Just 2 mins in and his workflow for that first track is basically how I go about it. It's nice to see because I'm always doubting. I always think there's some better way that I'm not employing.
This is what might finally push me to do it. Thank you.
Simplicity at its finest.
Great video! Four Tet is amazing :)
mans a genius
I can't imagine trying to do this with tape splicing :P Nice track and video, thanks FM & Mr. Tet!
Genius.
WATCHED ALL 42 MINUTES! Love him!
Caps like it's some kind of major achievement to concentrate on one thing for FORTY TWO WHOLE MINUTES!!!
Crazy amount of gems dropped here, he has a super fuckin cool process
*drops Country Riddim*
Humble man.
This dudes awesome.
Four Tet is brilliant.
He's killing it...that's why
You are amazing. Seriously, it's like i have found the best dude to piss off on the internet. You are right, i can't handle you, you are too much for me, you are too much for the internet, you are just too hot to handle and everyone needs to realize this and your opinions are so out there but right. I will take your advice and quit my job as a network engineer and try and get a proper job to overcome this huge ordeal that has mentally scarred me for life. Thanks. Much love, Jc.
Brilliant producer, the man and his nerdness!
I know I’ve come late to this but that was magic, so many ideas to take away... Both tracks are great, but Love Cry is a total banger, always been one of my favourites, great to see and hear how it was made. Thanks Kieran for sharing so much of your process and thanks FM for putting it out there.
a wizard and a true star
brilliant.