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Pause
by Four Tet


9.0

based on 13 reviews
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MUSIC:

The second Four Tet album from producer Kieran Hebden (who is also in the band Fridge), 'Pause' is a dense, eclectic collection of a variety of electronic and live instrumentation and found sounds.

LABEL:	Domino
RELEASE DATE:	02 October 2001
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Electronic

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PopMatters

Pound for pound, the songs of Pause are far more interesting and multi-layered than most of your general ambient music available on the shelves today.... A mesmerizing work.

Dot Music

A far more sonically ambitious statement than its predecessors, perfectly fusing organic sounds with production techniques that are usually the preserve of underground dance producers or R&B mavericks.

New Musical Express

It is its author Kieran Hebden's best work to date and confirms the prolific young soundmeister as a major talent.

Stylus Magazine

This is an album that seems to effortlessly evoke the kind of lazy summer days that everyone claims only ever happened when they were kids.

Pitchfork

When measured against Four Tet's prior output, this latest effort does come as something of a disappointment; but by most other yardsticks, it's downright brilliant.

Playlouder

There's a rural beauty, crafted by man and machine, in places as exotic as an orchid.

Resonance

A strange and delightful record full of surprises. [#32, p.56]

All Music Guide

Organic as dirt, and full of an acidhead's sense of space, this one's a winner from start to finish.

Almost Cool

You could take this release and pair it up with Boards Of Canada's In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country for a back-to-back hit of sunny, frolic-in-a-sunny-field goodness.

Sonicnet

Without resorting to sappy new age or yuppie lounge cliches, Hebden has created a blissed-out ambient album for the post-rave generation.

Urb

An utterly modern, far-out reverie of an album. The whole thing works like a charm. [Oct 2001, p.128]

Splendid

It's a good-natured and engaging mix of subtle sample manipulation, music concrete, downtempo dance beats and pop experiments.

Q Magazine

Hebden has a rare ability to make his delicate instrumentals engaging and unpretentious.

The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jon Frisk C gave it a10:
Fantastic

jason h gave it a10:
A one-man mission to bring folk music kicking and screaming into the 21st century...slips effortlessly between genres, adding hip-hop and R'n'B to an already potent mix of influence... has the ability to create exquisite soundscapes that are also moving expressions of human emotion.

Gordon K gave it a 9:
A must have Album for all Electronica lovers. Less jazzy and more eclectic than his previous releases but with the same stunning production. Clearly influenced by the likes of Eno, Reich & Susumo Yokota as well as Big Beat, Jazz and Psychedelia, the album remains amazingly seemless and complete. Catch him live if you can.

Mike R gave it a 9:
This is one of the most COMPLETE albums I've heard in a while. Both moody and upbeat at times, this album does a wonderful job of spanning the emotional spectrum. It's a very reflective collection of tunes and is very, very easy to listen from beginning to end.

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Pause by Four Tet

Pause
by Four Tet