Should be great ! Love cry is awesome

can't wait

2x12' Vinyl ???

And what's with dates in Germany?? Please come here!

The Album is amazing

Thievery Corporation? Jazz Buzz? Noah, are you sure you are able to listen to this album, pay attention, get its influences and strong points and see where it is strong at? MARIO COIN SOUND? Seriously, wtf?

?Hmmm,

This review does not mirror my thoughts and feelings about the album. I know others have said this before me, and I have tended to agree, that when we see RA reviews on anything that orbits outside of the circle of (Tech.Minimal.House.Dubstep.Prgressive), it tends to get a rather sour press, seemingly out of bias.

I own all of Four Tet's work and this is a fine addition, can't really fault it - such an enchanting sound that is coherent and flowing, as short as all his previous albums (~45 minutes) but feels complete so that you wouldn't want to add or remove anything.

With this review, there is a persistant reference to a 'flattening' of, or general 'lack of' bass and low end. But I ask, why is this such a concern on a Four Tet album? That is not what his work is all about. None of this has been tailored for the dancefloor, but rather for the home listener.

The last thing I was thinking when I first heard the mercurial 'This Unfolds', was that 'Hebden's knob twisting has flattened the kick-snare pattern out to the sound of marbles bouncing about inside a cardboard box.'

Bizarre. I rate 4/5.

Is it a joke?
This album is absolutely tremendous. One of the best this century. Usually, I do not agree with Pitchfork, but this time they really appreciated a superb album.
Open your eyes, there is a world outside dub/step/minmal/ proggressive and it's f******** awesome!!!

and i quote on 'love cry' : The ostensible single, 'Love Cry,' is also the album's biggest misstep, though it's entirely forgivable. The macroscopic design isn't at fault—it's Tet's micro selection of parts that brings the track down. With an MOR soul-ish sample, a boring bass buzz and a drum kit that ventures a little too far into Thievery Corporation real estate, it just leaves that thrown-together '90s flavor in your mouth.

EXCUSE ME?????????????????

i am a 100% that one the reviewer has something in his ears that the doctor probably can get rid of with loads of warm water being pressured in his ears, and two; besides this being an amazing album, love cry is an absolute stunner. anyone who has heard that out on the floor will know that. hypnotic, diverse and deep, while funkying away with a devastating beat. what could u ask for more?
to describe lovecry as quoted above i just read the biggest miswriting of the last years.
my god. my jaw literally dropped to the floor there while i was standing up.

4,5 out of 5

Love Cry IS future house.

Love Cry IS future house.

RA, get someone who is actually familiar with a subject to write your reviews.

'You know what you're in for ... It's a clear formula that's served Kieren Hebden through five previous LPs and a galaxy of remixes'

Just.. no. There may be something distinctive about Hebden's work but that doesn't mean it's formulaic. What the hell is 'circular structure'? Did you use that phrase just so that you could call Rounds 'aptly named'? And yes, as already mentioned, this is not music created specifically for the dancefloor, even if he has been influenced by it recently.. your evaluation of the greatest moment of the album as being the point at which it is most like early Underworld reveals the whole attitude you took towards this review.. severely misguided. Although actually, that was pretty clear from the start, with the 'lack of a real 'good part''.

reviewer put me to sleep, are we still talking about music ? great album though

excellent! hopefully it can live up to the back catalog

I actually liked the analysis, but could you post the rest of the review what includes your feelings and experience?

if i was the editor of RA i would fire this guy. I do love RA reviews, and really respect then even if they disagree with my personal opinion about the single/album release but this review is so out of arguments. The comment about Love Cry was ridiculous.

As for album, in my own opinion its few months ahead of its time. Amazing stuff, and they way some songs progress and sound is purely magic. Simple yet effective as hell.

As for "the formula that's served Kieren Hebden through five previous LPs", I can see that reviewer had not listened previous Hebden work. If he did and he finds this album similar to the ones before - well that's even sadder.

love all of Four Tet's shit. Kieran is a psuedo Detroiter.

3.5???

3.5? Kick him.

This guy Noah Barron should be FIRED!
Every review it's stupid and offensive or simply he has just such a bad taste in music!
Four Tet album is an ace, like the other works!

its good music. fucking journos taking the fun out of it again

Wow, I've only heard this album once, and already I know the reviewer doesn't really have a clue.

But yeah this is a really great album from one the UK's most talented electronic musicians.

Not a big fan of telling people that they don't get it, but this is a prime example of 'wrong critic for the right album'

a brilliant progression for this album - should be great on tour

The reviewer must have mayonnaise inside his brain to label "Love cry" a misstep, then follow up by patronizing Kieran Hebden.

What a load of rubbish this journalist has wrote yet again on RA. Love Cry a misstep?? What?

Excellent album

Has the reviewer ever heard 'Love Cry' out?

In plastic people it sounded amazing... (even the thievery corp drums!).

Everyone else in the place seemed to agree as well. Maybe the reviewer was just stroking his chin standing at the bar?

i'm surprised that no one has noticed
"But sometimes the throwback-ism works really well, too, as in "Angel Eyes," an effervescent wisp of a track"
...


to be honest i have mixed feelings to love cry. i mean it's amazing, like Hyph Mngo of house. but at the same time it's boring as hell. i don't know if 'boring' is the right word. i guess what i really want to say is that it lacks something. maybe a break or something like that..

Yeah, he should've just written 'this is good music' for his review.

I think it's a pretty fair review. It's a good album but far from fantastic. It's a lot tighter and focussed than previous albums but, for me, there are only a couple of real standout memorable tracks.

All a matter of opinion though.

Snore....Except for his first album Dialogue, I've been continuously unimpressed by Four Tet's releases. Love Cry definitely didn't need to be 9 minutes long.

His productions are far more impressive when he's collaborating with others. The reviewer's right, the Moth/ Wolf Cub 12" was awesome. I wish he'd go make another Fridge album.

Actually, when I red the review for love cry ep ( why didnt that guy btw did also the album review? www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=6787 ) few weeks ago, i had to double check if i really skipped thru RA.

this time with the album, let alone the rating - i was no doubtly reading RA. the review itself served the usual laugh outs later on - atleast: great entertainment!!

i gotta agree with Mark August on this one!

This album is stunning, amazing and simply mindblowing.

Love Cry as a single is one of the best dancefloor tracks to hit the shelves in quite some time! (not taking that new Ben Klock in consideration , but that's a whole different ballgame!).
I found that the remixes were slightly dull, but the original is a piece of pure beauty!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzWp7BBz8gw
enjoy the video!

Fkin amazing album, don't pay any attention to the crass review............3.5 stars??? - you've got to be joking?, this is a 4.5 on my rating scale. (for reference Joris Voorn Balance 014 2009 was my only 4.5 from last year)

As an album for actual home listening it's a winner for me.

I though love cry was terrific actually!

Incredible album.

Moronic review.

Let´s start reviewing the reviews: 1.5 to this one

I quite like the album. It's about a 4.0 for me. I think its a bit of a slow grower. I've enjoy it more so; on each new listen.

RA reviewers are so far up their own fucking arse, I wonder if they're confusing the sound of their bowel movements with the sound of the music they're SUPPOSE to be reviewing.

Honestly, spare us the tripe. People come here to get an informed opinion, but lately it's been nothing but pompous bullshit, written in contradictory riddles.

After a few listens im stating to love it. 4 to the album, 1 to the review.

Not his best but after a few listens it's growing on me. Love Cry was a disappointment at first but when you get into the layers it's a killer. I wonder where he nicked the break from?

I find this review quite simplistic- the 3½ rating is pretty just, though. The album surely is worth deep listening.

I think this album is just amazing... I would give it a 4.5

been enjoying this album a lot, but contrary to most comments on here i agree with the reviewer in that hebden seems to have played it a bit too safe - after hearing the eclecticism of his dj sets i was hoping he might go for something really zany

bigup Four-Tet for changing his style up a bit by dropping an album almost fully in 4x4.

~ 4

He's totally delivered on this. Love Cry was a great launch point... Love that break!

I found this interesting transcript from an interview with him circa 2002, definitely worth a read if you're a fan.
www.redbullmusicacademy.com/london/lecture-videos/transcript/kieran_hebden__the_apple_mac_daddy/transcript
TUBBS(RMBA)

i love it