Kieran Hebden, aka. Four Tet makes beautiful music, hardly a contemporary observation I'm aware. His elegantly composed 'Sing' on his recent There Is Love In You album underpins his reputation as one of the most successively experimental producers in underground electronica- a superb amalgamation of quirky electronic sounds and ghostly mastered vocals. But then along came Floating Points who decided to make the whole thing epic and breathtaking. Their remix is undoubtedly the pick of the bunch on the new remixes EP for Sing, Any track almost 14 minutes long needs to have something to captivate even the most patient listeners, and this is utterly captivating. A weightless ambient opening builds for about 6 minutes before the whole thing comes together and becomes the stuff of electronic music fantasy. It's well and truly cemented in my brain right now, but it makes me feel remarkably good. I heard Craig Richards slip it in one of his Saturday night sets at fabric and it did something magical to Room One. I'll let the tune do the rest of the talking....

Four Tet - Sing (Floating Points Remix)

On June 7th, Danish producer Anders Trentemøller will release his highly anticipated new album, Into The Great Wide Yonder, and we can't wait!

His previous album, The Last Resort is a masterpiece of a record, seamlessly shifting in and out from extreme techno minimalism often into ambient electronica with the occasional brutal dancefloor killer. His new album although retaining the same level of abstraction (which seems to be the 'sound' of Scandinavia), appears to be more organically produced, with more instrumental influence.

As well as being a gifted producer, Trentemøller is also a flawless remixer, so enjoy a couple of my personal favourite adaptions of his and sit tight ahead of his new album...

Go - Moby (Trentemøller Remix)



What Else Is There - Röyskopp (Trentemøller Remix)



Into The Great Wide Yonder is out on June 7th on Audiomatique Records

Ok, so another Saturday night has just been announced at fabric and as per usual, I'm plagued by the usual eruption of excitement and will to attend. On July 3rd, innovative producer Shackleton will grace the live stage of our favourite club performing his dark blend of dubstep and minimalism.

Shackelton is mysterious. With scant original material of his that I have been able get hold of, I've been left with a collection of some of his quite remarkably brilliant remixes. This particular remix, of Ricardo Villalobos' Minimoonstar is chilling and artistic, with an almost empty, hollow presence. His return to EC1 is one to put in the diary.

Minimoonstar (Shackleton Remix) - Ricardo Villalobos