4 Tet drops sneaky remaster of 2006’s ‘Pockets’
by: Josh Stewart
Might 28, 2021
4 Tet has given followers a real summer time choose, nonchalantly releasing a remaster of his largely forgotten 2006 DJ Kicks unique, “Pockets.”
15 years of mud? No drawback, as “Pockets’” colourful synthwork and expansive drum package retains the tune as ripe because the day it was picked. The observe opens with a bouncing riff that sounds straight out of Sonic 2, solely to devolve right into a psychedelic bout of the UK producer’s natural chime and beat-ridden environment. On paper, it seems like a little bit of a large number, however in some way beneath the manufacturing wizardry of 4 Tet, the eclectic single leads to one thing significantly cohesive.
The discharge additionally brings a remastered take of “Pockets (minimal model)” which presents a stripped down, virtually sterile rendition of the unique. Whereas the unique makes use of the remaster to discover a little bit of readability sense of the atmospheric litter, “Pockets (minimal model)” makes use of it as a further layer of polish on an already clear slate. Buy “Pockets” in both digital or bodily codecs here, and discover stream the total remastered launch beneath.
Featured picture: Rikard Osterlund
Classes: Music