21-23 August 2009
Mr F Tet rocks the tent in a low-res stylee Photo: G Tothedogs
I have walked away from Four Tet sets in the past as they are in danger of being non-events, largely due to the absence of drama involved in watching someone fiddling with their laptops on stage. Given the benefit of the doubt on this occasion, and with the help of some ok stage lighting, Mr Tet played a stormer on the Far Out stage. Some might say the four dancing girls helped the visual aspect of the presentation; I of course was only there for the music.
The delicate twinkles of the tracks from Pause and Rounds were doctored as we watched, and were beefed up to match the impact of the more obviously dance-y Ringer tunes. The sonic language is familiar across the last decade, but even so the effervescent sounds responded well to a pulsing and energetic live impetus and it worked brilliantly on the night.
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