Bleep

<p>Kieran Hebden's debut record as Four Tet compelled pop-crits to coin a new genre entirely 'folktronica', and as a throwaway definition it explains Hebden's mastery of sumptuous organic phrases and delicate digital processing, but <span style="font-style: italic;" class="Apple-style-span">Pause </span>is so much more than this. Expertly programmed drums skate between hip-hops boom-bap and skittering jazz signatures. Music boxes twinkle, xylophones glisten and guitar sequences sparkle with warm melody. A great achievement...</p>