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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | March 13th 17 |
For as much charming humanity and prettiness Four Tet's earliest full-lengths had, they could also get really boring. But for every minute spent bored on Dialogue and Pause, Four Tet pays back with the immense improvement on his sound that is Rounds. The vibes of its predecessor still flow strongly through it, giving it a naturalistic and outdoorsy feel. The stark improvement is found in the songwriting; no longer are tracks just kind of hovering aimlessly or overstaying their welcome. Each track has something, whether it be a guitar line, a synth pattern, or a drum tone, that sticks in your head, and the longer tracks can't overstay their welcome as their welcome to stay as long as they want if they sound that beautiful. The songs progress very well, constantly shifting from place to place but always remaining grounded to one or two ideas. And I'll admit: at first I really didn't see the hype behind the man, but I know now that Rounds is the Four Tet I'd kept hearing about. Very nice.
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| 5.0 classic | MisterDoe | February 12th 21 |
The organic textures, beautiful melodies, and catchy grooves are all legitimate reasons to not give IDM the pretentious reputation it has earned.
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| 4.4 superb | A.R.O. STAFF | March 25th 24 |
| 3.5 great | bungy | January 27th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | April 5th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | FunJan | February 9th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | March 11th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | MAB | July 28th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | fog CONTRIBUTOR | June 14th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | jhop | February 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Collis | February 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atari STAFF | January 28th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Polvo | January 11th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Jrzg85 | December 17th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | September 3rd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | luetin | June 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jake E. | March 9th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | dabisco | February 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | rammsie | December 27th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Prancer | December 13th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Torger | November 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | clavier EMERITUS | August 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jake | July 17th 19 |
| 3.0 good | 2ool | July 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | qwe3 | May 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hewitt | April 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | LamboGD | January 5th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Juanpa | September 10th 18 |
| 3.5 great | nolanzz | September 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sonorous | September 8th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Nine | August 22nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | FelkFg | August 6th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | April 25th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | PaabL | December 4th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Luisito | December 3rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | helti | November 21st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Gueero | November 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | doqtor | November 12th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | KevinMM | October 20th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | YayoG1 | October 4th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Jan555 | August 22nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | chayka | August 13th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | btati | August 7th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | January 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jade | December 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xerian | November 13th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | elemunt | September 28th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Tb1114 | August 9th 16 |
| 3.5 great | p4p | July 13th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | stakis | July 11th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Fuff24 | May 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | tyler | April 19th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | March 30th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Greem | February 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | February 2nd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Mus | January 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | mzeet | August 16th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | lxxwj | May 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | jtswope | March 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | dkkc | January 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | spur55 | January 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Athom EMERITUS | September 4th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Simon K. STAFF | August 25th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Munki | June 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gard3n | April 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | bokeh | March 11th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | March 4th 14 |
| 3.0 good | re4 | January 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | esperNS | December 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zundza | December 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Topaz | December 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Scarfo | November 23rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | kbzn | November 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | unkle | November 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | jash14 | November 1st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zantera | October 22nd 13 |
| 2.5 average | Wadlez | October 19th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Snowden | October 11th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Emyay | June 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Rubvo | June 24th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | ti0n | May 11th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | SebaW | April 3rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Caelum | January 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | SWAGBRVH | December 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | urzadek | December 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Troggy | November 30th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | dwejkk | November 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Melanin | October 12th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Riano | August 27th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | rjk | August 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hamso | June 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | chiu | June 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Yami | May 27th 12 |
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| 4.0 excellent | erdi | April 15th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | jorsh | March 15th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | c0ffee | March 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | owenmac | February 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mike08 | February 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Jekub | January 4th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Wael | December 19th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | svjchtr | December 14th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 4Train | November 28th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Rev | November 7th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Titan50 | November 6th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | November 6th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | dartek | October 28th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | BenRaah | October 15th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | natey | September 30th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | nnnope | August 10th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | utred | August 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | fev | August 3rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Gene | July 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Bleak | July 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mikesn EMERITUS | July 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | geng | May 25th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Muzix | May 25th 11 |
| 3.5 great | aok | March 9th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | perlox | March 7th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | owenmc | February 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lions | February 14th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Leyland | December 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kiran EMERITUS | December 1st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Yotimi | November 22nd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Roomex | November 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dyst | November 13th 10 |
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| 4.5 superb | conradtao EMERITUS | August 24th 10 |
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| 3.0 good | Jin | May 23rd 10 |
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| 3.5 great | Time | December 24th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Iai EMERITUS | November 11th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Matski | September 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | niobium | April 22nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | leyrbpw | November 28th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | CC02 | March 30th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | theBFG | January 29th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kyle | December 20th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Than | November 26th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | astrel | October 25th 07 |
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