New music – Caribou: Honey (Merge Records)

by Ben Hogwood

Dan Snaith, the man better known in musical circles as Caribou, returns with his first new material in two years. Honey is a dancefloor track, co-produced by Four Tet, that has a pretty nippy beat, a rounded bass sound and some pretty psychedelic goings-on up top. Fans will be pleased! You can watch below and listen / buy via Bandcamp:

Published post no.2,142 – Monday 8 April 2024

New music – Four Tet: Three (Text Records)

by Ben Hogwood

Kieran Hebden has reached album number 12 under his Four Tet alias – released via his Bandcamp site on Friday 15 March.

It promises much, for Hebden has the freedom on his own Text Records to do what he wants. Will it show how he is continuing to develop as an artist? Come back to Arcana in the coming week or so to find out…

Published post no.2,102 – Wednesday 28 February 2024

Playlist – Sound of Mind 4: Weekend positivity!

Today it’s all about channelling some positivity for the weekend, in the form of some brightly polished electronic music.

That means some uplifting tracks from the likes of Bibio, Four Tet and Mylo – but beyond the solo producers we have some diva-licious contributions from Robyn, Little Dragon, Santi Gold and Róisín Murphy.

I hope you enjoy it – and stay tuned for more over the weekend!

Ben Hogwood