Wingdings - TEXT059. LP Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet has been conjuring up his totally singular style of electronic music now for 27 years, continually redefining himself and constantly evolving, he's simultaneously both a teacher and student of the game. Jumping constantly between his early ambient, folktronika and downtempo to his straight up house music and everywhere in between, his fingerptints can be found on most factions of electronic music if you know what you're looking for. While Four Tet is undoubtedly often his main focus and project he's most lauded for he loves a side quest; be that his almost endless playlist thats updated weekly, his skeletal yet dance focused project 'Percussions' or his mysterious collages as Wingdings (stylised as ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞آؖ ꉺლ). His most recent addition into the Wingdings catalogue comes in the form of the indecipherable, with an album title that is so unreadable, so wild and text heavy it takes over any part of the internet it's placed on. But once you scratch past that cryptic surface you're greeted by a warm and inviting trip down memory lane, a collage of everything thats come before but twisted and warped into something that feels totally new and innovative. Hebden feels free with this release, working without any potential pressure that surrounds a Four Tet release this album truly breaths it's own air, and across it's 8 tracks you're treated to bass forward and crisp production all wrapped around his knack for peculiar melodies that create more questions than give answers. For fans of Aphex Twin, Skeemask & Daphni
