Four Tet enlists Ellie Goulding for a collaborative standalone single, ‘In My Dreams’, out now Three Six Zero Recordings. The pair previously collaborated on ‘Baby’ from Four Tet’s 2020 album ‘Sixteen Oceans’, and the producer also provided a Grammy-nominated remix for Goulding’s 2022 track ‘Easy Lover’.
Having been teased for fans since late Spring, most recently at his Finsbury Park All Dayer, ‘In My Dreams’ charges out the gate with all the excitement a new Four Tet track warrants.
What begins with an aggressive BPM and wobbly bass slowly unfurls into something more melodic. Bells and chimes soften the track before Goulding soars in, her wispy voice a perfect partner for Kieran Hebden’s typically more subdued oeuvre.
Speaking about the release Four Tet said:
“At the end of last year, Ellie texted me with a couple of voice notes for a song idea. Words and melodies she was singing into her phone, and she asked me if I could use them to make something. She’s told me in the past she likes to send me vocals that I can just use as sound and turn into whatever I want (which is how our song ‘Baby’ happened a few years ago).
I found other noises to go with it and made ‘In My Dreams.’ She added some new vocal parts, but we ended up keeping the voice note recordings as the main vocal. I guess the first take is often the most magical. I wanted to make something that was all about juxtaposing harsh, aggressive sound with the delicate and intimate.”
Next month, Four Tet heads stateside to headline Portola and CRSSD Festivals in San Francisco and San Diego, respectively, having already announced two headline UK shows at Warehouse Project on 19th October and DRUMSHEDS on 2nd November.
Earlier this year, he shared his twelfth studio album, ‘Three’, a milestone which Pitchfork described as “deftly incorporat[ing] virtually every style of music that he’s made over the years.” The album also drew praise from Rolling Stone, Billboard, and The Needle Drop.
Listen to the track below.
