Rounds
Four Tet
2003 · Folktronica, IDM
Domino · WIGLP126
undergroundchart-reachCommercial reach 4 out of 5, where 1 is deep underground and 5 is top-40.
Why it's here
Rounds folds hand-cut acoustic samples - harp, guitar, found percussion - into broken, asymmetric rhythm with a melodic patience that makes electronic composition feel handmade rather than programmed. It set the template for folktronica as a serious long-form idiom, and its logic of building a track around timbre rather than a drop still shapes sample-based production.
Tracklist
- A1Hands5:40
- A2She Moves She4:38
- A3First Thing1:12
- B4My Angel Rocks Back And Forth5:06
- B5Spirit Fingers3:21
- C6Unspoken9:29
- C7Chia0:31
- D8As Serious As Your Life4:36
- D9And They All Look Broken Hearted5:06
- D10Slow Jam5:16