Another Monday, another long song, another Four Tet track to start the week... this one dates from 2009 when Four Tet and Burial released a two track 12" single. One of the two tracks was Moth, a nine minute excursion into the inner worlds of Burial and Four Tet. Moth starts out with ambient sounds, sounding like the noises that get caught when someone pocket dials you. A synth stab riff comes in and dubstep drums break through.
There's lots of detail, lots of sounds and FX that enrich Moth, make it what it is even if you can't put your finger what exactly they are. A snatch of a vocal. Background washes. A bell ringing. Drop outs where suddenly the drums are the focus. Sections where an electronic squiggle and wordless vocal become the foreground. Rumbles of bass. Signals. Abstract, shape shifting and repetitive but also never settling still for long.
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