Four Tet has combined forces with none other than Ellie Goulding for a buzzing collaborative effort titled ‘In My Dreams’, a track that combines distortion with angelic moments that contrasts ever so nicely overall.
‘In My Dreams’ hits you in the face from the second it begins with that emphatic nature through the abrupt bass line that works in collaboration with the off-kilter percussion that injects an industrialised/garage influence right into the core of the release. This is then balanced out with the lightness in colour through the buoyant keys and Goulding’s pristine vocals that blend into the depth-defying mix well that brings a sense of euphoria to an already jubilant soundscape.
“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 the track ‘Baby’ happened a few years ago)…I found other sounds 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.” – Four Tet