Inspired by the energy and ideas of old school techno and the freedom and edge of more recent hip-hop from the likes of Madlib and MF DOOM, Kieran Hebden set out to make a record really fast that would retain all the energy and enthusiasm he was feeling, and that wouldn't sound like anyone else; wouldn't even sound like himself. Everything Ecstatic, the fourth album from Kieran Hebden in his Four Tet guise is hugely anticipated - and rightly so - Everything Ecstatic is as demented, clever and downright enjoyable as anything to ever bear the Four Tet tag. Just as Rounds provided a new benchmark for electronic music two years ago, so Everything Ecstatic will in its turn redefine the parameters of what is possible within this ever-mutating, endlessly fascinating and incredibly fertile field.