Four Tet drops "In My Dreams" single featuring Ellie Goulding

Four Tet drops "In My Dreams" single featuring Ellie Goulding

English electronic musician Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) has teamed up with Ellie Goulding once again for another single under his Four Tet project. "In My Dreams", released today under Four Tet's label Text Records, showcases Goulding's soft vocals over Hebden's crackling production.

Hebden shared some backstory behind the collaboration:

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.

Hebden and Goulding have previously collaborated before; most notably, Hebden released a remix of Goulding's song "Easy Lover", earning him a Grammy Nomination for Best Remixed Recording.

Listen to "In My Dreams" below:

Hebden will be on tour this fall as his Four Tet project. Find the dates below:

9/28/24 @ Portola Festival, San Francisco, California, United States
9/29/24 @ CRSSD Festival, San Diego, California, United States
10/4/24 @ Form Festival, Arcosanti, Arizona, United States
10/18/24 @ Gasholder, Amsterdam, Netherlands
10/19/24 @ Depot Mayfield, Manchester, United Kingdom
11/2/24 @ Drumsheds, London, United Kingdom

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