RECORD OF THE WEEK: KH - Question [TEXT]

One of the summer's most highly anticipated anthems. Speculation surrounding the unidentified producer was abundant on social media, as the track stood out in festival sets from Daphni, Joy Orbison, Floating Points and Jamie XX’s recent Reykjavik Boiler Room. Frantic Facebook groups and comment threads have now been relieved from their transient anguish as an Instagram post from Four Tet (real name Kieran Hebden) fittingly revealed it was in fact a release under his own KH alias.

This funk-fuelled house edit pivots around a catchy vocal loop taken from a rare 1971 Bobby Powell release and an infectious guitar riff which together sit on top of punchy kicks and claps. Towards the end of the track, the vocals filter abruptly into a punchy drop.

Achieving this high an impact with such simplicity is a testament to Hebden’s phenomenal talents as a producer and the track has already proved crossover success between both warm up and well timed peak hour sets.

Firstly released as a single-sided test pressing run of 100, it was only available in London record stores Phonica and Sounds Of The Universe. Inevitably within hours there were copies appearing on Discogs for around £500. Much to our relief, the record has now received a full European release and resale prices are also starting to come down.

The British producer once again showcases why he really is considered one of the best in the business.

4.0/5

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Words by Henry C