Three ways Four Tet keeps the dancefloor grooving

Let's learn from the master! Four Tet's dancefloor track "I've got feelings" showcases a bunch of really useful tools that we can learn a lot from in our own productions. Here I focus on three concepts: the triplet groove, the punchy midrange, and the arrangement (and the concept of the Squeeze-In to provide contrast and emotional dynamics).

Contents:
0:00 Track analysis
1:11 The three lessons
1:50 The triplet groove
4:16 The punchy midrange
6:20 The arrangement
9:25 Follow the patreon

[Hhajsjeieirhrbbr]

I love how passionate and into edm you are. So inspiring

[jamesrobertstclair]

This is top-tier music production advice.

[bulanfebriana]

that 3 bar squeeze in is a real knock you back to reality

[statts]

You're a legend Mate. Awesome knowledge. Easy to understand. Thank you for sharing.

[matteobresciani]

Oscar you are just the best. Your videos are apparently production oriented but the notions you give are just like basic grammar to understand electronic music. In every single video I learn something useful for djing and (more predictably) for live playing. THANK YOU! Your work is just on point.

[debu]

I saw an ad at 5:51

Not getting demonetised Oscar ! Thanks for the video :)

[xNinjaTacox]

Love this breakdown :) so many great observations!

[linussvard]

Some of the most unique and best music production videos! ❤

[friends_call_me_ajax]

Love your videos Oscar! Been in touch with Anton last week about getting lessons hopefully with you chiming in

[NicolasVincentouinicolas]

Very inspiring as always.. just want to dig back into Ableton after those quality vidz, thanks !

[nogoodnick]

Ty! Exactly the type of breakdown I've been looking for.

[skatealex]

Writers block has been kicking my ass lately. Always nice to see these videos.

[concreet]

Love your videos oscar! They're always so informative and inspire me to make more beats

[Dekkie]

I don't think DJ's ever really chose songs (or not) because of weird arrangements. The Age of Love and Schöneberg (a few very old examples that might or might not show my age) have weirdly timed intros that DJ's in the vinyl age hated. And many of us got ourselves in trouble for not counting it out. But we picked up on them anyway and turned them into huge hits. The counting error happens to you once and then you won't forget again. And the next time you play it, you know you passed another little DJ challenge. And other DJ's in the room know it too. Part of the fun.

Anyway, DJ's play songs because they are great. Do not conform to those types of frameworks. Music has evolution too and if we keep on conforming to things like these we'll be left with very boring, stylistic music, without the quirks that lead to entire new directions.

Thanks for the video, by the way!

[laurentbouchard]

Thanks God it's monday ! The Oscar's day !

[thukoo]

I love I this track so much, now I know why :)

[zarkc]

Yo. Cool, practical, useful, concise shit. Thank you

[One_Call_System]

This is the one 4tet song I really dig funny enough you picked it.

[carlborgen]

Getting a larger sound system with proper low end, totally gave me a new appreciation for tracks with shorter punchy elements. The sustained low end stuff just gets a bit tiresome after a while.

[BreathBodySound]

This is all very useful, but what we really want to know Oscar is...WHAT is in that cup?