Text Records is the label founded by Fridge member Kieran Hebden. As well as being the UK home for Fridge, Text's first signing is Canadian producer, Koushik, (from Dundas, Ontario to be precise). Gilles Peterson played a track from Ko's first EP and charted it at #1.
You might also be familiar with Kieran Hebden's work under the Four Tet moniker.
(Biography Last updated 15 August 2001)
Release date 4 March 2002
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'Battle Times' is the debut release from Koushik, a hot new talent from Dundas, Ontario, whose unique blend of psychedelia and hip hop (at moments he sounds something like The Byrds produced by DJ Premier) is about to blow your mind. These four tracks set the scene, with his ... [more]
Release date 24 September 2001
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Emotions are fleeting and inconstant. That's why we have music, to preserve the memory of mercurial human emotions. Fridge describe themselves as, "Three close friends, making music quickly and directly from what we feel. Completely safe and at ease, late in the night, warm and loving." This is the sound ... [more]
26 February 2004
After stocks being completely depleted, Kieran Hebden's (Four Tet) Text Records have re-pressed the classic Fridge album 'Happiness' . We're very pleased to have it back on the shelves after an absence of a few months.
If you want to get your hands on a copy grab it here .
2 November 2001
In their only UK gig for 2001, FRIDGE headline Xfm DJ John Kennedy's Xposure Live night on Thursday 8 November 2001. Currently touring with Low in the US to support the release of their fourth album 'Happiness', Fridge will confirm further UK and European dates in 2002.
For now, there is this splendid one-off gig, in which Xposure takes over the whole of the Monarch (not just upstairs) with DJs including the John Kennedy ... [read full article]
28 August 2001
We're pleased to announce that we've taken on board the Text label, founded by Keiran Hebden of Four Tet and Fridge. The first release available on PE is Fridge's new album 'Happiness'.
Those of you who are keen browsers will have noticed Text on the site for the last week or so, but we've now got audio up there [and rather nice it is too] so go check it out.
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