Four Tet

Kieran Hebden started his musical career early, and never looked back. He began playing guitar in Fridge in his mid-teens, a trio formed with bassist Adem Ilhan and drummer Sam Jeffers. In 1996 Fridge were signed to Trevor Jackson's Output label. Fridge quickly became a spearhead of instrumental post-rock outfits, releasing two albums, Ceefax and Semaphore on Output in 1997 and 1998, before moving onto Go!Beat in 1999 with their third album, Eph, alongside numerous singles and EPs (compiled on the Sevens & Twelves double CD). During 2000, Fridge spent the summer performing as Badly Drawn Boy's live band, touring festivals in the UK, Europe and Japan.