Whether you’ve followed Four Tet from its humbled beginnings or came across Hebden via his collaborations with some of the biggest names in music, Sixteen Oceans — released on his own Text Records imprint — functions beautifully as something of an abstract biography, filtered through the lens of Hebden’s evolution toward more traditional expressions within house music. It’s hard to connect wordless songs directly to an electronic artist’s life story, but the way Hebden chose to title and arrange the tracks here suggests a gentle chronology, imbued with nostalgia and reflection on where his creative process has taken him over the last 20 years.
| A1 | School |
| A2 | Baby |
| A3 | Harpsichord |
| A4 | Teenage Birdsong |
| A5 | Romantics |
| B1 | Love Salad |
| B2 | Insect Near Piha Beach |
| B3 | Hi Hello |
| B4 | ISTM |
| B5 | Something In The Sadness |
| C1 | 1993 Band Practice |
| C2 | Green |
| C3 | Bubbles At Overlook 25th March 2019 |
| C4 | 4T Recordings |
| C5 | This Is For You |
| C6 | Mama Teaches Sanskrit |
| D1 | Untitled |
| D2 | Untitled |
| D3 | Untitled |
| D4 | Untitled |
| D5 | Untitled |
| D6 | Untitled |
| D7 | Untitled |
| D8 | Untitled |
| D9 | Untitled |
| D10 | Untitled |
| D11 | Untitled |
| D12 | Untitled |
| D13 | Untitled |
| D14 | Untitled |
| D15 | Untitled |
| D16 | Untitled |
