42 - JAMES BLAKE - JAMES BLAKESo much has been said. So much has been written. So many opinions.
Best to avoid hyping this young London producer so much and let his sound grow. He's already released a ton of EP's, and this, his debut was put under the microscope so much, that the heat fried it up.
That was back in January and thankfully now, it still sounds great. Nobody talks about it anymore, although it may pop up on a few end of year lists. I think great electronic music, of a great soul voice - a bit like Jamie Lidell the way he combines those two elements -and Blake's penchant for changing direction really freely. He executes this whole thing with ease.
He would do well to make it sound less easy. Crank up the bass next time. Peel off into weirder directions. Throw down some Aphex Twin style explorations. For now though, James Blake's debut LP comes off like it thinks it's a classic and it sounds like one. Still, I want him to get even weirder!
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