![]() However, the odd assemblage works thanks to Blake’s ability to recognize a hook, leaving him as a go-to guy for gestalt-even if the ghost of Jamie Lidell’s back catalogue hangs heavy over the proceedings.ĭespite talk of his status as “post-dub step,” at heart Blake is a soul man. It’s an oddball gathering of elements that one imagines could have been developed any singer/songwriter desperate to elevate his work past the bar and into the limelight. Soulful vocals-more Motown than anytown-are flattened with (shutter) vocoder, and stirred into minimalist beats. ![]() When broken down, there’s nothing terribly unique about the building blocks of James Blake’s eponymous debut.
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