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Hype: James Blake
While the name post-dubstep is a somewhat questionable term, James Blake’s association with the newly-created tag is understandable. Bit by bit, it’s starting to feel like people are building on the promises Burial’s Untrue created way back in 07’ - achieving the wrongly-assumed impossible - injecting emotion into electronic music . While many were discussing how great it was to be ‘up in da club’, Blake’s self-titled debut revelled in it’s own introspection. With tracks like ‘Wilhelm Scream’ he bemoaned how lost he was, creating a stirring, beguiling, forward-sounding surroundings for these tales of woe to be told in. Retrospectively, it’s fucking hilarious that Blake’s name was being said in the same sentence as Jessie J’s, it was clear from the get-go that Blake wasn’t going to spend 2011 dominating the higher regions of the top 40. Instead he spent the year proving he was a true, uncompromising artist, and one that was here to stay.…
By Antonio Rowe
