Q & A - with James Blake ... u decide the questions - EE

[rob_booth]

Hello DSF

To co-incide with James Blake's debut 'gold platinum' selling album ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS will be doing a Q & A feature with the man himself as well as a mix !!

This is where the DSF crew come in

You decide the questions .... anything you want, if they make the grade they will be featured on EE


Leave your questions here or email me @

rob@electronicexplorations.org Subject heading - JAMES BLAKE Q & A


You can still download James May 2009 mix for EE which has recently been brought back to life ... grab it here

[joeki]

Great news !

An obvious question I'm sure has been emailed in already would be :
Question
What are some of the artists that influenced you when shaping your own sound (be it artists, albums, a broader 'sound' or whatever...).

I'd be very interested to hear this. A James Blake DJ Kicks would be awesome...

[borrowed]

Seriously can't think of any questions. Man's music is absolutely stunning.

[fractal]

Ask him if he plans on releasing more harmonimix 12's please!! Thanks

Also would be interested to hear his thoughts on the 120-130ish "house?" mutation of the sound, and whether he thinks he will ever venture into this territory too please.

Excited for the show!

[Pistonsbeneath]

would you ever work with borgore?

[brasco]

would you ever work with borgore?

[rob_booth]

any more takers .. got quite a lot of questions now .... 1st and last bump

[skanky beats]

Ask him if he plans on releasing more harmonimix 12's please!! Thanks

definatley this!

[chico_red]

what is the inspiration behind your DJ name?

[fractal]

oh, chico


any info on upcoming shows in america would be dope! much respect rob, top notch as always!!

[singlepoint]

Have you got any collaborations on the abum? who with?

whats the general vibe of the album? eg. "CMYK" style or "Limit To Your Love" style?

[+3]

I would like to know:

-What’s his setup like?
-Is it minimal/hardware driven or is he working in the box, on a DAW?
-Does he use Melodyne?
-Does he record vocals in separate sessions and build a sample library of himself to later throw in tunes, or does he complete the tune and then sing over it?
-What type of Reverb does he use? A hardware version? Its always so clean and leaves no artifacts…
-Does he mix as he goes or at a later/final stage?
-How long does it take him to produce a tune?
-How long does it take to do a remix?
-What’s his process like? Does he just sit down and jam or does he already have in mind where he’s going when he fires up the "[see question 2]"

[Pedro Sánchez]

Is there a limit to your love?

[mta7388]

-Does he record vocals in separate sessions and build a sample library of himself to later throw in tunes, or does he complete the tune and then sing over it?

- How exactly does he treat his high attack high compression synths ala "Don't You Think I Do"
- What software/hardware does he usually use for vocals?
- There is definitely background/white noise in his tracks,how does he treat that so it sits properly in the mix?
- Please more harmonimix!

[Lman]

how much would it cost to have my wicked way with him>

im willing to go maximum of £30 pounds

[glottis5]

how have you made the transition from tennis player to post-dubstep superstar so easily?

[damu]

really looking forward to reading/hearing this.

when might i get the chance?

[Dubstinct]

What's his favourite mix on EE?!

(;

[krakbot]

I just read that CMYK is a fusion of Aaliyah's ''Are you that somebody?'' and Kelis' ''caught out there'', is this true? if yes then this is such an amazing result, and CMYK is even more genius than I first thought! what was the inspiration behind choosing these samples? also are there any other interesting samples in your other tracks?

Also I second the request to release more harmonimixes! (especially mala changes)

Cheers

[Drop_Dead]

Any questions about what software he uses!

And how did he learn...?