James Blake is flat out depressing

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James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by ketamine » Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:39 am

I love JB. Own every tune he's made.

Didn't rate his self titled album however until lately but because I wanted to like it I kept coming back. Today was one of those days. Don't know if it was the rain or the fact I finally listened to the actual words, but d*mn dude... :|

Anyone else found this album content oddly self-loathing?

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by OllieScott » Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:45 pm

first time I fully appreciated the album was on a long train ride after a uni interview. Weren't in the best of moods and I just seemed to sink into the album and kinda zoned out.

To me its one of those albums that you need to be in the right mindset to listen to, like Burial.

I still think he should write more uplifting and dancey music, like CMYK.

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by pompende » Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:17 pm



was literally listening to this as i read your post.

only thing depressing about that tune is that i never got it on vinyl


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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by pompende » Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:05 pm

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :corndance:

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by JensMadsen » Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:47 pm

Well kind of depends what mood you are in to be honest. I enjoyed most of the album.

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by jyro » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:39 pm

the man has alot to be happy about now. here hoping it does not show in the music!

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by BASED » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:14 am

he needs to start sampling R&B again...

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by ketamine » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:38 am

BASED wrote:he needs to start sampling R&B again...
Or get back to Bass music. Piano ballads are cool and all, I understand why he did it. I can almost feel that, with all his classic training/talent he just HAD to get such an album out of the way. Fine... Now let's get back to synths and pads, pls k thx

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by Sexual_Chocolate » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:46 am

JB definitely needs to go back to making more dance/dj friendly tunes.

not to say he doesnt do justice to the other side, i just prefer that to his 'live' stuff
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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by -[2]DAY_- » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:49 am

try listening to early Bright Eyes XD

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by _TraX_ » Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:07 am

I don't understand, was he once dubstep?

I know sometimes the craziest things are classified as dubstep, but I just can't seem to link his self titled to 'bass music'
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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by ketamine » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:53 am

-TraX- wrote:I don't understand, was he once dubstep?

I know sometimes the craziest things are classified as dubstep, but I just can't seem to link his self titled to 'bass music'
It ISNT. but yes, he once was. His self titled is nothing like the music he became popular for.

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by fractal » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:51 am

Just saw him play anti war dub live, less than a few hours ago. It was amazing, pure vibes...

@Trax: his first releases were dubstep, first time I ever heard him was on a distance show. He'll always have connections to this sound and imo, he really gets it. In 07 he was posting a lot of dubs in the forum, wonder if anyone has any of those about?
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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by Brek » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:52 am

He needs to release more of his harmonimix remixes.
Didn't feel most of the album at all, liked his previous work though...

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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by incnic » Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:21 pm

his lryrics are fucked tbh -

cant say how much i hate teh 'brother and sister we dont talk anymore etc' song

gash lol
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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by profound » Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:27 pm

james blake is overrated!


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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by say_whut » Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:55 pm

BASED wrote:he needs to start sampling R&B again...
this, basically.

His EPs previous to his album were brilliant, when you listen to them from early to new you could really see progression. Klavierwerke was really good but the album did not do much for me at all sadly.
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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by Pedro Sánchez » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:18 pm

incnic wrote:his lryrics are fucked tbh -

cant say how much i hate teh 'brother and sister we dont talk anymore etc' song

gash lol
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Re: James Blake is flat out depressing

Post by Kensington » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:30 pm

Still looking forward to his new EP though.

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