James Blake has done it again

[nowaysj]

I hear a lot of similarities. JB way more danceable, but it sounds like JB has spent some time listening to B

[ketamine]

LOL to be sure, & who hasn't. Its now etched in the back of everyones mind when they go to reach for a vocal sample... Pretty much influenced an entire generation of musicians in someway or another...

[The Phantom Banger]

that ep is absolutley huge! Next up hoping theres going to be another harmonimix white?!?

What two tunes though

[nowaysj]

reach for a vocal sample

Beyond those vocals are textural and spacial influences as well, at least i my ear.

Just glad that people can now start using what they've learned from B without the mark of Cain being put on their foreheads.

[back2onett]

that ep is absolutley huge! Next up hoping theres going to be another harmonimix white?!?

What two tunes though

hope so, I got the last one and I'm definitely getting the next

[ketamine]

reach for a vocal sample

Beyond those vocals are textural and spacial influences as well, at least i my ear.

Just glad that people can now start using what they've learned from B without the mark of Cain being put on their foreheads.

LOL

[cloak and dagger]

Well, Burial has a REALLY unique sound. If the Burial copycats were making music as original as James Blake from the beginning, I don't think anybody would be criticising them to be honest.

[nowaysj]

I don't want to start a shit storm of hate in this thread of love (so please hold it if you wanna hate or pm at least), but I don't think JB's stuff is all that original. It is definitely good and he's got a fairly unique voice. But I don't see this as all that ground breaking. Just very very good.

[constrobuz]

james blake is the most original artist to emerge in quite some time. you're gay.

[tripwire22]

james blake is the most original artist to emerge in quite some time. .

Agree but u forget joy Orbison fantastic mr fox blue daisey.

[constrobuz]

joy orbison is wack, fastastic mr fox i'll agree with you somewhat (doesnt have enough material out though), blue daisy is real good but not that original.

[upstateface]

Amazing EP. But all the white noise, thats's supposed to be there right?

[deadly_habit]

I don't want to start a shit storm of hate in this thread of love (so please hold it if you wanna hate or pm at least), but I don't think JB's stuff is all that original. It is definitely good and he's got a fairly unique voice. But I don't see this as all that ground breaking. Just very very good.

agree, but it is a sick ep and def has some proper usage of panning and noise and such on it
for some reason james blake is reminding me more and more of four tet

[deadly_habit]

Amazing EP. But all the white noise, thats's supposed to be there right?

sounds like it's being driven to tape really hard or something in an analog chain adding to it i think. or he's just using a white noise oscillator.

[nowaysj]

Urgh, all that white noise masks everything. It's like the song's got sunglasses and I can't see it's eyes.

Listen to some prefuse, four tet with a little of madlib from 2000/2001. This stuff is ten years old already. Just because you're hearing the sound for the first time doesn't make the sound original.

Not to diminish this stuff in any way. Truly amazing stuff.

[Pedro Sánchez]

Urgh, all that white noise masks everything. It's like the song's got sunglasses and I can't see it's eyes.

Listen to some prefuse, four tet with a little of madlib from 2000/2001. This stuff is ten years old already. Just because you're hearing the sound for the first time doesn't make the sound original.

Not to diminish this stuff in any way. Truly amazing stuff.

Agree, he's married a few very distinct styles of electronic music in a way that make sense.

[nowaysj]

Agree, he's married a few very distinct styles of electronic music in a way that make sense.

And does it so well. The shit changes up too fast for me, but maybe I'm just an old foggie.

[cloak and dagger]

Urgh, all that white noise masks everything. It's like the song's got sunglasses and I can't see it's eyes.

Listen to some prefuse, four tet with a little of madlib from 2000/2001. This stuff is ten years old already. Just because you're hearing the sound for the first time doesn't make the sound original.

Not to diminish this stuff in any way. Truly amazing stuff.

Ok, so this is the second time you've come in and said James Blake isn't original. Can you recommend some stuff that sounds like James Blake then? I haven't heard anything from Prefuse, Four Tet, and Madlib that sound close enough that I would call James Blake's stuff unoriginal, and I own a good amount of their work.

[nowaysj]

Not saying that he is unoriginal. Just saying that his stuff isn't totally new, it appears to be the combination of a few influences that have been around for a decade. A natural progression of style, but not a major leap in creativity or form.

[back2onett]

Urgh, all that white noise masks everything. It's like the song's got sunglasses and I can't see it's eyes.

Listen to some prefuse, four tet with a little of madlib from 2000/2001. This stuff is ten years old already. Just because you're hearing the sound for the first time doesn't make the sound original.

Not to diminish this stuff in any way. Truly amazing stuff.

Four Tet, I can see what you mean but not that similiar. Madlib, definitely not imo unless you can post some examples?