2xLP BLACK VINYL

After three very well-received 12"s, James Blake dropped his stunning self-titled full length debut. He already pushed forward-thinking music to the limit on the R&B sampling CMYK EP, then took it even further with the tweaked self-sampled vocals on Klavierwerke, and now the hyped 22-year old producer revealed the next step in his rapid musical evolution - using his own voice naturally. There's lots of raw singing on this record (to the dismay of strictly instrumental beats fans) and it is all very emotive and sincere. The dude is slowly transforming from straight up beat maker to full-on singer/songwriter, not an easy feat! As for the vibe, it's pretty consistent throughout, very deep and moody, kind of like Burial. For starters, check the catchy Feist cover "Limit To Your Love," then delve into album cuts like "Unluck," "The Wilhelm Scream," "Give Me My Month," "Measurements," and "To Care." This is the vinyl version with full LP tracklisting (includes "Tep And The Logic" and "You Know Your Youth"). Recommended.

A1        Tep And The Logi
A2        Unluck  
A3        The Wilhelm Scream
B1        I Never Learnt To Share
B2        Lindisfarne I  
B3        Lindisfarne II
C1        Limit To Your Love
C2        Give Me My Month  
C3        To Care (Like You)   
D1        Why Don't You Call Me
D2        I Mind    
D3        Measurements  
D4        You Know Your Youth