Polydor
Catalogue No: ATLAS2LP
Haunting debut from post dubstep pioneer. The past couple of years have seen creative explosions and new generations coming through in both dancefloor electronics and heartfelt, introspective singer-songwriting, but self evidently they've remained mutually exclusive genre islands. until now. With a uniquely emotional electronic production style every bit as deeply personal and impassioned as his voice or songwriting, james blake is sketching out his own place in the musical universe. When a teenage james first visited the pivotal london dubstep night fwd>> in 2007, he'd already been to drum 'n' bass nights with schoolfriends, but the music and atmosphere there were unlike anything he'd experienced. This was what james had been waiting for - he just hadn't realised.
