Saturday, March 8, 2014

James Blake

A frequent leader in sonic innovation, James Blake has created electronic music from the soul. Using smooth edits, crazy bass lines and a mastery of electronic keys, the British artist's music has been described as a pioneer in post-dubstep, while still holding on to the core root of soul in his singing. With a soulful blend of music and electronic, Blake proves that technology and music certainly go well together. In this song "Why Dont You Call Me?", Blake emphatically pleads that the listener calls him what he deserves, a plea that sounds like he's in the middle of a bitter argument. The vocal delivery and light Piano keys in the beginning really give this song a somber touch. But high pitched voice edits, jarring cuts and sparse drums at the end give the song even more power, and throws the listener into the turmoil he feels

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