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With words like “bone-chilling brilliant” and “hauntingly beautiful” to describe it, James Blake’s sophomore studio album Overgrown is a marvel of sounds & feelings.
Released in April 2013, the album was supported with a series of concert appearances including a performance at Coachella and having guest features by electronic genius producer Brian Eno and even surprisingly rapper/producer The RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan. It received widespread critical acclaim upon release.
Bigger in scale, expanding his musical vision and building tension, this new effort spins towards being almost like a cinematic experience, using a discrete orchestration as a backdrop – leaving his newly confident, expressive and crystalline vocals to shine.
James is still stretching and he keeps experimenting, overgrowing a musical past of downbeat R&B and dubstep tunes in just 2 years from his debut album (and related EPs – Enough Thunder; Love What Happened Here), into “melodic bass music” as he describes it – becoming a songwriter and producer confident enough to wander into new music territory without losing his own unique elegant electronic arrangements and melancholic, seducing sound style in the process.
Blake released recently also a video for the title track - [overgrown], directed by none other than Nabil:
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Nabil worked with artists from Kanye West, to Frank Ocean, the Weeknd, Antony and the Johnsons, and Foals to Bon Iver:
A nightly journey, reverse time passing by, forest of discovery and sea of longing for lost [love], the video explores the delicate inner workings of James’ emotional core.
“Best new track” on Pitchfork, can be the best dark romance soundtrack for a moody afternoon or, even better, for nocturnal listening, to keep things in perspective.
James Blake
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by Dragos Gavrila
Dragoș Gavrilă is a Freelance Designer. Specializing in Graphic & Interactive Design, Typography, Illustration & Graphic Art. Also an online curator of image and music, cultural informer, occasional writer, lover. Currently living, working & playing in Bucharest, RO.
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