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remember when a couple hipster blogs told people to like James Blake and everyone went along for it for a couple month?

Jordan_229_2 [Edit] [Delete] 57 replies 13:48 February 1st, 2013

lol.

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where's the thing i click to agree?

cat_race | 1 Feb '13, 14:01 | X | ^ This | Reply

Cementimental, gonad, Aaron, Antpocalypsenow, and JaguarPirate this'd this
These people do not know anything about tennis.

cronenberg | 1 Feb '13, 14:11 | X | ^ This | Reply

theShipment, Aaron, Stringly, 8stepstoperfection, and funkycow this'd this
wasn't he nominated for a brit award

soapy | 1 Feb '13, 14:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
Still don't know who he is.

justanothersheeldz | 1 Feb '13, 14:17 | X | ^ This | Reply

Comaboy this'd this
threw on his album last night

holds up really well imo. probably still my favourite album of 2011. i think it's cool as well how he still releases music on R&S alongside his singer/songwriter style music.

BarryShitpeas | 1 Feb '13, 14:22 | X | ^ This | Reply

tishandfipsy and thetaxidriver this'd this
was never going to be the daytime R1 act that people seemed to think he would be

but the album was also my album of 2011 and i think he could come back with another masterpiece

tishandfipsy | 1 Feb '13, 14:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- his album was proper mor dulladry though, with tacked on sub-bass.
  
  Jordan_229_2 @tishandfipsy | 1 Feb '13, 14:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
CMYK's a good song

the EPs were really strong in fact. Hated the album though.

_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 1 Feb '13, 14:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yeah sure

but everything he released on R&S and Hessle is amazing

subbero | 1 Feb '13, 14:43 | X | ^ This | Reply

_TheBeautifulOnes_, roastthemonaspit, twentynine, and incandenza_ this'd this
- on what?
  
  Jordan_229_2 @subbero | 1 Feb '13, 14:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  moker this'd this
- *Hemlock, Hessle, R&S, Brainmath.
  
  He's had like 8 awsome 12" singles/EPs if I remember right.
  
  jimitheexploder @subbero | 1 Feb '13, 14:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I'd just kind of presumed
    
    Air & Lack Thereof was on hessle for some reason. Anyway guess it's time to buy that Airhead split I just found out about
    
    subbero @jimitheexploder | 1 Feb '13, 15:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
What have you got against the word <quote>of<\quote>?

sweetverbs | 1 Feb '13, 14:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
- what?
  
  Jordan_229_2 @sweetverbs | 1 Feb '13, 15:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
He will be releasing a new album in 2013 through Republic Records.

cronenberg | 1 Feb '13, 14:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
Oh, this again.

badmanreturns | 1 Feb '13, 14:56 | X | ^ This | Reply

Joseph_SP this'd this
That Feist cover he did was nice

automatik | 1 Feb '13, 15:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
I remember the Sunday Times did a huge piece about Limit to Your Love.

I persuaded a bunch of mates to go see his post-headline slot at Latitude. I kept insisting it was great even though it wasn't.

hip_young_gunslinger | 1 Feb '13, 15:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
- exactly!
  
  Jordan_229_2 @hip_young_gunslinger | 1 Feb '13, 15:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
aww nice one jordan, it's turned into an actual james blake thread

cat_race | 1 Feb '13, 15:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
Oh man

You're such a guy

the_dazzled | 1 Feb '13, 15:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
- hey mate. long time no speak.
  
  Jordan_229_2 @the_dazzled | 1 Feb '13, 16:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
Do you remember the time?

theShipment | 1 Feb '13, 15:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
to be fair

dubstep just wasn't QUITE boring enough at that point, something had to be done

Cementimental | 1 Feb '13, 16:13 | X | ^ This | Reply

theShipment, Jordan_229_2, theguywithnousername, and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
#BLOGSTEP

Blub.

sean | 1 Feb '13, 16:38 | X | ^ This | Reply

moker this'd this
I Mind

is on the album, is a million miles from MOR and is way better than any of his Hemlock, Hessle, R&S, Brainmath releases IMHO

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyb9LNLIJd0

tishandfipsy | 1 Feb '13, 16:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
How old is James Blake?

Yes, that's right. He is only 23 years old.
Come back and write in this thread when he is 30.
That's all I have to say.

Lililololaure | 1 Feb '13, 17:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
- and before anyone says anything
  
  yes, he might be 24, because he was 22 in 2011.
  Let' see what his new album is like in 2013 before pronouncing profundities, shall we?
  
  Lililololaure @Lililololaure | 1 Feb '13, 17:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - nope.
    
    Jordan_229_2 @Lililololaure | 1 Feb '13, 17:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I'm no fan of James Blake in particular.
      
      ..but it's obvious the guy's got talent. Whatever he does in the future might turn out to be great. Just accept it. :)
      
      Lililololaure @Jordan_229_2 | 1 Feb '13, 17:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - and yes, I know you're going to reply 'NOPE'
        
        :P
        
        Lililololaure @Lililololaure | 1 Feb '13, 17:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        or something similar ...
        
        Lililololaure @Lililololaure | 1 Feb '13, 17:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - well yeah, he might. but it won't really have any relevance on what i'm saying now will it?
        
        Jordan_229_2 @Lililololaure | 1 Feb '13, 17:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        That's never stopped you in the past. :D
        
        Lililololaure @Jordan_229_2 | 1 Feb '13, 18:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - he's already proven his worth, though
    
    over and over again. but some people only pay attention to albums, and assume the boring torch songs 'n' bass is all he is.
    
    incandenza_ @Lililololaure | 2 Feb '13, 04:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    Lililololaure this'd this
    - people only paying attention to things that are widely available, heavily promoted and in a mass market format?
      
      the monsters!
      
      guntrip @incandenza_ | 2 Feb '13, 08:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - doesn't mean they aren't wrong!
        
        incandenza_ @guntrip | 2 Feb '13, 12:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
as with many things

the media hype around it was tedious, and the album pretty disappointing all in all but with some very good bits. He's a promising young musician, but these days if you don't get it right first time you're ripped to shreds

Tiresias42 | 1 Feb '13, 17:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
- to shreds you say
  
  Jordan_229_2 @Tiresias42 | 1 Feb '13, 17:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - TO SHEDS
    
    Tiresias42 @Jordan_229_2 | 1 Feb '13, 17:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - :D
      
      Jordan_229_2 @Tiresias42 | 1 Feb '13, 17:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- who gives a fuck about what people who don't pay attention to 12"s or 10"s or EPs think
  
  about artists who predominantly release on those formats, though?
  
  incandenza_ @Tiresias42 | 2 Feb '13, 04:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
i like it...

...which means a 7/10 or thereabouts.

too much hate on these boards.

sunstroke_house | 1 Feb '13, 17:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
The album was ok

but as has been said above, those eps were remarkable and still sound good

karl | 1 Feb '13, 19:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
ANALBUM OF THE YEAR

twentynine | 1 Feb '13, 19:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
Jordan, it sounds like you're trying to be CG

but since you listen to pretty-as-hell, slightly wet japanese classical music (thoug I like it myself) as opposed to harsh noise or whatever, it sort of doesn't work.

wonton | 1 Feb '13, 19:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
- he's not indie enough to be anti-indie
  
  theShipment @wonton | 1 Feb '13, 19:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - He's sort of making fun of himself
    
    hich is good, really. Hooray for Jordan
    
    wonton @theShipment | 1 Feb '13, 21:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
- hey i like lots of things!
  
  theres just others that know much more about certain genres and post a lot about them on here (theshipment with dance, mehodor with nu-metal) so i leave it to them.
  
  Jordan_229_2 @wonton | 2 Feb '13, 08:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
I preffered Jamie Woon

Yesiamaduck | 1 Feb '13, 21:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- He was like a post-dubstep Jack Penate.
  
  SarcasticFringehead @Yesiamaduck | 1 Feb '13, 23:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Paved the way for the post-dubstep&b radio two superstar Jessie Ware too...
    
    jimitheexploder @SarcasticFringehead | 1 Feb '13, 23:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
to be fair

at a recent talk in Manchester David Byrne was asked about the last time he heard something that really blew his mind that was contemporary. he said James Blake. he was talking about the idea that 'Punk' or something like it could happen again and seemed very keen on the young fella. so there you go.

cliquester | 1 Feb '13, 21:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
the album's ok

my favourite thing about him was on here i think, when he was complaining about skrillex et al not being tr00 dubsteppy, someone was like, "I wonder what tr00 dubsteppy is to James Blake?" and someone just replied "Feist covers" and I was really amused.

I love Feist.

guntrip | 1 Feb '13, 22:10 | X | ^ This | Reply

automatik this'd this
I personally adore James Blake.

The kid is a natural talent, and I love his music.

I'm just saying.

ThisTemporaryLife | 1 Feb '13, 23:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
just find his stuff a bit boring really.

forzaborza | 2 Feb '13, 00:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
He's okay.

I think I like the *idea* of his music more than the music itself.

pichaelmarker | 2 Feb '13, 09:46 | X | ^ This | Reply

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