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James blake radio silence lyrics4/1/2024 ![]() ![]() The album is exactly as it was when he made it in his bedroom he rejected the record companies who suggested he re-record it with a producer. Taking Wire magazine-friendly music to listeners of the Chris Moyles show isn't on Blake's agenda however. Yet the album's beauty glitters from end to end, and under the layers of pitched and distorted vocals (all by Blake), there are thoughtful lyrics and glorious tunes – rarely dubstep's strong point. The Wilhelm Scream capsizes a conventional soul ballad into a sea of distortion and sub-bass Lindesfarne I is just a choir of vocoders and stretches of silence. Combining Blake's mournful vocals with dubstep dynamics – house-quaking bass, cathedral-sized echo, vertiginous drops into the sonic unknown – it's an extraordinary record by any standards, and his self-titled debut album goes even further out there. In fact, all eyes are on Blake's 6ft 5in frame, particularly since Limit To Your Love, a cover of a song by Feist, went from underground anthem to the B-list at Radio 1. He's free to release his deeply weird music without being expected to attain the commercial heights of previous winners such as Mika and Adele. Jessie J was the winner, Blake came second, so the pressure's off. It's the day the winner of the BBC's Sound Of 2011 poll is announced. J ames Blake walks into the room munching a beetroot and goat's cheese sandwich, a gangly, youthful mixture of suspicion and self-confidence. ![]()
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