I don't post consistently, but at times I'm a little surprised to realize I neglected to write about something. One of those somethings is musician James Blake's self-titled debut album.
I had gotten into Blake after seeing and clicking on an advertisement for his music video "The Wilhelm Scream" on youtube. I'm a big fan of movies and of sound designer Ben Burtt, so I knew what the Wilhelm scream sound effect was, and the title of the song intrigued me. It might be the only time I've ever clicked on one of those ads on youtube. I didn't even know if I liked the song at first, but it made an impression (maybe that's too weak a word... impact?) on me, and I ended up getting the album. I found it to be really weird, thought provoking, and even confusing, which is strange to me because I've heard so much weird, experimental music. It became one of my favorite albums of the past few years though. The electronic manipulation of more traditional music sounds like piano and voice are really interesting, and a lot of the songs have very strange arrangements and structures. It has influenced me a lot as a musician.
The other day, Blake announced that he's releasing a new album called Overgrown on April 8th. The first single is called "Retrograde", and it's available today. You can watch the music video below. I really like the song and the video, and am excited to hear more.
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