Do you remember the first time you heard 'CMYK'? How utterly fresh and original it sounded? How it had a feeling of commercial readiness but felt equally comfortable in a sweaty basement through a stack of subs? James Blake is special, his sound is one that can float effortlessly between the corporate sheen of Rhianna & Willow, yet provide the soundtrack to a comedown from Rinse.
Last night, Zane Lowe debuted his new single and following on from the great success of 'Limit To Your Love', it didn't disappointed. With a delicate purity and an angelic grace which washes over you like a downpour in the desert, 'Wilhelm Scream' sucks you in from the very first note, refusing to let go until the each second of it's four minute length has struck deep within the soul. Quite how the BBC saw it fit to make a posturing would-be American rapper the Sound Of 2011 is beyond me. Here we have an artist who is on the very edge of contemporary music, melting the foundation of Dubstep with digital Soul and taking it to inspired new levels.
James Blake's self titled debut album is released on February 7th. Check out 'Wilhelm Scream' below:
James Blake - 'Wilhelm Scream'
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