James Blake has made a name for himself as an expert pop, soul, and
R&B songwriter, but back in the day he was an idiosyncratic club
wizard chopping up breaks and transforming synths for the likes of
Hessle, Hemlock, and R&S. Playing Robots Into Heaven returns to
those label-hopping days with new singer/songwriter sensibilities; the
signature crooning vocals are there, but the tracks are dominated by
bass. ‘Loading’ has pulsating two step rhythms, high pitched vocal cuts,
and blazing synths fit for a pirate radio stream, while ‘Big Hammer’ is
a bossy, lasering slice of Patois-fuelled dancehall and minimal trap. Tracklist: 1. Asking To Break 2. Loading 3. Tell Me 4. Fall Back 5. He's Been Wonderful 6. Big Hammer 7. I Want You To Know 8. Night Sky 9. Fire The Editor 10. If You Can Hear Me 11. Playing Robots Into Heaven
*Bonus (James Blake - Structuring Robots Into Heaven (Part One))
