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Album Reviews 08.10.21

James Blake – Friends That Break Your Heart review

…navel-gazing execution. James Blake’s voice, while interesting in its own way and often skillfully deployed as an instrument itself, was never the best thing about James Blake’s music. If anything,…

Jame Blake Assume Form review
Album Reviews 23.01.19

James Blake – Assume Form

Last summer, after unveiling I Don’t Miss it – a gut-spilling moment from his loved-up fourth album, Assume Form – James Blake made an exasperated plea on Twitter for us…

News 27.09.22

Kanye West teases new collaboration with James Blake

…playing tracks we made I’m good for presents thanks — James Blake (@jamesblake) September 27, 2022 Watch the snippet above and read our review of Blake’s latest record, Friends That…

News 09.04.15

It looks like Frank Ocean is on James Blake’s 1-800 Dinosaur UK tour

…line up for the 1-800 Road Trip – kicking off in Bristol this evening at Lakota. A photo posted by James Blake (@jamesblake) on Apr 9, 2015 at 4:50am PDT…

Events 12.02.16

Field Day add James Blake and more to Saturday line-up

…and the return of the Street Feast. The festival have announced that enigmatic producer James Blake, UK hip-hop legend Roots Manuva, Toronto punks Dilly Dally, PC Music’s Danny L Harle,…

News 03.04.17

Mount Kimbie partner with James Blake for new track, We Go Home Together

…Go Home Together with vocals from James Blake, and they’ve dropped a visual accompaniment. Directed by Frank Lebon – son of cult Buffalo photographer Mark Lebon – the video depicts…

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Events 12.02.19

IAMDDB, James Blake and more join Sziget 2019’s line-up

…the line-up also include IAMDDB, James Blake, Years & Years, Franz Ferdinand, Tove Lo, Anna of the North and more. Check out the full list of new additions below. The…

Events 15.04.15

James Blake, DJ Harvey, Tirzah and more confirmed for Worldwide Festival

…the interstellar soul of Seven Davis Jr and leftfield pop artist Tirzah, who join the likes of disco godhead DJ Harvey, a live set from James Blake (the less said…

News 15.01.20

Four Tet, James Blake, Kaytranada and Doja Cat to play Lightning in a Bottle 2020

…roster of top-tier acts, from Kaytranada to Jon Hopkins, Four Tet and more. Doja Cat joins the programme, along with Nina Kraviz. Furthermore, James Blake is set to head up…

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Events 10.04.19

James Blake, Lil Uzi Vert, Tirzah and IAMDDB added to Lowlands Festival line-up

The Dutch festival has unveiled its second wave of acts. James Blake, The Vaccines and Lil Uzi Vert join the line-up, along with Modeselektor, IAMDDB, Tirzah, Black Midi, Loyle Carner,…

Erykah Badu
Events 11.03.19

Erykah Badu, James Blake and Big Thief locked for Flow Festival 2019

…recently made his return with the album Assume Form, James Blake is also set to join her on the bookings. Furthermore, Big Thief, Khruangbin, Stereolab, Astrid Swan & Stina Koistinen…

News 02.10.17

Kendrick Lamar announces European tour with James Blake

…Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London (for a pair of shows) in the UK. Support on the tour is coming from James Blake who produced a portion of Lamar’s DAMN. LP…

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Events 23.05.19

James Blake, slowthai, Kelsey Lu and Black Midi to play Club To Club Festival 2019

The Italian festival has made its first artist announcement. Former Crack Magazine cover stars slowthai and Kelsey Lu join the programme, along with James Blake, hotly-tipped math-rock outfit Black Midi,…

Live Reviews 10.04.15

1-800 Dinosaur ‘Measure of Albion’ Road Trip

Yesterday (9 April), James Blake announced that ‘BoysDontCry’ would join his 1-800 Dinosaur UK ‘road trip’, the line-up of which also included Trim, Klaus, Airhead, Dan Foat and Mr Assister….

Live Reviews 12.11.14

WHP: 1-800 Dinosaur

…what is essentially a sold out James Blake gig. When his time came, Blake proved once again that he can effortlessly mollycoddle the affections of: screeching super fans, chin-strokers and…

Róisín Murphy, The Click
News 15.08.22

Róisín Murphy, Jame Blake and Kraftwerk revealed for Cala Mijas’ Crack Stage

…of James Blake alongside Spanish bands Love of Lesbian and Leon Benavente. Catalan rapper Santa Salut will also play. Cala Mijas is a new festival organised by the team behind…

Leifur James
Album Reviews 24.04.20

Leifur James – Angel in Disguise

…the mood turns sombre as James directs his gaze inward. The album title itself suggests a darker direction, and here, James carves out a nocturnal world that’s built on love…

Lists 08.09.17

Mount Kimbie talk us through Love What Survives, track by track

…third album, Love What Survives is out today, and frankly it’s a belter on heavy rotation in the Crack office. With features from Micachu, King Krule and James Blake, the…

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Aesthetic 13.09.17

Aesthetic:
Moses Sumney

…scale, partly thanks to some high profile affiliations – featuring on Solange’s A Seat at the Table, touring with James Blake and working alongside Beck, Sufjan Stevens and Karen O….

Album Reviews 02.08.16

Trim – 1-800 Dinosaur Presents Trim

…prolific slew of Soulfood mixtapes on his own Secluded Area of Music label. But he leapt back into the public consciousness in 2012 on the James Blake-produced Confidence Boost (Harmonimix),…

News 12.07.17

Mount Kimbie announce album Love What Survives, release single Blue Train Lines

…Certain (I’m Not So Sure) (feat. Andrea Balency) 07. Poison 08. We Go Home Together (feat. James Blake) 09. Delta 10. T.A.M.E.D 11. How We Got By (feat. James Blake)…

Kendrick DAMN
News 14.04.17

Listen to Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. now

…more. What’s more, The Fader‘s spot that a certain J. Blake could well be James Blake has also been confirmed. DAMN. includes the track Humble, the lead single which arrived…

News 20.02.13

DARKSTAR

…– no mean feat considering the tsunami of electronic production talent that was emerging circa 2008, with James Blake, Joy Orbison, and the Hessle Audio stable all breaking through around…

News 07.04.17

Check out the full list of composer and producer credits for Kendrick Lamar’s new album

…Tiffith 04. K. Duckworth, M. Spears, J. Blake (James Blake) & R Riera 05. K. Duckworth & M. Spears 06. K. Duckworth, D. Natche, M. Spears, Anthony Tiffith & T….

Album Reviews 06.09.17

Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives

…Lines. Vocal collaborators are plentiful, in fact. Both Micachu and James Blake feature, with Blake lending his distinctive falsetto to two tracks. The first – the playfully psychedelic We Go…

Events 22.01.18

N.E.R.D. and Kelela gear up for New York festival Governors Ball

…programme there’s Kelela, Dirty Projectors, Japandroids, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz and James Blake among many others. The Governors Ball will celebrate its eighth consecutive year on 1-3 June, at…

News 12.03.13

BONOBO

…chilled or downtempo. No, it just gets called something even more stupid like post-dubstep. It’s the same with the James Blake album, but because of when those artists emerged, they…

News 24.04.16

Beyoncé releases new album Lemonade

…Z and Blue Ivy. Musically, guests include The Weeknd, James Blake, Jack White and The Weeknd. Next week, Beyoncé kicks of the Formation World Tour. Read Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff’s op-ed about…

News 05.11.21

The UK MVAs celebrated the craft and content of the year’s best music videos

…friends’ ‘lockdown’ and ‘isolation’ themselves. Amongst its British winners were Pa Salieu, Bicep, Beebadoobee, James Blake and Dua Lipa whilst the teams behind international artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Lil…

Album Reviews 05.02.21

slowthai – Tyron

…this more three-dimensional persona. Feel Away, which features James Blake and Mount Kimbie, offers a frank and powerful portrayal of heartbreak underscored by Blake’s spectral vocals. On the other side…