ISO50

Sad, sad song but the multiple layer of songs increases till the end was brilliant which makes the word falling means as depression? Or falling in love kind of falling.

I gave it a listen too. And hope it still played through your head all night. It is still in mine.

Pretty amazing, I better get the Album.

Good god, this guy is live even better than on record.

Meh… Vocals sounded whack and out of tune for this performance. But Vocals kind of suck and tend to ruin music anyway. Beautiful music should be all instrumental only…right Scott?

BTW Scott, how’s that new Tycho album coming along? (cue Stewie and Brian Griffin) hmmmm?

sorry, I’m finding this james blake way overhyped. watching the performance is uncomfortable, like waiting for something magical to happen but there’s just these guys sitting there emulating a shallow dynamic range synth tune where none of the sounds are interesting, rich or intoxicating. anybody from the 80s could’ve had better simple synth sounds. with 2010 technology we get this pathetic excuse for tonal composition ? its all so self-conscious and simulated. then the bad quality reverb comes in like that should peak out the emotional content but it just sounds like “oh the reverb came on”. dude sounds like he is trying to swallow tracy chapman but she isn’t going down right, he needs a few beers or something. I love minimal arrangements, but this stuff always just sounds like it is imitating minimalism but mainly it just lacks.

but you guys enjoy it you like, don’t worry about me.

we wont… if any you reside in london, boiler room is all i’ll say, if you don’t know already, this is THE place for the freshest music coming out the capital these dayz.

jamie woon is worth checking too for some soulful vocals and nice minimal beats… night air ‘ramadanman refix’ is definitely on point ;)

damn, I only listened to like 30 seconds of that video before stopping it but now I have the song stuck in my head. So kudos to the dude for writing a really catchy 1988 Tracy Chapman song. :P

At first I didn’t care for it. After the 74th listen, all these little imperfections ya’ll are blathering about are what make this song.

the slightly nervous and out of tune quality that james shows in this performance is in my opinion what gives it soul.
he is not hitting notes perfectly but that is not the point.
the band is not 100% in the pocket but that is not the point.
the point is that it is a strong, strong song written by an electronic producer, being executed live and with real feeling. it could appeal to my father or my younger brother. he is young and one of the first producers in a long time to tastefully create something with classic and new influence at the same time. soul, gospel, dubsteb etc. it’s all there. imagine what he’ll be writing when he’s 25? he is changing the game. a year from now all these beat producers are going to try to be singing. yes. a lot of it is hype but all hype holds its truth. james blake is here to stay. ya’ll can hate but what are you doing? that’s what i thought.

Great performance.

wow, that was the worst yacht rock I’ve ever heard…

Never heard of this guy but I thought it was an awesome song and performance! Thanks for the introduction Jakub!

This talentless bloke James Blake is a one-hit wonder. His sound is extremely boring and unrefined and he cant sing worth shit. I sometimes don’t understand my fellow Brit’s strange obsessions.

I mean really, what is the big deal here?

WTF? Jakub, you’re on crack. This loser sounds like a Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” ripoff. I wanted to rip my ears off after listening. I’d like to kick James Blake in the balls.

Saw him at the Union Chapel supporting Everything Everything on a job, great singer and fits in with the atmosphere of the place

Sitting through the sound check (was streaming out the E.E set) was more of the same, buttery smooth

so emotionally packed. love it. he does not have to be a great singer to lasso your heart and suck you into the song. thank you for posting it. i need this to be convinced:)

Wow. This is beautiful. We all have different opinions on books, art, movies, and music. However, when an artist is able to move someone with their work, they have succeeded. James Blake has succeeded.

Very nice, agree. Already searching on itunes :-)
Especially the build-up and start is powerful!

i’ve commented on liking the piece… and understand the similarity of style with that of another singer’s style. if people do not like it they should be able to say so.
I do not understand the ” if you don”t like it keep it to yourselves” mentality. it’s just an opinion just like yours. you have to understand tat others will not agree and will express their opinions harmlessly. Like posting a comment on a site that provides space for comment…. like this site. So please chill.

I like the song and I like tracy.

This music is the antitheses of hype, if you can get hyped up over this your not listening to it. That said, I do really like it, again its not anything to get really excited about and I don’t think thats the point.

Did you guys know that Tracy Chapman is original a guy?
Music is okay btw. I guess I to listen a few times before I jump to Venus with this song.

I dig it! Ultra-smooth. I have GOT to get my hands on one of those Prophet synths! Just need to find $3-5k laying around..

I’m posting this video as my facebook status for the next week.

Haters gonna hate.

James blake has been creating music around the dubstep/bass music periphery for a while now.
While I do think he has been hyped to high heavens and is clearly not some kind of musical messiah. You can’t say the kid doesn’t have talent. I would rather hear his music on the radio than 90% of the rubbish out there, this will definately be his year.
some of my faves :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udB6m3uuDOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA-lOywYGic

It seems like the more I hate a song the more comments it gets. This song rubs me the wrong way something fierce, probably the worst song (in my opinion) I’ve heard in a very long time, at least since those aweful Christmas remixes. Sorry Jacub, but this guy is a no talent ass clown…

That said, I usually enjoy your posts and will try to leave a positive comment as often as I leave negative ones…

So, some people don’t like the song, and Jakub chastises them. Awesome.

i didn’t know we were without free thought.

There’s a huge elephant in the roomed named music snob.

Sometimes there is the wall opposite of you but when you are listening something like that this wall is falling.

@CP
I definitely think this is about “getting it”. Whether you’re with the crowd that “gets it” or doesn’t, carries no connotation. I don’t think less of you because you don’t like or think it’s boring.
Same thing goes for half the population that hates Wes Anderson. I don’t think they’re retarded or lack a sense of humor. Stop getting all defensive dudes. Also, the fact that people keep bringing up “out-of-tune” performance as a reason, need to stop too. When REALLY do you ever discuss music in this arena and bring that up? Sometimes Antony sings out of tune. Jamie Lidell sings out of tune. Maybe all of a sudden opera enthusiasts stormed the ISO blog?

Ha i love this song and James Blake. The response’s to this are hilarious, of course it’s hyped because its new and interesting and of course its hated because its hyped new and different, but to say this guy has no talent well thats just ignorant.

I agree with the skeptics. I’m not impressed with Blake for the exact reason CP stated…don’t we have enough unconfident, nervous, little people using synthesizers to augment their small voices? You can throw Jamie Woon in that group, too. I’m not much for vocals, but if I have to deal with them, when will the strong, male voice return? I never thought I’d miss Teddy Pendergrass, Barry White et al. so much. Long live Dam Funk.

The video is gone (removed by user). What song was it?