James Blake: “The Wilhelm Scream”
[audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/02-Wilhelms-Scream.mp3|titles=James Blake: “The Wilhelm Scream”]Out this week is the second single from London-based electronic producer James Blake‘s recent self-titled full-length on Atlas Records. Alongside the title track, “The Wilhelm Scream,” the single features two new B-sides, “What Was It You Said About Luck” and “Half Heat Full (Old Circular).”
Blake’s anachronistic brand of soul-infused dubstep is delicately heavy; his restrained, R&B vocals seem to float, navigating a dimly lit path of spare, echoing beats. In the recent deluge of dubstep, Blake’s music stands out by tempering the typical foreboding murkiness with humanizing touchstones like pop-song pacing and clear-eyed melody.
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