OP I been revisiting a lot of his music lately too. 100% agree on TCIA, I didn’t enjoy the most recent album as much because it felt like he put too much focus on his singing. I always felt on his earlier albums he uses his voice as an instrument to compliment the soundscapes of the instrumentals which are fckin incredible

Listened to it at night in your room.with noise cancelling headphones and reflect on emotional memories in your life.

Then you'll start to hear the brilliance of that track

I’ll try it

You’re missing burial

Yeah and what's ironic is the dudes who make it in the industry and can consistently make catchy or hard beats are the ones who understand the importance of "texture"

Yea lol there are atleast 30 other artists I could mention. The most abstract and creative producers r rarely very popular

Nicolas Jaar >

wilhelm scream changed my ears and my life, and self-titled is my fav album of all time. i cried when i saw him play lindisfarne live for the first time.

honestly you dont even know what texture in music is until you hear the wilhelm scream. the crisp warmth it opens with, the way the left and right vocals are slightly off so they echo through your skull, the sonar-esque blips that cut apart the mix as it starts to build, the way everything drops off into an overwhelming layer of fuzz, and the way the soul of the keys still cut through that fuzz.. yall wanna go in-depth into the texture of this album ill take it there, i dont mess around with this one.

the only thing i stan is this album honestly.

ok now dis thread gettin spicy.

tcia and assume form are kind of mid compared to his first 2 tho.

in

vegyn is one of franks main producers since endless, thats the only name i know. Definitely check him out, but he's a little wonkier on his solo stuff.

aphex twin, four tet, nicolas jaar, burial, autechre, kevin shields, tim hecker, jai paul, brian eno, king krule, jon hopkins, madlib prob the best big producers in regards to texture james blake great tho

2814 birth of a new day been my phone wallpaper for like 4 years

its an amazing song no doubt

Just was listening to AF this morning and thought this exact thing.

Into The Red is one of the most amazing sonically pleasing songs I’ve ever heard. The mixing on that is incredible and his vocal layering with the strings is just perfection. AF prob my #2 AOTY

lol

Lmao..

Kid A is still wild

I think James Blake is properly placed and respected as needed. He still has some time to prove himself too.

That’s an amazing song
He also has an entire catalog you weeb

Would love to see a Thom York and James Blake collav

Would be amazing especially seeing where thom is with ANIMA

his s/t a classic