Who James Blaking here?
https://open.spotify.com/album/3W6y9r01OraL2mcoySQW9v
>>64613884
i hope my life
is a banger
DL fucking where
I'm holding out for a link, I want to scrobble this shit
>>64613966
yeah, you know you can scrobble from spotify?
already better than overgrown
>>64613986
Not online though can you? I really don't feel like downloading spotify or anything like that when I can just wait for an hour or two
>>64613884
>>64613884
someone post a link once they get it plz
>>64613986
>>64614016
nvm, I'm listening now
garbage Catcher in the Rye-ass high school doodle fucking album cover
who is that on choose me?
>>64614054
I use the free Spotify web player (play instead of open in URL) and it scrobbles
>>64614021
so far
>god tier
points
timeless
put that away and talk to me
i hope my life
modern love
>great tier
waves know shores
radio silence
my willing heart
noise above our heads
i need a forest fire
>good tier
choose me
love me in whatever way
>average tier
f.o.r.e.v.e.r.
James Blake and Skepta in one night?
Goddamn revision will have to wait.
Put That Away And Talk To Me is fucking amazing.
Jesus wept
James bae does it again
Could you talk to me about the early days?
Can't wait to listen to this shit. How does it compare to his other two albums? Is it better than Overgrown but inferior to the s/t?
>>64614350
It came out 40 minutes ago and the album is 75 minutes long. Please stop asking for opinions on the whole album. also it's his best album yet it completely shits on both of the other two listen asap senpai
>>64614350
Better than Overgrown. mate. Just below self-titled for me so far. They're so close though, I feel like this LP has a distinct sound, it's not as diluted or monotone as Overgrown. There's something about this album that sounds so British, can't quite put my finger on it.
the weird music box synth stuff in put that away is really interesting
>>64613916
Where
where the hell is the 20 minute track?
>>64613884
>spotify
this is great guys, i wasn't expecting this
>>64613966
people still scrobble in 2016 why
Choose Me
wow best song yet
>>64614530
yeah miles ahead overgrown, may even be better than s/t
i'm crying
>>64614542
I like keeping track of what music I listen to
is the 20 minute song only going to be available when the album is actually released?
damn its been forever since Bon Iver has put anything out
I hope it goes up on Google Play soon, Fuck iTunes
>>64614553
but overgrown is way better than s/t
>>64614556
>waves know shores
im right there with you
>>64614591
they released a track in 2014 but yeah, Justin needs to get his shit together
>>64614606
what's up with these 80 minute album releases? First Drake now this. takes me forever to listen to them.
>>64614673
Drake has always released really long albums though, read the James interview on Pitchfork, he gives some insight on the album length
Waves Know Shores to My Willing Heart is a heartbreaking combo
>>64614623
omg how did you even know, lol.
it was waves know shores, hit me like a train.
i'd just recovered from 'put that away and talk to me' and then that batters me i am not ok
>>64614673
>he thinks 80 minutes is long
holy shit love me in whatever way got damn
I LOOOKED INTO MYSELF LIKE A CASE WIIIIIIIIIIITH YOOOOOU
His site shows it's on iTunes and Apple Music but I don't got shiiiiit yet. Is it Spotify only in the US until midnight?
>>64614832
i think that's the most logical assumption
>>64614098
bruh that's quentin blake you heretic
>>64614955
well done on reppin quentin lad
that man deserves respect
Where is the FLAC download??
>>64614244
not entirely sure any statement better sums up the skepta fanbase
Where's the 20 minute song he was talking about?
James Blake is the fradulent epitome of neo-liberalism
He needs to be fucking tortured for pandering to reddit so hard. He is the cancer killing music
>>64615078
>>64615127
How do you equate James Blake with neoliberalism in any way? His music is like the epitome of politically neutral music
>>64615193
He is inherently reddit, like all /mu/core musicians
>>64615193
he's posting that same post in almost every thread
ignore him
>>64614572
>OCD
Get help, friendo. You are wasting your time collecting 'data' that the guvment and corps are just using against you.
>>64615254
I like to argue with shitposters
>>64615229
that's a false equivalency, explain how he's the epitome of neoliberalism without mentioning reddit
>>64615328
ok
>>64615345
reddit = neoliberalism
points is nice
>>64615127
are you maybe confusing this with the new ANOHNI album? because I would 100% agree then
>>64615359
Reddit is not inherently equivalent to neoliberalism, a huge part of the site is dedicated to socialism and leftist politics
anyone got a download link yet
>>64615457
it's completely unavailable to buy
who noticed the naked lady in the tree?
>>64615415
Reddit simply aims to corrupt everything in it's path with disgusting western decadence and capitalism.
>>64615482
goddamn good eye
>>64615493
he clearly hasnt been to r/fullcommunism or r/latestagecapitalism
>>64615482
damn...that's kinda sexist 2bh
>>64615493
"no"
>>64615518
What do you mean by "he"? The fact that those subreddits exist only proves my point further.
Always is fucking beautiful
>>64615518
>>64615415
>>64615345
>>64615193
>>64615396
Is there a DL link yet? I don't want to sign up for Spotify
>>64615534
yes
>>64615540
can't handle the truth?
standby for DL in ~30 mins
>>64615607
capitalism is great and it's here to stay deal with it
>>64615621
what's going on source?
>>64615607
Gunna be honest with you, haven't actually read any of your posts. Just putting out a PSA for the other folk how to deal with you and your kin.
spoty rip for now... itunes tonight, idk what people in the uk are doing someone should have the itunes by now
>>64615656
Just filter them. Already filtered this cunt.
>>64615681
no one does
I've been checking the GB links but they don't even have it
wtf apple
Fuck timeless is too nice. Favorite so far
This album is so fucking good.
GOD damn
http://icanleaking.com/electronic/james-blake-the-colour-in-anything-2016
This album is seriously distracting me from studying for finals...
>>64614606
hot fucking onion you got there
>>64615975
HOLY FUCK THANK YOU
>>64616008
it's the popular one though
>>64615975
thnx bb
>>64616049
but y
>>64615975
>320kpbs
grandium jej
http://www32.zippyshare.com/v/atHUxgRY/file.html
so you dont have to go through stupid ad links
wtf why are there so many fucking plebs here shitting on s/t? gtfo
>>64616162
thx m8, is this a stream rip?
>>64616162
is this 320/v0? I don't wanna just use my what ratio considering this is a popular release
>>64616301
nope, leaked 320
>>64616353
You mean recoded stream rip? Where's the 320kbps source? There isn't one.
>>64616430
google play
>>64616447
I stand corrected. God bless the botnet.
tidal.com/album/60086764
FLAC
>>64616470
fuck off jay
>>64616463
i can't verify if >>64616162
is a transcode or not, but i do know it's available for purchase now
>>64616470
FUCK
is it worth it
should I take one for the team
>>64616530
it's already on what save your money senpai
>>64616553
goddammit anon why won't James Blake let me pay him
>>64616530
whatever you feel like, i'm loving the stream quality man!
just hit me how on-to-the-next-one our generation is
ive listened to five 2016 albums today and going through teh downloading process for this sixth one is making me think about how people before the internet listened to albums. they bought it, looked through the physical vinyl/cd packaging.. it felt real to them.. then they'd actually listen to the album and do nothing else. we shitpost while we listen to this stuff and don't get half of it outside of "yeah this sounds cool for backgruond music"
they'd spend weeks on one album and we breeze through 6 albums in less than 12 hours.
i dont know maybe something for everyone to think about we should stop listening to music and go back to breathing
>>64616580
Spotify's quality is fine (320 Vorbis) but I want to own it.
>>64616593
ive been feeling bad about this lately too, been listening to a select few on repeat to really get to know them lately
this will definitely be in my rotation
>>64616506
its legit, ripped from google play you paranoid autist :>
>>64616605
buy it if you have the money to spare
I won't buy it cause I'm a broke mf I would if I could
>>64616593
I get what you mean but I really prefer living in the age where I can listen to literally any music at any time.
>>64616632
i should do this too
>>64616681
very true
>>64616593
I mean yeah but also music is so much easier to make and distribute that it balances out I think
>>64616530
>>64616605
buy it. james seems like a nice guy, he needs some money back to make up for the ktt leechers
>>64616644
Not anon, but there's nothing paranoid about wanting verification. There are a lot of release groups and fags out there that don't give a fuck about quality, just want their 0sec release out there first for internet points.
>>64616530
dont buy it from tidal
also dont listen to this guy>>64616726
he's a tidal employee SNAKE FUCKER!!!!!
hsss hsss bitch
>vinyl doesnt come out until august
augh
Will it be 2 or 3xLP?
>>64616593
People into music these days can become exposed to literally thousands or tens of thousands of artists with great ease and not much cost.
Back when it was more difficult to get your hands on an actual album, the lower exposure means each new album you heard could sound really good, or even ground-breaking. But when you've heard like 300 albums or 8,000 songs over the course of a year, you get used to certain sounds and tropes, and you need something REALLY good to truly captivate you.
Music is very much like a drug. Not just psychologically, but physiologically. It releases dopamine, and you can grow tolerant to that release.
Compare someone who uses some drug once every 2 weeks to someone who uses it 3 times a day day every day. The former will cherish each experience and probably get a lot more enjoyment out of each session. For the latter, drugs are just their background noise.
I prefer it this way. More competition means more experimentation, new genres, and more refined tastes. 15 years ago, most people on /mu/ would probably be content with their shitty taste because they'd been exposed to so few artists; they wouldn't know much else. Now everyone can actually group music into things they really like and things they don't like, with some degree of precision.
>>64616726
>>64616780
it's all good it's on iTunes now for 12.99
so I'll buy it now
>>64613884
>https://open.spotify.com/album/3W6y9r01OraL2mcoySQW9v
I'll be, will listen to it in the car and make a review by today to fight with stereogum and pitchfork. You can follow us at
www.soundovermind.com
>>64616780
>he's a tidal employee SNAKE FUCKER!!!!!
>
>hsss hsss bitch
w-what?
>>64616829
no thanks.
>>64616817
80 minutes fits on 2 easily
>>64616829
no thanks
>>64616865
yeah but some companies have different practices
I just want it to be on Google Play so I can damn pay you James god damn
>>64616865
The price tag makes me think it might be 3xLP
>>64616829
no thanks
>>64616829
>You can follow us at
why are you here
>>64615127
Honestly people like this need to swallow a pair of shotgun shells.
>>64616829
fuck you
>>64616888
wait isn't the dl link from google play?
>>64615359
With a name that eastern European I have absolutely no problem believing you're not a troll and really are this fucking stupid.
>>64616978
Maybe it's out in another region but I am in NZ and its not on there yet
>>64616196
I won't shit on it, but I am surprised to see such an overwhelming consensus that it's significantly better than Overgrown.
>>64616820
Dunno if pasta but I like this >>64616891
I LOL'd at the LP price on the site when I went there at 7
I remember when this dudes first LP dropped and they wouldn't shut up about him on hipster runoff.
Weird I still haven't heard his music lulz..
320 link right here senpai:
http://www32.zippyshare.com/v/atHUxgRY/file.html
>>64617076
I wrote it just now. I acknowledge I'm a bit of a pretentious faggot.
Just got to Forest Fire, there have been a handful of interesting moments so far but none through out a full song.
This one is good though.
Now halfway through Noise Above Our Head, digging this too.
I was worried for a minute, the first handful of tracks were really dragging for a while there.
>>64617117
Always is the best song on the album
>>64617117
>I was worried for a minute, the first handful of tracks were really dragging for a while there.
Same here, I thought /mu/ was following the Pitchfork again. But the album does really become amazing as you get towards the end, just a rather rough start in my opinion. I wish the album was shorter and only had its good parts.
>>64617092
nice virus
>>64617479
it's legit, listening to it now.
whether or not it's 320...
>>64617604
>it's legit
>doesn't post a screen of the folder
sure :^)
>>64617694
dont download it then lol
this record is out of this world
It there actually a Kanye feature like Blake promised?
>>64615534
i meant "he" as in the person i responded to. not you lol.
>>64615975
thx
>>64618039
nope check his p4k interview he explains it there
>>64618039
>promised
lmao, and no
SENPAI: Doc be hanging with the weirdest people. Look at these niggas. They all look like James Blake. Is that who likes jazz now?
>>64614673
so they can get on that double vinyl dick
"Put that away and talk to me" is terrible
>>64618287
you're terrible
>>64618287
I think its cool, I just don't understand why he hard panned that xylophone or w/e hard right
>>64618287
where I quit tbqh. went back and listened to the first/title track again, good
>>64618287
worst hot take i've seen so far
white guy: *whines*
>>64617292
Yep. But I'd rather have a longer album with more good songs than a shorter one with fewer. Oh well.
really digging timeless right now
Favorite track(s)?
>Modern Soul
>My Willing Heart
>Two Men Down
>Music can't be everything
how can james blake get away with being the most unapoligetic whiny bitch white boy in years but also have trap hi-hats
come on now
Oh great. Another cis white male whine-fest.
>>64618500
>>64618512
damn we are synced up with the shitposting
>>64618512
>>64618500
>>64618420
go away p4k
Lol there's not even enough good material for a 40 minute album
>>64618536
p4k WILL give this bnm, i'd bet money on it
>>64618570
9.1
>>64618601
not that high but come Monday high 8 for sure 100%
>>64618464
timeless
aways
i need a forest fire
>>64618638
hmmmm idk, it's long, it's ambitious, has features by Bon Iver (another artist who's been missing for a while) and Frank Ocean, James Blake was on the Beyonce thing, I feel like this is a make or break record for James Blake being "a thing" and I feel like P4K will want to be the one to anoint him.
To put it in Pitchfork terms anyway.
It's a good album, not his best, but JB has a pretty good discography at this point.
>>64618570
Of course they will. But it's pretty well deserved.
>>64618638
Agreed.
Jesus, just got to the line "I want it to be over" couldn't be more accurate
Also, Choose Me is pretty fucking tight. That one stands out going through this one again.
>>64618876
This and Radio Silence are the only repeat listens for me
>“The dance music community is where the most embittered critics hang out,” Blake says matter-of-factly. “You can’t read a website such as Resident Advisor without noticing that the comment section is full of people saying, ‘I preferred his old stuff.’ That’s the dance music cliche. I now find it hilarious. I used to find it a bit scary. That happens wherever you go. If I started making gamelan music, people would say: ‘I preferred his old polyrhythms.’ You can’t escape it.”
based as fuck
>>64618876
First song that genuinely blew me away
Hot damn, I think the best sequence on this album actually is Choose Me -> Forest Fire -> Noise Above Our Heads
My Willing Heart is a grower too, and that would be right at the beginning. Okay, yeah this pretty fucking good.
Yeah Noise Above Our Heads is also great. That sample loop is groovy as fuck and that bass groove is pure sex
Put That Away is apparently about his struggles making the album. He got super stressed putting it together and started smoking a lot of weed.
It's not a bad album, by any means. I'd even say it's better than his second album, but still neither have come anywhere close to his self titled.
James Blake, unfortunately, embodies regression. Whatever. I'll just wait a few years til he realizes this and goes back to less conventional songwriting methods.
The piano ballads are great wow
Title track is beautiful
thoroughly enjoyed the album, thought it was better than his last fo'sho. can't really compare it with his first yet though.
dreadfully wimpy music
>>64619094
I dsagree. There isn't a lot on this one that is quite immediate, but after a few listens, the greatness of like 3/4 of this album starts showing.
>>64619149
I mean this album's genius, as far as I can gather so far, is in the arrangement of samples to create ambiance (A Viibe lol).
There's a lot of really subtle textural sampling/synthesis buzzing around in these tracks. I still don't get why it has to be so long tho.
>>64619185
>>64619149
also there's a lot of gradual melody shifting that's dope.
>The swelling chorus vocals on Choose Me
>>64619185
>I still don't get why it has to be so long tho.
It's been three years since the last album. I want as much new James Blake as I can get.
any link that's not the one from google play?
>>64614716
>hur dur I listen to 3 hour long Swans albums xDD
an album averages at 40 - 50 min dont be autistic
>>64618464
I Need a Forest Fire
Modern Soul
>>64619430
Shut up you whiny cunt
>>64618947
I love you James
Who else put Lindisfarne on right after meet you in the maze?
>>64615396
wtf are you talking about
>>64615975
Holy shit thanks
>>64619430
You can't fucking handle 30 extra minutes? And you're calling me autistic?
>>64619701
>>64619932
I'm not whinning. Im just saying anon was right saying that 80 min is long for an album length
>>64620708
A-R-T
>>64620708
>at a titanic length of 80 minutes
>>64620708
albums good but come on fambalaba
>>64616593
Which albums are you downloading?
>>64620708
Truly euphoric
btw d'angelo is p nice
>>64613911
underrated post
>>64620708
>>64620721
>>64620737
>>64620891
>>64621038
Hi.
What's wrong with my review?
>>64621065
nothing man, d'angelo is pretty nice tho you should give him another shot
I'm having to shuffle these on the Spotify free mobile app. I'm high as fuck. 2 songs in this is fucking incredible. I've almost cried at how good this is.
>>64621139
oh no I'm not saying D'Angelo is bad, I'm just saying that I see this on par with like highly thoughtful classical music, it's a very high art
honestly Black Messiah would be my pick for AOTY 2014
>>64621065
reviewing an album on rym literally after one listen, using words like titanic, impressionistic and comparing it with classical music is the equivalent of posting on /mu/ AOTY hour an a half after release
>>64621396
>literally after one listen
you mean four listens but ok
>using words like titanic, impressionistic and comparing it with classical music is the equivalent of posting on /mu/ AOTY hour an a half after release
titanic because he's effectively a pop star
80 minutes is a long album for him
impressionistic and classical music are appropriate given his style of composition, listen to the harmonies man. it's not absentmindedness
>>64621396
Well it's better then most of releases until now from this desu
>>64621065
the cover is not impressionism. at all. it's a fucking watercolour.
>>64621606
Not that anon, but are you fucking retarded? Impressionism is all about the 'impression' a scene gives - lacking of fine detail and shit, but often a sort of ghostly overview. That's exactly what the cover is.
Watercolour is a medium, impressionism is a style. Fuck.
>>64621065
>>64621309
Keep doing you, big words don't mean a thing to me if they're used correctly. Art is subjective and there's nothing wrong with taking it to heart. There's no proper way to review something, just make sure you're reviewing it and not going off on a tangent. That's personally all I care about
>>64619262
right here
Does Frank Ocean sing or rap on this? Please god.
It's lit
>>64621828
no
>>64621828
I *think* so? There's someone on one of the tracks who sounds like him. But it's very subtle, it's not like a dedicated verse or chorus or anything.
>>64621846
I'm p. sure he is definitely on one of the tracks, can't remember which, but it definitely sounds exactly like him.
But it's basically a backing vocal so...
>>64621930
hm...what a slippery character
What track, friend?
>>64621828
he has writing credits on 2 songs but no features
>>64621951
Honestly, I can't remember - each listen I've been high as shit lol. It's somewhere near the middle of the album though.
(maybe Choose Me?)
>"“If I was still talking about not getting laid when I was 18 then …” Is that what the first album’s about? “Well … yeah.” He laughs. “There’s a subtext of loneliness and not getting any.
Is this why /mu/ loves S/T so much?
>>64615229
Are you a fan of Polish films?
I recently ran through my first listen. The Bon Iver collab is great, as is "Choose Me." "Modern Soul" is still it, though. Gave me chills after listening to almost the whole rest of the album.
>>64616829
No thanks
Please leave
Thanks
>>64621976
I hear it now.
>>64616829
pretty nice CSS man
will read
>>64622170
!!!!!!!!!!
fuck yeah! I knew I wasn't crazy haha
Aoty?
>>64622353
nah - my money is on Radiohead. This definitely the best so far though.
There's a download on rutracker but I don't know where they would have gotten it from other than just ripping the Spotify stream if that's possible. And it's not verified.
The album has a 4.04 right now on RYM which is interesting. Probably just people overrating something new like what always happens but it's still apparently pretty good.
>>64622213
Thank man out of the 10 who said no thx, you're the only one who said it was nice and that's all I need to make me happy for doing what I love the most! :D
>>64622421
Seems to be fine. The spectrometer looks right for a 320 copy. Does Spotify stream in 320? Maybe they somehow ripped it from there.
>>64622421
nah - there was a 320 leak, and I'm p. sure it's in this thread actually
>>64622506
yeah, you can opt for HQ streaming on spotify
Just finished.
Hoooly shit that was nice.
>>64622777
Trips confirm album of the decade. Gonna be listening to it soon.
damn that middle-end part of ''Love me in whatever way'' is just bangin
>>64622822
Dubs to follow up holy shit
Loving it so far but liked I hope my life the least
>>64622822
Was making pizza. I'm glad I could make this all possible.
>>64623150
why not? mid listen right now, that high synth was a little jarring at first, but this track got groove
ITS SO FUCKING GOOD OH MY DAYS
1. Modern Soul
2. Choose Me
3. I Need A Forest Fire
Noise above our heads is fucking godlike Jesus Christ. When he gets gradually louder then just yells thens straight into that 808 fuck I'm cumming.
>The colour in anything (track)
This guys voice daaaaamn
Holy fuck everything about Forest Fire sounds just even fucking groovier every time I listen to it
jesus this album! absolutely the best thing i've listened to this year, immediate aoty and i doubt it'll be topped. great way to get rid of the disappointment after listening to anohni's album
