Secret Sounds Presents James Blake
Secret Sounds Presents
James Blake
Emotionally
resonate, beautifully realised. Two years
back JAMES BLAKE released one of the best
albums of 2011 in his eponymous debut.
With
2013’s Overgrown, the classically trained
pianist/post-dubstep auteur surpasses all expectation.
From touches of R&B and gospel (see single “Retrograde”)
to collaborations
with RZA and Brian Eno
– Overgrown is a perfect listen.
“JAMES BLAKE is a
modern master of emotional speculation,” argued Pitchfork
– and we agree.
Now just prior to the release of his
highly-anticipated sophomore album, UK's James
Blake will travel to New Zealand for one special
show this August. Fans in Auckland will witness the
enchantment of James Blake as he takes to the stage of
the Auckland Town Hall after playing
Australia's Splendour In The Grass festival in July,
performing his brand new follow-up album
Overgrown
live. His collaborations on this new material casts light
on a further evolved Blake, one with fewer boundaries, a
richness of depth and newfound intensity.
Blake's 2011
self-titled debut tipped the UK bass culture on its head;
down previously unimagined roads of introspection.
Including singles 'The Wilhelm Scream' and Fiest cover
'Limit To Your Love',
the work earned Blake a Mercury
Prize nomination, along with two BRIT award nominations and
a #2 on the BBC Sound of 2011 countdown. It saw him travel
the globe over, each show met with
pin-drop silence for
an audience willing to be transported to another
world.
The 24 year old Londoner's signature soaring
electronics and stunning reinterpretations of dubstep,
hip-hop and house are qualities that culminate in latest
single 'Retrograde'. Partnered by a dark
and deeply
pensive video, the track is an electronic soul testament
that earmarks Blake as a worthy successor to thrones long
since vacated by Massive Attack and Aphex Twin.
Get in quickly: these tickets will go fast.
All tickets
on sale 9am, Mon 13 May
FRI 2 AUGUST -
AUCKLAND TOWN HALL, AUCKLAND NZ
Tickets
from the-edge.co.nz
Visit secret-sounds.com.au for details
jamesblakemusic.com
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