◇ image via WikipediaJames Blake
James Blake is a Dubstep act. Their sound grew out of Brian Eno, RZA, Chance the Rapper, Don McLean and André 3000. Those roots explain a lot about how James Blake arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mount Kimbie, Jamie Woon, Moses Sumney, Burial and Nick Hakim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Giant Rooks, JAY-Z, Kanye West, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 97 connections around James Blake, reaching back through Brian Eno and forward to Giant Rooks. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
James Blake Litherland is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Known for his emotive, soulful light head voice and use of falsetto, he first gained recognition following the release of three extended plays—The Bells Sketch, CMYK and Klavierwerke—in 2010. He signed with A&M Records to release his self-titled debut album (2011) the following year, which was met with critical praise and peaked within the top ten of the UK Albums Chart.
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James Blake connections
James Blake grew out of Brian Eno, RZA, Chance the Rapper and Don McLean, shares an orbit with Mount Kimbie, Jamie Woon, Moses Sumney and Burial, went on to shape Giant Rooks, JAY-Z, Kanye West and Beyoncé. 98 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced James Blake
Sounds and acts that shaped James Blake.
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Artists similar to James Blake
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with James Blake.
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- Burialartist
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Bands James Blake shaped
Where the influence of James Blake travelled next.
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- Bon Iverartist
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- Tom Odellartist
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