For most, the passage from underground dubstep sensation to critically acclaimed, Bon Iver-collaborating, Kanye West-endorsed artist is the kind of career path you can only dream of.
However for James Blake, the 24-year-old electronic musician to whom this applies, that wasn¡¯t enough. The Londoner previously won praise for a series of EPs and an eponymous debut that looked to redefine what was considered dance music, the meeting point between avant-garde electronica and Nick Drake, yet has recently looked to undermine his early work.
So what was the problem? ¡°I had just ridden a wave of success based on songs that weren¡¯t mine,¡± Blake says from his south London home, referencing his two best-known tracks: a cover of Feist¡¯s ¡±¡± and ¡±,¡± a reworking of the track ¡°Where to Turn,¡± written by his father.
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