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James
Blake - The Wilhelm Scream - Review by Vanessa Brown
This is the second single offering from Blake, the first
being 'Limit to Your Love' in November which saw regular
airtime on the Radio 1 B list for several weeks and
garnered great acclaim from the likes of NME and Q.
The beginning of 'Wilhelm Scream' has an almost
funereal feel to it, but the smooth subtle vocals
soon pull you in and you are under it’s spell. The
use of various sound effects add an atmosphere to
the track that deepen the pull to listen. The
abrupt end leaves you feeling that you want to start
it again and listen for what you missed the first
time, as the layers of sound create an almost
ethereal quality that makes me want to turn off the
lights and listen on my headphones. A part of me
wants to hear a really good dance version of this
track as I think it could lend itself very well.
Overall I found this a strangely hypnotic and
intriguing track that makes you want to listen
again. If you had a dream about George Benson
floating around in space, this could be the
soundtrack!
Wilhelm Scream will be released
on Atlas / A&M on March 7th 2011
For more information see:
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