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| 3.2 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | May 27th 21 | Sampling 90s R&B (eg Kelis and Aaliyah), James Blake applies dubstep minimalism and wonky over-the-top-ness in a) a great fashion in the title track, and, b) a not too great fashion because he tried to add too many elements, leaving the three other tracks as unfocused mixes of great ideas
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | June 25th 16 | Here's where James Blake's forward-thinking style of dubstep and garage began to realize its potential. The opener/title-track is a stunning mission statement, being not only the best track on the album and his most well-crafted song up until that point, but one of the cornerstones for this style of dubstep as a whole. The samples weave within each other seamlessly and even the slightest blip is important to the final product. It sounds calculated without sounding manufactured, and that's truly worthy of praise. Though the last three tracks don't quite meet the standard the opener set, they're still just as good, if not better, than most of the tracks he'd created before this EP. It's the first true realization of Blake's vision, and thus, it can't be missed by fans of the man.
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| 4.0 excellent | SalteyBacon | March 17th 13 | A downtempo jazz influenced EP that is an easy listen.
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| 4.0 excellent | TrimtabRecords | December 23rd 12 | About everything you could want from a James Blake EP, a very strong release
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| 4.5 superb | TheAlmightyBungler | August 9th 10 | one of the best and most promising new electronic artists since Boards of Canada. i'm sure we'll be hearing a lot from him soon enough...
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| 4.5 superb | jkoh | January 24th 19 |
| 3.5 great | evolve9 | September 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Revarf | July 25th 18 |
| 4.2 excellent | Rowan5215 EMERITUS | July 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | 2ool | February 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Am3n | February 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | almond | May 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. EMERITUS | March 3rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ciregno | April 8th 15 |
| 3.0 good | slagun | January 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | lou1000 | January 9th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Meruem | January 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | vineh | October 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Syne | May 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | drewbox | February 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | zundza | December 8th 13 |
| 3.5 great | kbzn | November 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | jash14 | November 1st 13 |
| 2.5 average | Topaz | October 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | jorsh | September 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | fev | May 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | craven | May 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Koei | April 10th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | April 5th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Aids | December 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Melanin | October 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | JJwins | July 1st 12 |
| 3.0 good | geng | March 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Filling | February 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Wael | December 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matski | December 11th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | 4Train | November 28th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | Titan50 | November 5th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pagaard | October 2nd 11 |
| 3.0 good | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | September 5th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | taftie12 | September 1st 11 |
| 3.5 great | Olson | August 29th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | sharmz | August 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | G3N3R1C | July 28th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Kiran EMERITUS | July 27th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | sehguh | June 3rd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Catman | April 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | adjeco | April 2nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | March 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigTuna | January 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | wylpyl | January 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | qwe3 | January 2nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Manic_ | December 26th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Inveigh | December 22nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ntoman | December 6th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Enotron | November 29th 10 |
| 3.5 great | feav233 | November 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheBait | June 10th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | sgrevs | June 6th 10 |
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