James Blake - CMYK
Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 195 ratings
2010 Rank: #143
Liked by 15 people
May 31, 2010 / Release Date
EP / Format
R & S / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

83
Pitchfork
The prodigious London electronic producer, still only 21, crafts intricate music that's both deeply retro and futuristic.
80
FACT Magazine

CMYK sees Blake play with samples – sometimes chopping them to a point where they’re no longer recognisable, sometimes leaving them barely touched – and combine them with his own harmonious arrangements, somewhere between the dancefloor and hotel corridors, on a super sleek EP. I’m sold.

80
Resident Advisor

This young producer has seemingly taken more from Timbaland than just musical inspiration: He clearly also knows that a little bit of subtlety can go a long way.

nino21321312312
75

CMYK is a short ep that shows some elements of James Blake's future garage style that would be explored on his bigger projects.
It's mostly a peaceful project with all songs being extremely cold with minimalistic synths. I hope he could manipulate vocals in better ways but the experience is enough hypnotic to ignore that.

LAVS
70

CMYK - 7.5/10
Footnotes - 7/10
I'll Stay - 6.5/10
Postpone - 7/10

TheCarioca
80

CMYK - 4/5
Footnotes - 3/5
I'll Stay - 4/5
Postpone - 4/5

elibdot
84

beep boop blissyness

LAVS
70

CMYK - 7.5/10
Footnotes - 7/10
I'll Stay - 6.5/10
Postpone - 7/10

nino21321312312
75

CMYK is a short ep that shows some elements of James Blake's future garage style that would be explored on his bigger projects.
It's mostly a peaceful project with all songs being extremely cold with minimalistic synths. I hope he could manipulate vocals in better ways but the experience is enough hypnotic to ignore that.

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Track List

1CMYK
3:39
82
2Footnotes
4:47
74
3I'll Stay
3:49
71
4Postpone
3:40
72
Total Length: 15 minutes
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