James Blake

The Bells Sketch EP

The sound James presents here is both clunky and unorthodox for dubstep, certainly not easy to dance to, which makes it enjoyable in an unique way. The tracks feel organic, despite their very rigid movements, and move from point a to point b without looking back. I'm not super crazy about Buzzard and Ketrel, but that's mostly because it gets overshadowed by the two fantastic tracks that come before and after. James Blake is showing early on that he has a unique vision on electronic dance music, ... read more

Blake has always been a visionary

The Bells Sketch still sounds ahead of its' time even today and it's nearing a decade old now. James Blake was really ahead of the curve in his early years.

Stil his weakest project to date. Nothing really that memorable. Overall this little EP of his is just tasteless sketch. Fortunately his albums get better from there, leaving this project just to be an anecdotal moment in one of the 2010s' best discography.