James Blake dubstep debut is CD review winner

Joshua Stephenson is the winner of February's CD competition with a useful, balanced and enjoyable critique of the dubstep artist James Blake's debut album. Joshua gives an insight into what to expect from the electronic composer from Lewisham. Nominated for a Brit Award and the sound of 2011, James Blake is just beginning to make an impression on the music scene. He has a classically trained voice is just vaguely reminiscence of the sound of Seal, and this combined with the tranquil slow base beats of the dubstep genre, is music in which to lose yourself.

James Blake is the son of session musician James Litherland and has studied popular music at University. His computerised sound is complemented by his ability to play piano, his fantastic voice and his phenomenal ability at music production. Combined with some creative video production he gives a further fascinating insight into the mindset behind his songs. It is worth taking a look at his work on http://jamesblakemusic.com/ as the sheer artistry is well considered and completes the work. Also you can listen to the sample tracks on James Blake's album page and compare prices for the CD.

As the winner of the monthly review competition Joshua Stephenson will receive a £50 Amazon voucher from Find-CD.  We appreciate all of the reviews that you send and always give good consideration to all of the entries in the competition. The last few months has seen an increase in really good reviews. Thank you for this and please keep them coming as they are very helpful to our service users in assisting their choices. Whether it is a debut artist or an old timer, we want to hear your opinions – good, bad and indifferent.

Extract from Joshua Stephensons winning review of James Blake ' Blake's voice cracking over periods of silence mixed with an infectious beat, but build towards an electronic epic swamping Blake's vocal underneath it. While 'The Wilhelm Scream' is a shoe-in for the next single, Blake softly singing, "I'm falling, falling, falling. Might as well fall in" it's a gentle song with simple electronics buzzing around it and it is staggeringly beautiful. In fact simplicity is the key ingredient to this album. Many songs feature just one repeating line, but Blake has the ability to make no element of the song feel unnecessary. Every electronic bleep, every snare rhythm and every period of silence feels essential and gives the album a sparse, over-worldly feel to it.' Compare Prices