James Blake

James Blake fascinates me because he turned restraint into a signature. The London-born, Goldsmiths-trained producer built his reputation on those 2010 EPs, then kept refining a sound made of silence, space, and that fragile falsetto. What impresses me most is how electronic his work is while still pulsing with something unmistakably human. He never reaches for volume to win you over; he trusts emptiness to do the heavy lifting. I think of him as late-night music, the kind that rewards solitude. In an era of maximalism, his quiet conviction feels almost rebellious, and I respect that discipline enormously.

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Name (English)

James Blake

Name (Japanese)

ジェイムス・ブレイク

Reading

じぇいむす・ぶれいく

Born

September 26, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

record producer / disc jockey / singer-songwriter / composer / recording artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

University

Goldsmiths, University of London

• Official sitehttps://jamesblakemusic.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jamesblake/
• Xhttps://x.com/jamesblake
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Blake%20(musician)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%20(%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350362

Tags

• record producer
• disc jockey
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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