MUSIC: James Blake – Modern Soul

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On his BBC Radio 1 residency last week, James Blake offered up “Modern Soul," a sneak preview for his forthcoming Radio Album. It's everything you'd expect from the downtempo maestro: Ride cymbal clatter and cicada-buzz atmospherics play off Blake's sonorous piano chords for maximum hypnotic effect.