Playing Robots Into Heaven
by James Blake
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 September 2023
- Label: Republic
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:44
- Community rating: 3.52/5 from 11 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Pivoting away from the vocal-centric alternative R&B of his recent commercial successes, 'Playing Robots Into Heaven' returns heavily to the producer's early roots in experimental UK club culture. The tracks prioritize intricate, syncopated bass rhythms, heavily manipulated vocal samples, and cold, futuristic synthesizer textures. It operates as a distinct homage to dubstep and subterranean dance floors.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, rhythmic, club-oriented, male-vocals, leftfield
Tracklist
- Asking To Break (2:52)
- Loading (4:44)
- Tell Me (5:00)
- Fall Back (4:01)
- He's Been Wonderful (3:21)
- Big Hammer (4:00)
- I Want You To Know (4:47)
- Night Sky (3:39)
- Fire The Editor (3:57)
- If You Can Hear Me (2:24)
- Playing Robots Into Heaven (3:54)
Credits
- James Blake - primary artist, written by, producer, recorded by, engineer, mixed by, written by, producer, engineer, mixed by
- Crowns & Owls - creative director
- George Smith - graphic design
- Full Stop Management - management
- Matt Colton - mastered by
- Metropolis Studios, London - mastered by
- Thibaut Grevet - photography by
- Jameela Jamil - co-producer
- Dominic Maker - written by, co-producer
- Rob McAndrews - co-producer, written by, co-producer, mixed by, written by, co-producer, recorded by, written by, co-producer, recorded by, engineer
- Joshua Smith - engineer, recorded by, engineer
- Yaw Evans - drum programming
- Brittany Hazzard - written by
- James Sencherey-Evans - written by
- Pastor T. L. Barrett - written by
- The Ragga Twins - featuring
- David Destouche - written by, vocals, performer
- Trevor Destouche - written by, vocals, performer
- KHUSHI - co-producer
- Victor Wainstein - recorded by