James Blake - Trying Times Genre_AMBIENT / NEW AGE / ELECTRONIC In commemoration of Tatsuro Yamashita’s

In commemoration of Tatsuro Yamashita’s 50th debut anniversary

*Leonids no Kanatani*

The album dives deep into the “blue” world

It led to years of studying percussion traditions across Cuba

and it was produced by Sean and Jason Mendelson

James Blake - Trying Times Genre_AMBIENT / NEW AGE / ELECTRONIC In commemoration of Tatsuro Yamashita’sTrying Times is a record about being in love whilst battling the limits of the self against a backdrop of global uncertainty. James Blake explores the tension between intimacy and isolation, the pressure to curate and perform even as everything, inside and out, feels fragile and precarious. Themes of reflection, both literally and metaphorically, run through the records visual presentation, as Blake holds a mirror to the contradictions of modern