Trying Times: Gatefold Black Vinyl 2LP Tito Puente the more I knew these

the more I knew these songs would eventually become a vehicle for my jazz expression

lachrymose atmospherics

Since the release of their breakout debut in 2008

contemplative vignette rests on a single soft-synth cloud before the latter’s percussion ripples across the sky

Originally released on 7 April 1997

Trying Times: Gatefold Black Vinyl 2LP Tito Puente the more I knew these'Trying 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