Ahead of the release of ‘Playing Robots into Heaven’, James Blake sits down with Zane Lowe in the studio. James opens up about the process of creating the album, from his fascination with modular synths to how the title came from an Instagram caption from years ago. James also opens up about how his feeling about the sound evolved from viewing this as a side project to his next proper album. The conversation also touches on artificial intelligence and how it relates to music, James’s experience performing with Don Toliver at Rolling Loud, and his love for dance music.
00:00 – Modular Synths
11:42 – Artificial Intelligence
24:20 – Live Performances
35:48 – Embracing Dance Music
44:08 – Sequencing ‘Playing Robots into Heaven’
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