The Wilhelm Scream (BBC Sound Of 2011, Live Studio Perfor...

[psychoanomaly1]

car ads piss me off!



[gingerleyham]

mesmerized!

[paulkilleymanx]

i been racking my brain for months thinking of other words you could use the way he uses the words, turnin,, turnin, turnin, turn in... fallin, fallin, fallin, fall in.....

[wildrawwr]

mnjonhbkibkibhjkbjfgfytfdytrd i'm dead.

[L0veepanicc]

his voice is gold

[ricardslodge]

Thanks Beyonce.

[2006seabass2006]

wow crazy guitar speed, respect

[MrHotshot1995]

dont know if anyone has noticed bt right at the end he nearly falls off his chair

[abbycat96]

@MrHotshot1995 yeah i noticed, makes me like him more:P

[MrNikolaaaas]

all his music is perf ! i love this song so much !

[AdmiralDonuts]

This is a group of wizards. It's the only explanation.

[MsYasi95]

sooo hot :)

[fabittyfab]

Gorg



[zincalloy11]

Awesome performance...

[southmtn2000]

@0:30 no respect

[paniccat]

That guitar part is fucking sweet.

[rastamouse1988]

just found out he's a vegitarian.

[captaindlo]

I love reading the shirt comments everyone is placing. Thumbs up buddy.

[hmsuck]

does anyone know what kind of synth it is?

[Newfoundman100]

@hmsuck It's a Prophet 08 by Dave Smith Instruments. It's an amazing analogue synth.

[TheInioluwa]

<3



[dmoder3]

Amazon Mp3 actually introduced me to this album. They really surprise me with their picks sometimes but this was a great pick! Great beat and lyrics. His voice kind of reminds me of Aaron Neville lol

[jdebruynviolin]

I like the song but it should either be shorter or less repetitive, I think.

[TrollxTaco]

@jdebruynviolin As far as I'm concerned, I really think that these kinds of songs are some of the best. I really like how the voice stays almost exactly the same the whole time but the music changes a lot.

[mattmoish]

@jdebruynviolin the genius is in the subtle changes that are made with each iteration. man, i love this tune.

[MickehDaHuskeh]

Thumbs up if you wanted the screaming sound effect and not a song.

[tombokickass]

whats the drummer using instead of a snare, and i swear he doesnt even touch it?

[seanpollockphoto]

@tombokickass he's using a sample pad or SPD, it had electronic drum samples (midi files) in it that trigger when he strikes it

[TheNiallpd]

wow.

[babsbarbella]

anxiety kills me only to see the concentration of the other musicians to keep up with James. Amazing musicians. What a pretty strong session tho, isn't?...

[Justinmeatybonds]

That guitarist fucking shreds.

[themisale]

why are the top comments always spelled wrong

[MaliWop7]

Classic

[Rocky183]

hipster as fuck. Great voice on the singer though.

[adrsya]

@Rocky183 What kind of genre is hipster?

[Rocky183]

@adrsya The genre of weird people on the background not having any fun pretending to be superior than everyone around them because they enjoy a different type of music

[adrsya]

@Rocky183 You must have serious mind-reading skills. Assuming all that only by getting a glimpse at the crowd every now and then.. not even having been there. So I guess yes: Every person interested in music other than what plays on the radio is a hipster. *yawn* The only thing more annoying than ACTUAL hipsters are people calling out every person that don't fit into their press mold.

[Rocky183]

@adrsya I'm not making assumptions out of nothing. The kids in the background certainly aren't punks, metalheads, or Bieber fans. The music really feels like the pretentious art project music that hipsters are famous for, being composed of a grand total of around 20 different words and the people on the background dress the way hipsters dress

[adrsya]

@Rocky183 "[...] metalheads, or Bieber fans". I guess everyone else is a hipster then. I really don't feel like I need to point out the close-mindedness of your comment. If you truly believe that you need to be a hipster to enjoy the simplicity and abstractness of James Blake's music, I am not going to burst the bubble you call reality. All I see are 3 insanely talented musicians and some casually dressed kids who are interested in this kind of music. If it's not your thing,feel free to move on.

[Rocky183]

@adrsya You people would make your lives much easier if you just admitted to being hipsters instead of keeping up this struggle to avoid being labeled.

[adrsya]

@Rocky183 "you people"? .. and here I thought we were having a serious conversation.

[Rocky183]

@adrsya And a very passive-aggressive one at that.

[adrsya]

@Rocky183 "Cynical" is the word I'd rather use.

[SuperiFox]

@Rocky183 Why would they be hipsters cause of the music they listen to or the clothes they wear??? People are hipsters when they are douchbags/dick-heads, and think they're better than everyone else. You didn't hear or see anyone of those people in the crowd talk or act like that. You just saw their clothes.

[smithhedgehog]

@Rocky183 so you're bracketting people then - thats really really sad, that you're so preoccupied by image and whats cool/not cool...you sounds more 'hipster' than anyone else

[smithhedgehog]

@Rocky183 so its the audience then - can't blame the artist for that - nothing hipster about the artist

[RaimeeAbii1]

beautiful beautiful !! sooooo amazing.

[TheBSLevin]

3:28 the girl in the background is crying......respectively

[timothyjongmans]

@TheBSLevin She is scratching her ear..

[TheBSLevin]

seeing him in philly

[MrDazzleMe]

see you in toronto! :)

[SoapSudz101]

what equipment is he playing?

[napalmocean]

@SoapSudz101 If you google search "What equipment does James Blake use?" You will find the answer. I don't understand why anyone asks such questions on youtube when you are already using the power of the internet, the ability to search the answer yourself and get an answer much faster.

[Si6xxx]

@napalmocean the only answer that comes to me is the need of interaction with others!!!

[Lastlondonfire]

@Si6xxx :')

[Hubertification]

@napalmocean Conveniency.

[napalmocean]

@Hubertification Yeah, I'm actually finding it difficult to find this information myself.

[iwazused]

@SoapSudz101 the synth in a Prophet '08

[landolakethat]

the second button makes or breaks the shirt. his second button is in no man's land.

[BL4iM]

@landolakethat Seinfeld?

[napalmocean]

@landolakethat Haha, how obscure...I hadn't noticed that until now.

[napalmocean]

@landolakethat It doesn't matter, because that shirt is wearing him, not the other way around.

[JaguarEarlobe]

pretty amazing how a few chord changes and a simple vocal line can have such an effect. Good job

[TamikaJMusic]

@JaguarEarlobe i was thinking the same thing

[djgoomba290]

@JaguarEarlobe seriously, classic minalism. less is more, its amazing.

[yoyobaa100]

what kinda synth?



[flaggerrrn]

Boring

[tripa21]

Idolo!!!

[shredsification]

Very modern 80's sounding. Nice

[Lomaxthereviewer]

think this verion is far better



[cmatthews926]

@Lomaxthereviewer right? The album version doesn't even come close

[stratfordgaa]

Sounds class!!!! Roll on electric picnic¬!

[PowerOfWilliam]

@stratfordgaa I like that. This man IS class. I also want people to start using the word Class. You sir are both a gentleman and a scholar.

[issueonemusic]

UK artist Issue One watch?v=rl7AtssXY9k

[spanellaful]

this guy makes me feel happy. In a strange malinchonic way. It's beautiful

[erox112]

Motherfocking adds. i will not buy crap from IKEA

[PeDBond]

Entourage!!

[boredomATbest]

@PeDBond im glad someone has caught on as soon as myself haha

[techniqqa]

Guitar is like Fabolous - Into you



[gardrek]

I came here looking for the actual Wilhelm screams. Needless to say, I am dissapoint.

[TheWolfman510]

@gardrek I thought this was a song using the screams too.

[theonewiththelegs]

i could listen to this for years

[TheJordancolligan]

A WILHELM SCREAM. THIS IS SHIT

[cravena70]

Anyone else cant stop playing this.........haunting but beautiful <3

[jeroldminor]

what model of drum controller? roland SPD-S?

[oxIJMxo]

This song is perfect. Seriously.

[makial007]

I am not really depress ...i stil enjoy so much,,, i do get impress every day... live life.. and love..

Great song MR Blake...

keep it up..

: )

[justinbieber1546]

u should com to my date and sing that song for us

[justinbieber1546]

he says the same thing over and over and over again

[Vinegarstroke]

@justinbieber1546

I was a little angry when I read this.. but then I saw your username.. figures.

[Thedahdumdum]

@justinbieber1546 Em, didn't Justin Beiber make a career out of doing that. And he didn't even write it.

[savannahthewiigirl]

Simply gorgeous music.

[feathersaidjd]

Chocolate Rain did this a while ago... and it was a joke back then.

[safimalika]

His voice is magnetic....powerful. And these few simple words sum it up for me. I am a new and true fan! Keep on Pushin!!

[SuckmyErsela19]

:O :O :O <3333

[napalmocean]

A good friend of mine came into the room while I was listening to this song and he said "Is that R. Kelly? It sounds emo." ...-_- FML. So few of my friends appreciate the music I listen to...and that saddens me.

[SethGoTribe]

@napalmocean

R kelly

Emo

choose 1

[napalmocean]

@SethGoTribe Choose one? Really? It's not even a matter of ME choosing one. Did you not understand my comment or something? It was a friend of mine that said that, not me.

[Burton82190]

@napalmocean I know exactly how you feel... I have very few friends who have the same taste in music as I do and dismiss it on the spot because it doesn't sound like the Top 40 stuff that a lot of them listen to. I really think that people need to listen to music with an open mind. Every song I listen to, whether its a genre or artist I don't particularly like, I listen to without bias, and that inevitably leads to finding hidden gems like James.

[napalmocean]

I love the progression of sound in a song, making it seem like an over-abundance of sound then the sudden calming of the music...and never before have I heard that effect used so beautifully. James Blake is an amazing musician. I hope to reach his caliber of musical talent.

[deekay629]

this is unbelievable!

[kevinoups]

Amazing performance !

[TabzIsNotARobot]

the wilhelm scream was a scream/ is a scream they use in ALOT of films, like star wars, lord of the rings. etc, look it up :')

[kajan1]

even my cat loves this. gorgeous

[taterman1234]

For a song called "The Wilhelm Scream," I was expecting more of the Wilhelm Scream. I am disappoint.

[yeahyeahyaha2]

@taterman1234 WHAT THE FUCK IS A WILHELM?, please

[RedAndre]

@yeahyeahyaha2 Use google FFS! 

[yeahyeahyaha2]

@RedAndre ALREADY DID!! CAN'T FIND SHITT!

[RedAndre]

@yeahyeahyaha2 I hope you're trolling.

[oxIJMxo]

@taterman1234 LMAO

[dexterwanted]

wow. great vocal performance, nearly flawless.

[guruu13]

this guy's gonna go far

[jimpsta69]

This makes Emma cry.....



[jimpsta69]

This makes Emma cry.....

[Dmark420]

james blake saved me too....form myself.

[iwazused]

2:52-4:30  is HUGE

[23sdmd]

I wish this guitar part was louder in the album version of the song...I think i like this better : )

[KerenX16]

@23sdmd i was thinking the same. it adds so much. ahhh i want this on my ipod!

[heeiiii]

I just wanna lay on this studio's floor while they play. mind blowing.

[VinceVolta]

James is so fucking amazing!

[Eyepiercings]

i've no fucking idea why people hate this gem.

[cheesekabob]

I love this Guy's Voice..no homo

[aceracer19]

@cheesekabob why would that be homo? voices don't have sexual preferences...

fyi, if you were to ask me anytime someone adds "no homo" to anything it just makes it a bit more "homo."

[kidd8k]

his voice! <3

[olkenn]

He really looked like he was about to fall off his seat at the end...that would have killed the vibe lol......amazing stuff, i'm transfixed, those chords changes are just sublime...

[olkenn]

He really looked like he was about to fall off his seat at the end...that would have killed the vibe lol......amazing stuff, i'm transfixed, those chords changes are killer

[ShazerThe]

@CerpinTaxt848 It's his song, I think he can do whatever he wants with it.

[SergioLuizValentini]

Muita técnica, falta tesão....

[joaocbarroso]

@SergioLuizValentini *tensão? Sim, não posso deixar de concordar. Mas continua a ser genial :)

[johnielsen08]

Man, I finally listened to James Blake after reading about him 100 times on Pitchfork. This stuff is absolutely incredible. His record is mind blowing.

Also, that keyboard riff sounds cool on guitar. That was a cool idea. I would not have thought this would be this cool live.

[tehpr0lol]

i'm now going to recreate that prophet patch! because that sounds awesome.

[retroremo]

gutted guys, it's a cover!

[gdhamell]

@retroremo of his father's song



[XanaxHoe69]

ACL 2011

[RescueSTA]

Really enjoying Jame's stuff at the moment - fresh and new sound!

Sorry to plug but I'm a band which has just set up a youtube account and are trying to get our stuff heard - we're inspired by contemporary music like this and would really appreciate anyone taking a moment to have a listen! We're looking to play a few of the UK festivals this summer and planning to get some more live tracks up on our page very soon!

Thank you!

Rescue - link below -

[projekt27]

@RescueSTA I am a fan of anyone inspired by James Blake! Fair play to you guys x

[ymechaie]

this song is really repetetive but i dont even notice

[spoodis]

Absolutely bowled over by James Blake--and this guy's trajectory is paralleling Elton John's when he first surfaced--Brit piano prodigy with eerily emotional singing voice making his way across the U.S. for the first time...playing small rooms where he converts every listener...eventually landing at West Hollywood's Troubadour next Monday night...and I am counting down the hours til I get to witness his official coming out party there. Maybe Elton will show up to cheer him on.

[newera129]

Right now in my life...I feel stuck. I have put myself in a fucked up situation, but thank god for James Blake. His music is exactly what I need. I love this man. He keeps me afloat when I just want to quit on life. I am so sad, but I have to keep on.. and his music helps me to do that. You will never read this, but know that you have atleast saved one life.

[syzygywell]

@newera129 keep on keeping on, all you have is time, and eventually you are somewhere else. Peaks and valleys in life.. the only problem is that the peaks are far narrower than the valleys. Sometimes its just nice to find flat earth for a while. You can't get to the peaks though without the lows.

[newera129]

@syzygywell  thank you so so very much.

[tamie1041]

@newera129 theres 5 others too ;)

[SiameseChemise]

@newera129 loser

[capserindip]

@newera129 TMI

[lukehussey93]

@newera129 gay

haha 

[MysticAng3l]

@lukehussey93 Loser, go find a life instead of laughing with other peoples problems

[CruPenelopeZ]

@newera129 <3 iam with u

[newera129]

@CruPenelopeZ wow! i am speechless right now. Just keep on loving James Blake as much as I do. He is magic. He is peace. He is blameless.

[roahboah]

@newera129 it's not the reading, it's the feeling. It's gonna be okay. And don't worry, someone who cares read what you wrote.

[newera129]

@roahboah thank you oh so much. This completely brough a smile to my soul. Thank you once again. This will be remembered forever by me.

[iamthegreatest2006]

@newera129 How will he know if he will never read it, turd?

[bolwarrabogan]

@iamthegreatest2006 you sir, are an unmitigated faggot

[Filo011]

@newera129

i feel you.. I feel like i'm frozen in time & life is just so empty & music like this is just perfect.. it makes me feel

[indiekid79]

this song builds into something just amazing.

[TraceurOmega]

wicked tune, is that Kai Campos of Mount Kimbie on guitar?

[julianportmusic]

Need to know what the hell effects pedals the guitarist is using!!! I want one!!!

[oscillatorion]

@julianportmusic

An Roland SP 404 SX sampler. A Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai or Electro Harmonix Cathedral and an Boss DD6 digital delay.

[cookedmosquito]

Trousers

[SpikroddNG]

it's like an r&b song in the ocean. all that warm emotion reminds me why i love music so much.

[crubba]

does anyone know what effect (and pedals) the guitarist uses in the strumming bit... it sounds like a submerged orchestra, it's beauty and i need it now! haha.

[Glenbot3000]

Insane guitar riff. This is just too good. O_O

[XanaxHoe69]

The guitar makes this song 2x better, but the original is still epic

[Ollielollylanny]

Love.

[Agirl324]

his hands and his voice! ahh