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James Blake has revealed that new material is just round the corner - and it could feature Kanye West.
Speaking to Miami New Times, the producer revealed that he has a specific song lined up for the rapper. Not only that, but due to changes in his personal life, his writing has become particularly prolific, meaning that his third album could be arriving sooner than expected.
“I have a lot of respect for [Kanye], for what he has been releasing for years," Blake said. We haven’t done a great deal of work in the same room yet, but we’ve done a few things, kind of helped each other with our own music. In terms of the actual collaboration for this record, it looks like we should be able to get something done. I know that there’s a specific song I would like him to be on, and if he can do that by the time my record comes out, that would be fantastic.”
He continued: “I should hope that [the new album] will be a step on, as much as the second one was to the first. I guess I’ve taken a focus on the songwriting again, even more closely, and I’m dabbling in some different production techniques, things I’ve developed.
“I’m currently single, so that’s changed. A lot of things have changed in my life since the last record, and overall for the better, so I’m in a good place, I think. I’m in a good place to write in general, and I have been for quite a while.”
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Through his Radio One residency, James has been hinting at where the new material is going. Songs like '200 Press' and 'Building It Still', point to a sound that is edging more towards the techno edge of electronica.
