A pianist plays a series of notes, and the woman echoes them on a computerized music system. The woman then goes on to play a simple improvised melody over a looped backing track. It doesn't sound ...

Electronic music typically gets boiled down to a handful of qualities, even by fans: It’s euphoric, energetic, at times utopian. For the ambient heads, it’s calming, meditative, and spiritually ...

While the output of James Blake has always careered between different styles, his combination of electronic sounds with something familiar invites curiosity.