Jamie Woon - Wayfaring Stranger

A Eurasian boy sings an old English spiritual, to great effect.

This is Jamie Woon's original small-label debut. After it was released, he went garage (in a really really good way), but you can still hear that searching voice.



If you like this, don't forget James Blake.

James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream

Minimalist glitch-step heart-broken love song, anyone? I have slobbered over James Blake and his creations before. But this merits further adoration. The soundscape is incredibly textured, and the vocal is exquisite. Also, he's proper fit.

The Wilhelm Scream is apparently the name of a sound effect used in Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and various other blockbusters. The Wikipedia article about it is interesting, if you don't mind filling your mind with useless knowledge that will never even come up in a pub quiz.

James Blake - Limit To Your Love

Hangover music is difficult. I need something that to impel me out of bed and into the shower, but too much bass just makes my head throb. And anything too downbeat exacerbates the gloom and guilt, but cheery things make me vom in my mouth a little bit.

Never fear, James Blake is here. (And he should definitely consider adopting that as a tag-line). This is the most perfectly put-together down-tempo song, and he is really easy on the eye.

Also, the video's not too brightly-coloured, so it doesn't make your eyes hurt.

The original is more romantic and swelling. I prefer James Blake.