James Blake: ’Playing Robots Into Heaven’, A.I. & Rolling Loud with Don Toliver | Apple Music

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’ Listen to James Blake on Apple Music: Subscribe to Apple Music: Follow Apple Music: TikTok: @applemusic Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: Watch more Apple Music: What’s New: Apple Music Up Next: Interviews: What’s Trending: Apple Music lets you listen to millions of songs, online or off, totally ad-free. Create and share your own playlists, get exclusive content and personalized recommendations, and listen to radio hosted by artists streaming live or on demand.