There’s a world of difference between the stuff James Blake makes for his albums and the for-the-heads tracks he cranks out between album cycles. Blake is getting ready to release a new album, possibly featuring a Kanye West collab, next year. In the meantime, though, he has a new odds-and-ends EP called 200 Press out [...]

James Blake debuted his new song, “Building It Still,” yesterday on his BBC Radio 1 Residency program. Blake has been using his residency to premiere a handful of new tracks, many of which have been untitled, aside from “200 Press,” which he presented back in August. The songs provide patchy glimpses into ...

Last year, Idris Elba played Nelson Mandela in the biopic Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. And in addition to being a ridiculously talented and handsome actor, Elba has a sideline playing goofy trance music in Ibiza hotel suites, as detailed in this GQ profile. So maybe it’s not a surprise that Elba’s experience playing Mandela...

'mi Mandela' is the first in a series of albums in which Elba will develop his acting roles through music

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