''Klavierwerke'' is the third solo
EP by English musician
James Blake, who plays all the instruments and produced the record. It was released on R&S Records on 27 September 2010. The word "Klavierwerke" is German for "
piano
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works", as the album is mostly built on piano.
Composition
James Blake changed his style on the EP from
gospel
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and
R&B influenced
dubstep
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on ''
CMYK
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'' to more piano-based music.
According to Blake, the EP is "more personal" than ''
CMYK
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'', and its lyrics are more focused on emotion.
The EP has been described as "sadder and more intimate" than his previous releases,
and as similar to
Mount Kimbie
Mount Kimbie is an English electronic music duo consisting of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos. Formed in 2008, the duo expanded on the musical template of the UK dubstep scene, releasing early EPs '' Maybes'' and '' Sketch on Glass'' to critical ...
's songs.
The title track features some vocal
static
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Places
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United States
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**Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak
Science and technology Physics
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due to it being recorded on a laptop microphone. The static contrasts with the clear hand
claps and
bass notes.
The next track, "Tell Her Safe" has Blake singing over
percussion
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, with additional light pops and clicks, and a muffled refrain.
The song "I Only Know (What I Know Now)" features "twisted" vocals that the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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.
"Don't You Think I Do", the final track, has "scattershot keys" and "cascading static" and contains some
.
The album received positive reviews from music critics. In a favourable review, Mike Diver of the
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