Trying Times: Gatefold Black Vinyl 2LP Tito Puente and ‘Au Fond Du Temple

and ‘Au Fond Du Temple Saint’ from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers

the more I knew these songs would eventually become a vehicle for my jazz expression

whether integrating field recordings reflecting daily life in a Spanish village and other moments in her life as a nomadic musician

Harold Vick

Since the release of their breakout debut in 2008

Trying Times: Gatefold Black Vinyl 2LP Tito Puente and ‘Au Fond Du Temple'Trying Times' is a record about being in love whilst battling the limits of the self against a backdrop of global uncertainty. James Blake explores the tension between intimacy and isolation, the pressure to curate and perform even as everything, inside and out, feels fragile and precarious. Themes of reflection, both literally and metaphorically, run through the records visual presentation, as Blake holds a mirror to the contradictions of modern