Lindisfarne / Unluck

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"Lindisfarne / Unluck"
James Blake - Lindisfarne Unluck.jpg
Single by James Blake
from the album James Blake
Released16 June 2011 [1]
Recorded2010
Genre Electronica, experimental, art pop
Length6:54
Label Polydor Records
Songwriter(s) James Blake, Rob McAndrews
Producer(s) James Blake
James Blake singles chronology
"The Wilhelm Scream"
(2011)
"Lindisfarne / Unluck"
(2011)
"Order / Pan"
(2011)

"Lindisfarne / Unluck" is a double A-side single by English dubstep producer and singer-songwriter James Blake, released as the third single from his self-titled debut album. The single was released as a digital download on the iTunes Store on 16 June 2011 [1] and on 10" vinyl the following day. [2]

Contents

Song information

Lindisfarne

"Lindisfarne" shows elements of folktronica, trip hop, and soul music. It has extensive use of auto-tune, vocoders and multi-layered vocals over acoustic guitar playing.

On the album, the song is split up into 2 parts; "Lindisfarne I" and "Lindisfarne II". On the single, the two are combined into one shortened track, "Lindisfarne (Edit)" [1]

Unluck

"Unluck" is an electronic song that brings out elements of IDM, trip hop, and post-dubstep. It is in the same form as it is on the album.

Music video

A music video was released for "Lindisfarne (Edit)" to Blake's VEVO page on YouTube. As of 18 September 2019, the music video has 1,166,506 views. [3]

There was no video released for "Unluck".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lindisfarne" (Edit)James Blake, Rob McAndrews3:51
2."Unluck"J. Blake3:03
Total length:6:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs. [2]

Song

Artwork

Music video

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lindisfarne / Unluck – Single by James Blake itunes.apple.com/gb/
  2. 1 2 "James Blake – Lindisfarne / Unluck (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 1 2 James Blake – Lindisfarne (Music Video on YouTube)