2024 Indian Wells Recap with standout performances by Alcaraz and Swiatek, Djokavic backlash. James Blake talks Miami Open, Tennis Evolution, and Davis Cup memories. The intricacies of tournament scheduling, humorous Davis Cup shenanigans, and reflections on the evolution of modern tennis.

Musician and producer James Blake discusses constructing key tracks on his new album, a conversation with Rick Rubin that changed his life, and his months spent making music with Andre 3000 that may never be released.

James Blake discusses his album 'Playing Robots Into Heaven' and his journey with modular synthesizers. They analyze elements in a song and share mixing preferences. They clear a sample from the band Raggart Wins and explore the power of reverb. They also delve into the emotional impact of voicings and pitch changes, and the relationship between music and mental health.

James Blake, Grammy award-winning musician and producer, joins Theo on This Past Weekend to talk about their friendship, the similarities between music and comedy, finding creativity, challenges of meaningful conversations with musicians, intentional expression, the power of gifts, personal growth through therapy, impact of technology and social media, childhood memories, freezing bodies and embryos, pursuing a music career, reflection on past work, navigating emotions, love and relationships, collaborating with celebrities, feeling seen and valued, and a conversation about music and club nights.

James Blake speaks with Rick Rubin about his new Covers EP. Since his debut album in 2011, the British-born James Blake has gone on to win England's top musical honor, the Mercury Prize, and a Grammy. He’s also produced and collaborated with a ton of musicians including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Billie Eilish, and Travis Scott. A few years back in 2016 James flew from England to Malibu to work with Rick Rubin at Shangri-La. They worked together on his third album, The Colour In Anything. As you'll hear in this conversation with Rick today, James Blake had a life-changing experience while working and living at Shangri-La. In fact, has made LA his home base ever since. James also recalls an embarrassing teenage experience that left him making music in secret for years. And tells Rick that recording his new EP of covers solidified his love of perfect pop songs.Subscribe to Broken Record’s YouTube channel to hear old and new interviews, often with bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcastYou can also check out past episodes here: https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/You can find some of our favorite James Blake songs HERE — enjoy! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.