Discussing his stylistic development , critic Mark Fisher wrote that " listening back to Blake 's records in chronological sequence is like hearing a ghost gradually assume material form ; or it 's like hearing the song form ( re ) coalescing out of digital ether . " Author Madison Moore noted the prominent use of minimalism , sparseness , and silence in Blake 's work , a quality also noted by Eno in 2013 : " he takes a lot of stuff out and ends up with very skeletal pieces . " '' ' Notes ' '' '' ' as Harmonimix ' '' '' ' as Harmonimix ' '' On 19 July 2011 , Blake was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize 2011 for his self-titled debut album ; the award was won by PJ Harvey . However , in 2013 , he was nominated again for '' Overgrown '' , and subsequently won the award , the result being announced on 30 October . The judges at the event described his album as " ... late-night music for the digital age . An inventive , poignant and poetic record of great beauty . " He was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Grammy Awards
2014 Grammy Awards
56th Annual Grammy Awards
James Blake (musician)