Although the two were frequently mentioned in the same breath as artists destined for success in 2011, I'm still not convinced that Jamie Woon can impress quite as spectacularly as James Blake has done with his eponymous debut.
All the same, it's probably for the best that Hudson Mohawke opted to remix Woon's new single, considering how Blake has compared the art of remixing to 'musical prostitution'.
If this is the case, then Mohawke is certainly a high class hooker as his reworking of Woon's Lady Luck is an aural delight and, in my opinion, marginally more listenable than the original.
Tips for 2011 are flying left, right and centre at the moment but, by virtue of the fact that the BBC's 'Sound of...' list compiles the predictions of over 150 music gurus across the UK, it's inevitably going to hold a bit more weight.
The past few years, the lists have been dominated by female-fronted acts, with Adele, Duffy, Florence and the Machine, Ellie Goulding, La Roux and Marina & The Diamonds all placing in the upper reaches. As such, it's refreshing to see so many great male artists in this year's shortlist.
Jai Paul and James Blake are two acts that I've posted about in the past and, with the right break, could conceivably convert their blogospheric hype to mainstream success.
Another act who, like both Jai Paul and James Blake, teams neo-soul vocals with electronic and post-dub arrangements is Jamie Woon. But whereas James Blake started out a more leftfield artist and has now begun embracing conventional song structures, Jamie Woon began as a singer-songwriter before gradually turning to the dark side.
There are of course the usual crop of indie bands, curveballs in the guise of dubstep-lite act Nero and grime act Wretch 32, and those pesky female fronted outfits.
The wispy Esben and the Witch could be a strong contender for a Top 5 finish, whereas big-voiced Birmingham lass Clare Maguire and spiky power-pop chanteuse Jessie J are also likely to feature in the final reckoning.
The full shortlist is as folows: James Blake, Anna Calvi, Daley, Esben And The Witch, Jessie J, Clare Maguire, Mona, The Naked And Famous, Nero, Jai Paul,The Vaccines, Warpaint, Jamie Woon, Wretch 32 and Yuck.
Although the two were frequently mentioned in the same breath as artists destined for success in 2011, I'm still not convinced that Jamie Woon can impress quite as spectacularly as James Blake has done with his eponymous debut.
