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James Holden is far from your average DJ-producer.
The wunderkind James Holden has finally come of age, and has delivered up the debut album to prove it: and at 28, about time too! For although the world seems strangely intent on fixing him in his early twenties (or more specifically, a series of internet sites who have seemingly overlooked the fact that biography ages require a yearly update!), the time has come to acknowledge that DJ and producer James Holden is not quite so young anymore. The timely release of Holden’s ‘The Idiots Are Winning’ mini-album in 2006 marked the occasion, and formed a fitting musical illustration of Holden’s new-found maturity.
Still reluctant to bestow upon it the accolade of ‘debut album’, for Holden himself ‘The Idiots Are Winning’ remains an EP which grew out of control: take four dancefloor-length Holden tracks, mix in the obligatory DJ tools and alternative versions that he is so keen on, and an interlude or two for good measure, and you have far exceeded the single realm and are pushing into album territory. Not that the manner of its creation should affect the listening experience: Holden’s intricate and inimitable production style ensures a coherence of atmosphere, where even DJ-friendly extended intros hold up to home-listening scrutiny. The Guardian went so far as to proclaim it “the most astonishing debut in electronic music since Boards of Canada’s Music Has the Right to Children.” And who are we to argue?
The wunderkind James Holden has finally come of age, and has delivered up the debut album to prove it: and at 28, about time too! For although the world seems strangely intent on fixing him in his early twenties (or more specifically, a series of internet sites who have seemingly overlooked the fact that biography ages require a yearly update!), the time has come to acknowledge that DJ and producer James Holden is not quite so young anymore. The timely release of Holden’s ‘The Idiots Are Winning’ mini-album in 2006 marked the occasion, and formed a fitting musical illustration of Holden’s new-found maturity.
Still reluctant to bestow upon it the accolade of ‘debut album’, for Holden himself ‘The Idiots Are Winning’ remains an EP which grew out of control: take four dancefloor-length Holden tracks, mix in the obligatory DJ tools and alternative versions that he is so keen on, and an interlude or two for good measure, and you have far exceeded the single realm and are pushing into album territory. Not that the manner of its creation should affect the listening experience: Holden’s intricate and inimitable production style ensures a coherence of atmosphere, where even DJ-friendly extended intros hold up to home-listening scrutiny. The Guardian went so far as to proclaim it “the most astonishing debut in electronic music since Boards of Canada’s Music Has the Right to Children.” And who are we to argue?
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freakfx wrote:
Balance 005 is fucking beast (x2)
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Pezrawr wrote:
Balance 005 is fucking beast
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Rollendestijn wrote:
@mamerena. At The Controls is really good.
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koastone wrote:
a fuckin master :)
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Dopeman86 wrote:
His live sets are unearthly! I always find new gems by artist previously unkown to me in them. Thank you so much for those wonderful nights and widening my musical borders James!
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mamerena wrote:
anyone got a good mix by him?
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juliandgomez wrote:
Hold me holden!!! I phaqueen love you man!! come to Colombia...
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benutzerdame wrote:
James Holden – The Idiots Are Winning available as playlist on DEZIBEL: http://dezibel.wearedefault.com/index.php?item=1_224 enjoy the crossfader!
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angeloreale wrote:
judgements: whatevs. fyi, you saved the sonar's last night. cheers ♥
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cometbus wrote:
Not a big fan of house/techno, but Balance 005 might be one of the best mixes I have ever heard! Perfect. Makes me want to keep moving, I love it.
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neutralSpace wrote:
Biography edited by bordercommunity, the label Holden started? Egotistical, much? Being a DJ and a label holder doesn't make you a Renaissance Man, certainly not when you call yourself such.
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olme69 wrote:
Come to Radio Electronica
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mr_stooge wrote:
крутата
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absinthdelmar wrote:
Just awesome
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Hermagor wrote:
Bevor ich diesen Mann das erste Mal hörte habe ich keine echte Musik gehört!
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Danski_Speed wrote:
A Break In The Clouds (Ozgur Can Remix) is a compact 12" atomic bomb
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lele7591 wrote:
If Gilmour or Clapton are able to make a guitar speak, you're surely able to make an oscillator do that. To be precise, actually you make them scream.
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DaFreak4ever wrote:
His DJ kicks is GODLIKE :D - It get's better every time i hear it =p ...... Especially his own Mogwai remix - The Sun Smells too Loud. WTF is that? You are not going to tell me that was made in this age, it sounds like people might be ready for that one around the year 2375.
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german103 wrote:
yea his rework of 'Into The Dawn" is breathtaking.
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Arcangel808 wrote:
THE Accadia ""''InTo The Dawn '''Remix It Is So Beautiful I Want To cry .........I love It so much It Brings me To a Place Of Piece ..............I"M Crying I love this so!!!........... p.s ........keep u the good work never stop being who U ARE!!! Love U man.....
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Caribou & James Holden
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RaBe Fest 2012
Reitschule, Bern, Berne, Switzerland
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