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Posted by tibberino on Jan-23-2006 23:28:

James Holden

Just wondering what your opinions were? i'm dl a set just now by him from Flex. Is he still playing stuff in the style of 'one for you', nothing etc? His mix of Into The Dawn is amazing!!!

Posted by Ted Promo on Jan-23-2006 23:30:

Just as good as ever. A little more minimal sounding.

Posted by fitom tiel on Jan-24-2006 00:30:

i forgot who said this, but
James Holden: Great Tracks, Horrible Mixing

Posted by nchs09 on Jan-24-2006 00:31:

quote:
Originally posted by fitom tiel
i forgot who said this, but
James Holden: Great Tracks, Horrible Mixing
he has his bright moments in mixing.

Posted by RapidFire on Jan-24-2006 00:38:

cant wait for his remix of Darkest Star by Depeche to be released!

Posted by noikeee on Jan-24-2006 00:54:

Re: James Holden

quote:
Originally posted by tibberino
Just wondering what your opinions were? i'm dl a set just now by him from Flex. Is he still playing stuff in the style of 'one for you', nothing etc? His mix of Into The Dawn is amazing!!!

his style has changed A LOT. more on the minimal/techy side. but he's still great

Posted by Clovis on Jan-24-2006 01:27:

His new CD is gonna be solid...

Posted by The 3am Junkie on Jan-24-2006 01:36:

I loved it when he came here

Posted by aria_clubber on Jan-24-2006 05:31:

James Holden is sickkk, awesome track selection. for the mixing yeah sometime he might fucked it up but thats cuz he's too fucked up too

Posted by RebeL9 on Jan-24-2006 06:09:

I find his recent sets really boring. Trying to be cool by playing minimal stuff but it rather makes you sleep.

Don't expect great stuff such as his 2002 EM or his Innercity 2001 set. those days are long gone.

Posted by keithos27 on Jan-24-2006 06:19:

^seems to be the case for a lot of artists these days... better "back in the day"

James Holden - I Have Put Out The Light.... ch00n!

Posted by ThomB on Jan-24-2006 07:50:

Change is inevitable - he looks forward

Posted by Gavarylka on Jan-24-2006 13:33:

he allways will be a part of my life...

Posted by ivanbee on Jan-24-2006 14:52:

he is THE MAN

Posted by Allied Nations on Jan-24-2006 15:00:

quote:
Originally posted by keithos27
^seems to be the case for a lot of artists these days... better "back in the day"

James Holden - I Have Put Out The Light.... ch00n!

+1!! (fucking ch00n.)

(Sometimes artists seem "better" when you first hear them, they they slowly fade.. this may not be the case for you (or me for that matter, as i find myself saying similar things). Everyone evolves, but Holden doesn't appear to be the type of artist who deteriorates. I believe he's the type of guy doing what he wants to do, playing what he wants to play, pushing his personal envelope as far as he can - unfortunately it may not always suit our tastes.

Posted by Quinders on Jan-24-2006 15:25:

James Holden is one of the few DJ's left that I can actually say I'm still interested in hearing. Far too many DJ's are playing the same stale, plodding dance music that every other DJ plays - you wouldn't know one from the other. James has his own style and he usually surprises you with his track selection which is rare nowadays. He is one of the few that still has a future career in electronic music.

Posted by Ace_of_Spades on Jan-24-2006 15:54:

i think he's pretty good mixer too.
like the track Josuna ryan - pistolwhip (james holden remix)
is one of my favorates'

Posted by Clovis on Jan-24-2006 18:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Allied Nations
Everyone evolves, but Holden doesn't appear to be the type of artist who deteriorates. I believe he's the type of guy doing what he wants to do, playing what he wants to play, pushing his personal envelope as far as he can - unfortunately it may not always suit our tastes.

Pretty much exactly right...

Posted by Vainqueur on Jan-24-2006 19:26:

He plays fluffy, Areal-style minimal tech-house. Quite boring.

It's weird though, 'cuz his new mixed CD seems to break off completely from the usual artists/labels. So I am looking forward to that one.

Posted by TOR on Jan-24-2006 21:02:

he came down here a couple of months ago.. he rocked the place.

Posted by Protege on Jan-24-2006 21:20:

Cant wait to see him again without the awful James Lavelle. And yes his mixing is sometimes off, but when its on there are few that can match him.

Posted by Aitizaz on Jan-25-2006 08:54:

Re: James Holden

quote:
Originally posted by tibberino
Just wondering what your opinions were? i'm dl a set just now by him from Flex. Is he still playing stuff in the style of 'one for you', nothing etc? His mix of Into The Dawn is amazing!!!

that set of his is one of the best in recent times....amazing flow and track selection.
looking forward to his new mix cd but not a big fan of his latest single 'Lump'