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adam_rodriguez
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Registered: Apr 2005
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James Holden Tribute Mix

This is for a mix competition over at matthardwick.com - the rules were to choose a producer and compose a set comprising of only their productions/remixes.

James Holden :::::

This is my entry into the mix competition,i chose James Holden as my Producer extraordinaire. James' unique style was a breath of fresh air in '99 / early 2000's ,compared to the influx of mainly generic dutch style trance that was flooding the market - his dubby,bassy,proggy style had a real groove to it,was deeper and required a more intelligent listen, but still incorporated amazing melodic elements and i admire his percussion work a lot - it all blended perfectly..

This mix holds my favourite tracks of his,starting off deep,atmospheric & proggy with 'innerspace' and then onto the almost indie-style track 'come to me',going more upbeat (with his awesome mix of 'Inner Laugh') & driving towards the end,to make the set a bit of a journey for the listener,with the progressive classic 'Horizons',probably his most famous track,and ending with his epic remix of Accadia's 'Into the Dawn' - what i consider to be one the best progressive trance tracks ever,right up there with Sasha's 'Xpander' imo.

Even if you've never really heard his stuff,i recommend to take a listen to this mix & check out his other tracks too - hope you enjoy it & any comments are welcome.

01 James Holden - Break in the Clouds (Fluffapella) [Border Community] (2003)
02 Mainline - Innerspace [Bedrock] (2000)
03 Holden & Thompson - Come to Me [Loaded] (2004)
04 James Holden - Break in the Clouds (Main mix) [Border Community] (2003)
05 Roland Klinkenberg - Inner Laugh (James Holden Remix) [Lost Language] (2000)
06 Holden & Thompson - Nothing (93 Returning mix) [Loaded] (2003)
07 James Holden - Horizons [INCredible] (1999)
08 Accadia - Into the Dawn (James Holden Remix) [Lost Language] (2001)

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Run Time : 53:37
BPM : 129 to 135

Adam

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Jasperovitsj
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Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Hoboken, Belgium

Sweet, I'll give this one a go

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pozz
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Registered: Nov 2007
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James Holden is my favorite producer, I reserve the right to tear this mix apart as soon hear it. Don't worry amigo, I won't be too harsh (unless you deserve it ).

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RebeL9
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Why didn't you include Solstice?

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adam_rodriguez
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quote:
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Why didn't you include Solstice?

I couldnt include all of his stuff,these tracks are my personal favourites of his - plus of course i think they are some of his best - espeically the last 3.

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RebeL9
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quote:
Originally posted by adam_rodriguez
I couldnt include all of his stuff,these tracks are my personal favourites of his - plus of course i think they are some of his best - espeically the last 3.

ok. I just thought Solstice was such an obvious track to have in any Holden best of mix.

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pozz
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I have to say I liked this mix only for one reason and that is that because I like all of these tracks. It's actually kind of weak in the beginning, except from somewhere past the halfway point (from A Break in the Clouds). The opener seemed really pointless as it didn't match Innerspace at all (and the way Innerspace was introduced was unexpected and abrupt). The transitions from that point until Horizons have the incoming track coming in waay too late but when the song does come in it feels nice and groovin' . The rest of the transitions are fine and work well.

To wrap it up, the mix is a 7/10 without the opener and 5.5/10 with it (I just wasn't hooked at all). I'd recommend it to anyone looking to get introduced to Holden's work.

Last edited by pozz on Mar-20-2008 at 15:54

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adam_rodriguez
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quote:
Originally posted by RebeL9
ok. I just thought Solstice was such an obvious track to have in any Holden best of mix.

well we all have differing opinions dont we - i suspect everyones tribute mix to an artist will be different..

Pozz : cheers for the feedback,yeah the beggining is a bit ubrupt but its always nice to have surprises hehe - i just really wanted to get the fluffapella of break in the clouds as the opening & Mainline as the first track as its the deepest wih the lowest BPM,and makes a good starter to a set that builds

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