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Originally posted by Guest classic prog is not pixie sh8t

Twinkly, cascading synths done to death by James in the early 2000s and by his copycat contemporaries. Classic prog is indeed not any of that.

Which exactly are the pixie sounds in the tracks?

It's in the primary leads, which are drenched in delay as to make an indistinguishable barrage of sound...also giving rise to indistinct melodic meanderings that never seem to arrive anywhere. It's a sound that was milked all the way through 2004 by the likes of Leama & Moor.

For the first 1-2 years, I didn't mind it but it got to the boiling point as far as being overdone, even by Holden himself. Kudos to him for championing and really putting the sound on the map. I still enjoy some of it...like the aforementioned Mainline release on Bedrock (which is markedly more chilled than his solo remixes).

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Originally posted by vinnie97 It's in the primary leads, which are drenched in delay as to make an indistinguishable barrage of sound...also giving rise to indistinct melodic meanderings that never seem to arrive anywhere. It's a sound that was milked all the way through 2004 by the likes of Leama & Moor. For the first 1-2 years, I didn't mind it but it got to the boiling point as far as being overdone, even by Holden himself. Kudos to him for championing and really putting the sound on the map. I still enjoy some of it...like the aforementioned Mainline release on Bedrock (which is markedly more chilled than his solo remixes).

Makes more sense now. Thanks for the explanation.

EDIT: Which track is at at min 21 in the EM?

Last edited by Chimney on Aug-27-2009 at 00:08

Still a very creative, relevant and competent DJ and his latest works in the studio have been nothing short of decent IMHO. BC on the other hand seems to be on a downwards spiral. But Mr. Holden has been one of the landmarks of my EDM taste stepping stone and I consider him genius so I'm biased. I can't help but love the guy.



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edit: seeing him in 2 weeks at electric zoo

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Originally posted by Chimney Makes more sense now. Thanks for the explanation. EDIT: Which track is at at min 21 in the EM?

Ashtrax - Digital Reason (Ogenki Clinic Patamon mix)

Thanks man

Holden is one of those artists that I find increasingly interesting as his career unfolds, but simultaneously less enjoyable.

As I said in a previous thread, 2003-04 saw a beautiful retrospective halfway point between his Silver Planet days and the somewhat overcooked experimentalism from At the Controls onwards (not to say that I didn't enjoy "At the Controls").

As for Border Community, it has since come to feel like little more than an output folder for the casual musical tinkering of technically talented producers, without much serious lasting/listening value. The last thing I recall enjoying off BC was El Sunset, really.

Anyway, I don't think I could ever come to disown Holden from my top tier selection of favorite DJ's and producers, because although he hasn't really done much to grab my attention within the last few years, he's done it so astonishingly well many times before.

By the way, this thread needs more Wheel dropping:



Nothing short of incredible.

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Last edited by Paradox Lost on Aug-27-2009 at 01:04

it's a cocoon track.

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Originally posted by shonguiz it's a cocoon track.

Yeah, it was released on Cocoon E a few years back.

It's also a Holden track, which was the point.

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