James Holden is far from your average DJ-producer.
The wunderkind J… Read Full Bio ↴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 producer James Holden's journey to this point began back in 1999, aged just 19, when he burst onto the UK scene with the exuberant teenage trance hit 'Horizons'. Produced on a basic home computer set-up and the freeware music program Buzz whilst still studying towards a Maths degree at the University of Oxford, the young punk's overnight success was a slap in the face for the audiophile establishment, and went some way towards opening doors for the legions of young bedroom producers who have now become the mainstay of the dance world. The floodgates had opened, and an intensive course of remixing, djing, production and collaborations extended before Holden in place of the conventional Oxford graduate career path.
But if the axis of English (and those related countries which take their lead from the Anglo-American progressive house and trance scenes) took to Holden overnight, the rest of the world took a little longer to convince. It was not until the launch of his own Border Community label in 2003, kicked off in fine style with his own future anthem 'A Break in the Clouds', when key players in the hugely influential German scene began to sit up and take notice. Having found himself wedged rather uncomfortably between the prog and trance scenes in his native UK, this entrance into the German market represented a new-found freedom for Holden, and the non-generic approach to making melodic electronic music which he found amongst many of his peers in Cologne and Berlin finally had him feeling right at home. A string of hugely-influential and often-imitated monster remixes of everyone from Madonna and Britney Spears, through Depeche Mode and New Order, to Nathan Fake and Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid cemented his place as a mainstay of DJ record boxes everywhere, and Holden's global dancefloor domination was complete.
Originally founded to offer a restriction-free outlet for Holden's own music, as well as serving as a launch pad for the production careers of his talented friends, the rather fanatical cult of Border Community which has sprung up around Holden's own label has of course been essential in achieving this independence from the narrow limitations of genre-specific music. The accolades due to Holden's Border Community baby include bucking the trend of declining vinyl sales in a major way, unleashing a whole host of idiosyncratic dancefloor classics on the world, kickstarting the careers of many a young musician, and making serious inroads on the realm of the artist album with offerings from Nathan Fake, Fairmont and Holden himself. Now in its fifth year, Border Community is firmly established as one of the foremost breeding grounds for fresh young electronic talent, thanks to their small but faithful army of free-spirited genre benders who between them have injected a new life into the European scene.
The best place to catch a glimpse of the soon-to-be-massive delights yet to come from his Border Community label is of course a James Holden DJ set, where his tireless dedication to hunting down the next wave of young production talent meets his own sense of exemplary taste in selecting tracks from other labels to bring his unique vision of what club music ought to be to life. Barely coming up for air between his non-stop sampler and CDJ wizardry, Holden is a very modern sort of DJ, brazenly uniting tracks from music's past and present, disregarding genre, confounding the purists and making club hits out of many an unwitting dancefloor virgin. His supreme and unrivalled command of the modern technology available to him allows Holden to go where other DJs fear to tread, consistently pulling off daring mixes on-the-fly which just wouldn't be possible on a conventional two turntable set-up. And so distinct is the resultant sound that your average conservative dance music night can barely contain it, which is why James Holden is often best experienced alongside his edgy labelmates at one of his many Border Community label nights, at The End in London, and beyond.
Between a hectic touring schedule which has taken in just about every corner of the world, running his Zeitgeist-defining label, and his status as hugely in-demand remixer du jour, it is little wonder that Holden's own original productions have occasionally seemed a little thin on the ground. But something has got to give if Renaissance man Holden is ever going to finish his next album, which is why his plans for 2008 feature a scaled down set of DJ dates and a strictly-enforced remix embargo. With that all-important studio time freed up, the time has come to begin plotting the next chapter in the James Holden story.
The wunderkind J… Read Full Bio ↴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 producer James Holden's journey to this point began back in 1999, aged just 19, when he burst onto the UK scene with the exuberant teenage trance hit 'Horizons'. Produced on a basic home computer set-up and the freeware music program Buzz whilst still studying towards a Maths degree at the University of Oxford, the young punk's overnight success was a slap in the face for the audiophile establishment, and went some way towards opening doors for the legions of young bedroom producers who have now become the mainstay of the dance world. The floodgates had opened, and an intensive course of remixing, djing, production and collaborations extended before Holden in place of the conventional Oxford graduate career path.
But if the axis of English (and those related countries which take their lead from the Anglo-American progressive house and trance scenes) took to Holden overnight, the rest of the world took a little longer to convince. It was not until the launch of his own Border Community label in 2003, kicked off in fine style with his own future anthem 'A Break in the Clouds', when key players in the hugely influential German scene began to sit up and take notice. Having found himself wedged rather uncomfortably between the prog and trance scenes in his native UK, this entrance into the German market represented a new-found freedom for Holden, and the non-generic approach to making melodic electronic music which he found amongst many of his peers in Cologne and Berlin finally had him feeling right at home. A string of hugely-influential and often-imitated monster remixes of everyone from Madonna and Britney Spears, through Depeche Mode and New Order, to Nathan Fake and Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid cemented his place as a mainstay of DJ record boxes everywhere, and Holden's global dancefloor domination was complete.
Originally founded to offer a restriction-free outlet for Holden's own music, as well as serving as a launch pad for the production careers of his talented friends, the rather fanatical cult of Border Community which has sprung up around Holden's own label has of course been essential in achieving this independence from the narrow limitations of genre-specific music. The accolades due to Holden's Border Community baby include bucking the trend of declining vinyl sales in a major way, unleashing a whole host of idiosyncratic dancefloor classics on the world, kickstarting the careers of many a young musician, and making serious inroads on the realm of the artist album with offerings from Nathan Fake, Fairmont and Holden himself. Now in its fifth year, Border Community is firmly established as one of the foremost breeding grounds for fresh young electronic talent, thanks to their small but faithful army of free-spirited genre benders who between them have injected a new life into the European scene.
The best place to catch a glimpse of the soon-to-be-massive delights yet to come from his Border Community label is of course a James Holden DJ set, where his tireless dedication to hunting down the next wave of young production talent meets his own sense of exemplary taste in selecting tracks from other labels to bring his unique vision of what club music ought to be to life. Barely coming up for air between his non-stop sampler and CDJ wizardry, Holden is a very modern sort of DJ, brazenly uniting tracks from music's past and present, disregarding genre, confounding the purists and making club hits out of many an unwitting dancefloor virgin. His supreme and unrivalled command of the modern technology available to him allows Holden to go where other DJs fear to tread, consistently pulling off daring mixes on-the-fly which just wouldn't be possible on a conventional two turntable set-up. And so distinct is the resultant sound that your average conservative dance music night can barely contain it, which is why James Holden is often best experienced alongside his edgy labelmates at one of his many Border Community label nights, at The End in London, and beyond.
Between a hectic touring schedule which has taken in just about every corner of the world, running his Zeitgeist-defining label, and his status as hugely in-demand remixer du jour, it is little wonder that Holden's own original productions have occasionally seemed a little thin on the ground. But something has got to give if Renaissance man Holden is ever going to finish his next album, which is why his plans for 2008 feature a scaled down set of DJ dates and a strictly-enforced remix embargo. With that all-important studio time freed up, the time has come to begin plotting the next chapter in the James Holden story.
Horizons
James Holden Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Horizons' by these artists:
All That I Bleed Sometimes I lose sight The future... a mystery Hold to the…
An Horse On boats in the Gulf of Mexico I know, I know…
Anubis Gate Cut me out, let me go From these hollow winds that…
Beyond the Black Horizons, horizons, horizons Come with me For we're the one…
Blood & Fire Does it hurt? When those words boil inside your mouth No hop…
Boy in the Shadows Do you remember when We used to walk the path Over the…
Chastain & Harris I trace the lines on the map One inch to a…
Chroma-kei What if I walk down the street Slowly at turtle's speed What…
Circadia STOP THIS Endless routine THINK BACK To what made us dream, …
Craft This gon be a short one Cause I don’t got time…
Cross-B 永遠とか一瞬をあなたがファンでも 永遠とか一瞬はつれないそぶり 終わりも何もない無限の宇宙へ 浮かべた宇宙船に何がわかっ…
Cross-B vs. Raul Lokura Is there a good life? A road I can find? To make…
Damien Jurado I'll make other plans to meet you On a distant shore…
dane d.o.r.p.h. I see New horizons are here now What will we do with Those…
David Huss Love Steady my mind Balance the tides My Horizon Love Su…
David T. Chastain Her car is how she left it. No dust has…
Diorama history is not repeating at least not in the life we're…
Dreamchild hindi songs I am requesting you please Send Kind Help, Here…
Duett feat. Le Flex Here I am All alone again My horizons falling further…
Earthshifter We were kids too scared to run Burning down back roads…
Eloy Sunbeams dancing in your mind Blue larks embracing sunlight…
Evasion Can you not hear it? These melodies speak volumes of…
Fairbrother You say i You say i You say i You say i…
Far 'n' Hate What's the point of living if you don't give everything…
Feint From her bed, you'll hear her say "There are horizons floati…
Feint featuring Veela From her bed you'll hear her say, "There are horizons floati…
Feint Veela From her bed you'll hear her say, "There are horizons float…
For Love And Hate Open your Eyes It is time! This keeps on happening Now ti…
Genesis (Instrumental)…
Greg C. Brown The bridge ices before the street State line straight ahead …
Greg S Spare me the violins I've seen your true face If it ain't…
Gus Dapperton Oh, it may take time I don't know when but I…
Hard Stance On i look, for my place to be. i search and…
In Dying Arms Why do I follow the sun? I've grown defenseless to your…
INXS I want to want to sail a boat across the…
JAWN Morning And it burns like a fire It brings out desires And d…
Jesse Roper You don′t hear me, you don't see me You don′t know…
John Smith Oh it don't faze me Don't try to change me I won't…
José González Say, who are we to pretend To know things we don't And…
L.T.J. Bukem Presents Le Heuss avec le V, on est très efficaces L'équipe est…
Lo-Fi Electronic I won't resist I will let you pull me under Rip me…
LTJ Bukem Lift up your eyes upon This day breaking for you Give birth…
M-Project I see sails approaching With oars like arms They slowly craw…
M.A.N.D.Y. Followed a magnetic signal to find my direction The rhythm o…
M.A.Z.7 HalleluYah I'll speed it up the tempo when YAH moves me…
M.J.K. (Puscifer) Looking back on just a few years Studying a beaten path Wond…
May If you can't take me somewhere Where things are always true …
Michael Dow pres. M.E.D. Looking back on just a few years Studying a beaten path Wond…
myles bullen I spent too much time in front of computer screens…
Natas Loves You Després d'un temps a l'aventura de fugides i verbenes de lle…
Ofln - Puscifer Dust devil swept you away. Still not real. Ash, urn, and sil…
Oliver Smith I have been lying under a pillow of dreams And…
P.S.G. A multiple bliss, no more casual shit Paradigm shift, finna'…
Paralel Another day burns away into darkness Another blink of the ey…
Parkway Drive So it begins Our eyes torn open Free from the thoughts of…
Peter Louis Van Dijk Sleep, my springbok baby, Sleep for me, my springbok child, …
Puscifer Dust devil swept you away. Still not real. Ash, urn, and sil…
S.H.I.Z.U.K.A. HalleluYah I'll speed it up the tempo when YAH moves me…
Serma The last ships gone into the horizon and oh whats left…
Seven Heart, don't fail me now Even though the light is fading Whe…
Silent Revenants Don't think too much, go to work, and face the…
Son Ambulance There's a hand in my pocket Searching for change. There's …
T.I. I am feeling higher than the horizon Her eyes on me Calling…
The 3rd and the Mortal I seek your coast Your horizon Whispering fingertips On dr…
The Byzantines Driven to the thorn Unaware of the dying to come Extinction …
The Mountains Just hold on and be strong It's alright now It will soon…
The Rise and Fall of Harry Windego Look at the fucking SKY The world will broken and Burn down…
The Staves It's a ride on, Set it on, set it on, Set it…
Thy Row I’ve been away for so long From where I felt so…
TRS-80 I Feel delighted I Feel enlightened I see the new…
Unfound Reliance Please don’t leave me here In this void, the dark of…
vowl. II I know a girl who's like the sea I watch her…
With Lions Don't let go Chasing lovers We all need to grow We discover …
Wolfgun in the cold light the sun will start to rise…
X-Avia Follow me They'll never catch us 'Cause I gotta leave To war…
Xavia Standing tall feeling small horizons When the storm comes cl…
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10101 My thoughts are commodities My lies are me My price is a…
I Have Put Out The Light Like the moon in blue heaven I′m alone in my room I…
Nothing Don't you know it's gone too wrong Early warning How…
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@willunseals7518
OP clearly spent some time in dark warehouses endlessly dancing the syncopated rythym of life with a few thousand new best friends.
@leilap2495
Perfectly said 💗 🤗
@alexb4812
Hey, whoever you are: I just wanted to give you a big THANK YOU for uploading all of these amazing tracks. Seriously grateful that you do this and share them with us :) Stay safe and take care!!
@benmiles00
here, here. 'Legend achievement unlocked.'
@dimitridjahanbani9171
This one made the cut back in the days. Bedazzled and flabbergasted many a unsuspecting crowds. Love the clean crisp pumpin drums coming in and getting chased all over the place by these haunting string. Damn you! =] Top release on Fluid, my favourite label of the era (wink wink Barry J.). <3<3<3
@michaelmontano4280
@@dimitridjahanbani9171 Please tell me more.
@Bijou
@@benmiles00 'Hear, hear.'
@mrsmith8224
My getaway channel when life gets hard
Thanks for the music brother
@georgetzimas1541
Same here. I often wonder what we would do or who we would be without music. It is therapeutic.
@davidmaddox9119
One of the greatest Progressive Trance tracks ever.Sweeping,beautiful,banging&epic.🎶🎛️🎧🙌😃