James Holden

Music

The Idiots Are Winning

01. Lump
02. Quiet Drumming Interlude
03. 10101
04. Corduroy
05. Flute
06. Idiot
07. Lumpette
08. Intentionally Left Blank
09. Idiot Clapsolo
10. Quiet Drumming
Released on Border Community 2006
Limited splatter vinyl repress out 11th October 2019
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Lost Souls Of Saturn - The Awakening (James Holden's Past Life Rave Regression)

R&S Records 2019
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James Holden - A Cambodian Spring OST

1. Srey Pov’s Theme
2. Monk’s Theme Part I
3. Downturn Medley
4. Solidarity Theme (Villagers)
5. Monk’s Theme Part II
6. The Villagers
7. Disintegration Drone I
8. Solidarity Theme (Release) listen
9. Monk’s Theme Part III (Exit)
10. Reprise
11. Disintegration Drone II (Torn Cone)
12. Disintegration Drone III (Death Rattle)
13. Self-Playing Schmaltz
14. Srey Pov’s Theme (End Credits)

Border Community 2018
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A Cambodian Spring - Documentary film by Chris Kelly, soundtrack by James Holden. Watch Here

Into The Cuckoo's Nest

I was commissioned to write some music for Lepus Productions' interactive theatre piece Into The Cuckoo's Nest which you can hear in the workshop foootage above.

October 2018

James Holden + Maalem Houssam Guinia -
Three Live Takes

1. Pass Through The Fire + Bouri Bouri Manadabo
2. Youmala
3. Baba Hamouda

Border Community 2018
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Video shot by Camile Blake at Sacred Walls London September 2016

James Holden & The Animal Spirits -
The Animal Spirits

1. Incantation For Inanimate Object
2. Spinning Dance
3. Pass Through The Fire
4. Each Moment Like The First
5. The Beginning & End Of The World
6. Thunder Moon Gathering
7. The Animal Spirits
8. The Neverending
9. Go Gladly Into The Earth

Border Community 2017
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The Animal Spirits.
Video by Lucy Suggate (Dance) and Dan Tombs (Camera). 2017

James Holden & Camilo Tirado / Luke Abbott - Outdoor Museum Of Fractals / 555Hz

A,B. James Holden & Camilo Tirado - Outdoor Museum Of Fractals
C,D. Luke Abbott - 555Hz

Border Community 2016
Piccadilly Norman Boomkat iTunes

Maalem Mahmoud Guinia, Floating Points, James Holden - Marhaba

A. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & Floating Points - Mimoun Marhaba
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B. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & James Holden - Bania
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3. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & James Holden - Marhaba
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4. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & James Holden - Tora Tora Torko Lila
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Border Community/Eglo 2015
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Caribou Vibration Ensemble - CVE Live 2011

I joined the Caribou Vibration Ensemble on modular synth for three shows in 2011. The video above is of the whole performance at ATP with Marshall Allen joining the group, and three highlights from the tour are available on 12" and digital below.

1. Bowls
2. Ahmed, Colin, James, Kieran, Kyle, Rob & Steve
3. Sun

Caribou Vibration Ensemble 2014
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Holden - The Inheritors

01. Rannoch Dawn
02. ||: A Circle Inside A Circle Inside :||
03. Renata
04. The Caterpillar's Intervention
05. Sky Burial
06. The Illuminations
07. Inter-City 125
08. Delabole
09. Seven Stars
10. Gone Feral
11. The Inheritors
12. Circle Of Fifths
13. Some Respite
14. Blackpool Late Eighties
15. Self-Playing Schmaltz

Border Community 2013
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Holden - Renata Remixes A. Renata - Daphni Remix
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B. Renata - Steve Moore Remix
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10" marbled white vinyl.

Border Community 2013
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Holden - Circle Of Fifths

A. Circle Of Fifths (Tool)
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B1. Circle Of Fifths (Dub)
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B2. Circle Of Fifths (Gibbersolo)
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Border Community 2013
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Holden - The Illuminations

A. The Illuminations (12" version)
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B1. The Illuminations (Drumsolo)
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B2. The Illuminations (Arpsolo)
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Border Community 2013
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Holden - Gone Feral

A. Gone Feral
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B1. Gone Feral (Drumtool)
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B2. Gone Feral (Synthtool)
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Border Community 2013
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Consciousness : Altered States

Performance of mind-altering music with Etienne Jaumet, Tom Page & Camilo Tirado as part of a performance lecture at the Barbican, London with Marcus Du Sautoy.

Hear our performance, as well as excerpts of the lecture on the microsite.

Kate Wax - The Holden Edits

A. Echoes & The Light (Holden 12" Edit)
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B. Holy Beast (Holden Woolly Beast Edit)
Play Download: mp3 flac

Border Community 2011
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Caribou - Bowls (Holden Remix)

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City Slang 2010
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Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud (Holden Remix) Play

Appears on 'James Holden DJ Kicks'
(mixed CD/dl, unmixed vinyl)
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Triangle Folds

A.  Triangle Folds
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AA. Triangle Folds Inside Out
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!K7 Records 2010
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DJ Kicks

01. Piano Magic - Wintersport / Cross-Country
02. Grackle - Disco (Musiccargo Remix)
03. Mordant Music - Olde Wobbly
04. Maserati - No More Sages
05. Caribou - Lemon Yoghourt
06. Luke Abbott - Soft Attacks
07. Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud (Holden Remix)
08. Kieran Hebden / Steve Reid - Departure
09. Ursula Bogner - Punkte
10. Eric Copeland - Auto Dimmer
11. Mit - Rauch (Luke Abbott Remix)
12. ARP - Potentialities
13. Lucky Dragons - Open Melody
14. Holden - Triangle Folds (DJ-KiCKS)
15. James Ruskin - Definition Of
16. Legowelt - Flight Of The Jupiter
17. Walls - Gaberdine
18. Lukas Nystrand - Never Fail (Vocal)
19. Didier Pacquette - Arwen, Namarie
20. SS Pyramid Snake - Catacomb City

!K7 Records 2010
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Radiohead - Reckoner (Holden Remix) Play

EMI 2008 / www.radioheadremix.com

Mercury Rev - Senses On Fire (Holden Remix) Play

Cooperative Music 2008
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Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid - The Sun Never Sets
(Holden Remix) Play

Domino 2007
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The Idiots Are Winning

01. Lump
02. Quiet Drumming Interlude
03. 10101
04. Corduroy
05. Flute
06. Idiot
07. Lumpette
08. Intentionally Left Blank
09. Idiot Clapsolo
10. Quiet Drumming
Originally released on Border Community 2006. Limited splatter vinyl repress out 11th October 2019
Norman Boomkat Spotify Bleep iTunes

Madonna - Get Together (Holden Remix) Play

Maverick 2006
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Depeche Mode - The Darkest Star (Holden Remix) A. Dub
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B. Vocal Mix 2
Play

Mute 2006
Amazon

At The Controls

Disc 1

01. Apparat - Wooden
02. Plastikman - Cor Ten
03. Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor - Trinity Dub (Three)
04. Kate Wax - Angel Blues
05. Death In Vegas - Anita Berber
06. Petter - Some Polyphony
07. Vox Sola - Metro Pop
08. Issakidis - Hotter Now (Stripped Down Mix)
09. Holden - Lump
10. Midi Miliz - Trace Function
11. Harmonia - Watussi
12. Holden - 10101
13. Skugge + Stavostrand - Medean
14. Nathan Fake - Charlies House (Apparat Remix)
15. Lucky Pierre - Angels On Your Body
16. Christ. - Perlandine Friday
17. Fennesz - Rivers Of Sand

Disc 2

01. Meta.83 - Opening Titles
02. Paul Kalkbrenner - Gebrunn Gebrunn
03. Motiivi:Tuntematon - 1939
04. Malcolm Middleton - Solemn Thirsty
05. Aphex Twin - Xtal
06. Milky Globe vs. Holden - Sun Spots
07. Kalabrese - Aufm Klo
08. Lazy Fat People - Big City
09. Water Lilly - Lottotron Reboot
10. Trans Am - Cold War (War Is Stupid Mix)
11. Slag Boom Van Loon - Poppy Seed (Boards Of Canada Reprise)
12. Egoexpress - Live At Sirius Prime
13. Black Strobe - Nazi Trance Fuck Off! (Holden Remix)
14. Plastikman - Cor Ten
15. AFX - Every Day
Resist 2006
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Black Strobe - Nazi Trance Fuck Off (Holden Remix) Crosstown Rebels 2006

Andre Kraml - Safari (Holden Remix) Play

Crosstown Rebels 2005
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Britney Spears - Breathe On Me (Holden Remix) x.  Dub
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xx. Vocal
    Play Download: mp3 flac

Jive 2004 (never released)

Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Holden Remix) Border Community 2004
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System 7 - Planet 7 (Holden Remix) Play

Alphawave 2004
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A Break In The Clouds

A1. A Break In The Clouds (Main Mix)
A2. A Break In The Clouds (Fluffapella)
B1. A Break In The Clouds (Beats Tool)
B2. A Break In The Clouds (Ambient Version)
Border Community 2003
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Live Dates