01. Lump02. 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
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1. Srey Pov’s Theme2. 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
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
Three Live Takes
1. Pass Through The Fire + Bouri Bouri Manadabo2. Youmala
3. Baba Hamouda
Border Community 2018
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Video shot by Camile Blake at Sacred Walls London September 2016
The Animal Spirits
1. Incantation For Inanimate Object2. 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
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The Animal Spirits.
Video by Lucy Suggate (Dance) and Dan Tombs (Camera). 2017
A,B. James Holden & Camilo Tirado - Outdoor Museum Of FractalsC,D. Luke Abbott - 555Hz
A. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & Floating Points - Mimoun MarhabaPlay
B. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & James Holden - Bania
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3. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & James Holden - Marhaba
Play 4. Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & James Holden - Tora Tora Torko Lila
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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
01. Rannoch Dawn02. ||: 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
A. Circle Of Fifths (Tool)Play
B1. Circle Of Fifths (Dub)
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B2. Circle Of Fifths (Gibbersolo)
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A. The Illuminations (12" version)Play
B1. The Illuminations (Drumsolo)
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B2. The Illuminations (Arpsolo)
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Border Community 2013
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A. Gone FeralPlay
B1. Gone Feral (Drumtool)
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B2. Gone Feral (Synthtool)
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Border Community 2013
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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.
A. Echoes & The Light (Holden 12" Edit)Play
B. Holy Beast (Holden Woolly Beast Edit)
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Border Community 2011
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Appears on 'James Holden DJ Kicks'
(mixed CD/dl, unmixed vinyl)
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A. Triangle FoldsPlay Download: mp3 flac
AA. Triangle Folds Inside Out
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!K7 Records 2010
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01. Piano Magic - Wintersport / Cross-Country02. 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
EMI 2008 / www.radioheadremix.com
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Domino 2007
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01. Lump02. 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
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Disc 101. 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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xx. Vocal
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Jive 2004 (never released)
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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The Animal Spirits - Thunder Moon Gathering live at Field Day London 2018 [VIDEO]
The Animal Spirits live at Festival BBMix Paris 2017 [VIDEO]
The Animal Spirits in session on Gilles Peterson's BBC 6 Music show
The Animal Spirits Live @ Le Guess Who 2017
Church of Sound / NTS 2016 - Outdoor Museum Of Fractals live in a church [VIDEO]/[AUDIO]
Nuits Sonores 2016 / ARTE - Outdoor Museum of Fractals (with Camilo Tirado) [VIDEO]
Late Junction Session for BBC Radio 3 (with Marcus Hamblett, Mark Holub)
Invada Studios Session for Crack magazine [VIDEO]
Sonic City 2014 - Blackpool Late Eighties [VIDEO]
Sonic City 2014 - Gone Feral [VIDEO]
Sonic City 2014 - The Inheritors [VIDEO]
Sonic City 2014 - The Caterpillar's Intervention [VIDEO]
Talking to Kate Hutchinson about Gnawa music on Worldwide FM
Spotify playlist for Project Revolver
Winter Solstice mini-mix for Tom Ravenscroft's BBC 6 Music show
Bird On The Wire 'What's in your ears' Spotify Playlist
BBC Radio 3 Late Junction September 2018 - 'Trance' mixtape & interview
Radio Raheem Milan (with The Animal Spirits) November 2017
NTS May 2016 with Camilo Tirado and Luke Abbott
Playground Mix for Studio Brussel March 2016
Red Bull Radio: Encounters, with Michael Rother
Sonic City 2014 Mixtape for Texture
Management: talk to Border Community.
Publishing: Warp Publishing.
UK Press: Dog Day Press.
Code: James Holden