Guest tantrix Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 Beginning at 9pm before King BrittOn October 28th 2006Laundry Bar Presents...System Recordings listening party for it's latest release:James Holden: At The ControlsA 2 CD Continuous MixSystem Recordings is proud to present ‘At The Controls,’ the new double mix CD from James Holden. ‘At The Controls’ comes at a time with James Holden firmly in the glare of the spotlight of the international clubbing world. His productions and remixes are receiving play from superstar DJs like John Digweed, Lee Burridge, Steve Lawler and Sasha, and his DJ schedule includes dates on just about every continent. James’ collaboration with vocalist Julie Thompson, “Nothing,†was hailed by Trance legend Tiesto as his tune of the year, and he has remixed everyone from Madonna to New Order to Britney Spears to Black Strobe to Kirsty Hawkshaw. 2006 is certainly looking bright for 26-year-old international DJ/producer rising star James Holden. His vibrant mixing skills and exciting track selection shine throughout ‘At The Controls.’ Over the course of the 2 disc mix, James Holden reveals himself to be worthy of all of the praise being heaped upon him. His instantly-recognizable ethereal progressive house style meshes with acid house, techno, electro and downtempo melodies. The music sparkles with a very apparent attention to detail, featuring tracks and remixes form Death In Vegas, Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada and Holden himself.Catch James Holden on tour throughout North America summer/fall 2006 in support of ‘At The Controls’!CD 1:01. Apparat - Wooden 02. Kate Wax - Angel Blues 03. Death In Vegas - Anita Berber 04. Petter - Some Polyphony 05. Vox Sola - Metro Pop 06. Issikadis - Hotter Now (Stripped Down Mix) 07. Holden - Lump 09. Harmonia - Watussi 09. Holden - 10101 10. Skugge + Stavöstrand - Medean 11. Nathan Fake - Charlies House (Apparat Remix) 12. Lucky Pierre - Angels On Your Body 13. Christ - Perlandine Friday 14. Fennesz - Rivers of Sand CD2:01. 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. AFX - Every Dayhttp://www.systemrecordings.comhttp://www.myspace.com/systemrecordings2 for 1 drink specials courtesy of Laundry Bar during this event. Ask bartenders for specials.Hosted by John [DJ Tantrix]Price = FREE of courseStarting 9 P.M.Location:Laundry Bar721 North Lincoln Lane Miami Beach, Fl. 33139 tel: 305.531.7700 www.laundrybarmiami.com=======================================================Then stay after this for.....WHAT ARTIST HAS WON A GRAMMY WITH DIGABLE PLANETS......WORKED IN THE STUDIO WITH JOSH WINK......REMIXED ARTISTS SUCH AS ERYKAH BADU.......AND IS DJING A 3 HOUR SET @ THE LAUNDRY BAR ON OCT 28TH?KING BRITTPERFORMING @ THE LAUNDRY BAR ON OCT 28TH IN SUPPORT OF HIS NEW ALBUM "THE NOVA DREAM SEQUENCE"HE HAS PROMISSED TO MIX IT UP AS ONLY HE CAN WITH AN ECLECTIC BLEND OF HIP HOP, DEEP HOUSE, RNB, SOUL, FUNK, ACID JAZZ, AFRO BEAT, RAGGAE, LATIN, AND OTHER GENRES THAT IN HIS OWN WORDS "CONNECT THE CEREBRUM TO THE ASS"MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW SO YOU DONT MISS OUT ON THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION! MORE DETAILS SOON.The Laundry Bar721 North Lincoln LaneMiami Beach, Fl. 33139tel. 305.531.7700www.myspace.com/laundrybarwww.laundrybarmiami.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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V. Barbarino Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 Someone sent me a holden cd a while back, it was garbage to say the least...It's like the music never went anywhere, hard to explain but totall over rated crap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seb Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 Someone sent me a holden cd a while back, it was garbage to say the least...It's like the music never went anywhere, hard to explain but totall over rated crap..I agree, probably catch flack from people here but I really don't understand what people think is so great about this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Philip Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 Someone sent me a holden cd a while back, it was garbage to say the least...It's like the music never went anywhere, hard to explain but totall over rated crap..sounds to me like Ramon overestimated your intelligence... j/k. that stuffs not for everyone. even the most hardened EDM fans balk at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 I agree, probably catch flack from people here but I really don't understand what people think is so great about this guy I'm speechless I'm not gonna say anything :-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adam Singer Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 he used to make better music i think'i have put out the light' was beautiful, his newer stuff is glitchy and kinda cool but some of his older stuff is timeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramon Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 he used to make better music i think'i have put out the light' was beautiful, his newer stuff is glitchy and kinda cool but some of his older stuff is timelesshe played innerspace @ pacha sounded as fresh as it did the day he finished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Philip Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 'i have put out the light' was beautifulmmm... i gotta hear that again. excellent track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tantrix Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 wow thanks for the promotion help : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tantrix Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 Someone sent me a holden cd a while back, it was garbage to say the least...It's like the music never went anywhere, hard to explain but totall over rated crap..well you should check out at the controls. you might like it if you give it a listen. but it also depends on how open minded you are about music as a whole because he plays a different range of stuff in this mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Philip Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 wow thanks for the promotion help :dont get me wrong - i love it. even Resident Advisor that rated the CD well called it a "tough listen" though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adam Singer Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 wow thanks for the promotion help :im not on your payroll, and this is a public forumwhen you promote something on a public bulletin board you open yourself to criticismwelcome to the internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 James Holden - At The ControlsJames Holden's DJ sets are almost a mirror image of not only the diverse remixes and beautiful music he makes, but also reflect the flowing groove and unclassable depths to the different elements that his productions encompass. His 2003 'Balance 005' compilation is still held in high regard, and a new compilation from James has been eagerly anticipated ever since.A technological evolution from that aforementioned album, 'At The Controls' sees James bring together two CDs of music that he loves, incorporating elements of psy trance, 70s krautrock in addition to new material from himself and the Border COmmunity family. With an EP of original work also set for release later in the year, and remixes of artists that include Black Strobe and Depeche Mode, 'At The Controls' kicks off a big year for James and will be released in March on Resist Music.Posted By: Simon Jones | 1/20/2006 | James Holden - At The ControlsLabel: Resist Music | Release Date: Monday, March 27, 2006 To a music world overly obsessed with scenes, the James Holden success story reads like a catalogue of contradictions. 2003's collaboration with vocalist Julie Thompson, 'Nothing', was picked up by legendary UK house label Loaded, then hailed by trance legend Tiesto as his tune of the year. Holden has remixed everything from quirky Cologne pop on Crosstown Rebels to mainstream dance pop on Positiva; New Order to Britney Spears; Black Strobe terror-electro to System 7 psy-trance and delicate Lo Recordings electronica; fast-rising young upstart Nathan Fake to Kirsty Hawkshaw's timeless classic 'Fine Day'. Meanwhile the chunky techno earthquake of 'A Break In The Clouds', the debut release on his own Border Community label, has become an underground European techno classic, still flying out of the warehouse over two years after release, and winning Holden a firm following amongst the ever forward-thinking German dance fraternity. However, Holden's DJ sets have been an almost mirror image of not only the diverse remixes and beautiful dance music that he makes but also reflect the flowing groove and unclassifiable depths to the different elements and genres that his productions encompass. Here on this double CD mix set we find James Holden firmly 'At The Controls', creating and shaping a new aural environment for us to embrace and get lost in. From the classic minimalism of Plastikman to the lo-fi electronica of Fennesz we find Aphex Twin nestling next to Malcolm Middleton the cultural dub of Massive Attack v. Mad Professor melting into Death in Vegas, new German aesthetics from BPitch Control rising stars Apparat and Paul Kalkbrenner, new school electro from Geneva's Water Lilly, trance inducing "lost" gems and of course the odd smattering of Border Community exclusives from Petter, Holden and label buddy Nathan Fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 holden is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 "The idea was just to make a compilation that I'd think is good. Mostly I hate DJ mixes, so that's the main thing that influenced this - trying to justify my 2 CDs with a load of music that I really love. Through Resist we've been able to get permission to use some tracks I never dreamt I'd be able to get, so it's turned out being a cross section of music that I'm really happy with. Lots of it comes from the little family of friends around Border Community, recommendations from my hairdresser!, and of course the depths of my iTunes folder - things I've been listening to for 10 years wanting to put on a mix CD." - James Holden For Holden this mix also represents a technological evolution from 2003's 'Balance 005' mix which utilised a Cycloops sampler and CDJ-1000 wizardry. Although on one hand his studio set up hasn't change too much bar the odd computer upgrade, James is very much aware of the technological advances being made in both music production and application and is further bringing these elements in to his DJ sets. "The other thing about this CD is how I put it together. It's not just geek-toy-love, because how you make music always affects the outcome. Using a DJ controller I've been developing with some engineering friends, along with a heap of software and custom hacks of things, I managed to make a setup where I could make a good representation of what my style (as a producer and as a club DJ) is about, and could do it live. So the CD has a few mistakes in it but that's totally unimportant, because the feel of it is right and the noise and chaos suits me. More importantly the music is right - the way things go together and how one track leads you to the next. Which is the point of a mix CD, I think. All this music, to me, belongs together. It doesn't matter that I've mixed from psy-trance into 70s krautrock because the feel of those songs makes it make sense. They make each other better by being together musically. In that way (as well as the gratuitous digital noise) the CD fits with me too - I dont want to fit into any scene either." - James Holden Just turned 26 years old, James Holden now finds himself exactly where he wants to be. As the digital producer par excellence he is blazing a trail through as yet unchartered territory, showing those who follow in his wake how it can, and should, be done. As a DJ he gets to travel the world, surprising and delighting in equal measures, and enlarging his band of followers at every port of call. And at the helm of his own buzz label Border Community he is proving himself to be quite the A&R man, discovering like-minded souls to help turn his musical vision into reality and constantly striving to give something special back to the record-buying public. Underlying these three components of the James Holden recipe for success is an unerring belief in his own vision and a refusal to do things the way others tell him they always have been done. He is well into the process of carving out a niche all of his very own, and is not about to let anyone stop him now. As the Border Community Express ploughs on into the future, here once again we find James Holden steadfast 'At The Controls'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest tantrix Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 wow thanks for the promotion help :im not on your payroll, and this is a public forumwhen you promote something on a public bulletin board you open yourself to criticismwelcome to the internetoh really? wow thanks. the internet? my bad son i was just hoping for a little more maturity that's all. if it was an open discussion about the dj then i would understand but talking smack on a thread that someone is promoting an event in is simply weak. hope to see you there hoss. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thelurker Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 As much as I like new, fresh and experimental music I find it hard to get into Holden, he puts me to sleep. I mean at what point do you differentiate cool and fresh with just boring music? It's like art, very subjective. But then again I feel alot of art nowadays is crap but people buy into it b/c are afraid to criticize it; probably b/c they feel that they just arent art savvy and cant recognize art when they see it. You go to one of the gallery nights in Wynwood or Gables and 95% of the art there is pretty crappy and overpriced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adam Singer Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 wow thanks for the promotion help :im not on your payroll, and this is a public forumwhen you promote something on a public bulletin board you open yourself to criticismwelcome to the internetoh really? wow thanks. the internet? my bad son i was just hoping for a little more maturity that's all. if it was an open discussion about the dj then i would understand but talking smack on a thread that someone is promoting an event in is simply weak. hope to see you there hoss. :hey i specifically never said anything bad at your thread anyway, and still havent...but realize people will 'talk smack' in any threadits part of internet banter, you must not promote on the web much - if you post things on a forum or blog you are going to get both sides of the mix, its a discussion board...if you dont want anyone discussing it then get paid placement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 yin & yang, man...there is no "good" without "bad"so sayeth the buddha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tantrix Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 wow thanks for the promotion help :im not on your payroll, and this is a public forumwhen you promote something on a public bulletin board you open yourself to criticismwelcome to the internetoh really? wow thanks. the internet? my bad son i was just hoping for a little more maturity that's all. if it was an open discussion about the dj then i would understand but talking smack on a thread that someone is promoting an event in is simply weak. hope to see you there hoss. :hey i specifically never said anything bad at your thread anyway, and still havent...but realize people will 'talk smack' in any threadits part of internet banter, you must not promote on the web much - if you post things on a forum or blog you are going to get both sides of the mix, its a discussion board...if you dont want anyone discussing it then get paid placement...bro, first of all, i post on other message boards all the time and this has nothing to do with netiquette. (check floridadnb.com if you really want to) second, we are talking about a listening party. holden is not actually playing at laundry bar even. criticize the dj all you want in another thread but not the thread i am trying to host an event in.most people who dont like something just dont respond in that thread because nobody really cares for negativity. at least i don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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