- Audio CD (27 Mar 2006)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Resist
- ASIN: B000E6UZDM
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 104,324 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
James Holden At The Controls is a breath of fresh air in a market saturated by mix CDs. Both discs are equally imaginative and sound like nothing else I have ever heard (and I listen to a lot of music).
Holdens tastes have changed from his forray into progressive trance and the Border Community boss serves up downtempo grooves, wierd glitchy electronica and techno with beautifully programmed mixing and effects. He takes less obvious classics from Plastikman and Aphex Twin and adds them to an overwhelming wall of fuzzy sound and harmony. CD1 is slightly more downtempo and could even be a very original electronic take on the traditional Ibiza sunset grooves one would hear at Mambo or Cafe Del Mar. The essence is the same, blissed out grooves and melody. CD2 is slightly more dancefloor orientated with 4/4 beats, funk and uplifting synths.
This is an excellent achievement which has made me feel like buying his Balance mix from a few years ago.
Like this? Try: Nathan Fake - Drowning In A Sea Of Love
Holdens tastes have changed from his forray into progressive trance and the Border Community boss serves up downtempo grooves, wierd glitchy electronica and techno with beautifully programmed mixing and effects. He takes less obvious classics from Plastikman and Aphex Twin and adds them to an overwhelming wall of fuzzy sound and harmony. CD1 is slightly more downtempo and could even be a very original electronic take on the traditional Ibiza sunset grooves one would hear at Mambo or Cafe Del Mar. The essence is the same, blissed out grooves and melody. CD2 is slightly more dancefloor orientated with 4/4 beats, funk and uplifting synths.
This is an excellent achievement which has made me feel like buying his Balance mix from a few years ago.
Like this? Try: Nathan Fake - Drowning In A Sea Of Love
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This mix album took me a bit by surprise as I was expecting something along the lines of his Balance CD. Instead it's a more laid back affair. Things do pick up a little on the second CD, but it's not a "banging" CD. If you are looking for that, then look elsewhere.
If this all sounds negaitve, it isn't meant to. On the contrary, this is a brilliant and original CD. One of the tracks on the first CD is from 1974!! The inclusion of Xtal, one of Aphex Twins many beautiful pieces, was an inspired choice. It also contains some of the Border Community stalwarts like Nathan Fake and Petter.
He really is "pushing things forward" (cliche, I know) with his music. This mix is in line with that. Fantastic overall, and one of the best mixes I've had the pleasure of hearing in years.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album thinking it was more of a progressive trance album, I was rather disappointed initially. However as I listened to this CD either in work or in the car it really grew on me. I began to appreciate the skills of Holden involved in mixing an album that contained such irregular and 'alternative' beats. The tracks are excellent, not something I normally would listen to but when mixed like this I love it. I would like to see Holden mixing stuff like this live on the decks in some dark smoky club!
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I bought this about a year ago have haven't stopped playing it since. I loved it so much I went and bought a midi controller and spent hundreds of pounds (perhaps thousands) on... Read more
Published on 9 April 2008 by Kavy
Certainly not what i expected....
I usually only rate an album when it's really good or really bad (in my opinion of course :) I'm into all sorts of trance music ranging from the refreshing electric-trance of Ferry... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2006 by Trancer
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ok, I must say I hate trance music, I always have and always will... to me trance music is evil and must perish because there's far too many djs doing trance music compilations and... Read more
Published on 22 May 2006 by Roberto Moreno González
A breath of fresh air!
I bought this album on the back of James Holden's outstanding Balance mix CD. This appealed to me as I have been losing enthusiasm for mix CD's in general as the majority of DJ's... Read more
Published on 17 April 2006 by Jockeyslag
Holden a minute!
One of the things that put me off the whole 'prog' house/trance scene around three years ago was the way in which people would think they were moving the scene into new waters... Read more
Published on 16 April 2006 by DJ Whoknows (...or cares?)
Unimaginative bedroom mix.
I bought this on the strength of a Mixmag mix Passion by James Holden. Expecting similar I am disappointed, further the entire mix is unprofessional bedroom twaddle and comes... Read more
Published on 12 April 2006 by Nomad
and he's done it again
back in 2003, when Holden first started pushing minimal techno in his sets and production work, it was a startling and brave thing for a 'progressive' DJ to do. Read more
Published on 8 April 2006 by cmdrdeathguts
Disturbingly Awesome, like a technicolour alien landscape!
I came across James Holden through a track used on a Sasha compilation, Holden and Thompson "Come to me", (excellent! Read more
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