Its been a rough few years for fans of James Holden. Since releasing his debut album, The Idiots Are Winning, in 2006, the UK producers output has totalled a DJ Kicks mix and the music he produced for Kate Waxs 2011 album Dust Collision. Holden has also busied himself with running his label, Border Community, and DJing. But the news of Holdens forthcoming second album, The Inheritors, was welcomed as his return. This dearth of music had not dented Holdens reputation as one of electronic musics most gifted producers. He boldly explored melody and glitch across his mid-00s output, writing classics like A Break in The Clouds and his remix of Nathan Fakes The Sky Was Pink, while in turn Border Community fostered a family of artists that shared a similar sensibility but each brought something different to the table.
Every artist likes to describe themselves as singular and innovative but few can hold a candle to Holden in the world of electronic experimentation. This years album The Inheritors on his own, ever inspiring Border Community label was a psychedelic lesson in sonic exploration and led to a new live show after personally being asked by Thom Yorke to support his Atoms For Peace project across America. Avery adds “as well as being a vitally important producer on the scene, James has always been one of the most interesting DJs out there. He pushes things forward. We need people like him at the moment.
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