4th Place: David Holmes - I Heard Wonders (Dir: Sarah Hay) Want to watch riots in the one country that cannot win a war? Well here is your chance. This video crosses footage from two different riots in France at two different times. What's a country to do? First Justice, now this! 3rd Place: The Meek - [...]~~
It has been years since DJ-producer David Holmes released an album; September 8th will see the delivery of 'The Holy Pictures'.The first single is 'I Hear Wonders', which sees Holmes teaming up with Martin Rev from legendary 70s electro-punks Suicide, to write the lyrics for this track. Musically, it recalls the sounds of his 2000 album 'Bow Down To The Exit Sign' and should go down well with a...
The motorik shove of 'I Heard Wonders' is like a slap in the face, an opening salvo of propulsive energy that signals the return of one of music's forward thinkers. This is David Holmes doing what he does best; negotiating his way through the pitfalls of having all the right frames of reference, without emerging with a hash that tastes staler than a week-old doughnut.
--- - You've heard of people with split personalities, yeah? Normally it manifests itself as two separate people, personalities that tend to be polar opposites. Well, I think David Holmes has something of the split personality about him. Except it's more complicated than just two different sides. This particular Irishman has the ability to turn himself to just about anything and make a success out
What was that last Jennifer Lopez movie that was worth watching? Thought that was a trick question, huh? Perhaps, I missed the vérité aspects of "Maid in Manhatten", but there is one that pops into my head in which I enjoyed, but whose soundtrack I enjoyed even more - Out of Sight.While it's easy to overlook this film as one more in a series of poor takes on the work of Elmore Leonard, this i.
This album has been a favourite for a long time. David Holmes travelled to New York to collect samples to use for the album, and managed to find some great snippets of New York life, including a chilling story of theft and violence (Let's Get Killed), a debate about whether John Shaft would kick James Bond's ass (Radio 7) and a surprisingly lucid guy listing all the drugs he'd taken in the pas...
Another sunday and another post on James Yuill, he's remixed the track "Holy Pictures" from Belfast producer David Holmes and it's turned into a sweet folktronica jam. The single is released tomorrow. David Holmes - Holy Pictures (James Yuill remix) (YSI) David Holmes - Holy Pictures (James Yuill remix) (Sharebee)
It has been years since DJ-producer David Holmes released an album; September 8th will see the delivery of 'The Holy Pictures'.The first single is 'I Hear Wonders', which sees Holmes teaming up with Martin Rev from legendary 70s electro-punks Suicide, to write the lyrics for this track. Musically, it recalls the sounds of his 2000 album 'Bow Down To The Exit Sign' and should go down well with a...
What was that last Jennifer Lopez movie that was worth watching? Thought that was a trick question, huh? Perhaps, I missed the vérité aspects of "Maid in Manhatten", but there is one that pops into my head in which I enjoyed, but whose soundtrack I enjoyed even more - Out of Sight.While it's easy to overlook this film as one more in a series of poor takes on the work of Elmore Leonard, this i.
--- - You've heard of people with split personalities, yeah? Normally it manifests itself as two separate people, personalities that tend to be polar opposites. Well, I think David Holmes has something of the split personality about him. Except it's more complicated than just two different sides. This particular Irishman has the ability to turn himself to just about anything and make a success out