James Holden's mixes are the best out there right now IMHO. His Balance 006 is better than any GU in a long time. It's a really stellar mix. I have a few of his live mixes and they are all very solid.

Has anyone seen this guy live? How is he?

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anthony pappa did balance six. holden did 5, and i thought it was average at best.... came out a long time ago.

i think he is actually playing techier stuff now, might be worth catching.

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[quote]His Balance 006 [/quote]

i think he did 5 ... :roll:

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bah.

anyhow. that is his best set, the cd is. Most of his sets have very poor poor mixing, actually all do. The one thing he does have going is his song selection. Most are very/pretty good.

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[quote=asdf_admin]bah.

anyhow. that is his best set, the cd is. Most of his sets have very poor poor mixing, actually all do. The one thing he does have going is his song selection. Most are very/pretty good.[/quote]

I think his mixing is good but his track selection is poor. Too boring for my tastes and yes his sets are getting techier and techier.

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Friends of mine saw him two weeks ago or so and told me he was AWESOME for say the least.

So if I where you and his playing some were close by I would check him up.

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awful

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one of the worst live djs I've seen. He's managed to trainwreck a number of mixes everytime I've seen him, even managing to trainwreck a mix using ableton at space miami during the conference (or so I was told). He'll play some great tunes, but truly lacks any direction or flow.

My opinion, it's a waste of money...you're better off staying home and mixing some of your favorite tunes. You'll probably do a better job of it! :wink:

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if he mix like he produce, holy shit.....take care of that guy, 1 week ago were holden & skinner......ask skinner if he played good, told me yes, dont know really.....was playing in other club.... :(

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I've never liked Holden. complete Trance

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[quote]I've never liked Holden. complete Trance[/quote]

:Hmmm:

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I-'-v-e _ n-e-v-e-r _ l-i-k-e-d - H-o-l-d-e-n . c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e _ T-r-a-n-c-e

hope this clarifies things up a bit

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^^^^^

You woulndn't have any apples by you wouldd ya???

:ROFLMAO:

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:wink:

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iv always loved his productions.. hes ok live..he plays kinda minamal techy stuff

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I saw him at cielo live

not the best mixer in the world -- but some solid tracks. He was good, but not as good as you would think he is coming from his productions

judging by the looks of him he is on a lot of drugs.

ie he's like 90 lbs

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I've seen him twice. The first time was at Sullivan Room not too long after Balance came out. His tracks were similar to the CD and also breakier. It was ok, nothing special. Then I saw him at Cielo about 6 months ago. This time it was a lot more minimal / tech house and electro. (or at least what qualifies as electro these days but really isn't) I was very impressed this time around. I like the direction he's taking. As for his mixing: He's really only started DJ'ing extensively since Balance came out and did well. Before that he was mainly a producer. So while his mixing needs work, he does work at it and I've noticed a difference between the times I've seen him. He'll never be a Digweed with his mixing but with some time I think he'll be servicable...

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listened to holden last year.... dont think that ure gonna listen to the same style as balance 005

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:lol:

nobody listens to me.

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I've seen him once and loved it. And his mixing was really good, so maybe he's improved on that...

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He improved a lot a while ago I heard, probably due to DJing more, etc. When was the last release by Holden?

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I have his 3 pat mix from the Hague last April, 04, and it's very good..better than most...maybe his technical mixing skills are not the best, but he has great track selection....i dunno...maybe i'm just a fan of that kind of music, however you classify it...

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[quote=DJ4]I have his 3 pat mix from the Hague last April, 04, and it's very good..better than most...maybe his technical mixing skills are not the best, but he has great track selection....i dunno...maybe i'm just a fan of that kind of music, however you classify it...[/quote]

i am too

his first hour at cielo had me drooling for the tracks

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hes defo one of my favs at the mo anyway. ive seen him live and had an excellent nite, he keeps it melodic which i like and is getting techier which is good but still keepin it melodic, its what im into. go see him!

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i saw him after Luke Fair in Miami @ Rumi.. totally killed the vibe, but not all that bad of a dj imo. sick productions though

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I saw him spin live for the first time at the WMC this year at the Border Community Party@ Bed. He killed it. Amazing selection, flow and mixing. One of the best shows of the conference for me. Totally worked the crowd. Saw him again the next day at the RRR BBQ, he delivered again. He is definitly playing techier, post electro grooves, future tech as I like to call it, but still very twisted and emotional. He's on the cutting edge and his productions are way ahead of his time.

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^^^ fair review.

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Saw him a couple of times here in Holland. He's oke, but he plays the same records over and over (if...you are spoiled by mp3 sets). He should renew more often.