James Holden is a British electronic music artist and DJ who has released numerous singles and remixes on different labels such as Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings. He currently runs his Border Community record label. He was also one-third of Mainline, which was responsible for the double single of "Narcotic" and "Innerspace". He has also worked with singer Julie Thompson as Holden & Thompson. Studied Mathematics at Oxford University and released his first record at age 19. In April 2006 his mix album James Holden at the Controls was Mixmag's Album of the Month. Josh Gabriel, former member of Gabriel & Dresden describes Holden as "a modern genius".

Selected discography

Mix albums

• Fear of a Silver Planet (Silver Planet)
• Balance 005 (EQ (Grey))
• At the Controls (Resist Music)

Extended plays

• The Idiots Are Winning (Border Community)

Singles

• Milky Globe & James Holden - "Sun Spots" (LoEB)
• James Holden - "The Wheel" (Cocoon)
• Holden & Thompson - "Nothing" (loaded)
• James Holden - "A Break in the Clouds" (Border Community)
• Holden & Thompson - "Come To Me" (loaded)
• "Solstice/I Have Put Out the Light" (Silver Planet)
• "One For You" (Direction Records, Silver Planet)
• "Horizons" (INCredible)

Remixes

• 3 Phase feat. Dr. Motte - "Der Klang Der Familie" (James Holden Wet & Fucked Mix)
• Aaron-Carl - "Dance Naked" (James Holden Remix)
• Accadia - "Into the Dawn" (James Holden Remix)
• André Kraml - "Safari" (James Holden Remix)
• Avus - "Fancy Arse" (James Holden's Sunday Night Remix)
• Black Strobe - "Nazi Trance Fuck Off" (Holden Mix)
• Blue Amazon - "Breathe" (James Holden Remix)
• Blu Peter - "Funky Suite" (James Holden Remix)
• Britney Spears - "Breathe on Me" (Holden Dub)
• Britney Spears - "Breathe on Me" (Holden Vocal Mix)
• Coffee Boys, The - "The Touch" (James Holden Remix)
• Depeche Mode - "The Darkest Star" (James Holden Remix/Dub)
• Dextro - "Do You Need Help" (Holden Acoustic/Noise Tool)
• Electrique Boutique - "Revelation" (James Holden Remix)
• Joshua Ryan - "Pistolwhip" (James Holden Remix)
• Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - "The Sun Never Sets" (Holden Remix)
• Kirsty Hawkshaw - "Fine Day" (James Holden Remix)
• Loki - "NYC Underground" (James Holden Inertia Remix)
• Madonna - "Get Together" (James Holden Mix)
• Meerkat - "Colours" (James Holden Re-edit)
• Misstress Barbara - "Barcelona" (Holden Bass Tool)
• Misstress Barbara - "Barcelona" (Holden Bell Dub)
• Nathan Fake - "The Sky Was Pink" (Holden Remix)
• Nathan Fake - "The Sky Was Pink" (Holden Noise Tool)
• New Order - "Someone Like You" (James Holden Heavy Dub)
• Radiohead - "Reckoner" (Holden Mix)
• Roland Klinkenberg - "Inner Laugh" (James Holden Remix)
• Solid Sessions - "Janeiro" (James Holden Remix)
• System 7 - "Planet 7" (James Holden Remix)
• Timo Maas presents Mad Dogs - "Better Make Room" (James Holden Remix)
• Ultra Violet - "Heaven" (James Holden's Ariane Dub)
• Watergate - "Heart of Asia" (James Holden Remix)

References

External links

• Border Community Official Website
• Laptoprockers interview