Music / electronica

The inheritors


Reviews (3)


Resident advisor

d. 19. June 2013

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Derek Miller

d. 19. June 2013

"Holden has long been associated with various incarnations of trance, and he's still after that state, though he uses a different approach. The album is a collection of analogue workouts that buzz and heave through a vast spectrum of sounds, which Holden stitches together into a work of astonishing coherence".


Pitchfork

d. 2. July 2013

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Andrew Gaerig

d. 2. July 2013

"After dozens of listens, The Inheritors still feels like it could fall off the rails at any moment, that its wires could trip and the whole album devolve into a mess of feedback that will have you racing to unplug your speakers. Holden's ability to wrangle a complex synthesizer isn't unique; his ability to make that skill seem utterly necessary, is".


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d. 12. Feb. 2014

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Ralf Christensen

d. 12. Feb. 2014

"Der er en overlegen melodisk og harmonisk vilje på spil, men Holden formår også ved hjælp af konkretmusikalske tricks med raslende og metalliske klange at bygge klare forestillinger om faktiske rum, som musikken udfolder sig. Der er noget meget dramatisk og billedskabende over hele menageriet. The Inheritors changerer med en fornemmelse af at være en suite af ud-og indviklinger, hvor Holden med en mesters hånd sætter akustiske instrumenter, slideguitar, trommer, sax, harmonium og orgel til at bygge nye paralleldimensioner i de vildt intense arrangementer. Og så fortæller støjende transmissioner og kæntrende orgler os med deres egen brutale form for lyrik, at vi skal dø. Hvis jeg havde opdaget denne plade i 2013, hvor den udkom, havde jeg kaldt den en af årets bedste".