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It's important when encountering this album for the first time to think of it as a dry run for film soundtracking rather than as a straight-up techno effort -- because viewed through the latter lens, This Film's Crap is actually not much. Thus the lengthy opener "No Man's Land," opening with pure Third Man/Spy Who Came in From the Cold dynamics -- bells, solitary footsteps, a moody late-night vibe -- and developing into a more mainstream and less classically-oriented (but still quite successful) version of In the Nursery's majestic work. Even the military snare drums that suggest that band's crisp approach are here, used rather well at that. Other fine cuts that hit the balance between modern sheen and black-and-white-era thriller include "Inspired by Leyburn," with a particularly great John Barry/Ennio Morricone guitar figure courtesy of Steve Hillage, and the closing "Coming Home to the Sun." Where Holmes more openly flies the techno flag, his work is useful enough for dancefloor filling but not particularly remarkable beyond that, functional without being truly striking. Thus songs like "Got Fucked Up Along the Way" start with basic and unsurprising techno clichés but only get inspired when things sound, again, like a soundtrack to a chase scene, nervy synth notes echoing through the accelerated punch. Perhaps by default, one of the most notable tracks is a collaboration with Saint Etienne singer Sarah Cracknell, "Gone," a beautiful jazz-touched ballad that takes the atmosphere and slow seductive crawl of Julee Cruise's work and transposes to a more openly modern setting. Later versions of the album in America included a bonus disc of old and new tracks and remixes. Unsurprisingly, "Gone" was the target of most of the remixes, including an enjoyable enough reworking from Kruder & Dorfmeister.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer - Jagz, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer - Jagz, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
John Harris, ComposerLyricist - David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Derek Delves, ComposerLyricist - Ian Gordon Simmons, ComposerLyricist - William Blanchard, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer - Jagz, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
Jah Wobble, ComposerLyricist - Hugo Nicholson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
Sarah Cracknell, FeaturedArtist - David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, ComposerLyricist - Jagz Kooner, Producer, Additional Producer - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer - Jagz, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer - Jagz, Producer, Additional Producer - Gary Irwin, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer - Jagz, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
David Holmes, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Cara Robinson, Author - Gary Burns, Producer, Additional Producer - Jagz, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
DISC 2
Sarah Cracknell, FeaturedArtist - David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Weatherall, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Tenniswoode, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Go! Discs Ltd.
Sarah Cracknell, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Holmes, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, ComposerLyricist - Kruder, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dorfmeister, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Go! Discs Ltd.
David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burns, Producer - Jagz, Producer - Keith Tenniswoode, Producer
℗ 1998 Go Beat Ltd.
David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
David Holmes, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Go Beat Ltd.
David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Go! Discs Ltd.
Sarah Cracknell, FeaturedArtist - David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, ComposerLyricist - Alter Ego, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Go! Discs Ltd.
Sarah Cracknell, FeaturedArtist - David Holmes, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Weatherall, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Tenniswoode, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Go! Discs Ltd.
Album review
It's important when encountering this album for the first time to think of it as a dry run for film soundtracking rather than as a straight-up techno effort -- because viewed through the latter lens, This Film's Crap is actually not much. Thus the lengthy opener "No Man's Land," opening with pure Third Man/Spy Who Came in From the Cold dynamics -- bells, solitary footsteps, a moody late-night vibe -- and developing into a more mainstream and less classically-oriented (but still quite successful) version of In the Nursery's majestic work. Even the military snare drums that suggest that band's crisp approach are here, used rather well at that. Other fine cuts that hit the balance between modern sheen and black-and-white-era thriller include "Inspired by Leyburn," with a particularly great John Barry/Ennio Morricone guitar figure courtesy of Steve Hillage, and the closing "Coming Home to the Sun." Where Holmes more openly flies the techno flag, his work is useful enough for dancefloor filling but not particularly remarkable beyond that, functional without being truly striking. Thus songs like "Got Fucked Up Along the Way" start with basic and unsurprising techno clichés but only get inspired when things sound, again, like a soundtrack to a chase scene, nervy synth notes echoing through the accelerated punch. Perhaps by default, one of the most notable tracks is a collaboration with Saint Etienne singer Sarah Cracknell, "Gone," a beautiful jazz-touched ballad that takes the atmosphere and slow seductive crawl of Julee Cruise's work and transposes to a more openly modern setting. Later versions of the album in America included a bonus disc of old and new tracks and remixes. Unsurprisingly, "Gone" was the target of most of the remixes, including an enjoyable enough reworking from Kruder & Dorfmeister.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 02:17:36
- Main artists: David Holmes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 1500 Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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