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When I first caught James Holden live, it was at a rare stateside appearance at last year’s Electric Zoo festival. Knowing only what I’d heard from his album and mix cd’s, I assumed I’d get the “festival-friendly” version of this: a set more focused on crowd-pleasing, but with a few creative flourishes and left-of-center tunes tossed in to help set it apart. In actuality, the opposite occurred; Holden acknowledged the availability of options in a festival environment and used it as an opportunity to take as many creative liberties as possible. I guess what he played would technically be considered dance music, but it was hardly focused on stimulating that innate urge to bounce around. That being the case, he managed to lose a good portion of the crowd from start to finish, but those that stayed were treated to …
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Nothing like a bit of intrigue to generate a healthy-sized buzz in the olde online marketplace, right?
These YouTube clips, which have prominently featured a muddied female slinking through some sort of surreal living wilderness, have been steadily gathering steam, with each successive installment furthering their mystique. Rumors abound as curious fans have already flagged everyone from MGMT to Trent Reznor to Christina Aguilera as being the artists responsible. Still, the hunt continues even after a fourth video has dropped, with all this continued speculation confirming that there is still no clear cut consensus as to what exactly this is all about. Regardless, there’s just something about these mysterious little vignettes, be it the artful cinematography or ample amounts of tree-licking, that manage to stick out amidst the hyper-saturated digital milieu. But until someone pieces together whatever message is hidden in all these number codes and animal glyphs, it looks like we’re all in the same boat.
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