The Inheritors (album)

The Inheritors
Studio album by James Holden
Released 2013
Genre Electronic, progressive electronic
Label Border Community
James Holden chronology
The Idiots Are Winning
(2006)The Idiots Are Winning2006		 The Inheritors
(2013)		 The Animal Spirits
(2017)The Animal Spirits2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork[1]
Resident Advisor[2]
The Line of Best Fit[3]

The Inheritors is the second album by the electronic music producer James Holden. It was named Resident Advisor's album of the year[4] and featured in many other end of year lists including those of The Quietus, The Wire, Drowned In Sound and Bleep.[5] Many critics noted a stylistic departure from Holden's debut and praised his innovations within electronic music. The Quietus wrote, "If Holden was already starting to push the boundaries on his debut, The Inheritors is techno music not so much fragmented as smashed into tiny pieces; rocks ground into sand and cast into the ether."[6]

Holden had not intended to perform live, but he put together a live show after Thom Yorke requested he support on a North American tour with Atoms For Peace. He recruited drummer Tom Page (of experimental electronic duo Rocketnumbernine and The Memory Band) and has worked with him ever since.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by James Holden, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rannoch Dawn" 4:24
2.Untitled 6:09
3."Renata" 5:56
4."The Caterpillar's Intervention" (featuring Etienne Jaumet of Zombie Zombie on saxophone)James Holden, Etienne Jaumet4:03
5."Sky Burial" 4:26
6."The Illuminations" 3:12
7."Inter-City 125" 5:29
8."Delabole" 3:43
9."Seven Stars" 5:49
10."Gone Feral" 6:22
11."The Inheritors" 4:53
12."Circle of Fifths" 3:02
13."Some Respite" 4:30
14."Blackpool Late Eighties" 8:38
15."Self-Playing Schmaltz" 4:47

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Gaerig (July 2, 2013). "James Holden, The Inheritors". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Derek Miller (June 19, 2013). "James Holden, The Inheritors". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "James Holden, The Inheritors". The Line of Best Fit. June 17, 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2013". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "James Holden - The Inheritors - Critic Lists". Albumoftheyear.org. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Quietus - Reviews - Holden". Thequietus.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "James Holden Biography" (PDF). Bordercommunity.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.


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