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Album Reviews
Album Review: David Holmes – The Dogs Are Parading (Universal)
By Marc Samuels | Published on Monday 10 May 2010
Over twenty years David Holmes has carved out a unique position as a purveyor of memorable electronic music, and has transcended the dance scene from where he first found favour to become the man Steven Sodeberg gets to score his ‘Oceans’ films.
Cherry-picked by the man himself from his five studio albums, ‘The Dogs Are Parading’ is a timely collection that reminds us what a talent Holmes is. From the jazzy New York-influenced D&B downtempo of his ‘Let’s Get Killed’ album to the blistering motorik Velvets/Primals garage pop of 2008’s ‘The Holy Pictures’, Holmes straddles genres with ease, imbuing everything he does with a cinematic sheen that never feels clichéd.
New track ‘The Girlfriend Experience’ is an effortlessly funky slice of organic electro, though sadly there’s only one track (the desolate but lush Sarah Cracknell-voiced ‘Gone’) from his techno-centric debut ‘This Film’s Crap Let’s Slash The Seats’ (there’s another Holmes compilation yet to be collated – that of his singles, remixes and collaborations from the early 90s, which are a veritable treasure trove of piledriving, epic techno symphonies). But that’s the only minor gripe in what is a very fine selection. MS
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