''This Film's Crap Let's Slash the Seats'' is the debut studio album by
David Holmes, released in 1995. It was reissued in the US with a bonus CD of remixes and B-sides in 1998. "No Man's Land", "Minus 61 in Detroit" and "Gone" were released as singles.
Critical reception
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The Daily Telegraph
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'' wrote: "Combining state-of-the-art rhythm sequences with 32mm atmospherics, Holmes has dragged the techno-album into previously uncharted waters of competence, variety and, occasionally, outright terror."
Track listing
#"No Man's Land" – 12:45
#"Slash the Seats" – 7:17
#"Shake Ya Brain" – 9:14
#"Got Fucked Up Along the Way" – 8:16
#"Gone" (featuring
Sarah Cracknell
Sarah Jane Cracknell (born 12 April 1967) is an English singer-songwriter and lead singer of the electronic music band Saint Etienne.
Career
Cracknell's career started with the Windsor-based indie band The Worried Parachutes in 1982. Followin ...
) – 8:09
#"The Atom and You" – 6:40
#"Minus 61 in Detroit" – 9:21
#"Inspired by Leyburn" – 8:02
#"Coming Home to the Sun" – 7:44
Bonus disc
#"Gone (First Night Without Charge)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by
Two Lone Swordsmen
Two Lone Swordsmen were a British electronic music duo from London, consisting of Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood.
History
Formed by Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood in 1996, following the dissolution of Weatherall's the Sabres o ...
) – 9:59
#"Gone (The Kruder & Dorfmeister Session TM)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo, known for their trip hop/downtempo remixes of pop, hip hop and drum and bass songs.
Career
In 1993, they released their first EP '' G-Stoned'' ...
) – 7:51
#"Mosh It" – 6:13
#"Slash The Seats (Slash The Beats)" (B-side to "No Man's Land") – 6:40
#"The Connecting Flight Syndrome" (B-side "Minus 61 in Detroit") – 7:40
#"Smoked Oak" (B-side to "No Man's Land") – 7:33
#"Gone (Alter Ego Decoding Gone Part 2)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by
Alter Ego
An alter ego (Latin for "other I") means an alternate Self (psychology), self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original Personality psychology, personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other ...
) – 5:42
#"Gone (Second Night Without Charge)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by
Two Lone Swordsmen
Two Lone Swordsmen were a British electronic music duo from London, consisting of Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood.
History
Formed by Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood in 1996, following the dissolution of Weatherall's the Sabres o ...
) – 8:37
References
1995 debut albums
David Holmes (musician) albums
Go! Discs albums
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