James Holden

We've got a nice run of @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel shows lined up to take us through to the end of the year.

So if you are in Brighton / London / Cork / Paris / Ghent / Bergen / Dublin / Istanbul / Hamburg / Berlin, do join them!

Ticket links for all shows on>> bordercommunity.com

Some photos from @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel's performance at Montreal's @mutek.bsky.social

📸 (MUTEK | Bruno Aïello-Destombes - @brunodestombes.bsky.social )

Final call for @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel in Brighton - just 10 tickets left here>> dice.fm/event/6dr96b...

Cheeky last minute @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel show added in Paris on 28th October>>
dice.fm/event/6dbqe7...

This is Marcus who sometimes plays with @jamesholden.bsky.social - see you there?

BELGIUM! Gent is due a visit from @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel on 29th October, and you can secure your tickets here>> apps.ticketmatic.com/widgets/voor...

The @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel show at London's ICA on 23rd October will be an in-the-round affair.

And a little bird tells me we've sold 79% of the tickets, so if you are hoping to join them it is time to shit-or-get-off-the-pot>> birdonthewire.gigantic.com/holden-zimpe...

(to explain in case it's non-obvious: 'from scratch' means going on stage with an empty project file. livecoders do it a lot, i love to watch it, benny wasn't exactly designed with that in mind but it's fast and flowy and i'll see how far i get..)

can't wait for this, pattern-based music being my favourite thing.. + nervous excitement: i'm going to try a 'from scratch' kind of set using benny...

The Essence Remains Intact This week: making big things happen in mid-town USA, letting the universe take care of you, the ritual of dissonance, and righteous acts of rebellious loving. Here, the essence is hardly rare.

oh, it's nothing, baby — just the brand new Talk Of The Tonearm newsletter featuring extra insight on ambitious sax guy Sean Imboden, cosmic explorers James Holden + Wacław Zimpel, and ritual tone-shifter Lingyuan Yang

plus reviews of new ones from Bit Cloudy + Avi C. Engel

head into the zone ✨ →

James Holden and Wacław Zimpel Surrender to the Sound The British music producer and Polish clarinet virtuoso built 'The Universe Will Take Care of You' in four spontaneous London studio days, capturing the act of playing without thinking.

British music producer James Holden and Polish clarinet virtuoso Wacław Zimpel built The Universe Will Take Care of You in four spontaneous London studio days, capturing the act of playing without thinking.

Interview — James Holden + Wacław Zimpel Surrender to the Sound:

@jamesholden.bsky.social

festival sounds nice..

2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

Pattern Club Radio - 27 July 2025 Sheffield's Pattern Club presents a monthly selection of pattern-based music alongside discussions and interviews with artists working across heritage and algorithmic arts. For more information visit ...

enjoyed this month's pattern club radio - some amazing music & an interesting (hopeful, inspiring) discussion of human-centered algorithms

www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/pc...

We are huge fans of the @cosmicchambo.bsky.social podcast so I'm pretty chuffed that something from the new @jamesholden.bsky.social & Zimpel album made it into his latest mix>>

Creative Code for Music, Art & IoT, Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup **Creative Code Meetup - July 2025** **Agenda:** * 6:00 pm: **CheckIn & Networking** * 6:30 pm: **Welcome** **& Sponsor Message** * 6:35 pm: **James Holden** \- "**Benny

i'll be doing a brief talk on benny (what is it? why does it exist?) at the london creative code meetup next month:
www.meetup.com/creativecodi...

James Holden / Wacław Zimpel: The Universe Will Take Care of You Read Philip Sherburne’s review of the album.

And it's an 8.0 from @pitchfork.com !

The esteemed @philipsherburne.bsky.social goes in deep on @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel's 'The Universe Will Take Care Of You'>>
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Herb Sundays 156: James Holden [Season 9 Finale] An actual Sunday from one of our great living musicians. "now i have plenty of sundays, but feel strong existential panic at the idea of making a playlist. so i tricked myself..."

This also went up at the weekend: @jamesholden.bsky.social 's contribution to the Herb Sundays playlist repository, plus a handy recap of his career to date according to Sam Valenti IV.

"An actual Sunday from one of our great living musicians.">>
herbsundays.substack.com/p/herb-sunda...

...and there's an extra @jamesholden.bsky.social Japanese show happening at Tokyo's VENT on Friday 29th August>>
ra.co/events/2186902

James Holden / Wacław Zimpel: The Universe Will Take Care of You Read Philip Sherburne’s review of the album.

I wrote about @jamesholden.bsky.social and Wacław Zimpel's phenomenal new album for @bordercommunity.bsky.social, the aptly named The Universe Will Take Care of You pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Thanks for the reassurance @jamesholden.bsky.social - yourself, Mr Zimpel and the postman certainly are 😀

Et il le prouve encore une fois… s’en est presque lassant.
Trop de talent, ça m’épuise.
Merci @jamesholden.bsky.social pour toutes ces belles textures jouissives 💦

#IDM #electronicmusic

youtu.be/MFpP1KtVWn8?...

The Universe Will Take Care Of You, by Holden & Zimpel 6 track album

Today soundtracked by another marvel from @jamesholden.bsky.social. What a beauty.

jamesholden.bandcamp.com/album/the-un...

Welcome to the Bleep Weekly Roundup, our guide to the best new releases and warehouse arrivals.

bleep.com/weekly-roundup

Featured releases by @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social, @thecure.com, @jamesholden.bsky.social & Waclaw Zimpel, @faltydl.bsky.social, @abulmogard.bsky.social + more!

a rose, a sky

It's out! People keep sending me DMs about ascending! Happy.

(This rose is from the bush on the cover, thanks Victoria!)

tour dates flier. cities are amsterdam, montreal, stroud, brighton, london, ghent, bergen, hamburg and berlin. ticket links and full info in screen-reader-friendly form on jamesholden.org

HELLO EVERYONE WE WILL SEE YOU SOON! we'll be conjuring gentle magicks in cities near you. At dekmantel we'll be joined by special guest hubert zemler on percussion. In London we'll play in the round. Ticket links for all on my website (jamesholden.org)
🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

an elderly staffy encounters a sticker at dog height. it reads "the universe will take care of you". she looks witheringly at the camera.

JUST IN! 'The Universe Will Take Care Of You' by Holden & Zimpel

James Holden and Waclaw Zimpel follow their 2020 EP 'Long Weekend' with their first full-length collaboration, hearing roaming analog synths meeting acoustic instrumentation.

www.normanrecords.com/records/2088...

YouTube video by Crux Audio Visual Crux Festival 2025: James Holden (talk)

here's my talk on my live music software "benny" (mostly why and a bit what) from crux festival london earlier this year

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgF5...