JAMES HOLDEN's label, Border Community (launched in summer 2003) is one of the most prominent on the international scene, appealing to trance DJs and minimalism aficionados alike. His talent is so widely recognized that he has done countless remixes for the biggest names in music (from BRITNEY SPEARS to NEW ORDER). This HOLDEN mix is a timely musical manifesto. Indeed, at a time when the minimal scene is eroding, several musical forces are gradually emerging to breathe new life into electronic music, as evidenced by this DJ Kicks volume. JAMES HOLDEN's masterfully eclectic mix includes an unreleased remix of MOGWAI's The Sun Smells Too Loud. HOLDEN shows the way forward and announces the revival of a scene that needed a serious shot in the arm.