The Idiots Are Winning
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The Idiots Are Winning is the first LP
by electronic music
producer James Holden
. It was released in 2006 as the fourteenth record on Holden's own record label, Border Community
. The album title may be a reference to the Channel 4
sitcom Nathan Barley
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
producer James Holden
James Holden (producer)
James Holden is a British electronic music artist and DJ. Holden started his career in 1999, at age 19, when he released the trance single, "Horizons". After this he released numerous singles and remixes on different labels such as Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings...
. It was released in 2006 as the fourteenth record on Holden's own record label, Border Community
Border Community
Border Community is a record label founded in 2003 by James Holden. Their releases cover a range of styles, from electronica and post-rock through to techno....
. The album title may be a reference to the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
sitcom Nathan Barley
Nathan Barley
Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt and Claire Keelan. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4...
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Track listing
- "Lump"
- "Quiet Drumming Interlude"
- "10101"
- "Corduroy"
- "Flute"
- "Idiot"
- "Lumpette"
- "Intentionally Left Blank"
- "Idiot Clapsolo"
- "Quiet Drumming"