Come Get It I Got It

David Holmes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 13 Amp [Studio]
• ASIN: B0000658FU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,741 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Sugarman - Rodriguez

3. Effectin - Free Association

4. Nobody - Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford

5. Tom Cat - Muddy Waters

6. Country Girl - The Johnny Otis Show

7. Strange Happenings - Rex Garvin

8. Mama Soul - Harold Alexander

9. Don't Mess Hair - Free Association

10. Start Of Something - Free Association

11. Up Above the Rock - Ray Bryant

12. Gossip - Cyril Neville

13. The Monster - A Fascinating Musical Experience

14. Sweet Song - JuJus

15. Make It Real (Ride On) - Betty Adams

16. Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - Staple Singers

17. This Could Be Your Sister - Free Association

18. Salut La Dolce Vita Pt 1 - Free Association

19. House Music - Free Association

20. Purple Haze - Johnny Jones & The King Casuals

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

'Come Get It I Got It' is only David Holmes' second ever mix album, following on from 1998's much loved 'Essential Mix'. The album manages an infectious blend of uptown euphoria and downtown hysteria. By and large this is mined from an extremely rich vein

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In with the old, out with the new. This is GREAT STUFF., September 12, 2002

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Cary S. Whitt "Tune Junkie" (Columbus,Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come Get It I Got It (Audio CD)

David Holmes takes a much needed break from his Soderberg film scoring and delivers a truly original and fresh mix of tunes with his own touch applied to all. Come Get It is mostly made up of 60's funk and early 70's r-n-b obscurities. All of these are seemlessly blended together to bring you a electro-funk revival the likes of, have never been seen. Being half pop disc, half DJ experimentation, Holmes puts his talents to the test and shows us why he does what he does. The man has quite the record collection, that's for sure. The whole disc flows freely, and dramatically, from Muddy Waters to The Staple Sisters and sounds as new as this morning's coffee. One could put this on for somebody and it's a likable disc from the get-go, the fact is, it's gets better with each listen. Now that's a mark of a great record. Go get it-I got it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holmes deserves recognition, June 21, 2002

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Allison Barrett (St. Louis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come Get It I Got It (Audio CD)

Electronic genius David Holmes, a virtual unknown in America, struck gold once again with an album remixing 1960s and 1970s funk and R&B with smooth instrumentals and modern vocals. Holmes' latest Come Get It I Got It, released in April, has the ingenuity of DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's hip-hop remixes, without the hip hop, and Moby's soul remixes, without the soul. Holmes' fifth individual release instead blends funk, oft ignored by techno artists, with his own creativity in electronica.
Most tracks feature old vocals with snippets of modern sound bytes and last only one or two minutes, allowing Holmes 26 tracks on the 53-minute album. Despite the congestion of sounds and styles in this short set, the album is never busy or difficult to follow. And of course, it's never monotonous.
Perhaps the most intriguing element of the album is Holmes' ability to scout out forgotten or undiscovered funk classics. Within the rough of unfamiliar artists and songs lie a few diamonds. Recognizable names like Cyril Neville or Muddy Waters and songs like "Purple Haze" grace the album with a degree of familiarity. Highlighting the original artists' musical talent and variety, Holmes merely graces their work with his electronic edge, adding modern samples and tweaking the music at just the right spots. The result is an ambient work reminiscent of Massive Attack and DJ Shadow.
Between the decades-old funk songs fall instrumentals from The Free Association, a moniker Holmes shares with programmer Steve Hilton. Ranging from straight blues to jam-band likenesses to seemingly drug-induced acid trips, the creative instrumentals are so smooth and well-done that they appear improvisational, highlighting Holmes' skill in writing and musical dexterity.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice stuff, April 12, 2002

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"ccalson" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come Get It I Got It (Audio CD)

david holmes gets lots of slack because he changed gears drastically and took a new direction toward digging through older and more atmospheric tunes to spin rather than a deep dance set. whatever your stance or take on him is, if you are on the band that likes his stuff then you will be please with this as well. most of the album features free associations stuff which is very good. very similar to the 'tunnel' grooves david used in 'lets get killed' (which if you don't have, i would highly recommend). next to pascal feos and howie b, david is about as inventive and interested/interesting as they come. see also a hard to find item from london xpress called 'london xpress featuring harvey, david holmes, and andrew weatherall' for some seriously good dark fun. there's barely any press in the states on this album which might kill it while it's still newborn (so you might see it in record shops used for 1/8 of the price in say 5 months or so). cheers and stay smart (remember: stupidity is contagious). christian