In Brief

Dublin deejay/mixer Holmes built his U.S. debut around sound bites he recorded on Manhattan streets, launching colorfully crafted beats and music samples (the James Bond riff, jazzy shuffles, sci-fi lounge sounds) from the verite remarks for a rich audio walking tour. If not as cinematically vivid as DJ Shadow, it still stands far out from the techno crowd.

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Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to four stars (excellent).

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* Excerpts from these albums and other recent releases are available on The Times’ World Wide Web site. Point your browser to: https://www.latimes.com/soundclips