Let's Get Killed

Rolling Stone (1/22/98, pp.56-58) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...Holmes' love letter to the Big Apple: He lays sampled pieces of conversation and other noise from the city's streets over grooves that touch on nearly every club-music style...from trip-hop to drum-and-bass..." Spin (1/98, pp.113-114) - 8 (out of 10) - "...Like George Clinton and Afrika Bambaataa, Holmes is a firm believer in one nation under a lot of grooves, and he crafts plenty of LET'S GET KILLED--a dark jungle session, an oversize On-U-style dub, a pumped-up John Barry/James Bond joint, and a few rounds of his beloved Latin boogaloo..." Entertainment Weekly (10/24/97, pp.66-67) - "...Holmes loves airy cinematic beauty, but he tempers it with frisky Latin percussion, gritty electric guitar...sound-collage effects, and snippets of crazed street people. It's a stirring symphony of sleaze." - Rating: A- Alternative Press (5/00, p.120) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Dance Albums That Rock" - "...Holmes conjures all the gritty atmosphere of New York through the eyes of an outsider." Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67) - Ranked #24 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year." Musician (1/98, p.96) - "...Holmes disparate tastes combine to make on of the most musical techno/dance albums in recent memory....it's an exhilarating ride." NME (Magazine) (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79) - Ranked #40 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. NME (Magazine) (9/6/97, p.53) - "...Holmes both evokes the endless possibilities, claustrophobia and madness of The Big Apple and offers a critique....Not bad at all for a trendy DJ."