Artist profile
James Holden is an electronic music producer and DJ known for his work in techno and house music. His productions blend deep, introspective soundscapes with driving rhythmic elements, establishing him as a distinctive voice in contemporary electronica.
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James Holden is a restrained and a warm production artist.
Unusually high warmth for Electronica.
Across 12 analysed tracks, James Holden averages 39% energy — gentler than 69% of individual Electronica tracks.
Measured against 14,430 Electronica tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 89–158 BPM with a median of 126 · predominantly minor keys (50% minor) · most common key: 9A (E Minor) with 2 tracks.
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We scored every transition between James Holden’s 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 9 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
13 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 4 different James Holden tracks.
A Break In The Clouds - Main Mix → Booty Comes First · 9A → 10A · −2 BPM · 86 chemistry
11 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 7 different James Holden tracks.
I Have Put Out The Light → Monoroid · 10A → 10A · +1 BPM · 86 chemistry
11 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 5 different James Holden tracks.
I Have Put Out The Light → Saturn Rings · 10A → 10B · +2 BPM · 83 chemistry
23 of the 468 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.7. They come from 7 different James Holden tracks.
Blackpool Late Eighties → Friendly Fires · 9B → 10B · +8 BPM · 82 chemistry
10 of the 288 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.6. They come from 6 different James Holden tracks.
26 of the 384 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 8 different James Holden tracks.
Each Moment Like the First → The Oscillator · 2A → 12B · +3 BPM · 84 chemistry
14 of the 240 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.4. They come from 8 different James Holden tracks.
Blackpool Late Eighties → Dementamente · 9B → 8B · +7 BPM · 85 chemistry
11 of the 408 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 7 different James Holden tracks.
Renata → Unstoppable · 6A → 5A · −2 BPM · 90 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to James Holden by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around James Holden, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
James Holden's tracks in our catalog range from 89 to 158 BPM, with a median of 126 BPM. Across 12 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
James Holden's tracks are mostly in minor keys (50% minor across 12 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between James Holden's 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 9 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Catz 'n Dogz, Gai Barone, Robert Babicz are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: A Break In The Clouds - Main Mix into Booty Comes First, 9A to 10A, 86 chemistry.
James Holden sits closest to Nathan Fake, Luke Abbott, Max Cooper in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has James Holden releases spanning 2002 to 2023, with the most tracks from the 2010s.
