Sacred Places, by Hollan Holmes

Sacred Places

by Hollan Holmes

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jamezzo Despite being released in January, I find this album a perfect vibe for the spring days; a landscape of opportunities associated with the awekening of mother nature and the whole range of fresh perspectives that dwell all around us and open up thanks to that special gleam in Hollan's music. I don't know how he does that. Favorite track: Primal Instinct.

Simeon Apostolov Normally I don't pre-order but for Hollan Holmes I make the exception. Fantastic music, always!

powerjakz Really enjoying your new album, Hollan! Absolutely wonderful tracks! I close my eyes and drift away on the magic carpet of the mind … both audible and visual. The sensation is amazing. Especially when goosebumps occur from time to time at some unique phrase and chord changes, and crescendos! Oh, the joy of music!!!

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	1.	Order Out Of Chaos 06:06
	2.	Temple Of Stones 07:20
	3.	Bristlecone 05:19
	4.	Drawn To An Intangible Energy 06:37
	5.	An Elevated Life 05:52
	6.	Hallowed Ground 05:01
	7.	Walking Among Kings 07:11
	8.	The Divine Connection 06:38
	9.	Primal Instinct 07:56
	10.	A Light Unto The World 07:09
	11.	Sacred Places 06:06

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Sacred Places, the third release by Hollan Holmes on Spotted Peccary Music, is comprised of eleven geographic vignettes, with each composition inspired from Holmes’s travels to different locales of deep personal significance. Here, Holmes blends ornate sequencer passages with tribal ambient flourishes that are intricate yet intimate, all to transcribe amazing landscapes in the listener’s mind. On each piece, Holmes invites the listener into his inner world, reconstructing these sacred places with meticulous sound design and powerful thematic sensitivities.

Holmes crafted this latest work from a variety of hardware and software instruments, including the Oberheim OB-6 and Moog Prodigy hardware synthesizers as well as Propellerhead Reason and Spectrasonics Omnisphere software synthesizers. On “Temples of Stone,” a majestic melody ascends over staccato bass before erupting into a percussion-less trance. Shimmering sequencer passages cascade over an immutable bassline, all the grandeur befitting an ancient temple untouched by time. Bill Porter adds a swaggering electric guitar riff to the Berlin-school warble of “An Elevated Life,” confident and cosmic. Contrarily, “Bristlecone,” swirls like windblown pine needles through a forest clearing, meditative and yearning yet no less propulsive. “The Divine Connection” juxtaposes low end rumbles with bright arpeggiators, soaring to a shimmering crescendo.

With Sacred Places Hollan Holmes once again demonstrates a mastery of electronic ambient worldbuilding few can match, presenting a staggeringly cinematic vision that defies simple definitions of analog or digital instrumentation. Rather, he inspires us to experience these remote special environments in such a personal manner as to truly evoke the magic of these very sacred places.

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released January 12, 2024

COMPOSED AND RECORDED BY HOLLAN HOLMES IN THE DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER.

CO-PRODUCED BY HOWARD GIVENS.

MASTERED BY HOWARD GIVENS.

DESIGN BY DANIEL PIPITONE AND HOLLAN HOLMES.

Special Thanks to Bill Porter, Mike Valant, David Helpling and Howard Givens for their help in bringing this project to fruition

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