This Film's Crap Let's Slash the Seats is the debut studio album by David Holmes, released in 1995. It was reissued in the US with a bonus CD of remixes and B-sides in 1998. "No Man's Land", "Minus 61 in Detroit" and "Gone" were released as singles.
Critical reception
The Daily Telegraph wrote: "Combining state-of-the-art rhythm sequences with 32mm atmospherics, Holmes has dragged the techno-album into previously uncharted waters of competence, variety and, occasionally, outright terror."
Track listing "No Man's Land" – 12:45 "Slash the Seats" – 7:17 "Shake Ya Brain" – 9:14 "Got Fucked Up Along the Way" – 8:16 "Gone" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) – 8:09 "The Atom and You" – 6:40 "Minus 61 in Detroit" – 9:21 "Inspired by Leyburn" – 8:02 "Coming Home to the Sun" – 7:44
Bonus disc "Gone (First Night Without Charge)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by Two Lone Swordsmen) – 9:59 "Gone (The Kruder & Dorfmeister Session TM)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by Kruder & Dorfmeister) – 7:51 "Mosh It" – 6:13 "Slash the Seats (Slash the Beats)" (B-side to "No Man's Land") – 6:40 "The Connecting Flight Syndrome" (B-side "Minus 61 in Detroit") – 7:40 "Smoked Oak" (B-side to "No Man's Land") – 7:33 "Gone (Alter Ego Decoding Gone Part 2)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by Alter Ego) – 5:42 "Gone (Second Night Without Charge)" (featuring Sarah Cracknell) (remix by Two Lone Swordsmen) – 8:37
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