Background
Holmes grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland as the youngest of ten children. By the age of 15 he had begun to DJ in his local pubs and bars, playing soul, jazz, rock and disco. This eclecticism would remain into adulthood, and is a feature of his DJ sets. When he was 17, Holmes visited New York, spending time in the South Bronx, Washington Square and Central Park areas. He took a DAT recorder with him as he explored the city, and taped conversations with many people he spoke to. Holmes kept the recordings for over ten years, using them as the basis for Lets Get Killed.
Lets Get Killed is so called because on one occasion Holmes and his associates were "...chased by eight guys through the South Bronx who were after our expensive audio equipment".
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