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DRUM & BASS PRODUCER HIGH CONTRAST RELEASES SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND’
Welsh-born electronic musician, producer, DJ and remixer Lincoln Barrett AKA High Contrast is the master of melodic, melancholic jungle: hardcore with a harmonic core. He has been picked up by renowned publications such as Line of Best Fit, NME, DJ Mag and Clash Magazine.
He received a Grammy nomination earlier this year for his remix of Jorja Smith’s ‘The One’ and has played old out shows in London including Electric Brixton, Electric Ballroom Camden and London Heaven.
Now High Contrast is back with his sixth studio album ‘Notes From The Underground’
“Notes from the Underground began by me borrowing a mates hardware sampler. I had never actually used a real sampler in my life, having always done stuff strictly within the computer. But as sampling is such a big part of my sound, it suddenly struck me maybe I should actually use a hardware sampler! So I started off with the one I borrowed and enjoyed it so much that I ended up using seven different samplers by the end of the album. The use of these samplers coincided with rekindling my love for the original jungle sound of the early 90s, which these samplers are perfect for. Not only do they give you a certain lo-fi sound but more importantly they change the way you work, leading you to make things you wouldn’t do if you just stayed on the computer. I was well on my way with the album as the first lockdown started and this then fed into the music and its narrative, also tying in to the existential introspection of the Dostoyevsky novel I took the name from. It also l’d to the album going from potentially only being seven tracks long to now being the longest album I’ve ever made! The ideas kept coming so in a way I’m grateful the lockdown gave me the time to fully bring out my vision for this album.” - High Contrast