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the problem with any set of reviews for a DnB album - you will always get one 'purist' who will demonstrate their DnB credentials by:a. automatically slate anything with vocals. (especially female vocals. misogyny - i think so.) b. slate anything which doesn't comply with the standard laws of jungle - the rigid contraints that are choking the genre and making it very samey, dull and uninspired. NB: anything not by ed rush or optical will automatically get slated. if in doubt - please also check any review of kosheen and lamb. 'high contrast' is clearly trying to mess around with the form, addmore… his own flavour to the proceedings, and generally do something new with DnB. this is commendable. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. when it doesn't - yes, it can be pretty weak. but when 'high contrast' gets it right - man, it is really really good. the two highlights IMO are the malevolent eighties-inflected 'natural high' and the soulful (but pretentiously named!) 'twightlights last gleaming'. overall - the mis-steps are not as embarassing as some would have you beleive, the standard is pretty high, and the highs are remarkable. if you are window-lickingly contented with the standard jungle format, set 10 years ago and utterly unchanged ever since - then look elsewhere. if you are a bit more open-minded about DnB, and want something that is a bit more commercial, without being subversive pop, then look no further. and check out this album - it contains some real quality.

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Music > Albums

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CD

Release Type:

Retail

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Title:

High Contrast - High Society (2004) Retail CD

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Back

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1438 x 1104 px

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