Drum and Bass in your FACE! High Contrast

Well since going to Ibiza in 2008 and discovering drum and bass in Space I’ve been a secret fan – thought I’d do a little piece on High Contrast.

High Contrast – is one of the most prolific remixes and producers in the genre. He has remixed just about everyone from Adele to Kayne West. His essential mix is one of my favourites.

Essential Mix 2003

1. The Streets – Its Too Late (High Contrast mix) – 679
2. London Electricity – To Be Free – Hospital
3. High Contrast – Twilights Last Gleaming – Hospital
4. Cyantific – 90 – Hospital
5. Ratpack – Searching For My Rizla – Big Giant Music
6. Influx Datum UK – Sing Out – Formation
7. Nu Tone – Our House (Calibre remix) – Brand Nu
8. High Contrast – Return Of Forever – Hospital
9. Roland Clarke – I Get Deep (accapella) – Shelter
10. D Kay and Lee – Manipulate The Universe – Advanced
11. John B – Without U – Hospital
12. Mind Machine – Barcelona (High Contrast remix) – BC
13. Silence – Delirium (remix)
14. Kaos – Studio 54 – Human
15. Matrix – Trippin (remix)
16. MIST – Outer Space – Soul:R
17. High Contrast – Love Sick – Hospital
18. London Electricity – Born 2 Synthesize – Hospital
19. Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea (High Contrast bootleg)
20. LFO – LFO (High Contrast mix)
21. ? – Gypsey Woman (remix)
22. Nu Tone – Feel It – Hospital
23. High Contrast – The Basement Track – Hospital
24. Landslide – Its Not Over (Influx Datum UK remix) – Hospital
25. MIST – Barracuda – Soul:R
26. Johnny L – Lets Roll – Pirahna
27. Photek – The End (remix) – Photek
28. London Electricity – Different Drum – Hospital
29. Omni Trio – Renegade Snares (High Contrast remix) – Moving Shadow

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Essential Mix – 2007

1. Coldplay – Talk (High Contrast remix) (01:47)
2. Sub Focus – Airplane – Ram (03:56)
3. Syncopix – Disk Go (05:22)
4. Muffler – Everything – Spearhead (08:37)
5. Mistabishi – She Lied – Hospital (11:29)
6. Logistics – Spotlight – Hospital (16:31)
7. Matrix and Futurebound – Womb – Metro Viper (19:02)
8. High Contrast – Forever and A Day – Hospital (20:29)
9. LAOS – Harmony (24:26)
10. Commix – Faceless (Marcus Intalex mo bass remix) – Shogun (28:01)
11. Ian Brown – Illegal Attacks (Goldie and Strider remix) – Polydor (31:34)
12. Lynx – Disco Dodo – Creative Source (34:26)
13. High Contrast – Sleepless – Hospital (36:38)
14. Logistics – Colour Wheel (Friction and K Tee remix) (40:57)
15. Imogen Heap – Headlock (High Contrast remix) – V2 (43:06)
16. Matrix and Futurebound feat Robert Owens – Family (Nu:Tone and Logistics remix) – Metro Viper (46:42)
17. Nu:Tone feat Pat Fulgoni – Beliefs – Hospital (50:17)
18. Lil Louis – French Kiss (Silver remix) (51:23)
19. Makoto and Tak – Voyager (54:53)
20. High Contrast – Metamorphosis – Hospital (58:29)
21. Axwell feat Max-C – I Found U (High Contrast oldskool revenge mix) – Positiva (62:03)
22. Martino feat Sacha – Peace Of Heaven (Zinc deepa remix) – Bingo Beats (66:32)
23. Jonny L – Oh Yeah – Shogun (69:46)
24. Danny Byrd – Shokout (74:00)
25. High Contrast – If We Ever – Hospital (76:01)
26. Blame – Hindsight (78:32)
27. High Contrast – Tread Softly – Hospital (82:08)
28. Calibre – Thoughtless – Digital Soundboy (86:27)
29. A-Sides – Chase (90:03)
30. Switch – A Bit Patchy (Sub Focus remix) (92:13)
31. High Contrast – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Hospital (94:33)
32. Juelz Santana – There It Go (The Whistle Song) (? remix) (97:58)
33. Drumsound and Simon Bassline Smith – Harder – Technique (100:30)
34. Wots My Code – Dub Plate (Total Science 2007 remix) (102:59)
35. Chase and Status – Hurt You – Ram (104:55)
36. Danny Byrd – Labyrinth – Hospital (107:04)
37. Kanye West – Gold Digger (High Contrast remix) (110:51)
38. Cyantific – Disconnected – Hospital (112:40)
39. High Contrast – Ghost Of Jungle Past – Hospital (114:13)

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Interview with High Contrast for his Tough Guys Don’t Dance Album