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Notes From the Underground
Electronic · 2020 · 14 tracks · 55m

Notes From the Underground

High Contrast

A love letter to the golden era of jungle and hardcore. Dusty breakbeats, soulful vocal chops, and the crackle of pirate radio filtered through modern precision.

December 4, 2020 · 3Beat

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A high-octane celebration of rave history that balances warehouse grit with soulful, widescreen euphoria.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 55m
01
A Few Notes on the Culture
2:07
02
Windows 95
4:37
03
Going Up
3:53
04
Rhythm Is Changing
3:43
05
Time Is Hardcore
4:17
06
Met Her at a Dance in Leicester
3:17
07
The Future Is a Mirror That Eats
0:40
08
Disk 2
3:58
09
Arcadia
5:02
10
Hold on Me
3:34
11
Snare the Blame
4:08
12
More Brilliant Than the Sun
4:53
13
Dolphin
5:05
14
A Mind Forever Voyaging
6:31
Moments Worth Listening For
The nostalgic glitch of the Windows 95 startup sound warping into a heavy breakbeat on track 2.
The soulful vocal hook in Time Is Hardcore that feels like a lost 1992 rave anthem rediscovered.
The cinematic, atmospheric drift of Dolphin that provides a moment of weightless suspension.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Notes From the Underground sound next to the rest of High Contrast's catalogue?

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The vocals lean notably further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

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