High Contrast
| High Contrast | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lincoln Barrett |
| Born | 18 September 1979 |
| Origin | Penarth, Wales |
| Genres | Drum and Bass |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Hospital, 3Beat |
| Associated acts | Danny Byrd, Underworld, Taxman, Utah Saints, Adele, Netsky |
Lincoln Barrett, better known by the stage name High Contrast (born 18 September 1979), is a British electronic music producer DJ and record producer.
Barrett was born in Penarth and grew up more interested in films and film soundtracks rather than music; he cites Wendy Carlos's A Clockwork Orange soundtrack album and the Vangelis soundtrack for Blade Runner as defining musical influences. Whilst studying film making in Newport, he heard J Majik's Arabian Nights which turned the then 17-year-old Barrett on to drum and bass music. Barrett used to work in Cardiff's only electronic record shop, Catapult. A short time after he began to make music, he was given a DJ residency at Cardiff's drum and bass night, named Silent Running. During his residency at Silent Running, Barrett played alongside artists such as Grooverider and London Elektricity.
In June 2002, Barrett's debut album, True Colours, was released on Hospital Records, with "Return of Forever" and "Global Love" finding their way into the UK Singles Chart. His second album was High Society.
On 6 April 2003, High Contrast was featured on the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix show. His mix included liquid funk mostly from the Hospital Records label. On 9 January 2005, this Essential Mix was replayed on Radio 1 when another drum and bass artist, Andy C, was unable to deliver his mix. In October 2005, Barrett launched his own record label, The Contrast. The first single, "Days Go By" / "What We Do" was released in early November 2005.
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