High Water

High Water

Infobox Album
Name = High Water
Type = studio
Artist = El-P


Released = March 9, 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Electronica, jazz fusion
Length = 44:06
Label = Thirsty Ear
Producer = El-P
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1gq6g4aztv4z link]
*"Dusted Magazine" (unfavorable) [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1321 link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.2/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17398/ElP_High_Water_Mark_Collecting_the_Kid link]
*PopMatters (favorable) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/e/elp-highwater.shtml link]
*Tiny Mix Tapes rating|4|5 [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/e/el-p.htm link]
Last album = "Fantastic Damage"
(2002)
This album = "High Water"
(2004)
Next album = "Collecting the Kid"
(2004)

"High Water" is an album by hip hop artist El-P, released on March 9, 2004 through Thirsty Ear Recordings.

Made in conjunction with jazz pianist Matthew Shipp and the group for which he is artistic director, The Blue Series Continuum, the album is a striking departure from El-P's usual style, almost completely eschewing conventional ideas of hip hop in favour of electronically-tinged jazz fusion collaborations.

The album was created by the Blue Series Continuum improvising to original compositions by El-P, which he then manipulated and restructured. It enjoyed generally very favourable reviews from both the hip-hop and jazz worlds, as well as from more mainstream critics independent of both scenes. The album is part of an already extensive series of such collaborations (the "Blue Series" of the name) on the part of the jazz group.

One track, "When the Moon Was Blue", features vocals from El-P's father Harry Meline, also known as Harry Keys, himself a jazz pianist.

Track listing

# "Please Stay (Yesterday)" – 2:37
# "Sunrise Over Bklyn" – 10:33
# "Get Your Hand Off My Shoulder, Pig" – 6:34
# "Get Modal" – 5:06
# "Intrigue in the House of India" – 6:33
# "Something Is Wrong" – 4:09
# "When the Moon Was Blue" – 6:42
#* Vocals: Harry Keys
# "Please Leave (Yesterday)" – 1:51

Personnel

*Bass – William Parker
*Drums – Guillermo E. Brown
*Piano – Matthew Shipp
*Reeds and flute – Daniel Carter
*Trombone – Steve Swell
*Trumpet – Roy Campbell
*Synthesizer, producer – El-P

Charts

References

External links

*myspace|elproducto|El-P
* [http://www.thirstyear.com Thirsty Ear Official Website]


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