High water
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| Studio album by El-P | ||||
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Publication |
March 9, 2004 |
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admission |
2003-2004 |
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| Label (s) | Thirsty Ear Recordings | |||
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running time |
44:06 |
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High Water is a jazz fusion album by the US hip-hop producer El-P . The album was created in collaboration with the jazz formation The Blue Series Continuum , led by Matthew Shipp , and was released in March 2004 on the Thirsty Ear Recordings label .
Emergence
After the jazz pianist Matthew Shipp had heard El-P's album Fantastic Damage , released in 2002 , he suggested that El-P produce an album together. El-P agreed and work on High Water began in 2003. El-P does not rap on the album, High Water is his second instrumental album after Little Johnny from the Hospitul: Breaks and Instrumentals, Vol. 1 . El-P produced loose song structures that the musicians on The Blue Series Continuum improvised on . On the song When the Moon was Blue the only feature guest can be heard, El-P's father Harry Keys, also a jazz musician.
In addition to El-P, Matthew Shipp and Harry Keys, the following musicians worked on the album: William Parker , Guillermo E. Brown , Daniel Carter , Steve Swell and Roy Campbell, Jr.
El-P also released the song Intrigue in the House of India on his 2004 mixtape Collecting the Kid , on some pressings under the name Time is Running Out .
Track list
| # | title | length |
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| 1. | Please Stay (Yesterday) | 2:37 |
| 2. | Sunrise over Bklyn | 10:33 |
| 3. | Get Your Hand Off My Shoulder, Pig | 6:34 |
| 4th | Get Modal | 5:06 |
| 5. | Intrigue in the House of India | 6:33 |
| 6th | Something is wrong | 4:09 |
| 7th | When the Moon was Blue Feat. Harry Keys | 6:42 |
| 8th. | Please Leave (Yesterday) | 1:49 |
criticism
Pitchfork awarded 7.2 out of 10 possible points and wrote:
"[...] the album is essentially a reminder that El-P's jazz detour is only a temporary diversion from the music that shaped Def Jux."
"... the album is essentially a reminder that El-P's foray into jazz is just a temporary change from the music that shaped Def Jux."
Allmusic awarded 4 out of 5 possible points and called it a recommendable album with ups and downs.