So, I released a quasi-greatest hits double album earlier this year, ‘High Contrast Confidential‘. It’s done far better than I anticipated and all is good. But something I noticed is people/press refer to it as ‘Confidential’ by High Contrast. Which is fine but I originally intended it to be read all as one – ‘High Contrast Confidential’ – as a play on ‘High School Confidential’, the classic 50s juvenile delinquent B movie.
High School Confidential Trailer
Quite what the connection is between that film and my album beyond simple punnery is something that probably exists only in my mind. So, feel free to call it what the hell you like haha!
Bonus factoid: ‘High School Confidential’ features a titular song over the opening credits performed by the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis. And I got his sister, Linda Gail Lewis, to sing on my track ‘Chances’ on the album ‘Tough Guys Don’t Dance’.
Tags: High Contrast Confidential, High School Confidential, Tough Guys Don't Dance
HEy Lincoln,
Just found this blog. Great stuff…You really are a film fanatic hey. I just watched this trailer and lost it laughing, they make teenagers out to be part of some sort of cult. Do you know if anyone has ever sampled some of the narrators lines? I’d love to use then in a tune…or are you about 10 steps ahead of me?
Keep up the blogging dude. It s very interesting.
Thank you sir! By all means sample this up – theres plenty more trailers in the sea or something…
Thanks for sharing the factoid on ‘Chances.’ That vocal line has always send shivers down my spine
hey lincoln,
picked up the ‘confidential’ album recently and i mainly did it for the remix disc as i had all your previous albums on CDs AND LPs already.
so yeah, i think getting that CD even just for the remixes was so worth it! the adele remix is simlpy a great tune, and so is the upstairs downstairs basement track and oh, wtf., all the other tracks on it.
i keep listening to all your records regularly just because i love the way your very soulish, sort-of-live-band sounds and samples work with the drums. i also love the halftime steps like on ‘angels and fly’ and the missy elliot rmx, you should keep on tricking female rap vocalists into your studio ; DD
keep on
cheers roland
Thanks for the support matey, I have new stuff cooking right now, no thinking of female rappers this time round but who knows, it’s early days still