High Contrast

The Profile

High Contrast is the stage name of Welsh drum and bass DJ/producer Lincoln Barrett, a leading figure in liquid funk known for albums like True Colours, High Society, and Tough Guys Don't Dance.

Welsh drum and bass producer/DJ from Cardiff; key figure of liquid funk; long-time Hospital Records artist; active since 1999.

Tobby frames Tough Guys Don't Dance as a nighttime, pulse-driven drum and bass album with rare elegance and discretion. The review highlights tracks like Changes, Sleepless, Forever & A Day, Eternal Optimist, and Nobody Gets Out Alive. It emphasizes accessibility for listeners beyond the genre faithful.