High Water

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High Water

Studio album by El-P
Released	March 9, 2004
Genre	Jazz fusion, electronic
Length	44:06
Label	Thirsty Ear
Producer(s)	El-P
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El-P chronology
Fandam Plus: Instrumentals, Remixes, Lyrics & Video (2002)	High Water (2004)	Collecting The Kid (2004)

High Water is an album by Brooklyn, New York rapper and producer El-P, released on March 9, 2004 (see 2004 in music) on the Thirsty Ear label. 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, 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.