The Agony and the Ecstasy (album) explained

The Agony and the Ecstasy
Type:	studio
Artist:	High Contrast
Cover:	The Agony and the Ecstasy (album).jpg
Genre:	Drum and bass
Label:	Hospital
Prev Title:	Confidential
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	The Road Goes On Forever
Next Year:	2012

The Agony and the Ecstasy is the fifth album by Welsh drum and bass producer High Contrast, released on 12 February 2012 on the Hospital Records label. It was preceded by 2009's Confidential.

The release earned favorable reviews from publications such as The Leader, in which writer Emma Mackintosh labeled the album as "short and to the point" while also telling readers to "give this a couple of listens" for sure.^[1]

Track listing

1. "The Agony & The Ecstasy" (featuring Selah Corbin)
2. "The Road Goes On Forever"
3. "Wish You Were Here" (featuring Selah Corbin)
4. "Almost Human" (featuring Clare Maguire)
5. "The Only Way There" (featuring Selah Corbin)
6. "The First Note Is Silent" (featuring Tiësto and Underworld)
7. "Emotional Vampire"
8. "Two Hundred & Thirty Eight Days" (featuring Underworld)
9. "Not Waving, But Drowning" (featuring Jessy Allen and Lung)
10. "Father, Can't You See I'm Burning?"
11. "The Stand"
12. "All There Is" (featuring Liane Carroll)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mackintosh. Emma. REVIEW: High Contrast, The Agony and the Ecstasy. The Leader. 8 October 2015. 2 February 2012.