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group formed in 1995 by

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, drummer for the bands

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, Rex and

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. Their first album, ''Egg'', was their most dub-based effort. Each successive album has gone more in a quasi- world music direction. After some recording for ''Crooklyn Dub Consortium'' and Wordsound, ''Interpretive Belief System'', HiM settled on a lineup of Scharin with Bundy K. Brown,

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and Jeff Parker, members or occasional members of

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. Their first album was the underground hit ''Sworn Eyes'', produced by

. A few personnel changes followed, and the revamped lineup including members of

. HiM released ''Our Point of Departure'' in 1999, which signified a very clear shift toward a more jazz-like sound, followed by a major American and European tour. In 2003, HiM released ''Many In High Places Are Not Well'' on

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, which was received as their most successful and fully realized release. ''Peoples'' was released in mid-2006, featuring a cleaner sound with more vocals than any of HiM's previous releases. Included in this line-up are

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, Griffin Rodriguez from Need New Body/Icy Demons, Adam Pierce (

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). The latest HiM records, ''1110'' and ''ん'',released in 2008 and 2009 on Afterhours in Tokyo, are collaborations between Doug Scharin, Josh Larue and the Tokyo-based group,

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Discography

* ''Crooklyn Dub Consortium – Certified Dope Vol. 1'' (CD) ''Chemical Mix'' – 1995 WordSound * ''Egg'' – 1996

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* ''Crooklyn Dub Consortium. Certified Dope, Vol. 2'' (CD) ''Tradition'' – 1996 WordSound * ''Chill and Peel'' (12") – 1996

* ''Macro Dub Infection Volume 2'' (2xCD, Comp) ''Liquid Boy'' – 1996

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* ''Changes / The Focus'' (12") – 1997 Soul Static Sound * ''HiM / The Dylan Group'' – 1997 Bubble Core * ''Interpretive Belief System'' – 1997 WordSound * ''Sworn Eyes'' – 1999

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* ''Many in High Places Are Not Well'' – 2003 Bubble Core/

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* ''Lila'' (12", S/Sided, Etch) – 2003 Galaxia * ''Nantes''(live) – 2004 Afterhours * ''15/15: Collaborations Of Sound And Visuals'' (CD) ''Hot Planes Advancing / cool planes receding'' – 2004 Afterhours * ''Crooklyn Dub Outernational – Certified Dope Vol. 4: Babylon's Burning'' (CD) ''Disco Lips'' – 2004 WordSound * ''Music For Plants'' (2xCD) ''Moss Garden'' – 2005 PerfectIfOn * ''Sprout: The Soundtrack From the Surf Movie by Thomas Campbell'' – "Of The Periphery" – 2005 Brushfire Records * ''Peoples'' – 2006 Bubble Core * ''1110'' – 2008 Afterhours (Japan) * ''ん'' – 2009 Afterhours (Japan) / 2010 HipHipHip (Europe)

References

External links

* American post-rock groups Musical groups established in 1995 {{US-rock-band-stub