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139: 77: 36: 655:, I felt that perhaps my work was done in this particular area. All along the intention was to do the Omni Trio stuff alongside producing and releasing piano based material under my own name. Then the Omni thing blew up much bigger than I had anticipated. But throughout the '90s I also kept writing piano and minimal themes. By the early 2000s the time seemed right to put the emphasis on developing this material." 517:’ and released six EPs and six albums under the name Omni Trio to great acclaim. The Omni Trio sound is notable for its intricate breakbeat patterns, orchestrated production, atmospheric sound palette, sweetly melodic piano vamps, and creative use of sampled soul-diva vocals. Omni Trio was one of the original drum 'n' bass producers, who first released for 685:
is developed from piano improvisation. In a recent interview he states: "Most of my compositions start from freeform improvisation at the piano. Later I revisit the more compelling themes and from there, structures start to emerge. I never use formal notation just the odd rough diagrams and written
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At school, Haigh was in a band called Labyrinth playing original material that was influenced by David Bowie and Roxy Music. In the early 1980s Haigh released a series of experimental ambient albums under the names Robert Haigh and Sema – the most notable being ‘Three Seasons Only’ and ‘Notes From
570:(2001) produced no big club hits on the scale of his early singles, but they further cemented his reputation as one of the finest album-oriented musicians in the genre. Indeed, he was the first drum'n'bass artist to produce six full-length artist albums. 1270: 1205: 167: 1278: 1300: 781: 402: 525:, including "Mystic Stepper (Feel Better)", "Renegade Snares", "Thru the Vibe", and "Living for the Future". All of these featured on his acclaimed first LP, 1213: 965: 608: 459: 1363: 1236: 171: 1348: 221: 49: 193: 1440: 147: 544:
in 1996, which included the singles "Trippin' on Broken Beats" and "Nu Birth of Cool". Mainstream trends in dancefloor-oriented
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box set. These two compilations represent Haigh's earliest solo output – covering most of the eighties (1982 to 1989.) Where
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Since Omni Trio, Haigh has released a series of modern classical and minimalist albums under his own name: the post
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Many Omni Trio tracks feature on popular video games: "Renegade Snares" appears in the game
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In January 2015, Haigh released an 18 track collection of piano compositions called
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In the 1990s, Haigh developed a unique style of what has become known as ‘
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as early as 1993. He produced several anthems in the period now known as
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and "Secret Life" is featured in the futuristic racing video game
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represents the evolution into more piano based experimentation.
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rapidly diverged from his musical style, and subsequent albums
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In 2014, German label VOD released the compilation album
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Piano, keyboards, synthesiser, drum machine, guitar, bass
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in 2004, Haigh decided to cease recording as Omni Trio.
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that same year in the US through Sm:)e Communications.
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focused on Haigh's darker and more industrial period,
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together with Trefor Goronwy, who would go on to join
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