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The bow stands quivering upon the first note and the static electricity starts to flow with the type of snorting, bellowing irritated expression one would normally expect to see on a half tonne bull asked to manage a china shop for the day whilst running on a treadmill. It is the electricity of a long held desire to bring something beautiful into the world, something of one’s own true reflection and worth; something that might have people look upon as being pure and worthy. In Scotland’s David Grubb’s debut album High Rise, the innate beauty is matched by the scorching intensity of someone ascending up the musical ladder with greatness ready to be attached.