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Caspar Pound
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Caspar Pound was a British electronic music producer, DJ and founder of Rising High Records. He first reached a wider audience through Total Confusion (1990), released by A Homeboy, A Hippie & A Funki Dredd with Marc Williams and Tony Winter. He also worked with Peter Smith as The Hypnotist.
Founded in 1991, Rising High released rave, techno, ambient and experimental electronic music, with artists including Luke Vibert and Mixmaster Morris. Pound's licensing work brought Harthouse releases to British listeners, while his own productions and remixes helped shape the label's catalogue. He died in 2004.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Resident Advisor — Rising High RecordsRising High as Caspar Pound’s influential UK hardcore techno label founded in the early 1990s.
- NTS — Caspar Pound / New London School of ElectronicsPound’s influential producer and label role, Rising High and Sapho, Hypnotist work, licensing activity and death in 2004 aged 33.
- 909originals — Caspar PoundPound’s early Total Confusion release, Hypnotist identity, 1991 Rising High foundation and role within UK rave and techno.
- NTS — The HypnotistThe Hypnotist as the collaboration of Caspar Pound and Peter Smith.