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| Artist: Hybrid
Label: Hope Recordings UK
Category: Music
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 218404
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.6
UPC: 843041084871
EAN: 0843041084871
ASIN: B0019UJYDE
Release Date: July 1, 2008
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Disc 1
| • | Desert Chase - Hybrid, Gregson-Williams, H | | • | Gama - Hybrid, Trentemoller, Ander | | • | Parks on Fire - Hybrid, Trifonic | | • | 6am Sedna - Hybrid, K, Phil | | • | Yellow Tracksuit - Hybrid, Page, Andy | | • | Last Days of Winter - Hybrid, Vector Lovers | | • | Das Land Spricht (Post Apocalypse) - Hybrid, Anion, Stefan | | • | The River - Hybrid, Daske | | • | Going Home - Hybrid, | | • | Saladin - Hybrid, Gregson-Williams, H | | • | Soldier's Requiem - Hybrid, | | • | Shadows of the City - Hybrid, James, Charlotte | | • | Arp Thing - Hybrid, Jamieson, Barry | | • | World Citizen - Hybrid, Sylvian, David | | • | Man on Fire - Hybrid, Gregson-Williams, H |
Disc 2
| • | Coma - Hybrid, Coe, A. | | • | Surin - Hybrid, Graham, John | | • | Identity - Hybrid, | | • | A Dark Distance - Hybrid, Kenny, Lea | | • | Just One More - Hybrid, Smith | | • | Lonesfield - Hybrid, Biczok, David | | • | The Formula of Fear - Hybrid, Truman, Mike | | • | $50 Pistol - Hybrid, Truman, Mike | | • | Confrontation - Hybrid, Lank | | • | Fortune Cookie - Hybrid, Moldan, Oliver | | • | Shivva - Hybrid, Elite Force | | • | Electro Pop - Hybrid, Greppi, Stefano |
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Album Description
2008 two CD mix from the Welsh DJ/Electronica duo. Touring as a live band from Coachella to Glastonbury and DJs everywhere, they also score major motion pictures. They have worked on previous albums with Hooky, Perry Farrell and Julee Cruise as well as their own albums. This eclectic mix features tracks from Massive Attack, Mark Isham, Sasha, David Sylvian, Gorillaz, Trentemoller and a new Hybrid cut, 'Formula of Fear'. Hope.
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Out of this Universe, and to much for a single brain to comprehend September 6, 2008
Steven Cossio (MIA, USA)
This is by far one of the most amazing emotional , theatrical, mind blowing experiences Ive ever been through. You have to be very open minded to listen to something as detailed as disc 1 and really learn to appreciate music like this. Quite frankly im left speechless from the sequencing of all effects, strings, orchestra, and the "Glitch Effect" I Cannot even begin to think of what this album could have been like if BT would have collaborated. BT opened a new door a new world for electronic music with "Binary Universe" and Hybrid with This album is showing us & leading the way for future masterpieces.. I would recommend this to any listener. You guys ROCK.
Sweeping, melodic, and eclectic... please, let there be a sequel! September 5, 2008
Torley (torley.com)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm eagerly awaiting Hybrid's 4th artist album, and in the meantime, I hope this'll tide me over -- the name leads me to believe there'll be future "Soundsystem" installments.
Previous reviews have done a fantastic job of covering the guts, so here's my perspective on what makes this mix stand out amidst a sea of so many DJ mixes.
One of the most distinguishing feature draws from Hybrid's fine pedigree in mixing the film music (orchestral) and dance music (electronic) worlds; it's very easy to sample some string loops and plop them over a beat, not so facile to really weave together a compelling arrangement as they've done with my fave track they've done to this day, "Finished Symphony", and more recent collaborations with Harry Gregson-Williams (whose work is expected to sound like Hans Zimmer due to his Media Ventures heritage -- big on the anthems and very action-packed!).
No surprise then, that film scores find themselves alongside ambient glitch here. Andy Page's "Yellow Tracksuit" is one of his more subdued selections, and the name seems like a Kill Bill reference -- what's so special about Page is his proclivity for glitchy, obsessively detailed production methods which've influenced Hybrid, BT, and many others.
Speaking of BT, Hybrid share a similar strength of having pop song structure intermingle with experimental electronics, and a likeminded track which highlights this is Trifonic's "Parks on Fire". At first, it sounded like it came from BT's This Binary Universe album -- and indeed, I researched and read that Trifonic collaborated with BT on that amazing opuses of modern symphonic-electronic; signature stutters can be heard, serving as an intriguing bedside companion for dark bass stabs that traditionally belong on drum 'n' bass tracks, and chopped-up acoustic instrumentation. WONDERFUL!
Thus, the 1st disc thematically belongs in my mental category of "mixes that would suit the soundtrack to a city of the future". There's an overt cyberpunk impression to the work, altho it's never unappealingly claustrophobic. And of course, before you know it (listen to Disc 1 at bedtime; if you're new to "this kind" of music, it's unconventional but eclectic), we head into Disc 2... the DANCEY side of things!
Some very catchy floor-fillers which blend into each other here, never losing their identity but riffs like raised hands motivating you to pump your hands into the air. Unlike its more sedate counterpart, Disc 2 is faster and harder-edged. A lot of it makes great driving music.
For example, the Hybrid remix of Longrange's "Just One More" could easily be a track on a Wipeout game soundtrack, blazing in the background as you pilot your anti-G racer to history.
Then, there's the pressure-cooker that is Soliquid's "Lonesfield", almost delicate (but not fragile) chime elements recalling Gill Norris' "Forme". If you loved that classic, you'll also appreciate this catchy indulgence.
Lank's "Confrontation" has some of the toughest piano-like meanderings and amped-up handclaps to emerge out of the progressive house scene, never acting pretentious, but it too, serving as an ideal companion on a desert drive. Wild whooshes cue in new sections, only leading you forward...
Finally, in one of my fave moments on either disc, Elite Force's originally beatless "Shivva" is overlaid on top of Steffano Greppi's "Electro Pop (Ambient Mix)". What's so cool about this is, if you're familiar with Elite Force, you know he's typically associated with tough, rolling breakbeat tracks -- but this unorthodox, gentle cut works a treat atop the closing minutes.
I firmly recommend this flexible delight of a mix, and if you're looking for something that roams into familiar territory but is all too happy to guide you beyond, look no further than Hybrid's Soundsystem 01!
Cold Rain on a Tuesday Afternoon... August 23, 2008
Michael Mcmahon (Norristown, Pa)
And ding dong ding dong, as the track comes vibrating by your ear, you slowly start to feel disc 1, sizzling dare I say by you with such ever greatness as he pulls out "Parks on Fire" just the record steeler and you haven't even Heard lostep's 6am sedan, that's how you know the mix rocks, Hybrid, man this is something they needed to do. I thought BT's set was similar in sound but this is much better. This is definitely taking something better then BT knew or could of guessed. I feel this one could be a movie, as it glides through sounds similar to Philip Glass, with a trancier spaced out feel. Charlotte James' shadows of the city is the exact sound of this disc, perfect stormy weather on like a Tuesday afternoon. Very relaxing soothing violin, cello style of sound, just whistling by you. Very nice disc.
Disc 2 is much more picked up, awesome disc, as the beginning couldn't get much better with those two tracks. I don't think much can beat Quivver's new Surin. But there is a point in this disc when I was about to give up on it write after the intro but before the end, wait for it, because the ending really picks up a head of steam, but the drums sound like someone whipping a trashcan.
And this song get's it's own paragraph, Lank's "Confrontation" is the hottest song known to man right now, phew, man I'm still sweating.
Exciting disc 5 stars for Disc 1 all the way through, plain and simple, and 4.5 stars for disc 2.
 Where's Hybrid? August 7, 2008
J. A. Williams (Atlanta, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most of the tracks on these 2 CDs are the original work of other artists so I was disappointed to see that only a couple of the tracks are by Hybrid. The group say they picked the other artists' tunes because they thought they were too good not to include and wanted to share them with us.
Hybrid - we want to hear your genius - not have you compile an album promoting other artists. Hybrid's own material is deeply dancy and atmospheric, while the rest of the CDs tracks are a mixed bag - I say this having been a fan of Hybrid's other albums. The blend of classical instruments and dance music found in the Hybrid's album 'I Choose Noise' has sadly been dumped - however musicians and their music evolve I guess.
For me it's one of those albums that needs lots of playing so that I can grow to like it. A few of the songs are catchy, such as Soliquid's Lonesfield and The Formula of Fear, so expect to appreciate it more as time goes on.
Awesome August 5, 2008
Andrew Myers
Another reviewer pretty much hit this one on the head. It's a departure but a fantastic departure.
I've heard many DJ mix cds in my time and this one is by far the most creative one I have ever heard. The first disc with it's cinematic tracks, all mixed together is a very awesome and possibly radical idea. Mixing tracks from Man On Fire, and Kingdom of Heaven to name a few. It's one of those moments where you listen and just go "I didn't think this was possible" but it is. Hybrid have done it again. Certainly this is the stronger disc, and ends with theme from Man On Fire. It does start off a little slow, so you may need to give it a chance at first, but once it starts it takes you for a trip.
The second disc is the more standard fare, but still has high points. If you're a fan and were dissapointed with the Re-mixed release, this is for you.
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