Hybrid - I Choose Noise

[viddy]

Been enjoying this one on my cross country roadtrip. It's your typical Hybrid with the 'movie score' strings mixed with breakbeats.

I guess I've been really in the mood for this type of stuff lately and this album really hit the spot. There are a few guest vocalists on the album, and I also believe Harry Gregson Williams (film composer) has collaborated on this one (as well as with BT's "This Binary Universe").

The album has excellent production; it sounds very clean and it's beats are very dynamic so they always hit nicely. The melodies range from beautiful and cinematic (Falling Down and Until Tomorrow) to even being dark and aggressive at times (Hooligan Spirit and Last Man Standing). It seems that every song is constructed with really unique sounding samples, which is something I love from Hybrid. It always makes for a refreshing listen.

I'm curious if anyone has picked up this album on iTunes before its official release?

[patrick]

i have a copy of it and i think it's pretty solid! i haven't heard any hybrid before but the transitions between the songs are pretty solid too in my feeling. a bit of a different way of doing things overall. the samples are quite unique and interesting overall: like they actually put some time into finding them.

what else have they done? similar stuff? full breaks albumns like this?

[kagenaki koe]

Originally Posted by patrick

i haven't heard any hybrid before

check out their full albums:
Wide Angle (there's another version called Wider Angle which has additional tracks/remixes)

Remix and Additional Production, which contains some of their mixes

Morning Sci-Fi

plus boatloads more of remixes. they also have some dj sets that are quite good too (though i only have one of them)

[spacejunk]

Good DJ sets available here:
http://www.hybridized.org/

[Leon]

I hate the title. As if Scooter shouts it on the mic with his worst accent.

Anyway, for Elite Force and Hybrid lovers:

http://www.strongarmsessions.co.uk/

They're doing a show together.

[djeddy]

bt releases a good album
and hybrid follows with an equally good album.

its 1999 all over again.

[EuroZeroZero]

thanks for all the links to some great live shows. you guys are awesome.

[viddy]

Originally Posted by EuroZeroZero

thanks for all the links to some great live shows. you guys are awesome.

Ditto. I haven't had a chance to listen to the sets I downloaded with the above links, but thanks anyway!

[suicidalpenguin]

Quite liked it overall, although its still not quite wider angle - that album definately had something this still lacks a bit.
Particularly like 'just for today' amongst others - Hybrid are definately going back to their original sound which isn't a bad thing by any means.
At least its a serious improvement on morning sci-fi!