Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0801357014326
Format: Enhanced
Label: Distinctive
Manufacturer: Distinctive
MPN: 100
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Distinctive
Release Date: September 15, 2003
Studio: Distinctive

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Disc 1:

1. This Is What It Means
2. True To Form
3. Know Your Enemy
4. Marraakech
5. I’m Still Awake
6. Visible Noise
7. We Are In Control
8. Higher Than A Skyscraper
9. Steal You Away
10. Gravastar
11. Out Of The Dark
12. Blackout

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Although Swansea dance collective Hybrid have been heard to lament the deficit of emotional content in modern electronic dance music, the duo's second album Morning Sci Fi isn't exactly forthcoming in conveying the nuances of human feeling and frailty. While a punctilious adherence to the machine-like rhythmic strictures of progressive house arguably leaves little room for the temperaments of sorrow, anger and elation, it wouldn't be unfair to suggest that Hybrid clearly never intended to sound as clinically dispassionate as this.

However, this failing (as they would see it) really works in their favour, for much of Morning Sci Fi sounds like the futuristic product of the breakbeat generation with a fear for the impersonality of the hereafter, clearly manifested in such starkly autocratic song titles as "Higher than a Skyscraper", "We Are in Control" and "Steal You Away". Darkly swooping strings from St Peterburg's Hermitage Orchestra deepen the creases on their furrowed brows while the stealthy bass twang of New Order's Peter Hook (on "True to Form", for example) and some ghostly industrial sound effects (perhaps Martin Hannett's work with Joy Division was an inspiration) add an engaging level of tension to Morning Sci Fi's brutally wintry soundscapes. --Kevin Maidment




Rating: - Hybrid's second album is gloriously dark
Hybrid produced a debut album that could almost have sunk them, so good was its content, and indeed here they seem to get off the mark slowly with a much leaner, introspective and dark mood permeating proceedings...

However, by the time we reach 'I'm Still Awake' and then 'We Are In Control', we're back in familiar barn-storming territory... Add to that 'Gravastar' and the mega closing track 'Blackout' and you have a must-have techno-trance album from the Welsh masters...

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Rating: - I Choose Noise
Great album, inspires people around the world, 12 tracks of a average 6 minutes of quality sound over and over again. Hybrid first album "Wider Angle" pushed electronic music to the limit.

In September hybrid release their third album called " I choose Noise". Go to WWW.HYBRIDSOUNDSYSTEM.COM for more information and to listen to some tracks.

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Rating: - Unbeatable
Morning Sci-Fi is quite simply the most emotive, powerful, multi-layered musical joyride I have ever heard. Many electronic albums - Orbital, Underworld's first two albums, Sasha's GU series, have glimpses of pathos and wonder that four piece rock bands would not even dream about, yet none produce these feelings with such thrilling regulatory as Hybrid do on this, their second album. In fact the only thing that comes remotely close is Hybrid's debut, Wide Angle.

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Rating: - Good morning...
Hybrid, the Wales based electronic duo, strive to surpass their groundbreaking 1999 release Wide Angle, with Morning Sci-Fi, and in so doing, they ultimately shatter the bar instead of merely clearing it. Hybrid has become famous in the electronic community for their skillful and lush atmosphere and sweeping cinematic orchestrations, all smoothed over solid breakbeats. They continue this formula with renewed vigor, adding layer upon layer of the thick stuff, whilst drawing in various collaborators ... Read More

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Rating: - An epic journey
Welcome to the new Hybrid.
This is Morning sci-fi, and things have gotten deeper, darker and more sophisticated.

The introduction of frontman vocalist Adam Taylor has helped set a new tone, as have guest appearances by New order bassist Peter Hook, and singer Kirsty Hawkshaw.
All in all, It's easy to tell where Hybrid (Mike Truman & Chris Healings) are going. They are maturing musically into a band that can tackle anything and everything they set themselves to do. Morning sci-fi ... Read More

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