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Doesn't come with the second CD!!!

Patrick | Seattle, wa United States | 10/20/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"One thing to note, though now at the top it says there's only one disk (use to say 2) and still lists the second cd with the live footage, Amazon doesn't seem to ship this version. I've gotten two (and sent them back) and neither had the second cd.



I got this a while back, off itunes, and was kind of disappointed in it. I really like the previous two albums and there mixes they've done. This was a little different, still breaks, but it's a little more scattered. The second really felt tied together, this one not so much. After not listening to it for a bit, I came back without much expectation and realized how good this album is. I like the second better, but still very solid."

The future of (club) music?

J-Lo-Fi | EU | 12/14/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For a good reason Hybrid has been hailed as the most forward thinking act of the club music. This is true, but rarely have I read any proper reflection on what this actually means. Back in the 80's music press used the word `wagnerian' to describe high profile productions in the style of Trevor Horn. Bands like ABC and Frankie Goes to Hollywood were certainly well-produced but in the end they had nothing to do with Wagner.



This certainly is the case with Hybrid's music. It is post-romantic classical music (fex R. Strauss, Mahler, Wagner, Schoenberg) transposed to club music. It has similar kind of velvety quality which comes from the extensive use of over octave harmonies.



How does their third CD place itself into above framework? Expect their most uncommercial release. The title "I choose noise" is symptomatic in the sense, that the progression from WA via M-Scifi has been ever increasing presence of stabs of colours created with different kinds of sound effects. This record more than its predecessor points ahead. The future sounds more pointillistic or even atonal, if (like this record would suggest) more and more prominence is given to singular layers of sound colours.



To get a proper picture of this, just compare 'Snyper' from WA to 'I choose noise' of ICH. They both have in their core the solid cornerstones of tonal orchestration, but whereas in the first case the whole piece almost as if awaits for the orchestrated parts to enter the piece (and in this sense gets it's fulfilment in their introduction), in the second tune the reference to tonal structures is more allusive. The piece is as fast and unpredictable as a stream of lava and the tonal structures seem to float on this colourful texture like vaporizing icebergs.



The CD is one solid masterpiece to the degree, that I would not single out any personal favourites. The only thing I suggest the listener to do is to pay attention to the similarity of some chords in `Secret Circles' and `Just for today'. The first one is a prelude of the whole record and sounds in some parts like a variation of the coda at the end of `JFT', which I guess proves the claim of one solid piece of work...

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Amazing as always

Benjamin Buchholtz | 10/10/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What can be said about these guys that hasnt already been said. They always seem to amaze me when I hear something new from them. I have been an avid fan of hybrid since Wide Angle came out and have loved every minute of their material. This new album touches deeper into their grown up sound while still maintaining the unique style they have developed from the beginning. You get a taste of breaks, house and downtempo with this album plus their beautiful orchestrated ensembles flow over these songs to add just the right emotion. If you are a Hybrid fan, theres no question if you want to buy it or not. If your new to Hybrid's unique style, be prepared to fall in love with something that will emotionally move you from the first track."