Label: Dist. Breaks [Stu]
Category: Music
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Format: CD-single
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5029345011002
ASIN: B00006GF7N
Release Date: 2002-09-24
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Hybrid
Label: Dist. Breaks [Stu] Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: CD-single Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 EAN: 5029345011002 ASIN: B00006GF7N Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
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A glimpse of Hybrid's upcoming second album.......2003-02-18
"Visible Noise", the first track, may seem familiar from its appearance on Satoshi Tomiie's NuBreed compilation from the summer of 2002. The form it appears in here is virtually indistinguishable from Tomiie's preview. "Visible Noise" is a threatening stormfront of a track, constantly rising towards something before backing away. It's a perfect mid-set tune, and can set the energy flowing for a heck of a high point. "Know Your Enemy", the b-side, begins like something out of a spy thriller, but after a few minutes transformed itself into a frenetic stomper something like on Sasha's solo release AIRDRAWNDAGGER. Far from being uninteresting filler "Know Your Enemy" could be used to great effect by DJ's.
"Visible Noise" is a rather unsubstantial purchase, giving the listener only two songs. If you're not a DJ or a serious fan of Hybrid, you might want to pass this by. However, if you do DJ or collect the work of breaks' greatest duo, "Visible Noise" is a great single that will leave one in great anticipation of the upcoming album.
Good tunes...but 16 minutes?.......2003-01-12
And they aren't, at least not spectacular or amazing. The CD is decent and entertaining, like most of Hybrid's stuff: not brillant but stands out in the crowd. The tracks are definitely worth listening to, and make me look forward to what Hybrid has up its sleeve for the next album.
In the meantime, you're better off just downloading the two songs off the net. Normally, I don't do this because: one, techno and trance albums are often well-mixed, and you can't duplicate the fine track transition quality of a commercially produced CD; two, I like to give music groups I like money; three, I'm a lazy son of a gun who doesn't want to download MP3s all day to save a small fortune. However, I draw the line at some point. Downloading two tracks (and they aren't mixed, so don't worry) won't exhaust your mouse hand.
It's good music. Get it for free.
Hybrid going Psytrance on us?.......2003-01-09
I'll admit that my first reaction to Visible Noise was one of dissapointment; however, this was simply because I expected something closer to Wider Angle and not two 'beautiful' and very original tracks. Now that I've gone back and listened, without any biased preconception of what to expect, I can honestly say that this is quite possibly some of the best electronic music released in the past couple of years. Like I said, the music really falls more into the psytrance genre, taking the listner for a journey, but maintains enough elements, most notably the gripping atmospheres, that let's you know your still listening to Hybrid.
Suprisingly, while I'm hesitant to compare the two songs since I don't feel it's warranted, I will go ahead and do so for the sake of this review and state that Know Your Enemy is actually the better song. It should have been the first track on disc. I feel that this would have set the tone better, allowing the listener to ease into Visible Noise with an open mind. New listeners to this disc might consider listening to it in this order. All of this said, there really isn't anything else to say, except:
This music is amazing and true fans of electronic music MUST own this. You're simply missing out otherwise.
The Return of Hybird.......2002-10-11
Hybrid continue to show us that they are a force to be reckoned with in their newest production. "Visible Noise" comes off as a mean 4 on the floor, hybrid style mayhem: dark, mean and nasty. The flip, "Know Your Enemy" is a stellar nu school breaks track which leans to the more atmospheric side of things. Unlike previous work, the drums don't hit as mean and the track glides along from start to finish. I'm not saying thats a bad thing, its just a nice change from the formula Mike & Chris used to put together "Wide Angle".
Never the less, this is a great teaser for whats to come.
capsaicin.......2002-10-07
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