Hybrid (Michael Brook album)

Hybrid is the debut album by Canadian guitarist Michael Brook in collaboration with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.[4][5] It was released in 1985 on Editions EG.

Hybrid
Studio album by
Released26 July 1985
StudioBob and Daniel Lanois Studio, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
GenreAmbient, IDM
Length41:56
LabelEditions EG EGED 41[1][2]
ProducerMichael Brook, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Michael Brook chronology
Hybrid
(1985)
Sleeps with the Fishes
(1987)
Brian Eno chronology
Thursday Afternoon
(1985)
Hybrid
(1985)
Music for Films III
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

A specialist in timbre and texture, Brook pioneered the infinite guitar—a guitar outfitted with a feedback transducer to produce non-decaying sustain of any note—which makes its first notable appearance on this album.[6]

Critical reception

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The New York Times wrote that the album "includes hints of Middle Eastern singing and African drumming, subsumed into sustained sounds from Mr. Brook's guitar and Brian Eno's keyboard, all in a misty, faraway sound mix."[7]

Track listing

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All compositions by Michael Brook.

  1. "Hybrid" – 6:18
  2. "Distant Village" – 4:03
  3. "Mimosa" – 6:20
  4. "Pond Life" – 3:40
  5. "Ocean Motion" – 5:50
  6. "Midday" – 5:59
  7. "Earth Floor" – 4:45
  8. "Vacant" – 5:00

References

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  1. ^ Hybrid at Discogs
  2. ^ "Michael Brook". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ Glenn Swan (21 May 1992). "Hybrid - Michael Brook | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ Taylor, Timothy D. (5 March 2007). Beyond Exoticism: Western Music and the World - Timothy D. Taylor - Google Books. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822389972. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ Kane, Peter (5 March 1991). "Stories". Q Magazine. 55: 11.
  6. ^ "Eternal Recurrence: The Infinite Guitar". Fender.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. ^ Jon Pareles (29 September 1985). "'New Age' Music Just Keeps Oozing Along - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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