Hybrid (Michael Brook album)
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| Released | 26 July 1985 | |||
| Studio | Bob and Daniel Lanois Studio, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Ambient, IDM | |||
| Length | 41:56 | |||
| Label | Editions EG EGED 41[1] | |||
| Producer | Michael Brook, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois | |||
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Hybrid is the debut album by Canadian guitarist Michael Brook in collaboration with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.[2][3] It was released in 1985 on Editions EG.
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.[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
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."[6]
Track listing
All compositions by Michael Brook.
- "Hybrid" – 6:18
- "Distant Village" – 4:03
- "Mimosa" – 6:20
- "Pond Life" – 3:40
- "Ocean Motion" – 5:50
- "Midday" – 5:59
- "Earth Floor" – 4:45
- "Vacant" – 5:00
Personnel
- Michael Brook: Guitars (all tracks), "Infinite Guitar" (tracks 1, 6-8), Steel guitar (track 2), bass (tracks 1, 3 5-8, with "buzz bass" on tracks 3 and 5), Mbira (tracks 2, 3, 7 and 8), Vibraphone (track 3), Percussion (tracks 1 and 5-7)
- Brian Eno: Effect treatments (tracks 1 and 3, 5-8), Piano (tracks 2, 3 and 5), Bass (tracks 6 and 8), Swamp Percussion (track 2), Wind Sounds (track 3), Synthesizers (track 8)
- Daniel Lanois: Effect Treatments (1, 2 and 7)
- Gordon Phillips: Northumbrian Pipes (track 3), Cricket Recording (track 4)
- Dick Smith: Congas (track 6), Percussion (track 7)
Production
- Produced by Michael Brook, Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
- Recorded by David Bottril
- Mixed by Michael Brook (tracks 1-3), Brian Eno (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8), Daniel Lanois (track 7)
References
- ^ "Michael Brook". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kane, Peter (5 March 1991). "Stories". Q. Vol. 55. p. 11.
- ^ "Eternal Recurrence: The Infinite Guitar". Fender.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Glenn Swan (21 May 1992). "Hybrid Michael Brook". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ 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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