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The mid-'80s proved to be a prolific and exploratory time for the producer/performer team of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, who this time out take guitarist Michael Brook under their ambient wing to create an album of considerable beauty and restraint. Taking a "less is more" approach to the project, Brook adapts quite easily as a group member in co-creating these organic pieces (although composer credits go to him alone), and within a few minutes one forgets that he is a guitar player. Hybrid is not an especially dynamic or exciting album, but its depth is nonetheless rewarding. There is substance within the shadows, and the musicians take the necessary time to properly explore them. Highlights include the title cut, "Hybrid," which takes on the tone of a sleepy journey through underwater Morocco, plus "Pond Life," a barely audible meditation that is in its own right the strongest on the disc by simply trusting its atmosphere, assisted in no small part by visiting contributor Gordon Philips. In future recordings, Brook would prove to be a more energetic performer than Hybrid would suggest, but it's nice to have evidence that there is a zen master behind all the kung fu. For Eno and Lanois, it was only a year earlier that they delivered U2's groundbreaking album, The Unforgettable Fire (which is still considered a landmark recording for the band), so the Hybrid project probably seemed like a welcome sigh of relief for them. As for this album in and of itself, it ends up being more respectable because of the people involved, rather than what was recorded.
© Glenn Swan /TiVo
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Daniel Lanois, Producer, Percussion, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Eno, Producer, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Lanois, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Eno, Producer, Percussion, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Steel Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Lanois, Producer - Brian Eno, Producer, Piano, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Phillips, Bagpipes, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Lanois, Producer - Brian Eno, Producer - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Phillips, Samples, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Lanois, Producer - Brian Eno, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Synthesizer, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, African Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Dick Smith, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Lanois, Producer - Brian Eno, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, African Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Dick Smith, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Lanois, Producer, Mixer, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Eno, Producer, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, African Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Daniel Lanois, Producer - Brian Eno, Producer, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Computermusic Noises, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Brook, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1985 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
The mid-'80s proved to be a prolific and exploratory time for the producer/performer team of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, who this time out take guitarist Michael Brook under their ambient wing to create an album of considerable beauty and restraint. Taking a "less is more" approach to the project, Brook adapts quite easily as a group member in co-creating these organic pieces (although composer credits go to him alone), and within a few minutes one forgets that he is a guitar player. Hybrid is not an especially dynamic or exciting album, but its depth is nonetheless rewarding. There is substance within the shadows, and the musicians take the necessary time to properly explore them. Highlights include the title cut, "Hybrid," which takes on the tone of a sleepy journey through underwater Morocco, plus "Pond Life," a barely audible meditation that is in its own right the strongest on the disc by simply trusting its atmosphere, assisted in no small part by visiting contributor Gordon Philips. In future recordings, Brook would prove to be a more energetic performer than Hybrid would suggest, but it's nice to have evidence that there is a zen master behind all the kung fu. For Eno and Lanois, it was only a year earlier that they delivered U2's groundbreaking album, The Unforgettable Fire (which is still considered a landmark recording for the band), so the Hybrid project probably seemed like a welcome sigh of relief for them. As for this album in and of itself, it ends up being more respectable because of the people involved, rather than what was recorded.
© Glenn Swan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:01
- Main artists: Michael Brook
- Composer: Michael Brook
- Label: One Up
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1985 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
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