Posts Tagged ‘progressive breaks’

Hybrid Disappear Here, remixes

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

When Hybrid released Disappear Here a few months ago, it fell slightly below my expecatations. It’s a great album to listen to at home with wonderful, rich orchestrals, but it didn’t have dancefloor or live performance stand-out in my view. So it’s great to see this latest batch of remixes of the title track, disappear here.

Disappear Here – Trance remixes

Maor Levi – this is the best trance remix and probably my favourite all together tance treatment.

Andy Moor has done two mixes, the ecomix and a dub, and while good, neither bkows my socks off. The Dub has no vocal, and the ecomix cheeses it up a bit too much, but only a little bit. Although I’d love to see what it would do to a dancefloor; good things I think.

Disappear Here – Progressive mixes

Hybrid Soundsystem. Most Hybrid stuff, Disappear Here included is made for progressive house and breaks lovers, so it’s no surpruse this is where the tune works best. It’s full of classic hybrid twists and details. A slight air of menace in the riff, great production and an awesome breakdown.

Antix Mix. Weaker of the prog remixes for me, but still very listenable. I’m just not sure about the vocal snippets.

Disappear Here – Breaks

Losers remix. Losers remix really doesn’t cut it for me; far too down tempo and a bit slow for the first two mins before it gets going properly. When it does get going it’s messy and a bit rough around the edges.

Orchestral Armchair Version. This very downtempo version appeared on a few of the early album lauches and really demonstrates what Hybrid do best; epic orchestrals, with great crossover appeal.

hybrid – Finished Symphony – Distinctive

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

let’s be clear from the off. Hybrid are without doubt the best, and equally the most frustrating dance act to have ever been signed.  I gush about them, their tunes rock, the orchestrals haunt me, the pace and structure of the tunes are un-matched, and yet, despite all my love, you’ve gotta kiss some frogs.  But, their good stuff is good, really fecking good – the rest is just a bit…. well….. just not very good.

Despite this; they’re without doubt they’re the best act in the Distinctive stable

I’m happy to be shouted down on this btw.

Down to business

This tune is one of my most favourite tunes, I just defy you not to love it

A remix of a classic tunes tune makes you cringe or gets the juices flowing, this Deadmau5 effort holds the original together, does the violin bit well and is perfectly playable.

Finally, I’ve just been conned for £1.79 from the Deadmau5 site for an IPhone app, it better be good…..