HOPECD073 Hybrid - Soundsystem 01 (Jul 14th, 2008)

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  The compilation includes special unreleased tracks from a range of producers including Massive Attack, Trentemoller, Quivver, Harry Gregson Williams, John Murphy, Sasha, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Andy Page to name a few.

“Cinematic” is a term long associated with acclaimed dance-music innovators Hybrid—and that widescreen emphasis comes even more into focus on Hybrid’s ground-breaking new double-disc mix collection, Soundsystem 01 (Hope Recordings).

On CD 1 of Soundsystem, Truman and Healings fuse actual film scores and ambient electronica together for the first time, making for an unforgettable downtempo odyssey: here, glitchy, atmospheric tracks from Trentemoller, Spooky, Andy Page, and new Hybrid vocalist Charlotte James (who contributes a haunting new chill-out classic, “Shadows of the City”) blend seamlessly with edgy score selections from films like Babel and 28 Days Later.

The more upfront, club-oriented disc of Soundsystem 01 also features some surprises for Hybrid fans. For one, while big-room icons like Sasha, Quivver and Elite Force are represented, Soundsystem shifts the duo’s trademark progressive/breaks sound into a predominantly techier, 4/4-driven groove.

Soundsystem’s DJ-mix disc also features a stripped-down club mix of Hybrid’s latest single “Formula of Fear,” which reflects of how the band’s famous live show—hailed everywhere from festivals spanning Coachella to Glastonbury—has evolved a new creative direction.