''Hybrid'' is the debut

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by Canadian guitarist

Michael Brook Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, music producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. His collaborations with musicians around the worl ...

in collaboration with

Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

and

Daniel Lanois Daniel Roland Lanois ( , ; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie ...

. It was released in 1985 on Editions EG. A specialist in timbre and texture, Brook pioneered the

infinite guitar The Infinite Guitar is a modified electric guitar created by Michael Brook, as a way of allowing a note to be held with infinite sustain (hence the name). It consists of an electronic circuit that takes the signal from a standard guitar pickup, amp ...

—a guitar outfitted with a feedback transducer to produce non-decaying sustain of any note—which makes its first notable appearance on this album.

Critical reception

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'' 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."

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

References

External links

* 1985 albums Michael Brook albums Brian Eno albums Daniel Lanois albums Albums produced by Brian Eno Albums produced by Daniel Lanois E.G. Records albums Albums with cover art by Russell Mills (artist) {{1980s-electronic-album-stub