Wide Angle

Studio album by Hybrid

Released

13 September 1999

Recorded

1996-99

Length

76:23

Hybrid chronology

Wide Angle
(1999)

Morning Sci-Fi
(2003)

Alternate cover

Singles from Wide Angle

"Finished Symphony"
Released: 28 June 1999
"If I Survive"
Released: 12 August 1999

Singles from Wider Angle

"Kid 2000"
Released: 8 August 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]
Slant Magazine	^[3]

Wide Angle is the debut studio album by English breakbeat group Hybrid. It was released to critical acclaim, described by The Times as "one of the most moving pieces of electronic music ever". The album was re-released in 2000 as a double-CD edition entitled Wider Angle.

Background

The core Hybrid duo of Mike Truman and Chris Healings cooperated with Lee Mullin to create the dance music backbone of the album, with a mix of progressive breakbeat, techno, trance and house. However, they were joined by a wide array of musical personnel for this expansive, literally symphonic album. Orchestral parts were performed by the Russian Federal Orchestra, conducted by Sacha Puttnam, who was also responsible for the orchestral arrangements. Julee Cruise, best known for the theme of Twin Peaks, supplied vocals on several songs, and Soon E MC added French rapping to "Sinequanon".

In 2000, the album was re-released as a double CD package, labelled Wider Angle. The second CD, titled Live Angle, featured a live set with Alex Madge on drums and Jamie Griffiths on the wheels of steel, and several singles, including "Kid 2000" with Chrissie Hynde.

Track listing

UK version

CD1: Wide Angle
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening Credits"	1:20
2.	"If I Survive" (with Julee Cruise)	8:41
3.	"I Know" (with Julee Cruise)	8:31
4.	"Beachcoma"	6:29
5.	"Dreaming Your Dreams" (with Julee Cruise)	7:12
6.	"Snyper"	6:19
7.	"Theme from Wide Angle"	6:28
8.	"Sinequanon" (with Soon E MC)	7:18
9.	"High Life" (with Julee Cruise)	7:22
10.	"Fatal Beating" (with Julee Cruise)	4:29
11.	"Finished Symphony"	9:36
12.	"Altitude (Red Square Reprise)"	2:30
Total length:		76:23

CD2: Live Angle (Wider Angle bonus disc)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kid 2000" (with Chrissie Hynde)	11:27
2.	"Burnin"	8:10
3.	"Snyper"	8:17
4.	"Accelerator"	7:12
5.	"High Life"	8:41
6.	"Finished Symphony"	11:32
7.	"Kill City" (Bonus Track)	5:51
8.	"Altitude" (Bonus Track)	6:28
9.	"Kid 2000*" (12" Original Mix) (with Chrissie Hynde)	6:16

US version

The US version had 13 tracks and the tracks were mixed differently.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening Credits"	1:20
2.	"If I Survive" (with Julee Cruise)	8:41
3.	"I Know" (with Julee Cruise)	8:31
4.	"Beachcoma"	6:29
5.	"Dreaming Your Dreams" (with Julee Cruise)	7:12
6.	"Snyper"	6:19
7.	"Theme from Wide Angle"	6:28
8.	"Sinequanon" (with Soon E MC)	6:09
9.	"Kill City (Edit)"	5:32
10.	"Altitude (Edit)"	6:09
11.	"Finished Symphony"	9:36
12.	"Altitude (Red Square Reprise)"	2:38
13.	"Kid 2000" (Bonus Track)	4:53

Usage in other media

"Finished Symphony" was featured in the video games SSX and SSX Tricky
"Finished Symphony" is also featured in one episode of Top Gear, though the version featured is both shorter and different. It was later released in Top Gear: the Ultimate Driving Experience. It's also featured on the "Finished Symphony" single entitled: "Finished Symphony (Soundtrack Edit)"
"Finished Symphony" is featured on the video game: Juiced
"Finished Symphony" is really a remix of "Symphony", an old track Hybrid did before Wide Angle
"Sinequanon" has been remixed and featured in the movie Catacombs.
"Accelerator", "Burnin'", "Snyper", and "Theme From Wide Angle" are featured in the PC version of the video game Lotus Challenge.
"Kill City" was used in a Dennis Kucinich ad.
Saab Automobile used a modified orchestral version of "If I Survive" in their 2008 Saab 9-3 TTID commercial.
"If I Survive" is featured in the 2001 PlayStation 2 futuristic racing game Kinetica.

References

↑ Wide Angle at AllMusic
↑ Rolling Stone (10/12/00, p.89) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Whether barreling into the glazed stupor of a late-night party or propelling a more sophisticated gathering, Hybrid's creations are, happily, as shameless as they are serious."
↑ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/hybrid-wider-angle-special-edition

Hybrid
Mike Truman Charlotte James Chris Healings Lee Mullin Adam Taylor
Studio albums	Wide Angle (1999) Morning Sci-Fi (2003) I Choose Noise (2006) Disappear Here (2010)
Compilations	Remix and Additional Production by... (2001) Hybrid Present Y4K (2004) Re_Mixed (2007) Soundsystem_01 (2008) Classics (2012)
Soundtracks	Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (2012) Dead in Tombstone (2013) Driveclub (2014) Vice (2015) Take Down (2016) Interlude in Prague (2017)
Singles	"Finished Symphony" "If I Survive" "True to Form" "Blind Side"
Collaborators	Harry Gregson-Williams Julee Cruise John Graham Kirsty Hawkshaw Peter Hook Perry Farrel Mike Batt
Related articles	Discography Remixes Distinct'ive Records Moby

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