Hybrid - Higher than a Skyscraper

[Viceroy]

Love this tune. I heard it on Scott Bond's Ahead comp from last year. Are all Hybrid's tracks like this? 'Cause if so I must have overlooked them. Love the melody and the strings.

[RayvinAzn]

Most of them aren't quite that trancey, although they have a fair amount of tracks that use a similar orchestral layout. You would probably enjoy their Wide Angle album most (Wider Angle would be better).

[GrimReaper]

Yes, the whole Wide Angle album (or Wider Angle, a 2CD edition of Wide Angle) would be a good choice to listen if you like that track. Hybrid's guys like to use alot of real orchestral sounds and elements in their tracks. For example all orchestral parts on Wide(r) Angle are performed by Russian Federal Orchestra, also in one of their best works ever, 'Finished Symphony' (1999). Personally i do enjoy the original version, titled just 'Symphony' (1996) more, it has some additional sounds and elements removed from the reconstructed "Finished" version.

And Wider Angle is good too to hear live versions of some of their tracks on the bonus disc. All'n'all Hybrid are one of my favs, amazingly good breaks combined with well arranged orchestral strings and a very good and interesting track structure. Their 2nd album Morning Sci-Fi is a little different to Wide(r) Angle, has a much darker tone.

[Viceroy]

I have heard Finished Symphony. It they are a breaks project, that certainly sounded a lot like progressive trance. Really nice tune.
I've always liked the symphonic sound of some electronic music, so this might be something to look out for.
Thanks for the info guys!

[GrimReaper]

Yes Hybrid are mostly a (progressive) breaks project but they have done quite a few 4/4 tracks along the way as well and some of their remixes are half breaks half 4/4, for example their remixes of Albion - Air and Gouryella - Walhalla.