I bought my first Gary Numan album, The Pleasure Principle, when I was 14 years old and formed a lasting impression that the artist was capable of producing brilliant music but that aside from a few standouts the bulk of his library was not something that would appeal to me. I tried to keep an eye on him over the years but lost him in the shuffle of other interests until Nine Inch Nail's cover of "Metal" on Things Falling Apart in 2000 reminded me how much I liked the original and sparked a new interest in Numan's classics. But it was the combination of "Are 'Friends' Electric" and Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me" on the Sugababes' hit "Freak Like Me" that inspired my interest in Newman's more recent releases. I just had one of those goose-bump raising moments where I recognized Numan's sublime melody and loved the combination of the two. When "Freak Like Me" recently popped up on random on my MP3 player, I just had to see what else had been done with "Are 'Friends' Electric." That's how I discovered this mix album.

Hybrid seems to draw its material from the late 70s and late 90s primarily (if we can squeeze the 90s a bit and include 2000's Pure). There are also two strong original songs, "Crazier" and "Ancient," the latter of which is particularly powerful with its menacing beat and obscurely mournful lyrics. Not unexpectly, the songs selected are pretty dark overall--especially "A Prayer for the Unborn," a nihilistic message to an uncaring God after the death of a child. Many of Numan's songs deal with issues of disconnection, alienation & isolation. (Perhaps these relate to the artist's asperger's syndrome. Numan discusses the impact of this on his relationships in a November 2005 interview with Trackitdown, currently available at [...]) The darkness of Numan's lyrics have sometimes been disguised by his cold, reedy voice (which work to such good effect in his technological nightmares), but for the most part these mixers have worked to bring it to the fore. The songs here lean heavily towards the industrial, aggro or darkwave. Fans of Numan's classics may enjoy hearing how such hits as "Cars" and "Down in the Park" have been updated. Those who prefer more recent works like Pure, which I've come to consider one of his best and most cohesive works, might find new appreciation for those old hits in these more modern versions.

I expect this album to get a lot of playtime in my house--and not just when the MP3 player is on "random." As for the song that drew me here, the mix of "Are 'Friends' Electric" by Oakenfeld collaborator Andy Gray, I'm sorry to say that it obscures everything I liked about the original song. Not that it's a bad song in its own right, but that sublime melody almost completely disappears. I'm sure it'll grow on me, but I doubt it will ever move me like the Sugababes "Freak Like Me."

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Gott steigt zu uns herab - dieses Mal mit fremder Hilfe

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Gary Numan ist Gott, und ich werde nicht müde, dies zu betonen. Es gibt nun wirklich mehr als genug Best Of-Kompilationen des Großmeisters, aber was hier mit "Hybrid" für ein geniales Donnerwetter herangrollt, steht auf einem ganz anderen Blatt. Zwar beinhaltet diese wuchtige Doppel-CD nur drei neue Songs (wobei insbesondere das knackige "Crazier" hervorsticht), aber bei den restlichen Tracks handelt es sich nicht umd die bekannten Versionen, auch nicht um Remixe, sondern um Neueinspielungen. Und da haben sich mit Sulpher, Andy Gray, Flood oder Curve ideale Partner gefunden. Pünktlich zum Bühnenjubiläum wird uns mit "Hybrid" ein moderner, manchmal harter, seltener weicher, oft heftig rockender, aber immer noch sehr elektronischer Numan geschenkt. Die unglaublich satte Produktion erschlägt sein Genie nicht, sondern hebt es noch hervor. Spontane Anspieltips sind "Everyday I Die", "Absolution", die schon von der "RIP"-Maxi bekannte Version von "A Prayer for the Unborn" und, man mag es kaum glauben, die sicherlich 238. Version von "Are Friends Electric", die Garys größtem Hit nochmal neues Leben entlockt. Durchhänger kann ich bislang absolut nicht finden, einzig Floods Sicht auf "Cars" irritiert etwas.
Für mich als beinharten Numanoid ist es etwas schade, auch hier wieder - wie bei Garys Live-Auftritten der letzten Jahre - das Songmaterial nach "Telekon"(1980) und vor "Sacrifice"(1994) komplett ausgespart zu sehen. Aber wer Numan hauptsächlich wegen "Replicas" und "Pure" mag, hat kein Problem damit.
"Hybrid" ist der ideale Ergänzungsband zu "Sacrifice", "Exile" und besonders "Pure" und wird für mich wohl kaum mehr übertroffen werden können in diesem Jahr... es sei denn, Gary schafft es, noch 2003 die neue Scheibe zu veröffentlichen!
Ach ja, für alle Nicht-Numan-Aficionados: Von Wave bis Doom, von Industrial bis Goth - das ist "Hybrid", oder einfach die beste Scheibe, die Ihr von Nine Inch Nails nicht bekommen werdet!

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Revamp/remodel - cool territories!

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This is a great interlude between Pure and Gary's next album ... and these collaborations are mainly coproduced reinterpretations (dare I say remixes) of material spanning his entire career (though missing most Numa stuff). The raw edginess of Pure is retained in most mixes here, but with extra space or minimal brooding electronics to reinvent the material and make it more accessible, in many cases. Highlights include an amazing reinterpretation by Flood/Numan of Cars, don't expect another club remix, this is treated orchestra/choir samples and down-tempo'd Numan revocals - very very weird! Also Are Friends Electric, Absolution, Torn, Listen to My Voice and Everyday I Die get dramatic reworkings, whilst keeping the real spirit of the originals. ALL the producers here have done an excellent job, although some tracks work better than others. The 3 new songs (well, Hybrid is really a dubmix of Pure) are strong, Crazier has grown after 2-3 listens - and should be released as a single (if RIP can make top 30, this could, easily). Overall this works very well as an album in it's own right - and is a good companion to Scarred, the live set, albeit on a different record label!

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Gary went pretty arm industrial and it’s awesome!

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This is a far cry from “Cars” in a fantastic way done by a synth pioneering legend beyond reproach. This harder, darker, more intense, layered and produced like only Gary Numan can do. Sonic bliss!

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prima, alles super, immer wieder prima, alles super, immer wieder, prima, alles super, immer wieder, prima, alles super, immer wieder, ok

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