HYBRID TO RELEASE 4TH STUDIO ALBUM

Wales-based Hybrid is set to return with a new, third band member and a 4th studio album. With "Disappear Here", the band has managed to create an epic and unique sound which has progressed dramatically from its original dance inception but still retains much of what makes electronic music so exciting.

New to Hybrid is singer/songwriter Charlotte James. Her impact is marked as "Disappear Here" is truly an album of real songs and not merely dance beats with vocals on top.

"This album offers a lot more than anything we've managed to write in the past," Healings says. "Charlotte comes from that singer/songwriter/performer world and she really inspired us to write something much more song based. Working so much with her we feel like there's a feeling of going somewhere else or doing something that will last longer in a live capacity. The music definitely reflects our desire to be a band but firmly rooted in dance music."

Interesting is the opening track for the album, 'Empire', a track with pounding live drums, electric guitars and sweeping strings performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Watch the video of the orchestral recording.

In an era of laptop production, Hybrid is notable in their use of top analog gear and full orchestras on their recordings. When the computer does come into play it's typically complicated sound design software like Native Instruments Reaktor and Symbolic Sound's Kyma X that's used to create unique stylized sounds.

Hybrid's "Disappear Here" is out March 29 on Distinctive Records.

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