''Morning Sci-Fi'' is the second
studio album by British
electronic music
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producers
Hybrid
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Science
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. The album includes a hidden track titled "Lights Go Down, Knives Come Out," which is
hidden before the first indexed track and can be accessed by rewinding.
Track listing
CD: ''Morning Sci-Fi''
DVD: ''Morning Sci-Fi Bonus DVD''
The bonus DVD includes the 40-minute 'Dishing Pump' documentary about their 2000 tour with
Moby
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...
, interviews, and live concert footage from their performance at
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
, Ireland in May 2003. The DVD includes a few
Easter Eggs
Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are eggs that are decorated for the Christian feast of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide (Easter season). The oldest tra ...
. One of these Easter Eggs is the symphonic instrumental of their song "Finished Symphony" from their first studio album ''
Wide Angle'', which can be heard by accessing the Info menu. Another one, an unreleased mix of "Higher Than a Skyscraper", can be accessed by selecting the Interviews menu and selecting the tree branch.
Personnel
* Mike Truman – producing, programming, engineering, mixing (all tracks)
* Chris Healings – producing, programming, engineering, mixing (all tracks)
* Adam Taylor – guitar (tracks 1, 2), vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9, 11)
*
Peter Hook
Peter Hook (born Woodhead; 13 February 1956) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Joy Division and New Order. Hook often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings wi ...
– bass guitar (tracks 2, 8)
*
Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw (born 26 October 1969) is an English electronic music vocalist and songwriter. In addition to her work as a solo artist, she is known as the lead vocalist of early 1990s dance group Opus III, and her collaborative work with oth ...
– vocals (track 12)
Trivia
*"Blackout" is also featured in
Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw (born 26 October 1969) is an English electronic music vocalist and songwriter. In addition to her work as a solo artist, she is known as the lead vocalist of early 1990s dance group Opus III, and her collaborative work with oth ...
's second album ''Meta-Message''.
*A 9:46 version of "Blackout" is included on
Hybrid Present Y4K. It is listed as "Blackout (Hybrid Y4K edit)" and features Kirsty Hawkshaw's vocals over the backing music/beats that Hybrid previously made for their unofficial remix of
R.E.M.'s song "
The Great Beyond
"The Great Beyond" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., written for the 1999 film '' Man on the Moon''. It was released as a single the same year for support of the film's soundtrack album. On the soundtrack, there is some dialogue from the mo ...
".
*"Higher Than a Skyscraper" is featured in the video game ''
Crackdown
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* ''Crackdown'' (video game series)
** ''Crackdown'' (video game)
** '' Crackdown 2''
** '' Crackdown 3''
* ''Crackdown'' (podcast)
* '' The Crackdown'', a 1983 album
{{dab ...
''.
*On Hybrid's website, unreleased mixes of "True to Form" and "Higher Than a Skyscraper" as well as the album version of "Lights Go Down, Knives Come Out" can be heard.
Charts
References
External links
Morning Sci-Fion
Discogs
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2003 albums
Hybrid (British band) albums
Distinct'ive Records albums