Wide Angle is the debut studio album by British breakbeat

Breakbeat

In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...

 trance

Trance music

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...

 producers Hybrid, and was re-released in 2000 as a double-CD edition entitled Wider Angle. It was released to critical acclaim, described by The Times

The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...

as "one of the most moving pieces of electronic music ever".

The core Hybrid trio of Mike Truman, Lee Mullin and Chris Healings contributed the dance music

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 backbone of the album, with a mix of progressive breakbeat

Breakbeat

In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...

, 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

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise is an American singer, and actress.With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks...

, best known for the theme of Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...

, 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

Jamie Griffiths

Jamie Griffiths is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Ipswich Town as a midfielder.-Ipswich Town:...

 on the wheels of steel

Scratching

Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...

, and several singles, including Kid 2000 with Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde

Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...

.

CD1: Wide Angle

1. "Opening Credits" - 1:20
2. "If I Survive" * - 8:41
3. "I Know" * - 8:31
4. "Beachcoma" - 6:29
5. "Dreaming Your Dreams" * - 7:12
6. "Snyper" - 6:19
7. "Theme from Wide Angle" - 6:28
8. "Sinequanon" (with Soon E MC) - 7:18
9. "High Life" * - 7:22
10. "Fatal Beating" * - 4:29
11. "Finished Symphony" - 9:36
12. "Altitude (Red Square Reprise)" - 2:30

Tracks marked * with Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise is an American singer, and actress.With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks...

.

CD2: Live Angle

• Live set:

1. "Kid 2000" * - 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) * - 6:16

Tracks marked * with Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde

Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...

.

US Version

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

1. "Opening Credits" - 1:20
2. "If I Survive" * - 8:41
3. "I Know" * - 8:31
4. "Beachcoma" - 6:29
5. "Dreaming Your Dreams" * - 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
  SSX
  SSX is the first in the SSX series of snowboarding video games...
  
   and SSX Tricky
  SSX Tricky
  A soundtrack was released in 2002. It features the following songs:#"It's Tricky " - Run-D.M.C.#"Smartbomb " - BT#"Finished Symphony" - Hybrid#"King of the Beats" - Aphrodite#"Board Burner" - Mix Master Mike...
  
  
• "Finished Symphony" is also featured in one episode of Top Gear
  Top Gear (current format)
  Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style...
  
  , 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
  Lotus Challenge
  Lotus Challenge is a racing video game released in 2001 by Kuju Entertainment. Lotus Challenge allows players to race different Lotus cars from a range of years. There are different modes, such as story, free play, and a trophy mode. In story mode the player can play as Jack or Zoe and work their...
  
  .
• "Kill City" was used in a Dennis Kucinich
  Dennis Kucinich
  Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....
  
   ad.
• "Saab Automobile
  Saab Automobile
  Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab , is a Swedish car manufacturer owned by Dutch automobile manufacturer Swedish Automobile NV, formerly Spyker Cars NV. It is the exclusive automobile Royal Warrant holder as appointed by the King of Sweden...
  
   used a modified orchestral version of If I survive in their 2008 Saab 9-3
  Saab 9-3
  The first generation 9-3, a substantially improved 'new-generation' Saab 900 was launched in 1998 for the 1999 model year. Saab claimed that 1,100 changes were made, including a revised suspension in an attempt to tighten up the handling characteristics of its predecessor, the Saab 900...
  
  TTID commercial.