BT - These Humble Machines

Artist:

BT

UPC:

067003091527

See Also:

Original Soundtrack - Catch And Release

Description:

Audio Mixer: BT.
Recording information: ((Halo)).
Editor: Craig Waddell.
After reinventing himself as more of a headphone artist with 2006`s glitchy album This Binary Universe, BT takes it a step further on These Hopeful Machines, an effort that breaks the two-hour mark with only 12 songs. If that sounds like the progressive trance version of Saturnz Return, BT`s magnum opus does share some of the indulgence problems found on Goldie`s epic, but this effort is much more humble. The driving force behind Machines seems to be the producer`s love of freedom and exploration, as most tracks build, fade away, morph, and wander about with little care for what radio, clubs, or a major label might require. Fans who enjoy the glitch-meets-trance textures of Universe will find even more to love here, and more songs, too, as BT, the returning JES, and a handful of guest vocalists deliver the usual lyrics filled with modern mysticism. Riding "Suddenly" from its crunchy, avant opening to its Black Eyed Peas-like middle and onto its glitch-fueled flame-out is exciting, while the closing take on the Psychedelic Furs` "Ghost in You" is a different trip, something akin to calmly floating in an `80s pop hit for eight minutes. "Forget Me" combines alt-rock angst and field recordings to great effect, while "Le Nocturne De Lumiere" creates a dream world out of thumb pianos and thumping house beats. Listeners who don`t mind so many devices and left turns must still be predisposed to BT`s airy, big-sky style of electronica to get the most out of this long, involved journey. These Hopeful Machines doesn`t try to convince, it`s meant to reward the already converted with a vast wonderland of melodic glitch and prolonged bliss. ~ David Jeffries

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Suddenly
2. Emergency, The
3. Every Other Way
4. Light in Things, The
5. Rose of Jericho
6. Forget Me
7. Million Stars, A
8. Love Can Kill You
9. Always
10. Nocturne de Lumi?re, Le
11. Unbreakable, The
12. Ghost in You, The

Album Information

Release Date:

04/26/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Electronic

Subgenre:

Trance

Label:

Nettwerk

Producer:

BT

Catalog Number:

30915

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

59 : 37

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