Written by admin
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
As a music aficionado, every once and a while you get a chance to hear something so unique and distinct that it raises the bar of what we conceive to be possible via electronic music. Such is the case with the new album by BT entitled These Hopeful Machines.
While it might be easy to mistake BT as a DJ based on his active touring and dance floor success from the mid-90’s, it is clear that BT’s talents rest not in spinning and mixing, but in creating audio tapestries that appeal to the listener in ways that are entirely unique. BT does this not only by creating new music, but by inventing new ways to present that music to the listener. He is, quite literally, our mad scientist of electronic music and his latest invention is worth adding to your collection.
These Hopeful Machines is likely to please a variety of music connoisseurs. You’ve got beats, catchy dance-floor lyrics with a hint of House appeal that will cater to the club DJs or spice up your work out. You’ve got kick-ass electronic blends intermixed with the dance tunes providing signature transitions and the BT patented stutter-edits. Combine that with sonic explorations and some trance-like haunting vocals on a few tracks and you’ve got an album full of win. In fact, it is a challenge to identify a bad track on this album.
Speaking of tracks, you’ll only find two on These Hopeful Machines as BT decided to release this album as continuous tracks entitled simply A Side and B Side. With this approach BT is demanding the listener’s attention and it is a testimony to his commitment to presenting the user with an holistic audio experience. The gamble works as the immersion experience pays dividends to the listener that would not have been present for all but the most disciplined. For those seeking dance floor mixes or versions of hit singles to put on their iPod for the morning commute or work-out mix, have no fear. Many of the songs are being released as singles including remixes by a who’s who of top DJs.
It is quite apparent that BT hears the world in a way that most of us are oblivious to and his ability to extract sounds and amplify them through his music is certainly a gift we should cherish. Therefore, we give this album the highest of ratings. In fact, the first person to buy this album and email us that they don’t like it – we’ll refund your money over PayPal.
These Hopeful Machines is available via Amazon and iTunes.
