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These Hopeful Machines
Studio album by BT
Released February 2, 2010
Genre Ambient, electronica, orchestral, glitch, breakbeat, trance, electro, progressive house
Length 112:13
Label Nettwerk
Black Hole Recordings
New State Recordings
Producer BT
Professional reviews
BT chronology
This Binary Universe
(2006)		 These Hopeful Machines
(2010)
Singles from These Hopeful Machines
  1. "The Rose of Jericho"
    Released: June 9, 2009
  2. "Every Other Way"
    Released: December 21, 2009
  3. "Suddenly"
    Released: January 12, 2010[5]

These Hopeful Machines is the sixth studio album by composer and electronica artist BT. It was released on February 2, 2010.[5] The album contains a cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "The Ghost in You".

Contents

Background

On June 9, 2009 the first part of the single "The Rose of Jericho" was released on Beatport, and the second (and last) part was released on June 23, 2009. Five remixes were released in all in these two parts along with with BT's 'Deus ex Machina Album Mix'.[6] The next single, "Every Other Way" was released on December 22nd, 2009. The third single of the album, "Suddenly", was the last to be released, on January 12th, 2010 for digital-download only.

BT chose to release the album online to digital retailers as two large tracks to preserve the feel of an album.[7] On release day, an MP3 exclusive version of These Hopeful Machines was offered by Amazon which included a bonus remix of "Always", by Chicane. This download was available as 2 full A/B side tracks instead of the 12 individual album tracks.[8]

Reception

USA Today: "...even techno-phobes will be seduced by (BT's) forward-thinking musicality."[9]

Allmusic: "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."[10]

Wired: "If you’ve never liked electronica before, this is the release that could change your mind."[11]

Sinning in LA: "Both discs offer compelling rides from start to finish."[12]

Track listing

All tracks written by BT except where stated.

Disc one
No. Title Length
1. "Suddenly" (BT, Christian Burns) 8:05
2. "The Emergency" (BT, Christian Burns, Andrew Bayer) 10:53
3. "Every Other Way" (BT, Jes) 11:06
4. "The Light in Things" (BT, Jes) 10:47
5. "Rose of Jericho"   7:43
6. "Forget Me" (BT, Christian Burns) 9:37
58:17
Disc two
No. Title Length
1. "A Million Stars" (BT, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Ulrich Schnauss) 12:24
2. "Love Can Kill You"   5:21
3. "Always" (BT, Rob Dickinson) 6:12
4. "Le Nocturne de Lumière"   11:38
5. "The Unbreakable" (BT, Rob Dickinson) 10:24
6. "The Ghost in You" (The Psychedelic Furs) 7:56
54:01
Amazon MP3 Exclusive[8]
No. Title Length
1. "Always" (Chicane Remix) 8:19

Personnel

Disc one
  • Track 1: Vocals by BT and Christian Burns
  • Track 2: Background vocals by Christian Burns
  • Track 3: Lead vocal by Jes. Background vocals by BT and Christian Burns
  • Track 6: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns. End chorus sung by Kaia Transeau
Disc two
  • Track 1: Vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw. Background vocals by BT
  • Track 2: Sung by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns
  • Track 3, 5: Vocals by Rob Dickinson
  • Track 6: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Amelia June

References

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Review: These Hopeful Machines". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifuxz8sldke. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  2. ^ Miller, Mark. "BT - These Hopeful Machines". The Big Critique. http://thebigcritique.com/2010/02/bt-these-hopeful-machines/. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Gardner, Elysa. "Listen Up: Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' is no rock renaissance". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-02-02-listen02_ST_N.htm. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
  4. ^ Silver, Curtis. "BT Talks These Hopeful Machines, Math and Inspiration". Wired.com. http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/02/bt-these-hopeful-machines/. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
  5. ^ a b BT Returns With Long Awaited Sixth Album 'These Hopeful Machines' On Feb 2; New Single "Suddenly" Out Jan 12, press release from Nettwerk
  6. ^ http://www.bt-network.org/discography/C9/
  7. ^ BT: Music Should Be An Experience by Urban Marinade
  8. ^ a b Amazon.com: These Hopeful Machines (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version): Bt: MP3 Downloads
  9. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-02-02-listen02_ST_N.htm
  10. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifuxz8sldke
  11. ^ http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/02/bt-these-hopeful-machines/
  12. ^ http://www.sinninginla.com/articles/these-hopeful-machines-bt-back-and-better-ever-new-album

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