ALBUM PREVIEW: BT - THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES

BT's new album 'These Hopeful Machines' is also in stores today. Been a fan of BT's since I was able to sneak into raves back when I was underage. Here's a synposis of what you can expect from the album:

Produced by American Internationally renowned artist, visionary producer, film composer and technologist Brian Wayne Transeau (BT)

"A double-disc opus that carries listeners through 2 hours of sweeping orchestral arrangements, pulsating electronic beats, heartfelt vocal melodies and even simple acoustic guitar. These Hopeful Machines embodies BTs ability to weave both his technical prowess and compositional mastery

Album opener Suddenly opens to a minutes worth of glitchy breakbeats, before morphing into a powerful, guitar-driven anthem that is among the albums most memorable songs. The track The Emergency, is instantly a classic BT dance hit designed to linger long after the song ends.



There are also multiple collaborators on These Hopeful Machines, like Rob Dickinson vocals on Always and The Unbreakable, Jes, (formerly of Motorcyle) on Every Other Way and The Light In Things, and The Polices Stewart Copeland who lends a drum breakdown to Every Other Way.
The album even features BTs first cover, a reinterpretation of The Ghost in You by The Psychedelic Furs. The song was recorded on tape, giving it a familiar and sentimental feeling while maintaining BTs distinctive style.
These Hopeful Machines continues to evolve BTs distinct technical, lyrical and compositional vision and execution, but his usual melodic complexity and bleeding-edge electronic techniques permeate the album from start to finish.