These Hopeful Machines - Album
These Hopeful Machines (Album) by BT
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Brian Transeau Born Brian Wayne Transeau On October 4 1971 In Rockville Maryland Is An American Musician Who Records Under The Stage Name BT. Classically Trained From The Age Of 13 He Attended Berklee College Of Music In Boston For One Year Before Dropping Out And Moving To Los Angeles California And Then Back To Washington D.C.. From An Early Age BT Demonstrated A Remarkable Aptitude For Playing And Understanding Classical Music. He Was Heavily Influenced By Avant-Garde And Romantic Composers Such As Stravinsky Bartok Debussy And Rachmaninov. His Biggest Influences However Were From Everyday Sounds That Most Would Take For Granted From Noticing The Meter Of The Grandfather Clock In The Foyer To The Micro-Rhythms Of Crickets And Cicadas To The Ambience Of Passing Trains At Night. The Drive To Actualize The Tools BT Envisions Has Led To His Evolution As One Of The Most Cutting-Edge Programmers And Technologists In Music Today. He Has Expanded This Reach Into A Visionary Software Venture Sonik Architects Which Launched Its Critically- And Commercially-Acclaimed IPhone Application Sonifi. Brian Transeau Is The Father Of A Young Daughter Kaia. He Lives And Composes His Works In His Los Angeles Home/studio In Which He Has A Few Apple G5's And 8 AMD Dual-Core Opteron 64-Bit Desktops Which He Uses For His Techno-Wizardry. BT Has Released 8 Albums And Has Scored Over A Dozen Films. His Most Critically Acclaimed Album "This Binary Universe" Released August 29 2006 Was Composed In 5.1 Surround Sound And Contains Animated Videos For Each Song Presenting A New Way Of Experiencing Music. BT Works With Multiple Computers And The CSound Programming Language To Help Craft His Work. He Also Owns A Company Sonik Architects Which Develops Both VST And VSTi Programs Which He Uses In His Own Productions.
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Brian Transeau Born Brian Wayne Transeau On October 4 1971 In Rockville Maryland Is An American Musician Who Records Under The Stage Name BT. Classically Trained From The Age Of 13 He Attended Berklee College Of Music In Boston For One Year Before Dropping Out And Moving To Los Angeles California And Then Back To Washington D.C.. From An Early Age BT Demonstrated A Remarkable Aptitude For Playing And Understanding Classical Music. He Was Heavily Influenced By Avant-Garde And Romantic Composers Such As Stravinsky Bartok Debussy And Rachmaninov. His Biggest Influences However Were From Everyday Sounds That Most Would Take For Granted From Noticing The Meter Of The Grandfather Clock In The Foyer To The Micro-Rhythms Of Crickets And Cicadas To The Ambience Of Passing Trains At Night. The Drive To Actualize The Tools BT Envisions Has Led To His Evolution As One Of The Most Cutting-Edge Programmers And Technologists In Music Today. He Has Expanded This Reach Into A Visionary Software Venture Sonik Architects Which Launched Its Critically- And Commercially-Acclaimed IPhone Application Sonifi. Brian Transeau Is The Father Of A Young Daughter Kaia. He Lives And Composes His Works In His Los Angeles Home/studio In Which He Has A Few Apple G5's And 8 AMD Dual-Core Opteron 64-Bit Desktops Which He Uses For His Techno-Wizardry. BT Has Released 8 Albums And Has Scored Over A Dozen Films. His Most Critically Acclaimed Album "This Binary Universe" Released August 29 2006 Was Composed In 5.1 Surround Sound And Contains Animated Videos For Each Song Presenting A New Way Of Experiencing Music. BT Works With Multiple Computers And The CSound Programming Language To Help Craft His Work. He Also Owns A Company Sonik Architects Which Develops Both VST And VSTi Programs Which He Uses In His Own Productions.
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The Album Even Features BT’s 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 BT’s Distinctive Style. "These Hopeful Machines" Continues To Evolve BT’s 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.
Published: 01 Jan 2010, 10:28
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 BT’s Ability To Weave Both His Technical Prowess And Compositional Mastery .. Album Opener “Suddenly” Opens To A Minute’s Worth Of Glitchy Breakbeats Before Morphing Into A Powerful Guitar-Driven Anthem That Is Among The Album’s 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 Police’s Stewart Copeland Who Lends A Drum Breakdown To “Every Other Way.”The Album Even Features BT’s 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 BT’s Distinctive Style. "These Hopeful Machines" Continues To Evolve BT’s 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.