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These Hopeful Machines

Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Release Date: 2010-02-02
Publisher:Nettwerk Records
Artist: Bt
    Track 1:   Suddenly
    Track 2:   The Emergency
    Track 3:   Every Other Way
    Track 4:   The Light in Things
    Track 5:   Rose of Jericho
    Track 6:   Forget Me
    Track 1:   A Million Stars
    Track 2:   Love Can Kill You
    Track 3:   Always
    Track 4:   Le Nocturne de Lumière
    Track 5:   The Unbreakable
    Track 6:   The Ghost In You
Weight:0.25 pounds

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With his latest two-hour, double-disc opus, These Hopeful Machines, BT definitively weaves both the technical prowess and compositional mastery that reminds us all why he's the composer that all other composers and producers study. As with previous albums, These Hopeful Machines is rife with vocal collaborations that expose BT's influences and bend them toward his unique perceptions of song structure and sonic parity. Many tracks feature his signature stutter edits created by his own Breaktweaker software. By consistently balancing creative and memorable songwriting, sonic innovation and the latest technology for a cutting-edge yet organic sound, BT has become one of the most revolutionary artists and sought after producers on the scene.

Customer reviews


« Tries to do too much. »
I am a huge BT fan, but I think he is trying to do way too much on this album.
Rating: (2 out of 5) @ 2010-07-10
« BRILLIANT-A Must Have »
It's so good, I can't get this out of my CD player! It's a double CD, and every track is great. Songs are catchy, hypnotic, & creative; better yet, the music forces you to feel & contemplate. There are very few musicians/artists that truly push music forward in my opinion; BT is one of them, and he does it successfully. This is coming from someone that has 11,000+ songs in his itunes collection. My only regret is when the last track ends, I wish there was more. Have no regrets buying this - get it. BT delivers!
Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-06-05
« Better Every Time »
You will never get tired of this album, because the quality of sound and content of the music will be the deepest in your collection (rivaled only by This Binary Universe, which is a completely different journey). I could say much more, but most of it's been said here already.

As for the reviews which opine that ESCM is better than this... ESCM laid the foundations of a beautiful world that will last forever in the permanancy of music and endure forever with the malleability of music. THM is the array of skyscrapers built on top of that foundation. You shouldn't compare the two, except to say that both are fantastic and indispensable.

My top songs have changed a few times, but are currently:

Every Other Way
A Million Stars
Forget Me

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-06-01
« just get emergency »
The rest of the album is good but not great. Emergency is easily the best song, the rest is not as uplifting as I would have liked and expected from hearing this track.
Rating: (4 out of 5) @ 2010-05-28
« These Hopeful Machines - CD Unboxing »
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2HASAWBWAHKZ7 Unboxing video for BT's "These Hopeful Machines" 2CD Set:

- 2 CD Album in Super Jewel Case
- Almost 2 hours of music on special black CDs
- 12 panel foldout booklet created from original artwork by Aaron Jasinski Deviantart
- Vocal collaborations with Rob Dickinson (Catherine Wheel), Kirsty Hawkshaw and Jes (Motorcycle)
Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-05-18
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