These Hopeful Machines

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These Hopeful Machines
Studio album by BT
Released February 2, 2010
(see release history)
Genre Trance, electronica, glitch, breakbeat
Length 112:13
Label Nettwerk
405 Recordings
Black Hole Recordings
New State Recordings
Producer BT
BT chronology
This Binary Universe
(2006)		 These Hopeful Machines
(2010)		 These Humble Machines
(2011)
Singles from These Hopeful Machines
  1. "The Rose of Jericho"
    Released: June 9, 2009
  2. "Every Other Way"
    Released: December 22, 2009
  3. "Suddenly"
    Released: January 12, 2010[1]
  4. "Forget Me"
    Released: June 14, 2010
  5. "The Emergency"
    Released: September 28, 2010
  6. "Le Nocturne De Lumière"
    Released: November 23, 2010
  7. "Always"
    Released: May 17, 2011[2]
  8. "A Million Stars"
    Released: August 16, 2011

These Hopeful Machines is the Grammy-nominated sixth studio album by American electronic musician BT. It was released on February 2, 2010.[1][3] The album contains a cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "The Ghost in You", and sees BT collaborating with singers such as JES, Rob Dickinson, Christian Burns and Kirsty Hawkshaw. The album was nominated at the 2011 Grammy Awards in the category Best Electronic/Dance Album.[4] The album was edited and re-issued as These Humble Machines in 2011. Later in 2011, the album was released in a remixed version named These Re-Imagined Machines[5] in an album version and a forthcoming "Limited Collector’s Edition Box Set".

Contents

[edit] 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 BT's 'Deus ex Machina Album Mix'.[6] The next single, "Every Other Way" was released on December 22, 2009. The third single of the album, "Suddenly", was the last to be released, on January 12, 2010 for digital-download only. Since the album release, the fourth and fifth singles, "Forget Me" and "The Emergency", were released on June 14, 2010[7] and September 28, 2010, respectively.

BT chose to release the album online to digital retailers as two large tracks to preserve the feel of an album.[8] 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.[9]

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[10]
Absolute Punk (82%) [11]
USA Today 3.5/4 stars[12]
Sputnikmusic 3/5 stars[13]
Wired.com 9/10 stars[14]
The Big Critique 10/10 stars[15]

USA Today: "...even techno-phobes will be seduced by (BT's) forward-thinking musicality."[12]

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."[14]

Sinning in LA: "Both discs offer compelling rides from start to finish."[16]

[edit] Track listing

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) 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. "The Rose of Jericho"   BT 7:43
6. "Forget Me"   BT, Christian Burns 9:37
Total length:
 58:17
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "A Million Stars"   BT, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Ulrich Schnauss 12:24
2. "Love Can Kill You"   BT 5:21
3. "Always"   BT, Rob Dickinson 6:12
4. "Le Nocturne De Lumière"   BT 11:38
5. "The Unbreakable"   BT, Rob Dickinson 10:24
6. "The Ghost in You"   The Psychedelic Furs 7:56
Total length:
 54:01
Amazon MP3 Exclusive[9]
No. Title Length
1. "Always" (Chicane Remix) 8:19

[edit] Personnel

Disc one
  • Track 1: Vocals by BT and Christian Burns
  • Track 2: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns.
  • Track 3: Vocals by JES. Background vocals by BT and Christian Burns
  • Track 4: Vocals by JES.
  • 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: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns
  • Track 3, 5: Vocals by Rob Dickinson
  • Track 6: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Amelia June

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label Catalogue
United States[3] February 2, 2010 Nettwerk 0 6700 30849 2 5
Canada[3]
Australia[17] 405 Recordings 45CD10007
Netherlands[18] Black Hole Recordings Black Hole CD 61
United Kingdom[19] March 22, 2010 New State Recordings NEWCD9070

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ iTunes Release of "Always"
  3. ^ a b c "Amazon.com: These Hopeful Machines: Bt: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030IXWH2. Retrieved 21 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Final Nominations List" (pdf). Grammy Award. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
  5. ^ These Re-Imagined Machines on btmusic.com
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/253694/forget_me
  8. ^ BT: Music Should Be An Experience by Urban Marinade
  9. ^ a b Amazon.com: These Hopeful Machines (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version): Bt: MP3 Downloads
  10. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Review: These Hopeful Machines". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1709372. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  11. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1897072
  12. ^ a b Jones, Steve; Shriver, Jerry; Gardner, Elysa; Mansfield, Brian (2010-02-05). "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 2010-05-25. 
  13. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/34829/BT-These-Hopeful-Machines/
  14. ^ a b Silver, Curtis (February 2, 2010). "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. 
  15. ^ Miller, Mark. "BT - These Hopeful Machines". The Big Critique. http://thebigcritique.com/2010/02/bt-these-hopeful-machines/. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  16. ^ "These Hopeful Machines: BT Is Back And Better Than Ever On New Album". Sinning in LA. 2010-04-30. http://www.sinninginla.com/articles/these-hopeful-machines-bt-back-and-better-ever-new-album. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
  17. ^ "405 Recordings News: BT - These Hopeful Machines". 405 Recordings. http://www.405recordings.net/news.php?newsID=35. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
  18. ^ "Black Hole CD 61 BT - These Hopeful Machines". Black Hole Recordings. http://files.blackholerecordings.com/public/players/blackholecd61/blackhole61.html. Retrieved 21 March 2010. 
  19. ^ "These Hopeful Machines (FREE DELIVERY) Juno Records". Juno.co.uk. http://www.juno.co.uk/products/These-Hopeful-Machines-FREE-DELIVERY/384760-01/. Retrieved 21 March 2010. 

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  • "Divinity"
  • "Loving You More"
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  • "The Great Escape"
  • "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)"
  • "Love in the Time of Thieves"
  • "The Rose of Jericho"
  • "Suddenly"
  • "Every Other Way"
  • "Forget Me"
  • "The Emergency"
  • "Le nocturne de lumière"
  • "Always"
  • "A Million Stars"
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