Preview of what to expect from the upcoming BT album 'These Hopeful Machines'. The Album will be released February 2nd 2010! 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
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