These Humble Machines
These Humble Machines is a compilation album by American electronic musician BT, composed of edited versions of songs from his album These Hopeful Machines. Released on April 26, 2011, the album was released with the intention of making the album more accessible for newer listeners while still displaying the same technical prowess found in its predecessor. The album features some radio edits ("Suddenly", "Always") while also liberally using splice editing and fade-outs to edit down songs ("The Emergency", "Every Other Way", "Le nocturne de lumière").
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| Released | April 26, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Trance, electronica, glitch, breakbeat | |||
| Length | 57:49 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk 405 Recordings Black Hole Recordings New State Recordings | |||
| Producer | BT | |||
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These Humble Machines is a compilation album by American electronic musician BT, composed of edited versions of songs from his album These Hopeful Machines. Released on April 26, 2011,[1] the album was released with the intention of making the album more accessible for newer listeners while still displaying the same technical prowess found in its predecessor.[2] The album features some radio edits ("Suddenly", "Always") while also liberally using splice editing and fade-outs to edit down songs ("The Emergency", "Every Other Way", "Le nocturne de lumière").
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Suddenly" | BT, Christian Burns | 4:28 |
| 2. | "The Emergency" | BT, Christian Burns, Andrew Bayer | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Every Other Way" | BT, JES | 4:03 |
| 4. | "The Light in Things" | BT, JES | 5:47 |
| 5. | "The Rose of Jericho" | BT | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Forget Me" | BT, Christian Burns | 5:10 |
| 7. | "A Million Stars" | BT, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Ulrich Schnauss | 6:38 |
| 8. | "Love Can Kill You" | BT | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Always" | BT, Rob Dickinson | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Le Nocturne de Lumière" | BT | 4:42 |
| 11. | "The Unbreakable" | BT, Rob Dickinson | 6:51 |
| 12. | "The Ghost in You" | The Psychedelic Furs | 4:51 |
| Total length: | 59:39 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- 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.
- Track 7: Vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw. Background vocals by BT.
- Track 8: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns.
- Track 9, 11: Vocals by Rob Dickinson.
- Track 12: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Amelia June.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BT - These Humble Machines (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. April 28, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "BT Releases Two New Versions Of His Grammy-Nominated These Hopeful Machines". Nettwerk. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.