BT

Listen to BT talk about These Hopeful Machines with Wired.com HERE.

With his 6th studio album These Hopeful Machines, legendary artist and producer BT breaks down boundaries by fusing dance, pop, rock and electronic to deliver an extraordinary album that unifies all types of listeners. The double-disc opus debuts today at #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, as well as #3 on the Electronic Chart.

The critical praise for These Hopeful Machines continues to pour in:

"…an album of ultimate depth and movement…If you’ve never liked electronica before, this is the release that could change your mind."
— Wired.com (9/10 stars)

"It's not often that a double-disc, two-hour album holds your attention consistently. But post-techno wizard BT's lush, electro-organic soundscapes are so textured, nuanced and melodically inviting that even techno-phobes will be seduced by his forward-thinking musicality."
— USA Today (3.5/4 stars)

“…a vast wonderland of melodic glitch and prolonged bliss.”
— All Music Guide 

Today sees the release of new albums from two Nettwerk recording artists: BT and Hadouken!.

Internationally renowned artist, visionary producer, film composer and technologist BT is back with his 6th studio album These Hopeful Machines. USA Today gave the album 3.5 out of 4 stars in today's paper, saying, "It's not often that a double-disc, two-hour album holds your attention consistently. But post-techno wizard BT's lush, electro-organic soundscapes are so textured, nuanced and melodically inviting that even techno-phobes will be seduced by his forward thinking musicality."

Britain's most dynamic young band Hadouken!unleash their demented blend of alternative electronic rock with their N. American debut album For The Masses. The band brings their live show over here for the first time ever, with dates confirmed in New York City on February 8 at the Mercury Lounge, Toronto on February 9 at El Mocambo and Los Angeles on February 11 at the Viper Room (free!). 

BT's official single, "Suddenly," from his upcoming full-length These Hopeful Machines, along with five additional mixes is out today via iTunes and other major DSPs. The track opens to a minute's worth of glitchy breakbeats made using BT's own software, Breaktweaker, before morphing into a powerful, guitar-driven anthem that is among the album's most memorable songs. Check out the track HERE.

"Suddenly" Single EP track list:
1. Suddenly (Radio Edit)
2. Suddenly (Celldweller Mix)
3. Suddenly (Cicadad Mix)
4. Suddenly (Ferry Corsten Mix)
5. Suddenly (Dave Darell Vocal Mix)
6. Suddenly (JJ Mix)

These Hopeful Machines, out February 2, is 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.

Internationally renowned artist, visionary producer, film composer and technologist BT is back with These Hopeful Machines, 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. Out February 2 (Nettwerk), These Hopeful Machines embodies BT’s ability to weave both his technical prowess and compositional mastery that reminds listeners why he is the composer that all other composers and producers study.

These Hopeful Machines is the follow up to 2006’s This Binary Universe, an album that created an entirely new genre of evocative electro-acoustic music. Keyboard Magazine wrote in a review, “In a hundred years, it could well be studied as the first major work of the new millennium. It's that good.” 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.