Untitled BT album
| Untitled | ||||
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| Studio album by BT | ||||
| Released |
October 14, 2016 (Artifacture, Indivism and Ω) December 2, 2016 (physical release) | |||
| Genre |
Ambient Electronica Glitch | |||
| Label | Black Hole Recordings | |||
| Producer | Brian Transeau | |||
| BT chronology | ||||
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The untitled tenth studio album by electronic musician BT was released digitally on October 14, 2016. The physical release was shipped on December 2, 2016, and includes over two hours of music with 4K drone videos shot for the album.[1]
Due to the restrictions of most music sites, which forbid blank album titles, BT chose to name the album the underscore character "_". BT has admitted that this title has resulted in complaints from fans about difficulties in finding the track on popular services due to the inability of most search engines to handle the "_" character.[2][3]
Background
On December 14, 2015, BT disclosed news to DJ Mag about a new album to come by early 2016. Similar to This Binary Universe, BT explains that “the entire record is recorded in a way [I’ve] never recorded anything before,” and that the record has a "modular, ambient aesthetic". Track names that were mentioned in the article include "Chromatophore", "Ω", "Indivism" and "582".[4] On August 1, 2016, BT spoke to Mix about the album, which was recently completed. The album is intended to be named by the listeners. Additional track names that were mentioned in the article include "Artifacture", "Five Hundred and Eighty Two", and "Found in Translation". On October 10, 2016, BT announced on Facebook that the parts of the album ("Artifacture", "Indivism" and "Ω") would be released in "movements"[5] on October 14, 2016.[1]
The album was recorded in Maine, Maryland, Iceland, China, Poland, Bora Bora, Tokyo, Australia and many other places around the world.[6]
Track listing
Artifacture, Indivism and Ω
| Artifacture | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "I. Adagietto Granulare" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "II. Nostra Luna di Miele" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "III. Guidati dalla Luce" | 0:48 |
| 4. | "IV. La Caduta con Moto" | 2:07 |
| 5. | "V. La Vita Sotto il Mare" | 1:52 |
| 6. | "VI. Niente di Tutto Qualcosa" | 1:12 |
| 7. | "VII. Rocambolesco in una Città di Notte" | 1:03 |
| 8. | "VIII. Un Nuovo Contesto" | 1:36 |
| 9. | "IX. Mancando Nobilmente" | 3:54 |
| Indivism | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "I. Trasformata di Fourier Veloce" | 1:09 |
| 2. | "II. Fette di Basso Ostinato" | 1:26 |
| 3. | "III. Decomposizione di Tempo" | 0:38 |
| 4. | "IV. Uno ad Uno i Controcanti Parlano" | 1:11 |
| 5. | "V. Immobilità in Movimento" | 0:34 |
| 6. | "VI. Variante di Frammenti di Basso" | 1:09 |
| 7. | "VII. Dalla Forma al Senza Forma" | 6:02 |
| Ω | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "I. La Nascita di Diventare" | 0:59 |
| 2. | "II. Evoluzione di Nuove Forme" | 1:26 |
| 3. | "III. Da metà tempo a Tempo Pieno" | 1:04 |
| 4. | "IV. Melodie che si Ergono Come Onde" | 0:59 |
| 5. | "V. Tema Soarning" | 1:08 |
| 6. | "VI. Staccando gli Strati" | 0:15 |
| 7. | "VII. Filatura Funzioni di Trasferimento Relative a Testa" | 0:32 |
| 8. | "VIII. il Movimento Invertito" | 0:48 |
| 9. | "IX. Meriggiare una Matrice di Musica Modulare" | 8:07 |
Physical release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tokyo" | |
| 2. | "The Code of Hammurabi" | |
| 3. | "Lustral" | |
| 4. | "Found in Translation" | |
| 5. | "Artifracture" | 19:00 |
| 6. | "Indivism" | 12:33 |
| 7. | "Ω" | 15:23 |
| 8. | "Chromatophore" | |
| 9. | "Five Hundred and Eighty Two" |
References
- 1 2 Eskow, Gary (August 1, 2016). "BT's Dropping a New Album –You Name It". Mix. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ↑ "I am composer and technologist BT. My new album is _ AMA". Reddit.
- ↑ Mancino, Mark (October 26, 2016). "The Nocturnal Times Exclusive Interview: BT". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Sharoni, Erin (December 14, 2015). "BT's Opus of Discovery". DJ Mag. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ↑ "[Album] BT – _". The Music Essentials. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "BT - Artifacture". YouTube. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.