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Originally posted by Zeonfiend I'll posit to say this has been his best work since Movement In Still Life. Discuss.

BT is a good producer, and this is well produced, but there is no soul in it like there have been MISL, TBU, ESCM, and IMA.

Rose of Jericho, Every Other Way, and Le Nocturne de Lumière are the only tracks that are not forgettable. Rose of Jericho being by far the best, IMO.

Someones post on last.fm:

THƎSƎ HOPƎFUL MACHINƎS is getting labeled as "Just another pop album" and noted to be in the style of Emotional Technology. But if you listen to it all the way through you can feel how This Binary Universe has shaped BT as an artist and you can feel how this album is full of emotion and strength. If it must be compared to BT's other work, I'd say it's a mash of ET and TBU with the best of each. THƎSƎ HOPƎFUL MACHINƎS is definitely worth a listen because there's no possible way to dislike this album.

My response:

I listened to it all the way through several times and only liked three tracks. Rose of Jericho, Every Other Way, and Le Nocturne de Lumière are the only decent tracks. And while the album is well produced, it has no soul like BT's previous efforts. I could care less about production if the music has no soul/depth. Most of BT's previous albums had amazing production combined with a depth that few other artists reach. Listen to Mercury and Solace and Flaming June, then come back and tell me this album is quality compared to what is the norm for BT. And incase you have not figured it out yet: Great Production + No Depth = Pop Music. Just another pop album.... All flash and glam, little substance.

Last edited by djnitride on Feb-08-2010 at 00:16

I agree. It sure kicks ass and like Nitride put it, it is more leaned towards Binary Universe. I consider BT more of a composer than an actual electronic artist. You can definitely see this on These Hopeful Machines.