BT - This Binary Universe
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Artist: BTBrand: Bt
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-29
Music Label: Digital Sound
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- All That Makes Us Human Continues
- Dynamic Symmetry
- The Internal Locus
- 1.618
- See You On The Other Side
- The Antikythera Mechanism
- Good Morning Kaia
- All That Makes Us Human Continues [Music Video]
- Dynamic Symmetry [Music Video]
- The Internal Locus [Music Video]
- 1.618 [Music Video]
- See You On The Other Side [Music Video]
- The Antikythera Mechanism [Music Video]
- Good Morning Kaia [Music Video]
Music reviews of This Binary Universe
Music Review: Mature audiences only
Rating: 5 Stars
The album should have a warning label. Seriously. 90% of the negative remarks on the album came from the fact that it is so very different than all the other music BT has made. This album is soft, silky, and soothing. It will wrap you in a warm blanket of emotion, and by the end, it will leave you in tears.
The attention to detail normally given by BT to his music is very much in effect here. Each track has been engineered to provide it's own distinct personality. Taken individually they *are* forgettable (with the notable exceptions of 1.618 and Good Morning Kaia). Taken together they create a beautiful soundscape.
I'm fairly atypical as a reviewer in that my favorite track on this disk si the very first one. All That Makes Us Human Continues is the first piece of music that I've ever actually *gotten*. It takes a true artist to paint a picture with paints and a canvas that can be interpreted by the layman. It takes a master to do the same thing using sound.
Description of This Binary Universe
BT's This Binary Universe is really a follow-up to his 2004 soundtrack to Monster, a brilliant work of cinematic moods and ambient Americana. It was unjustly ignored by both the Oscars and the Grammys, where it should have at least been nominated for Best Surround Sound Recording. None of that has stopped Brian Transeau from going further down this path of expansive ambient electronica that takes him out of the techno-pop and trance direction he had been pursuing. This Binary Universe taps into BT's classical side, with expansive arrangements and intricate, albeit minimalist, thematic development. From the opening of "All That Makes Us Human Continues," BT reveals himself as a master of Eno-esque melancholy, as simple melodies evolve through an electro-orchestral instrumental palette. Lounge jazz with solos in the key of abstract, plaintive arpeggiated guitars, electro marches, minimalist hymns, and pastoral dreamscapes drive an album that seeks out joy and redemption, but not without traveling through the dark. The last track, "Good Morning Kaia," is a paean to his newborn daughter, and the most purely anthemic track on the disc.I suspect the real raison d'?tre of This Binary Universe is the accompanying 5:1 surround DVD. BT creates an immersive space that's less sonic pinball and more audio sculpture, often revealing different aspects of his music than in the stereo mix. Each song on the DVD has a unique video that includes antique robots, surreal landscape drawings, live action fantasies, and abstract designs. It's the best way to experience this music, but whether you watch the DVD or tune into the stereo CD, This Binary Universe may be the first ambient symphony of the 21st century. --John DilibertoGeneral CDs
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