(album) explained

Type:Studio
Artist:BT
Cover:File:BT - Untitled.jpg
Released:October 14, 2016
Length:
  • 46:56 _)
  • 92:28 _+)
Label:Black Hole Recordings
Producer:Brian Transeau
Prev Title:Electronic Opus
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Daggers
Next Year:2019
Italic Title:no

_ (no official pronunciation)[1] is the tenth studio album by American electronica musician BT.[2] It was released digitally on October 14, 2016, and the physical USB release was shipped on December 2, 2016. This included more than two hours of music with 4K-resolution videos shot by drone for the album.[3]

The album was intended to be untitled. However, due to the restrictions of digital download services, which forbade blank titles, BT chose to use an underscore as the album's name. He admitted that this title resulted in complaints from fans about difficulties in finding the album on popular services due to the inability of most search engines to handle the character.[4] [5]

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 have] 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"[6] (the names of "Indivism" and "582" were changed to "Indivisim" and "Five Hundred and Eighty Two" in the final release). 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"[7] on October 14, 2016.

The album was recorded in Maine, Maryland, Iceland, China, Poland, Bora Bora, Tokyo, Australia and many other places around the world.[8]

Track listing

"Artifacture", "Indivisim" and "Ω" _)

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
WorldwideOctober 14, 2016Digital download – _Black Hole Recordings
December 2, 2016USB
January 18, 2017Digital download – _+

External links

Notes and References

  1. "[T]here is no right or wrong way to articulate the title of _. It's open to interpretation, yours to reference, entirely as you will" Black Hole Recordings Web site: Fleming, Justin. BT--"_" Full Review. 2016. Medium. 17 July 2018.
  2. Web site: BT Returns With His New Album '_'. EDM Identity. 12 October 2016 . 22 May 2018.
  3. Web site: BT's Dropping a New Album –You Name It. Eskow. Gary. Mix. August 1, 2016. September 23, 2016.
  4. Web site: The Nocturnal Times Exclusive Interview: BT. The Nocturnal Times. Mancino. Mark. October 26, 2016. October 28, 2016.
  5. Web site: I am composer and technologist BT. My new album is _ AMA. 24 October 2016 . Reddit.
  6. Web site: BT's Opus of Discovery. Sharoni. Erin. DJ Mag. December 14, 2015. December 15, 2015.
  7. Web site: [Album] BT – _]. The Music Essentials. October 12, 2016. October 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204948/http://themusicessentials.com/bt-_. 2016-10-18. dead.
  8. Web site: BT – Artifacture. YouTube. October 11, 2016. October 12, 2016.

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