So when I heard that there was a new BT album out I must admit that I didn't immediately jump into my car and head to the nearest Best Buy to pick it up. I was expecting more of the same poppy-electronic music that has been BT up to this point.
After hearing a small sample in a friend's car I was surprised and curious to hear more. I purchased said album "This Binary Universe" and brought it back to work for a listen. The packaging of the album is appealing and comes with a DVD that has the album in 5.1 as well as some animation work which I am sure will not dissapoint judging by the cover.
The album was far from what you normally get with BT. Brian Transeau takes us on a very spatial journey. The tracks mostly start out very basic and move in an out of syncopated beats that arise via overlapping samples. If I didn't know better I would say this album was on the WARP label at times sounding like Aphex Twin's Druqs and other times very much resembling Boards of Canada. By no means is this album a hack though. Acoustic guitars, strings, marimbas, and other instruments place this album in a unique space. One that i recommend one check out.
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