BT Released “These Hopeful Machines” in 2 Discs.

These Hopeful Machines is the Grammy-nominated sixth studio album by American electronic musician BT. Released on February 1, 2010, the album sees collaborations with the likes of JES, Rob Dickinson, Christian Burns and Kirsty Hawkshaw, also featuring a cover of “The Ghost in You” by The Psychedelic Furs. While some of the songs go beyond 10 minutes in length, the album spans two discs with six tracks on each. In an effort to make the album more accessible to casual listeners, the record was eventually re-issued as a single-disc version with shorter tracks, titled These Humble Machines. In addition, the album would later spawn a double disc remix edition titled These Re-Imagined Machines, also featured as a “Limited Collector’s Edition Box Set”. With great reception from the critics, the album was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Awards under Best Electronic/Dance Album.

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Track listing
Disc one
No.     Title     Writer(s)     Length

  1.     “Suddenly” – BT, Christian Burns – 8:06
  2.     “The Emergency” – BT, Christian Burns, Andrew Bayer – 10:38
  3.     “Every Other Way” – BT, JES – 9:40
  4.     “The Light in Things” – BT, JES – 10:47
  5.     “The Rose of Jericho” – BT – 7:43
  6.     “Forget Me” – BT, Christian Burns – 9:33
    Total length: 55:07

Disc two
No.     Title     Writer(s)     Length

  1.     “A Million Stars” – BT, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Ulrich Schnauss – 12:26
  2.     “Love Can Kill You” – BT – 5:21
  3.     “Always” – BT, Rob Dickinson – 6:12
  4.     “Le Nocturne De Lumière” – BT – 11:38
  5.     “The Unbreakable” – BT, Rob Dickinson – 10:25
  6.     “The Ghost in You” – The Psychedelic Furs – 7:57
    Total length: 53:19