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4damind · Post by **4damind** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:29 pm

Who is "BT"?

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:32 pm

Numanoid wrote:
lotus2035 wrote:I liked BT's early stuff. I bought two of his albums years ago but then lost touch with the later stuff.
Movement In Still Life is a masterpiece in my opinion.

His earlier stuff is interesting, but doesn't quite make the grade.

On his later stuff he has decided to add a lot of vocal, which is completely against my wishes, so I stay clear off that

But let me repeat that Movement In Still Life is a masterpiece

Yeah I bought that one and the one before it ESCM which I like a lot. A touch of nostalgia about that album for me and it was when he was still more underground and unknown and not the pop star he is today. I didn't even know what he looked like until the early 2000s. The European cover for MISL didn't have him on the front like the US cover, tacky as hell.

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:34 pm

4damind wrote:Who is "BT"?

He's a sandwich without the lettuce.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:37 pm

4damind wrote:Who is "BT"?

He's the audio equivalent of Michael jordan. He endorses f***king everything.

-Sam

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:42 pm

masterhiggins wrote: He's the audio equivalent of Michael jordan. He endorses f***king everything.

I get why this is being criticized, but maybe that's why people like him are so productive. Because they don't run around in forums bashing everything.

(not saying you or anyone else in this thread does) I dunno, the truth for me is somewhere inbetween.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:47 pm

Ok... Brian Transeau... Never heard of him

mcnelson · Post by **mcnelson** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:49 pm

lotus2035 wrote:The European cover for MISL didn't have him on the front like the US cover, tacky as hell.

The 2cd special edition did:

...but it's worth it for the album version of "Never Gonna Come Back Down", "Fibonacci Sequence" and the Hybrid mix of "Godspeed".

xalama qo · Post by **xalama qo** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:03 pm

Numanoid wrote: Movement In Still Life is a masterpiece in my opinion.

Agreed. It literally was the only album I listened to for about a year to 18 months after I bought it...2001 IIRC. I had his two earlier albums and liked some tracks, disliked others, but it was a great period in my life, so lot's of good memories! Tori Amos on Blue Skies, etc.
Flaming June will always be ingrained in my being somehow. It was actually the Oakenfold remix of Olive's You're Not Alone and BT's Flaming June on an old '98(?)mix cd that sold me on electronic/trance music.

Before that it was Joe Satriani all the way, just an amazing mind and technique behind the music. So, I suppose I have grunge to thank for switching me on to Virus and all things synthy

Actually before Satch I was into Depeche Mode, Erasure, synthy 80s pop, so I've always had a fascination with synths.

Anyhoo...

Re the 'publicity whore' reputation, I think it's unfortunate...hence the grains of salt....here, catch Nielzie!
But if you watch interviews of him he comes across as down to earth and just loving what he does with renewed enthusiasm everyday.
Playing to the media? Sure, quite possibly. But i think his biggest flaw is his unbridled enthusiasm and love for what he does and the tools he uses to do it.

I've actually had some pretty nasty health issues over the last year, and I go to sleep almost every night listening to This Binary Universe. I know that sounds terrible (like relaxing ocean sounds) but it's some of the most soothing music around, immersive glitches like a forest of creatures, and lots of acoustic instrumentation too. I only listen to 3 of the 5 tracks, the jazzy stuff never gelled for me. But they play on loop until my headphones fall off my head.

BTW, if you want bearably comfortable headphones for sleeping I can recommend the Sennheiser HD201's. I haven't strangled myself on the cord yet. hehe!

mumpcake · Post by **mumpcake** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:08 am

Numanoid wrote:
Perimeter Sound wrote:
Numanoid wrote:z3ta+, it's over 10 years old now
Maybe he meant z3ta 2 ?
BT's main foundation seems to be the apple platform, and seeing how much problems it has been with the z3ta+ 2 mac version, I doubt he has upgraded yet

If he is working on Apple, I guarantee he would have fewer difficulties getting z3ta+ 2 to run than the original.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:15 am

mumpcake wrote:If he is working on Apple, I guarantee he would have fewer difficulties getting z3ta+ 2 to run than the original.

You might be right, was it ever published for the Mac platform?

But according to the interview he also got a PC setup running FL Studio, so I guess that could be the platform he's using z3ta+ on incase

Here is the full selectedsetup:

Softsynths as listed in OP

System/DAWs:
-Apple G3 with Pro Tools 24 and Logic 643
-"hand built PC dual i7" with FL Studio
-12-core Mac with Logic, Ableton and 4 Apogees
-Voyetra Sequencer+ Gold in DOS emulator

Hardware synths:
Juno-106
ARP 2600
Prophet 5
Jupiter 8
MiniMoog

Reverb:
Valhalla Shimmer & Room
2c Audio Aether

Compressor:
-izotop Ozone 5
-Waves H-Comp
-Stillwell Audio Event Horizion
-Wave Arts MultiDynamics 5
-IL Maximus & Soundgoodizer

Other:
-Various Sinevibes
-NI Reaktor
-Modart Pianoteq

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:52 am

4damind wrote:Who is "BT"?

British Telecom - They play that crap down the phone when they put you on hold.. pretty annoying lol.. That's the only BT i can think of

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:56 am

rob_lee wrote:
4damind wrote:Who is "BT"?
British Telecom - They play that crap down the phone when they put you on hold.. pretty annoying lol.. That's the only BT i can think of

Funny you say that.
He regularly gets angry tweets from angry BT customers complaining of the service.
Must be equalling annoying and amusing.

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:01 pm

Mushy Mushy wrote:
rob_lee wrote:
4damind wrote:Who is "BT"?
British Telecom - They play that crap down the phone when they put you on hold.. pretty annoying lol.. That's the only BT i can think of
Funny you say that.
He regularly gets angry tweets from angry BT customers complaining of the service.
Must be equalling annoying and amusing.

...and British Telecom get inquiries about availability to do DJ sets and remixes.

digitalboytn · Post by **digitalboytn** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:10 pm

lotus2035 wrote:
4damind wrote:Who is "BT"?
He's a sandwich without the lettuce.

Brilliant...

tuzemec · Post by **tuzemec** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:54 pm

Here's some more on his setup: http://hangout.altsounds.com/gear/16048 ... at-bt.html

I kinda like him. Yeah, sometimes he's "endorsing" too many things. But he seems genuine and enjoying what he does.
Anyway... From his new tracks Skylarking is amazing:

BT still using z3ta+