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Inside the mind of BT

8 February, 2010 | 10.03AM

Written by: Kirsty Kane
Filed under: Music News: black hole recordings, bt

What do we know about BT? As one of America’s most-admired electronic music composers, Brian Transeau aka BT, has a penchant for studio wizardry, euphoric club rushes, and soaring vocals, as can be heard on his sixth album ‘These Hopeful Machines’ (released last week).

With radio-friendly guitar anthems and uplifting progressive house instrumentals, BT’s new album sounds like particularly optimistic pop, something that will appeal to both club kids and general pop fans.

Dance producers tend to ignore the musically grey area in between club music and pop, but clearly it’s a technique that’s paying off for BT - ‘These Hopeful Machines’ debuted at No.1 in the electronic categories of Amazon and iTunes upon its release, and he garnered praise from USA Today no less, who said “...even techno-phobes will be seduced by (BT’s) forward-thinking musicality.”

But what don’t we know about BT? We decided to sit down with the producer to ask him a series of personal questions that hopefully reveal more of the man behind the machines and the music.

Brian Transeau answers the Proust questionnaire

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A bag of potentiometers, wifi on a plane, and cute feet.

What is your greatest fear?

Peaches.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

My endless ability to square-peg, round-hole anything, yet somehow I always make the square peg fit into the round hole.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

There is not something that I universally dislike in people.

Which living person do you most admire?

Nelson Mandela.

What is your greatest extravagance?

My United Global Services membership.

What is your current state of mind?

Isn’t everyone constantly vomiting their current state of mind? Check my Twitter.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

A banging culo and a high MENSA score.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Respecting my personal space.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

Loquacious, horrific, pontificate, fucking retarded.

When and where are you happiest?

Anywhere where a whiteboard and recursive mathematics are in full effect.

Who are your favourite producers?

Butch Vig and Rick Rubin.

Who is your favourite fictional hero?

Nick Carraway.

Who are your heroes in real life?

Martin Gore, Peter Hook, Nikola Tesla, and Arvo Pärt.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Continued existence.

Where would you like to live?

Costa Rica and Holland.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Not being able to create music.

What do you most value in your friends?

Their consistency.

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What do we know about BT? As one of America's most-admired electronic music composers, Brian Transeau aka BT, has a penchant for studio wizardry, euphoric club rushes, and soaring vocals, as can be heard on his sixth album 'These Hopeful Machines' (released last week).

With radio-friendly guitar anthems and uplifting progressive house instrumentals, BT's new album sounds like particularly optimistic pop, something that will appeal to both club kids and general pop fans.

Dance producers tend to ignore the musically grey area in between club music and pop, but clearly it's a technique that's paying off for BT - 'These Hopeful Machines' debuted at No.1 in the electronic categories of Amazon and iTunes upon its release, and he garnered praise from USA Today no less, who said "...even techno-phobes will be seduced by (BT's) forward-thinking musicality."

But what don't we know about BT? We decided to sit down with the producer to ask him a series of personal questions that hopefully reveal more of the man behind the machines and the music.What do we know about BT? As one of America's most-admired electronic music composers, Brian Transeau aka BT, has a penchant for studio wizardry, euphoric club rushes, and soaring vocals, as can be heard on his sixth album 'These Hopeful Machines' (released last week).

With radio-friendly guitar anthems and uplifting progressive house instrumentals, BT's new album sounds like particularly optimistic pop, something that will appeal to both club kids and general pop fans.

Dance producers tend to ignore the musically grey area in between club music and pop, but clearly it's a technique that's paying off for BT - 'These Hopeful Machines' debuted at No.1 in the electronic categories of Amazon and iTunes upon its release, and he garnered praise from USA Today no less, who said "...even techno-phobes will be seduced by (BT's) forward-thinking musicality."

But what don't we know about BT? We decided to sit down with the producer to ask him a series of personal questions that hopefully reveal more of the man behind the machines and the music.
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