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"This Binary Universe" is a 2006 studio album by American electronic music producer BT, born Brian Transeau. The album represents a distinct shift towards ambient and intelligent dance music (IDM), diverging from his earlier trance and progressive house releases. It is notable for BT's extensive use of stochastic processes and generative programming techniques to compose the music. The release initially shipped as a dual-disc, featuring a companion DVD with 5.1 surround sound mixes and animated short films for each track.
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Why does This Binary Universe sound so different from BT's trance albums?
BT largely set aside club-oriented progressive trance for ambient, glitch, orchestral, jazz, and breakbeat structures. The 2006 album is entirely instrumental and contains seven long-form compositions rather than conventional dance singles.
What was included on the This Binary Universe DVD?
The DVD contained the complete album in DTS 5.1 surround sound and a short film corresponding to each of its seven tracks. Visual artist Scott Pagano created several of the computer-generated films.
What is the meaning of the track title 1.618?
The number refers to the golden ratio, a mathematical proportion associated with geometry, design, and patterns in nature. That title fits an album preoccupied with computation, symmetry, generative processes, and the relationship between mathematics and emotion.
Who is Kaia in the track Good Morning Kaia?
Kaia is BT's daughter, to whom This Binary Universe is dedicated. The accompanying film for the closing track uses personal footage of BT and Kaia, making it the album's most explicitly autobiographical piece.
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