_ (no official pronunciation)[1] is the tenth studio album by Americanelectronica musicianBT.[2] It was released digitally on October 14, 2016, and the physicalUSB release was shipped on December 2, 2016. This included more than two hours of music with4K-resolution videos shot bydrone for the album.[3]
The album was intended to be untitled. However, due to the restrictions of digital download services, which forbade blank titles, BT chose to use for anunderscore as the album's name. He admitted that this title resulted in complaints from fans about difficulties in finding the album on popular services due to the inability of most search engines to handle the character.[4][5]
On December 14, 2015, BT disclosed news toDJ Mag about a new album to come by early 2016. Similar toThis Binary Universe, BT explains that "the entire record is recorded in a way [I have] never recorded anything before," and that the record has a "modular, ambient aesthetic". Track names that were mentioned in the article include "Chromatophore", "Ω", "Indivism" and "582"[6] (the names of "Indivism" and "582" were changed to "Indivisim" and "Five Hundred and Eighty Two" in the final release). On August 1, 2016, BT spoke toMix about the album, which was recently completed. The album is intended to be named by the listeners. Additional track names that were mentioned in the article include "Artifacture", "Five Hundred and Eighty Two", and "Found in Translation". On October 10, 2016, BT announced onFacebook that the parts of the album ("Artifacture", "Indivism", and "Ω") would be released in "movements"[7] on October 14, 2016.[3]
^"[T]here is no right or wrong way to articulate the title of_. It's open to interpretation, yours to reference, entirely as you will"Black Hole RecordingsFleming, Justin (2016)."BT--"_" Full Review".Medium. RetrievedJuly 17, 2018.
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