I GOT THE LATEST BT ALBUM, EMOTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, TODAY. The cover photo, which shows BT in a rather Elton-Johnish white suit, made me wonder if he was going to go in a discoish — or at least Deep Dish Collective-ish — direction. But no. Overall, the new CD sounds a lot like its predecessor album, Movement in Still Life, especially cuts like “Smart Bomb” or “Madskillz.” My favorite tracks (based on listening to it once in the car) are “Knowledge of Self” and “Superfabulous.” BT sings on quite a few of the tunes, including the Boss Hitbound Single “Somnambulist.” Sadly, Kirsty Hawkshaw doesn’t appear on this album.

The production is classic BT, as are the liner notes: “This track is constructed with Logic Audio synths, EXS24, and Absynth only, and features two swing templated variants of sample accurate, time-corrected loops.” One departure from earlier albums is that several songs have vocal harmonies reminscent of Jon Brion. (You can stream some samples at the links above).

It’s somewhat more pop than Movement, and I’ll have to listen to it a few more times, but I think it’s a winner. BT’s website, by the way, is here.