# These Humble Machines
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{{Infobox album
| name = These Humble Machines
| type = compilation
| artist = [BT](/source/BT_(musician))
| cover = Thesehumble.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 26, 2011
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [Trance](/source/Trance_music), [electronica](/source/electronica), [glitch](/source/glitch_(music)), [breakbeat](/source/breakbeat)
| length = 57:49
| label = [Nettwerk](/source/Nettwerk)
405 Recordings
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| producer = [BT](/source/BT_(musician))
| prev_title = [These Hopeful Machines](/source/These_Hopeful_Machines)
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [These Re-Imagined Machines](/source/These_Re-Imagined_Machines)
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = These Humble Machines
| type = studio
| single1 = Always
| single1date = April 25, 2011
| single2 = A Million Stars
| single2date = July 19, 2011
}}
}}
'''''These Humble Machines''''' is a [compilation album](/source/compilation_album) by American [electronic musician](/source/electronic_musician) [BT](/source/Brian_Transeau), composed of edited versions of songs from his album ''[These Hopeful Machines](/source/These_Hopeful_Machines)''. Released on April 26, 2011,[{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/BT-These-Humble-Machines/release/2843849 |title=BT - These Humble Machines (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2011-04-28 |accessdate=2012-07-23}}] the album was released with the intention of making it more accessible for newer listeners while still displaying the same technical prowess found in its predecessor.[{{cite web |url=http://nettskinny.com/story/20110323/bt-releases-two-new-versions-his-grammy-nominated-these-hopeful-machines |title=BT Releases Two New Versions Of His Grammy-Nominated ''These Hopeful Machines'' |publisher=[Nettwerk](/source/Nettwerk) |accessdate=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817051654/http://nettskinny.com/story/20110323/bt-releases-two-new-versions-his-grammy-nominated-these-hopeful-machines |archivedate=17 August 2011 }}] The album features some radio edits ("Suddenly", "Always") while also using splice editing and fade-outs to edit down songs ("The Emergency", "Every Other Way", "Le nocturne de lumière").
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| total_length = 59:39
| title1 = [Suddenly](/source/Suddenly_(BT_song))
| writer1 = [BT](/source/BT_(musician)), [Christian Burns](/source/Christian_Burns)
| length1 = 4:28
| title2 = The Emergency
| writer2 = BT, Christian Burns, [Andrew Bayer](/source/Andrew_Bayer)
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = [Every Other Way](/source/Every_Other_Way)
| writer3 = BT, [JES](/source/Jes_Brieden)
| length3 = 4:03
| title4 = The Light in Things
| writer4 = BT, JES
| length4 = 5:47
| title5 = [The Rose of Jericho](/source/The_Rose_of_Jericho)
| writer5 = BT
| length5 = 4:06
| title6 = Forget Me
| writer6 = BT, Christian Burns
| length6 = 5:10
| title7 = A Million Stars
| writer7 = BT, [Kirsty Hawkshaw](/source/Kirsty_Hawkshaw), [Ulrich Schnauss](/source/Ulrich_Schnauss)
| length7 = 6:38
| title8 = Love Can Kill You
| writer8 = BT
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = Always
| writer9 = BT, [Rob Dickinson](/source/Rob_Dickinson)
| length9 = 4:29
| title10 = Le Nocturne de Lumière
| writer10 = BT
| length10 = 4:42
| title11 = The Unbreakable
| writer11 = BT, Rob Dickinson
| length11 = 6:51
| title12 = [The Ghost in You](/source/The_Ghost_in_You)
| writer12 = [The Psychedelic Furs](/source/The_Psychedelic_Furs)
| length12 = 4:51
}}
==Personnel==
* Track 1: Vocals by [BT](/source/BT_(musician)) and [Christian Burns](/source/Christian_Burns)
* Track 2: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns.
* Track 3: Vocals by [JES](/source/Jes_Brieden). Background vocals by BT and Christian Burns.
* Track 4: Vocals by [JES](/source/Jes_Brieden).
* Track 6: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns.
* Track 7: Vocals by [Kirsty Hawkshaw](/source/Kirsty_Hawkshaw). Background vocals by BT.
* Track 8: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns.
* Track 9, 11: Vocals by [Rob Dickinson](/source/Rob_Dickinson).
* Track 12: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Amelia June.