Ima (/ˈiːmə/; stylized as 今 ima; Japanese for "now") is the debut studio album by American electronic musician BT, released on October 9, 1995, through Perfecto Records. The album is considered a major stepping stone in trance music, popularizing a more progressive approach.[1] The album includes the 1995 single "Embracing the Future", which reached number one on the UK Dance Chart, as well as "Loving You More" featuring Vincent Covello. Following its release, Ima appeared on the UK Albums Chart for four weeks, peaking at 45. In 1996, the album was released in the United States in a double disc format, with the US Dance number one single "Blue Skies" featuring Tori Amos.
Brian Transeau (BT) released his debut single, "Embracing the Future" in 1993 through MusicNow Records in the United States, where it failed to chart.[2] However, Welsh DJ Sasha performed the song in the United Kingdom where it saw success, and he paid for Transeau to relocate to the country.[1] Transeau brought an IBM Personal System/2 computer from the US, which the album was recorded on.[1]
CompositionEdit
Welsh DJ Sasha (pictured) provides a DJ mix on the album
In an interview with Musik Magazine, Transeau spoke about the composition of the album. He cited that "Nocturnal Transmission" and "Quark" were inspired by nature, after he was taken hiking by British DJ Guy Oldhams in Cumbria, North England.[1] On the topic of the album's composition, Transeau stated:
"When I came to the end of [composing "Nocturnal Transmission"], I suddenly got the idea for "Loving You More". All the chord sequences just pulled together. So, in a way, this track did the job of two"
The album's fourth track, "Sasha's Voyage of Ima", is a DJ mix by Sasha, comprising the three former tracks in addition to mixes of "Embracing the Future", "Loving You More" and "Deeper Sunshine". Explaining the inclusion of the mix on the album, Transeau stated that "I wanted some tracks to stand out for themselves, but I also wanted Sasha to show how he interprets songs. He makes every individual record more than just the sum of its parts".[3]
"Loving You More" was composed as a challenge for Transeau to create a vocal track; of which the vocals were provided by Vincent Covello. The final track, "Divinity", was composed after Transeau recorded himself overtone singing.[1]
ReleaseEdit
Ima was released on October 9, 1995, through Perfecto Records in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was released in 1996 in a double disc format, featuring the single "Blue Skies", featuring Tori Amos, as well as its remix, "Blue Skies (The Delphinium Days Mix)". "Blue Skies" was previously featured in edited form on the soundtrack for the TV showParty of Five. This version also includes several singles released prior to the album, as well as the B-sides to "Embracing the Sunshine" and "Nocturnal Transmission". A portion of "Nocturnal Transmission" is featured in the film The Fast and the Furious, for which BT also composed the score.
Track and version titles and durations listed below refer to actual contents. The releases come with some erroneous and/or incomplete details. All songs written and produced by Brian Transeau, except "Loving You More" written by Brian Transeau and Vincent Covello.
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Ima ˈ iː m e stylized as 今 ima Japanese for now is the debut studio album by American electronic musician BT released on October 9 1995 through Perfecto Records The album is considered a major stepping stone in trance music popularizing a more progressive approach 1 The album includes the 1995 single Embracing the Future which reached number one on the UK Dance Chart as well as Loving You More featuring Vincent Covello Following its release Ima appeared on the UK Albums Chart for four weeks peaking at 45 In 1996 the album was released in the United States in a double disc format with the US Dance number one single Blue Skies featuring Tori Amos ImaStudio album by BTReleasedOctober 9 1995GenreElectronica Progressive Trance Progressive House New AgeLength78 40LabelPerfectoKineticRepriseWarner Bros ProducerBrian TranseauBT chronologyIma 1995 ESCM 1997 Singles from Ima Embracing the Future Released 1993 Embracing the Sunshine Released 1994 Nocturnal Transmission Released 1994 Quark Released 1995 Divinity Released 1995 Tripping the Light Fantastic Released 1995 Loving You More Released September 4 1995 Blue Skies Released October 28 1996Alternative cover Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Release 4 Critical reception 5 Track listing 5 1 1996 US release 6 Personnel 7 Charts 8 ReferencesBackground EditBrian Transeau BT released his debut single Embracing the Future in 1993 through MusicNow Records in the United States where it failed to chart 2 However Welsh DJ Sasha performed the song in the United Kingdom where it saw success and he paid for Transeau to relocate to the country 1 Transeau brought an IBM Personal System 2 computer from the US which the album was recorded on 1 Composition Edit nbsp Welsh DJ Sasha pictured provides a DJ mix on the albumIn an interview with Musik Magazine Transeau spoke about the composition of the album He cited that Nocturnal Transmission and Quark were inspired by nature after he was taken hiking by British DJ Guy Oldhams in Cumbria North England 1 On the topic of the album s composition Transeau stated When I came to the end of composing Nocturnal Transmission I suddenly got the idea for Loving You More All the chord sequences just pulled together So in a way this track did the job of two The album s fourth track Sasha s Voyage of Ima is a DJ mix by Sasha comprising the three former tracks in addition to mixes of Embracing the Future Loving You More and Deeper Sunshine Explaining the inclusion of the mix on the album Transeau stated that I wanted some tracks to stand out for themselves but I also wanted Sasha to show how he interprets songs He makes every individual record more than just the sum of its parts 3 Loving You More was composed as a challenge for Transeau to create a vocal track of which the vocals were provided by Vincent Covello The final track Divinity was composed after Transeau recorded himself overtone singing 1 Release EditIma was released on October 9 1995 through Perfecto Records in the United Kingdom In the United States it was released in 1996 in a double disc format featuring the single Blue Skies featuring Tori Amos as well as its remix Blue Skies The Delphinium Days Mix Blue Skies was previously featured in edited form on the soundtrack for the TV show Party of Five This version also includes several singles released prior to the album as well as the B sides to Embracing the Sunshine and Nocturnal Transmission A portion of Nocturnal Transmission is featured in the film The Fast and the Furious for which BT also composed the score The cover art is a photograph of Christ of the Abyss a submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ in the Mediterranean Sea Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Alternative Press nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Muzik nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Sputnikmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Ima received positive reviews from critics Track listing EditTrack and version titles and durations listed below refer to actual contents The releases come with some erroneous and or incomplete details All songs written and produced by Brian Transeau except Loving You More written by Brian Transeau and Vincent Covello CD and digital downloadNo TitleLength1 Nocturnal Transmission 9 062 Quark 7 223 Tripping the Light Fantastic 6 304 Sasha s Voyage of Ima mixed by Sasha Embracing the Future Embracing the Sunshine Mix Quark Embracing The Sunshine Deeper Sunshine Mix Loving You More BT s Garden of Ima Dub featuring Vincent Covello Loving You More BT s Final Spiritual Journey featuring Vincent Covello Nocturnal Transmission Tripping the Light Fantastic 42 255 Divinity 10 57Total length 76 20 Double vinylNo TitleLength1 Divinity 10 572 Loving You More Radio Edit 4 293 Nocturnal Transmission 9 364 Embracing the Future 5 115 Quark 8 076 Deeper Sunshine 7 057 Tripping the Light Fantastic 7 158 Poseidon 9 28Total length 72 08 1996 US release Edit Disc oneNo TitleLength1 Nocturnal Transmission 8 372 Quark 6 283 Tripping the Light Fantastic 6 444 Embracing the Future Embracing the Sunshine Mix 5 165 Embracing The Sunshine Deeper Sunshine Mix 7 006 Loving You More BT s Garden of Ima Dub 9 317 Loving You More Oakenfold amp Osborne Radio Mix 3 298 Poseidon 8 589 Embracing the Sunshine Sasha s Remix 10 57Total length 67 00 Disc twoNo TitleLength1 Blue Skies featuring Tori Amos 5 042 Blue Skies The Delphinium Days Mix featuring Tori Amos 12 523 Sasha s Voyage of Ima 42 454 Divinity 10 58Total length 71 39Personnel EditTori Amos vocals on Blue Skies Arun Chakraverty mastering on Divinity Alexander Coe Sasha DJ mix Sasha s Voyage of Ima Vincent Covello vocals on Loving You More Richard Dekkard programming and editing on Sasha s Voyage of Ima uncredited Victor Imbres mix engineer on Loving You More Aiden Love engineering on Tripping the Light Fantastic Roger Lyons engineering on Quark Oakenfold amp Osborne remixing on Loving You More Oakenfold amp Osborne Radio Mix Brian Transeau BT all other vocals instruments and programming recording mixing songwriter arranger producerCharts EditChart 1995 PeakpositionUK Albums Official Charts Company 8 45References Edit a b c d e Palladev George 2017 BT Ima Story behind the amazing progressive trance album Medium Retrieved 4 January 2019 BT 1993 Embracing the Future vinyl record MusicNow Records Musik Magazine001 p 45 Raggett Ned BT Ima Songs Reviews Credits Allmusic Retrieved 4 January 2019 Alternative Press4 97 p 65 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help George Iestyn October 1995 Ima BT PDF Muzik No 5 p 77 Archived from the original PDF on 2 April 2022 WashboardSuds 2011 BT Ima album review Sputnikmusic Retrieved 4 January 2019 BT Chart history Official Charts Company Retrieved 10 August 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ima BT album amp oldid 1168443904, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
