subHuman

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subHuman
subHuman cover
Studio album by Recoil
Released July 9, 2007
Recorded Autumn 2005 - Early 2007
Label Mute
Producer Alan Wilder
Professional reviews
Recoil chronology
Liquid
(2000)		 subHuman
(2007)
Singles from SubHuman
  1. "Prey"
    Released: June 25, 2007 (2007-06-25)
  2. "Killing Ground"
    Released: October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)

subHuman is the fifth album released by Recoil. Alan Wilder stated in a September 2006 (2006-09) YouTube greeting that there would be a new album coming in spring or early summer 2007.[1] On April 23, 2007, he released information regarding the album via MySpace and his official website, Shunt. subHuman was released on July 9, 2007 in the UK (August 14, 2007 in the USA). It has been released on various formats including standard CD, gatefold vinyl and a special CD/DVD edition which includes Stereo, 5.1 Surround and exclusive "ambient" mixes. The DVD disc is set to include all the music videos to date. The album is also released on a 2 LP gatefold vinyl.

Working with Wilder on this album is New Orleans native bluesman Joe Richardson, who contributes vocals, guitar, and harmonica. Also working on subHuman is his wife and assistant, Hepzibah Sessa, and Paul Kendall, who worked on 2000's Liquid and mixes from 1997's Unsound Methods. Also contributing is English singer Carla Trevaskis, who has worked with Fred de Faye (Eurythmics), Cliff Hewitt (Apollo 440) and Dave McDonald (Portishead).[2]

The track "99 to Life" refers to the term used to describe the maximum jail sentence handed out, short of the death penalty[3]. This is based on a real story according to Richardson in an interview with the industrial music magazine Side-Line[4].

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD: Mute / CD STUMM 279 (UK)

  1. "Prey" (8:21)
  2. "Allelujah" (9:26)
  3. "5000 Years" (6:37)
  4. "The Killing Ground" (9:55)
  5. "Intruders" (11:36)
  6. "99 to Life" (8:10)
  7. "Backslider" (7:09)

[edit] CD: Mute / LCD STUMM 279 (UK)

  • includes CD album as above plus a DVD featuring:
  • High-quality 24-bit and 48kHz recording of subHuman
  • 5.1 DTS and AC3 Surround Sound versions of subHuman
  • Exclusive ambient re-working (Reduction mix) of subHuman also in high quality
  • Music promo videos:
  1. "Faith Healer"
  2. "Drifting"
  3. "Stalker"
  4. "Strange Hours"
  5. "Jezebel"
  6. "Shunt" (hidden video)
  7. "Electro Blues For Bukka White (2000 Mix)" (hidden video)

[edit] Trivia

  • The bonus clips on the DVD can only be accessed by watching the "Jezebel" video to the end.
  • While the last video is called "Electro Blues For Bukka White", the music is in fact the 2000 mix.
  • On "Backslider", Recoil uses a vocal sample from Siobhan Lynch's performance of one of its previous songs "Drifting" from Unsound Methods, as well as some sound effects from the "Poison Dub" remix from that song.
  • Alan Wilder used samples of Depeche Mode songs such as: "In your Room" / "Higher Love" (Allelujah), "Condemnation" ("5000 years" and "Black day" (Backslider). [This was credited in the last Recoil Listening Party on june the 2nd]-

[edit] Singles

[edit] "Prey"

25th June 2007

[edit] 7": Mute / MUTE 372 (UK)

  1. "Prey" – Single Version Edit (5:56)
  2. "Prey" – Reduction Edit

[edit] Download: Mute / iMUTE 372 (UK)

  1. "Prey" – Single Version Edit (5:56)

[edit] Download: Mute / LiMute 372 (UK)

  1. "Prey" [Single Version] (5:56)
  2. "Prey" [Radio Edit] (3:56)
  3. "Prey" [Reduction] (6:11)
  4. "Prey" (8:03)

[edit] "The Killing Ground"

1st October 2007

[edit] Free download

[edit] "Prey/Allelujah"

25th February 2008

[edit] Limited edition enhanced CD single: Mute / MUTE 372 (UK)

  1. "Prey" – [Radio Edit]
  2. "Prey" - [Album Version]
  3. "Allelujah" [Reduction]
  4. "Allelujah" [Film video]

[edit] Credits and personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Youtube - Recoil - new album in 2007
  2. ^ Shunt, Recoil's official page
  3. ^ Recoil (Alan Wilder, ex-Depeche Mode) song based on real tragedy
  4. ^ Recoil / Alan Wilder - "The Recoil trademark"
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