subHuman

subHuman
Studio album by Recoil
Released July 9, 2007
Recorded Autumn 2005 - Early 2007
Label Mute
Producer Alan Wilder
Recoil chronology
Liquid
(2000)		 subHuman
(2007)		 Selected
(2010)
Singles from SubHuman
  1. "Prey"
    Released: June 25, 2007 (2007-06-25)
  2. "Killing Ground"
    Released: October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
CDNOW [2]
Release Magazine [3]
Soundsect [4]

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.[5] 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 Europe (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 included all the music videos made at the time of release.

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).[6]

The track "99 to Life" refers to the term used to describe the maximum jail sentence handed out, short of the death penalty.[7] This is based on a real story according to Richardson in an interview with the industrial music magazine Side-Line.[8]

Contents

Track listing

CD: Mute / CD STUMM 279 (United Kingdom)

No. Title Length
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

CD/DVD: Mute / LCD STUMM 279 (United Kingdom)

  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)

Trivia

Singles

"Prey"

25 June 2007

7": Mute / MUTE 372 (UK)

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

Download: Mute / iMUTE 372 (UK)

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

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)

Free download

8 December 2008

  1. "Prey" [Shotgun mix]

"The Killing Ground"

Free download

1rst October 2007

  1. "The Killing Ground" [The Slips RMX]

"Prey/Allelujah"

25 February 2008

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

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

Credits and personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ CDNOW review
  3. ^ Release Magazine review
  4. ^ Soundsect review
  5. ^ Youtube - Recoil - new album in 2007
  6. ^ Shunt, Recoil's official page
  7. ^ Recoil (Alan Wilder, ex-Depeche Mode) song based on real tragedy
  8. ^ Recoil / Alan Wilder - "The Recoil trademark"
  9. ^ This was credited in the last Recoil Listening Party on June 2.
Recoil
Studio albums
1 + 2 · Hydrology · Bloodline · Unsound Methods · Liquid · subHuman · Selected
Singles
"Faith Healer" · "Drifting" · "Stalker"/"Missing Piece" · "Strange Hours" · "Jezebel" · "Prey" · "The Killing Ground" · "Prey/Allelujah" · "Want – The Architect Mixes"
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