RecoilUnsound Methods

Label:

Mute – LStumm159

Format:

Vinyl , LP , Green Transparent
Vinyl , LP , Clear
All Media , Album, Limited Edition, Reissue

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Trip Hop

Tracklist

A1 Incubus
Backing VocalsHildia Cambell*
Lead VocalsDouglas McCarthy
Words ByF. Coppolla*
7:00
A2 Drifting
Lead VocalsSiobhan Lynch
Voice [Talking]Hepzibah Sessa
Words ByS. Lynch*
6:32
B1 Luscious Apparatus
Lead VocalsMaggie Estep
Words ByM. Estep*
5:56
B2 Stalker
CelloOliver Kraus
Lead VocalsDouglas McCarthy
Words ByD. McCarthy*
6:41
C1 Red River Cargo
VocalsHildia Cambell*
Words ByT. A. Dorsey*
8:09
C2 Control Freak
Backing VocalsSiobhan Lynch
CelloOliver Kraus
Lead VocalsMaggie Estep
Words ByM. Estep*
5:34
D1 Missing Piece
Backing VocalsAlan Wilder
Lead VocalsSiobhan Lynch
Violin [Solo]Hepzibah Sessa
Words ByS. Lynch*
5:25
D2 Last Breath
Lead VocalsHildia Cambell*
Voice [Talking]Hepzibah Sessa
Words ByP. Boone*
6:20
D3 Shunt
Backing VocalsHepzibah Sessa
Words ByA. Wilder*
6:43

Companies, etc.

  • Designed AtIntro (11)
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Mute Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Mute Records Ltd.
  • Distributed ByRTM (2)
  • Distributed ByDisc (3)
  • Recorded AtThe Thin Line
  • Mastered AtMetropolis Mastering
  • Published ByMute Song
  • Published ByNot Normal Music
  • Published ByEMI Music Publishing
  • Published ByZoetrope Music Company
  • Published ByChappell, Inc.
  • Published ByCarlin Music Corp.
  • Published ByWarner/Chappell Music Ltd.

Credits

  • Mastered ByIan Cooper
  • Mixed By [Assistant]Simon Shazell
  • Music ByA. Wilder*
  • Photography ByMerton Gauster
  • Producer [Additional], EngineerSteve Lyon
  • Producer [Assistance And Co-Ordination]Hepzibah Sessa
  • Producer, Written-ByAlan Wilder
  • SleeveHouse*

Notes

2022 Llmited edition double coloured vinyl reissue.

AB - transparent green
CD - clear

Includes voucher.

With hype sticker on front.

Runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5400863069872
  • Rights Society: MS
  • Label Code: LC05834
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): I1 BL46582-01 - A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): STUMM 159 BL56279-01 B1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): STUMM159 BL 56279-02 C1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): STUMM159 BL 56279-02 D1

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Unsound Methods (CD, Album) Mute CDStumm159, CDStumm 159 UK 1997
Unsound Methods (CD, Album) Mute 9 46820-2 US 1997
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Unsound Methods (2×LP, Album) Mute Stumm 159 UK 1997
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Unsound Methods (CD, Album) [PIAS] CDStumm 159, 391.0159.20 Belgium 1997
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Unsound Methods (CD, Album) Labels CDStumm159, 724384475024, 72438 447502 4 1997

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Reviews

  • RareVinylCD's avatar
    RareVinylCD
    Edited one year ago
    A great experience listening to this album on vinyl for the first time. It has more depth and details than the original compressed cd. I can hear something that I never been heard before eventhough I've been listening to this album for 25 years!
    • Griffwad83's avatar
      Griffwad83
      I have an interesting copy of this.... Ordered this with the other re issues (liquid/sub-human) and the 2nd Record has The "side D" centre label stamped on both sides!!!!. This a very rare misprint from Mute... Anyone else have copy? I wonder how many are out in the wild.

      Sounds decent, bit of Surface noise but the Vinyl looks great and i am happy to have a rare misprint in the collection:-)
      • word_on_a_wing_'s avatar
        having loads of trouble listening to Luscious Apparatus -- much skipping/choppy sequences of certain audio parts, which is unfortunate as this is my favourite off the album.
        • atdog's avatar
          atdog
          Did someone notice the error (?) in the beginning of D2 "Last breath"?? It started for 5 seconds and then starts again?!
          On the Selected CD it is not but this is a different version because it's only 5:24 instead of 6:21 but on this LP here it sounds strange like an error...
          • Marc_Replicas's avatar
            Marc_Replicas
            I’m a long-time fan of Recoil and a long time vinyl record collector. Musically, Recoil music is all I like to listen to on my hifi system : a wall of sounds with bass, medium, treble, weird atmosphere, perfectly recorded.
            So I was happy to buy a Recoil vinyl for the first time : Unsound Methods
            How can I explain what I think of this vinyl, what I felt during a first listen ?
            No surface noise, no big flaw, but I’m so disappointed by the way it sounds. It’s flat, flabby, no dynamics. All the richness of Recoil music is gone. It’s like listening to music with cotton in the ears.
            If you already know Recoil, keep on listening to your old CDs or digital files.
            If you want to discover the wonderful music of Alan Wilder, avoid this poor vinyl edition.
            • didier_mc's avatar
              didier_mc
              Edited 2 years ago
              Looking back 25 years now, it's fascinating to see how this album is a continuation of his production work on "Songs of Faith and Devotion".
              • future_proof's avatar
                future_proof
                Don’t have the OG to compare to, but…IMHO I think it sounds wonderful. A lot of texture and detail you can hear in Wilder’s production. It comes with two very nice custom inner sleeves. code included. Only negative is no gatefold :( I hate it when they house two records in one sleeve like that, but oh well. Album is incredible, with a remaster supervised and approved by Wilder himself
                • MrDayInTheUk's avatar
                  MrDayInTheUk
                  Edited 2 years ago
                  Initial impressions are ok BUT I’m getting tons of sibilance. Drifting sounds rough. Don’t think this is a keeper sadly.

                  Using Technics SL 1500c with an ortofan 2m red

                  Just finished playing all the way through. It’s going back. Missing Piece is unlistenable. This is the worst case of silibence I’ve ever heard on a record, and I’ve got over 500 of the things. I would not recommend this.

                  Months later …..

                  So, I’ve still got this. I’ll sell it when it goes OOP.
                  I just played it again to see whether or not the sibilance issues are still -uh - issues.
                  And sadly they are 😩. It’s only a problem on two tracks but it’s so aggressive it spoils the music. I don’t have sibilance issues with any of my other records - a little minor ssssss on some but nothing I can’t live with. This is terrible. And I said only on two tracks, but Drifting is playing at the moment, and every time Siobhan sings a word beginning with an S it’s accompanied with the sound of REALLY high frequency, acid sharp sssssssssssssssssss. Like an aggressive high frequency cutting right through the mix.
                  I don’t think I could even sell it really. Wouldn’t want to it onto some one else ☹️ so I guess it’s going in the bin.
                  • antonis.bita's avatar
                    antonis.bita
                    Can someone confirm if those three reissues come in a gatefold sleeve and how is the quality of the pressings?

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