Liquid(Recoil album)

Liquid
Studio albumby Recoil
Released	March 21, 2000
Recorded	July 1998 to June 1999
Studio	The Thin Line, Sussex
Genre	Electronica
Length	60:04
Label	Mute- STUMM 173
Producer	Alan Wilder
Recoilchronology
Unsound Methods (1997) Liquid (2000) subHuman (2007)

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Liquidis the fifth studio album by the British musical projectRecoil,released byMute Recordson March 21, 2000. It was recorded atAlan Wilder's home studio, The Thin Line, inSussex,during sessions that lasted from July 1998 to June 1999. The album was produced by Alan Wilder, with production assistance and co-ordination byHepzibah Sessa,and additional production and sound design by PK.Liquidis Recoil's fifth album release.

Liquid's music continues in much the same vein as his previous album,Unsound Methods,but it considered to be a concept album revolving around a near-death experience in 1994. Wilder and his partner, Hepzibah Sessa, were driving in Scotland and aTornado Bomberhit a hillside in front of them, and two airmen were killed. The idea of the album, especially the bookending track "Black Box" (read by Reto Bühler), centered on what was going through the pilot's last moments of life.

Recoil again picked a diverse set guest vocalists - internationally acclaimed (and fellowMuteartist)Diamanda Galás,1940sgospelsingers theGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet,New Yorkspoken wordperformersNicole BlackmanandSamantha Coerbell,andCatalannarrator (and Recoil fan)Rosa Torras.Additional musicians utilized wereCurve'sDean Garcia(bass) andSteve Monti(drums),Ian Dury and the Blockheads'Merlin Rhys-Jones(guitar), andMiranda Sex Garden's Hepzibah Sessa (violin).

Of note is the track "Jezebel", which features the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet. There is some debate that it was inspired by theMobyalbumPlay(released a year prior toLiquid) and its use ofAlan Lomaxfield recordings. However, a similar track appears on Recoil's 1992Bloodlinealbum, "Electro Blues for Bukka White", dispelling this idea. Furthermore, Moby appeared on the Bloodline album.

Nine Inch Nailsplayed theLiquidalbum before taking the stage during their Fragility tour in 2000.

Track listing

All music written by Alan Wilder

1. "Black Box, Part 1" (Words: Alan Wilder)
2. "Want" (Words:Nicole Blackman)
3. "Jezebel" (Words: Traditional/Orlandus Wilson)
4. "Breath Control" (Words:Nicole Blackman)
5. "Last Call for Liquid Courage" (Words: Samantha Coerbell)
6. "Strange Hours" (Words: Diamanda Galás)
7. "Vertigen"(Words: Rosa M. Torras)
8. "Supreme" (Words: Coerbell)
9. "Chrome" (Words:Nicole Blackman)
10. "Black Box, Part 2" (Words: Alan Wilder)

Credits and personnel

• Alan Wilder – all music and production
• Paul Kendall– additional production and sound design
• Reto Bühler–narrationon "Black Box Part 1" and "Black Box Part 2"
• Nicole Blackman– lead vocals on "Want", "Breath Control", and "Chrome"
• Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet– lead vocals on "Jezebel"
• Samantha Coerbell – lead vocals on "Last Call for Liquid Courage", "Supreme" and "New York Nights"
• Diamanda Galás– lead vocals on "Strange Hours", additional vocals on "Jezebel" and "Vertigen"
• Rosa M. Torras– lead vocals on "Vertigen", background vocals on "Black Box" (Complete)
• Sonya Madan– lead vocals on "Don't Look Back"
• Dean Garcia– additionalbass&guitar
• Steven Monti–drumsources
• Merlin Rhys-Jones– guitar sources
• Hepzibah Sessa–violinandbacking vocals
• Lee Funnell– photography
• Michael Williams at Intro –art direction/design

Singles

"Strange Hours"

CD: Mute / CD MUTE 232 (UK)

1. "Strange Hours" (Radio Edit, by Wilder)
2. "Jezebel" (Filthy Dog Mix, by Wilder)
3. "New York Nights" (also credited as "Manhattan".Non-album track; Music: Wilder, Words: Samantha Coerbell)
4. "Don't Look Back" (Non-album track; Music: Wilder, Words:Sonya Madan)
5. "Strange Hours" (Video)
6. "Drifting" (Video, from the albumUnsound Methods)
7. "Stalker" (Video, fromUnsound Methods)
8. "Faith Healer" (Video, from the albumBloodline)

"Jezebel"

CD: Mute / CD MUTE 233 (UK)

1. "Jezebel" (Radio Edit)
2. "Jezebel" (The Slick Sixty vs. RJ remix)
3. "Electro Blues for Bukka White" (2000 Version; Music: Wilder, Words:Bukka White)
4. "Black Box" (Complete)
5. "Jezebel" (Video)