REVIEW: Recoil, Unsound Methods (Reprise)
- Krisjanis Gale
Ingredients present on Unsound Methods: Adam Wilder - former Depeche Mode producer; Douglas McCarthy - former Nitzer Ebb singer Maggie Estep - spoken word artist from New York Siobhan Lynch - independent songwriter and performer Hildia Campbell - gospel and blues singer for Depeche Mode's Songs of Faith and Devotion LP Loosely constructed riffs and musical framework
Cooking Instructions: Motivate collaboration between songwriter-lyricists and producer Tweak for months, infusing the entire work with dark, infectious Ambient dub grooves Mix Release to the public Servings: 9
Adam Wilder has stayed true to the original feel and purpose of Recoil, while also exploring far more provocative creative worlds then he did for Bloodline. Why is Unsound Methods radically different? No longer working with Depeche Mode, Adam has freed more time to allow Recoil to develop into far more than a side project - it has grown into a ferocious and righteous monster with a heart of darkness that clearly understands the most morbid aspects of the human condition, crushing the weak in spirit and uplifting the strong-willed and deserving heirs to the Future.
Who knows where this monster will roam next. It has already forged so many new paths...
