‘WANT’ – THE ARCHITECT MIXES
We have been inundated with enquiries about the Recoil track which appeared recently in the advertising campaign for the popular game ‘HITMAN : ABSOLUTION‘. The track in question is ‘Want’ – Architect Steppa remix. The game was released across North America, Europe and other PAL territories on November 20, 2012 for PlayStation®3 & Xbox 360®. The original version of ‘Want’ appeared on the Recoil albums ‘Liquid’ (2000) and ‘Selected’ (2010). Three remixed versions of the track, which features Nicole Blackman, were expertly put...
read moreRECOIL NEW FILM – ‘INHERITANCE’
A brand new film has been made to accompany Recoil’s ‘Inheritance’ (featuring Linton Kwesi Johnson & Paul Marshall). It was shot in Moscow and directed & edited by Recoil collaborator Dmitry Semenov who was responsible for so many memorable images from ‘A Strange Hour’. You can now view the complete film here, on Recoil’s Official Youtube channel. Says Alan: “I just sent the track to Dmitry, offering up a few of my own thoughts, but basically giving him a free reign to interpret the music and words in any way he saw fit. He sent me...
read moreRECOIL – ‘ASHIB’ Blu-ray
In conjunction with Umatik Entertainment, Shunt Production is accepting pre-orders for the Recoil concert film ‘A Strange Hour In Budapest’, to be released on Blu-ray. This is a full HD production with DTS-HD 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio soundtrack, mixed by Alan Wilder and Paul Kendall. Directed and edited by Attila Herkó, ‘A Strange Hour In Budapest’ will be delivered as a Blu-ray only format, presented in a deluxe DVD-sized 6 panel digi-pack with reinforced slipcase, containing a 170gm 16-page booklet packed...
read moreSPC ECO
Alan recently hooked up with one of his old cohorts – Dean Garcia (ex of Curve). Dean played bass and guitar on several tracks from Recoil’s ‘Liquid’ album and has recently contributed to one of Recoil’s submissions for the upcoming Talk Talk tribute album ‘Spirit Of Talk Talk’. Curve sadly disbanded but it doesn’t mean that Dean hasn’t been busy since then. Far from it. Amongst many, we were very excited to hear about his current project – SPC ECO – and wanted to give it a...
read moreRecoil remix for SONOIO
Alan Wilder completed his version of ‘Minutes’ (expansion mix) for the NON SONOIO remix album. SONOIO is the project of Alessandro Cortini – former member of Nine Inch Nails. The release also includes re-workings and remixes by Eric Avery, Telefon Tel Aviv, Drumcell, Daniel Myer, Mark Verbos, Gino Robair, Baseck, Except the Cat & Ian Curtis. NON is available in the following packages : —– 1. Free download album – mp3 format. 2. Hi-def digital upgrade (format of your choice: mp3, apple lossless, flac or...
read more‘FAN’ – Interview with Alan
Now available to view at YouTube, a brand new Polish film directed by Grzegorz Radziejewski has been released featuring interviews with Alan Wilder, Gareth Jones, Adrian Sherwood and many others. Shot in Lodz, Poland between August 2009 & November 2010, the film focuses on trying to explain the subculture surrounding Depeche Mode and its followers, how that came into being and what it all means. Alan recorded his interview for Grzegorz at the Andels hotel in April 2010 when Recoil visited Lodz to present ‘A Strange Hour’. Says...
read moreALAN WILDER – ‘COLLECTED +’
On November 1st 2011, Dentez Lab and Shunt released a limited edition, remastered DVD of Martin Vladar’s documentary film which accompanied the AW / DM historic equipment, vinyl and memorabilia auction. Thank you for all the feedback following our request for a response on this. As the original auction run proved so popular and to satisfy many who missed out, we have decided to produce this superior quality transfer of the film. Based on your comments, we are manufacturing a limited run of 1000 copies, with extra material available,...
read morePaul Kendall – ‘Angleterror’
Paul Kendall released a new album called ‘Angleterror’ in 2011, available as a digital download. Paul, as you all must know, has been working with Recoil for many years now and recently accompanied Alan on his ‘Selected Events’ tour presenting ‘A Strange Hour’ around the world. But this is a man of many talents, and you can view his new viral video right here (no doubt filmed and edited by Olivia Louvel) where he ‘kind of’ explains his latest project. The majority of the work was created between...
read moreDepeche Mode – AW Remix
Don’t forget to check out Alan’s mix of ‘In Chains’ on the Depeche Mode remix album, ‘Remixes 81-11’ due for released in 2011. Says Alan : “I have to say it was a tempting proposition to try and remix something for Depeche Mode after all these years, and I appreciated the gesture of being asked. It was requested that I choose something post-‘Songs of Faith & Devotion’ which proved an interesting experience, trying to choose a track from their more recent material, and a particular challenge since I had very little time to do...
read moreDEPECHE MODE DVD RELEASE -‘101’
On November 10th 2003, Alan’s former band Depeche Mode released the film ‘101’ for the first time ever on DVD coupled with their classic concert ‘Live At The Rose Bowl – June 18th 1988′ . Directed by D A Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus and David Dawkins, the DVD package features over 3 hours of footage and includes recent interviews with some band members, Daniel Miller and some of the fans. 1988 was a pivotal year for Depeche Mode. It was during their “Music For the Masses’ world tour that the band...
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