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{{Song infobox | |||
|title=Last Breath | |||
|screen=hd | |||
|screenshot=AlbumUnsoundMethods.jpg | |||
|artist=[[Recoil]] | |||
|album=[[Violator]] | |||
|songwriter=[[Alan Wilder]]<br>Ernest Gold<br>Pat Boone | |||
|producer=[[Alan Wilder]] | |||
|studio=The Thin Line (Sussex) | |||
|mixingby=[[Alan Wilder]] | |||
|masteredby=Ian Cooper | |||
|engineeringby=Steve Lyon | |||
|mixingassistance=Paul Stevens<br>Simon Shazell | |||
|studioassistance=Hepzibah Sessa | |||
|sleevedesignby=House | |||
|publishedby=Mute Song<br>Not Normal Music<br>Zoetrope Music Company<br>Carlin Music Corp.<br>Chappell, Inc.<br>Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. | |||
|label=[[Mute Records]] | |||
|recordingdate=September 1996 - June 1997 | |||
|releasedate=27 October 1997 | |||
|colorscheme=Unsound | |||
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{{S|Last Breath}} is a song from the 1997 album ''[[Unsound Methods]]'' by [[Recoil]]. | |||
{{Template:Lyrics|Last Breath| | |||
There's a song that tells you | |||
About the sounds you hear in the night | |||
The animals crying because they're hungry | |||
And the child crying at night | |||
Because he's hungry and lonely | |||
So take my hand | |||
And walk this land with me | |||
And walk this lovely land with me | |||
|Alan Wilder/Ernest Gold/Pat Boone|℗ 1997 Reprise Records}} | |||
{{Template:Unplayed}} | {{Template:Unplayed}} | ||
== Composition == | |||
=== Sample sources === | |||
{{#lst:List of Recoil sample sources by album/Unsound Methods|AW-SS-LastBreath}} | |||
[[Category:Song]] | [[Category:Song]] | ||
[[Category:Recoil songs]] | [[Category:Recoil songs]] | ||
[[Category:Unsound Methods songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs produced by Alan Wilder]] | [[Category:Songs produced by Alan Wilder]] | ||
[[Category:Never played live]] | [[Category:Never played live]] | ||
== Notes == | |||
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== References == | |||
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<metadesc>"Last Breath" is a song from the 1997 album Unsound Methods by Alan Wilder of Recoil.</metadesc><nowiki/> | |||
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08. Last Breath List of Unsound Methods songs |
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Last Breath
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| Song | Last Breath |
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| By | Recoil |
| Songwriter | Alan Wilder Ernest Gold Pat Boone |
| Produced by | Alan Wilder |
| Recorded at | The Thin Line (Sussex) |
| Mixed by | Alan Wilder |
| Mixing assistance | Paul Stevens Simon Shazell |
| Mastered by | Ian Cooper |
| Studio assistance | Hepzibah Sessa |
| Published by | Mute Song Not Normal Music Zoetrope Music Company Carlin Music Corp. Chappell, Inc. Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. |
| Recorded | September 1996 - June 1997 |
| Originally released | 27 October 1997 |
| Live performances as Recoil | 0 times * |
| Total live performances | 0 times * |
"Last Breath" is a song from the 1997 album Unsound Methods by Recoil.
Lyrics
Last Breath
There's a song that tells you
About the sounds you hear in the night
The animals crying because they're hungry
And the child crying at night
Because he's hungry and lonely
So take my hand
And walk this land with me
And walk this lovely land with me
Songwriter: Alan Wilder/Ernest Gold/Pat Boone
Publishing Information: ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Dates where Last Breath was played
Last Breath has never been played live.
Composition
Sample sources
| "Last Breath" - Recoil 1997 |
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| E-bow guitar | A series of e-bow guitar parts originally recorded for use during the middle eight and outro sections of "Walking In My Shoes" are re-used for the outro of "Last Breath". |
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| Sample sources | |||||
| Sample | Source | Status | Notes | Audio | |
| Vocal elements | Jimmy Scott, Ernest Gold, Charles E. Boone - The Source - "Exodus" - 1969 |
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A series of manipulated vocal samples derived from American jazz musician Jimmy Scott's 1969 recording of "Exodus" by Ernest Gold are selectively utilised as a layer to accentuate Recoil collaborator Hildia Campbell's lead vocal throughout "Last Breath".[1] | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Synthesizer, electric piano elements | David Bowie - Low - "Subterraneans" - 1977 |
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A sample derived from David Bowie's 1977 "Subterraneans" is utilised throughout "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Piano, orchestral elements | Paul Robeson - The Voice Of The Mississippi (20 Great Songs) - "Take Me Away from the River" - 1996 (originally recorded 1933) |
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A piano and orchestral strings sample derived from the opening moments of Paul Robeson's 1933 "Take Me Away from the River" is utilised sporadically throughout "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Orchestral elements | Paul Robeson - The Voice Of The Mississippi (20 Great Songs) - "Mighty Lak' A Rose" - 1996 (originally released 1929) |
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An orchestral sample derived from the opening moments of Paul Robeson's 1929 "Mighty Lak' A Rose" is utilised mid-way through "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Orchestral elements | Paul Robeson - The Voice Of The Mississippi (20 Great Songs) - "Just Keepin' On" - 1996 (originally released 1929) |
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An orchestral sample derived from the opening moments of Paul Robeson's 1929 "Just Keepin' On" is utilised sporadically throughout "Last Breath". | ||
| Orchestral elements | Gustav Mahler, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta - Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor - 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) - 1977 |
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A section of orchestral strings derived from a 1977 performance of the fourth movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor is utilised throughout "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Woodwind elements | Ry Cooder - Music by Ry Cooder - "Goyakla Is Coming" - 1995 |
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A reversed woodwind phrase sampled from "Goyakla Is Coming" as featured on the 1995 film soundtrack compilation album Music by Ry Cooder is utilised for atmospheric effect in "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Woodwind elements | Ry Cooder - Music by Ry Cooder - "Theme from Southern Comfort" - 1995 |
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An exotic woodwind phrase sampled from "Theme from Southern Comfort" as featured on the 1995 film soundtrack compilation album Music by Ry Cooder is utilised for atmospheric effect throughout "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Woodwind elements | Ry Cooder - Music by Ry Cooder - "Swamp Walk" - 1995 |
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A manipulated exotic woodwind phrase sampled from "Swamp Walk" as featured on the 1995 film soundtrack compilation album Music by Ry Cooder is utilised in the intro section of "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Guitar, ambient elements | Ry Cooder - Music by Ry Cooder - "Cruising with Rafe" - 1995 |
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A manipulated section of audio featuring ambient guitar and atmospherics sampled from "Cruising with Rafe" as featured on the 1995 film soundtrack compilation album Music by Ry Cooder is utilised in the intro section of "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Guitar elements | Ry Cooder - Music by Ry Cooder - "Feelin' Bad Blues" - 1995 |
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A guitar lick sampled from "Feelin' Bad Blues" as featured on the 1995 film soundtrack compilation album Music by Ry Cooder is utilised in "Last Breath". A separate sample derived from "Feelin' Bad Blues" would later be utilised for a guitar element heard throughout Recoil's "Jezebel". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Woodwind elements | Ry Cooder - Music by Ry Cooder - "Goose and Lucky" - 1995 |
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An exotic woodwind phrase sampled from "Goose and Lucky" as featured on the 1995 film soundtrack compilation album Music by Ry Cooder is utilised in the outro of "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Drum elements | Beastie Boys - "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" - 1989 |
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A drum loop sampled from "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" by the Beastie Boys is utilised throughout "Last Breath". The drum loop derived from "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun", itself a sample, was originally recorded by The Incredible Bongo Band for the 1973 track "Last Bongo In Belgium". | ||
| Drum, scratch elements | Beastie Boys - "3-Minute Rule" - 25 July 1989 |
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A scratch sound derived from "3-Minute Rule" by the Beastie Boys is utilised mid-way through "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Drums, guitar, bass guitar elements | Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire - "Revolver" - 16 April 1996 |
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A manipulated, partly-reversed sample of audio derived from "Revolver" by Rage Against The Machine is utilised throughout the outro section of "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Guitar elements | Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire - "Without a Face" - 16 April 1996 |
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A manipulated, looped sample of audio derived from "Without a Face" by Rage Against The Machine is utilised throughout the outro section of "Last Breath". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Drum elements | Portishead - Numb - "Numbed In Moscow" - 6 June 1994 |
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A manipulated drum loop audible throughout "Last Breath" is derived from "Numbed In Moscow" as featured on the 1994 Portishead single Numb. | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Ambient elements, whale sound effects | AMG - HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples - Track 64 - "Whale 3", "Whale 2", "Whale 5" - 1991 |
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A series of edited whale vocalization sound effects utilised throughout "Last Breath" are derived from AMG's 1991 sample CD HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples. The whale sound effects derived from HITCD08 originally appeared on "Solo Whale", a track featured on bio-acoustician Roger Payne's 1970 environmental album Songs of the Humpback Whale. | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Synthesizer elements | Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W Bank A, Voice #27: "AnalogPad" |
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An ambient pad utilised throughout "Last Breath" is performed using Korg 01/W Bank A Voice #27 "AnalogPad". |
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Notes
References
- ↑ www.recoil.co.uk - "Q+A / RECOIL / UNSOUND METHODS" - Alan Wilder: The words for ‘Red River Cargo’ are taken from an old gospel song called ‘Take My Hand Precious Lord’ and ‘Last Breath’ uses part of a song called ‘Exodus’.
