Shunt

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Shunt
Song	Shunt
By	Recoil
Songwriter	Alan Wilder
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 *

"Shunt" is a song from the 1997 album Unsound Methods by Recoil.

Music video

The music video for "Shunt" was uploaded to the official Recoil YouTube channel on 7 November 2007.

Composition

Sample sources

"Shunt" - Recoil 1997	Sample overview
	Click to display/hide audio Note: Audio overviews feature confirmed sample listings that have been manipulated and sequenced to approximately match the frequency response of the stated song. Aside from volume and panning automation, all audio overviews are free of any post-processing and effects with the rare exception in cases where the inclusion of an effect is integral to communicating the use of a sound.
	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Vocal elements	A whispered vocal heard mid-way through "Shunt" was performed by Hepzibah Sessa.			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Bass guitar elements	Massive Attack - No Protection - "Moving Dub (Better Things)" - 1995	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from the opening moments of "Moving Dub (Better Things)" by Massive Attack is utilised throughout "Shunt".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Synthesizer elements	Piquet - The Faulty Caress - "Caress" - 1996	Confirmed	A section of resonant synth noise derived from "Caress" by Piquet is utilised throughout "Shunt".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Ambient elements	David Sylvian, Holger Czukay - Plight & Premonition - "Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts)" - 1988	Confirmed	A reversed, manipulated section of audio derived from "Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts)" by David Sylvian and Holger Czukay is utilised sporadically throughout "Shunt".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Beastie Boys - Check Your Head - "Pow" - 21 April 1992	Confirmed	A series of manipulated, processed sections of a drum break audible throughout "Shunt", previously utilised throughout Depeche Mode's "Judas" and "Mercy In You", are derived from "Pow" by the Beastie Boys.	✖
	Synthesizer elements	808 State - Gorgeous - "Southern Cross" - 1 February 1993	Confirmed	A manipulated, looping section of audio derived from "Southern Cross" by 808 State is utilised mid-way through "Shunt". Notably, following the identification of this sample source in January 2025, a CD copy of Gorgeous was among the items sold as part of the 18 August 2024 Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil) Personal Record and CD Collection sale, hosted at Beat The Clock Records in Brighton. This CD, sold online by Beat The Clock Records in the months following the event, was purchased by Depeche Mode Live Wiki in April 2025 and referenced throughout the process of reviewing the use of this sampled audio within "Shunt".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum, scratch elements	Renegade Soundwave - The Next Chapter Of Dub - "Turntable Terror" - 1995	Confirmed	A series of manipulated sections of audio derived from "Turntable Terror" by Renegade Soundwave are audible mid-way through "Shunt".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar, ambient elements	Laibach - Jesus Christ Superstars - "Dues Ex MacHina" - 1996	Confirmed	A sample featuring a guitar and tubular bell derived from the opening moments of "Dues Ex MacHina" by Laibach is utilised throughout "Shunt".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Juno Reactor - Transmissions - "The Heavens" - 1993	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "The Heavens" by Juno Reactor is audible throughout the outro section of "Shunt". Notably, following the identification of this sample source in January 2025, a CD copy of Transmissions was among the items sold as part of the 18 August 2024 Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil) Personal Record and CD Collection sale, hosted at Beat The Clock Records in Brighton. This CD, sold online by Beat The Clock Records in the months following the event, was purchased by Depeche Mode Live Wiki in April 2025 and referenced throughout the process of reviewing the use of this sampled audio within "Shunt".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Ambient elements	Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W Bank A, Voice #58: "Soft Pad"	Confirmed	An ambient pad utilised throughout "Shunt" is derived from Korg 01/W Bank A Voice #58 "Soft Pad".	✖

Dates where Shunt was played

Shunt has never been played live.