Red River Cargo

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04. Stalker
05. Red River Cargo
List of Unsound Methods songs
06. Control Freak
Red River Cargo
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Song Red River Cargo
By Recoil
Songwriter Alan Wilder
Thomas A. Dorsey
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 *

"Red River Cargo" is a song from the 1997 album Unsound Methods by Recoil.

Lyrics


Red River Cargo

Lead me on through the night

Take my hand, precious Lord

And lead me home


Take my hand, precious Lord

Lead me on through the night

Take my hand, precious Lord

And lead me home


Songwriter: Alan Wilder/Thomas A. Dorsey
Publishing Information: ℗ 1997 Reprise Records

Dates where Red River Cargo was played

Red River Cargo has never been played live.

Composition

Sample sources

"Red River Cargo"
Recoil
1997

Sample sources
Sample Source Status Notes Audio
Synth, ambient elements Trevor Jones - Mississippi Burning (Original Soundtrack Recording) - "Murder In Mississippi (Part 1)" - 1989
Confirmed
A series of audio samples derived from "Murder In Mississippi (Part 1)" as featured on the 1989 Mississippi Burning film soundtrack are utilised throughout the intro of "Red River Cargo".
Drum, ambient elements Peter Gabriel - Passion - "Zaar" - 1989
Confirmed
A manipulated section of audio derived from "Zaar" by Peter Gabriel for the 1989 film The Last Temptation of Christ is utilised prominently in the intro of "Red River Cargo".
Synth, drum elements Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like a Job For... - "Rest In Peace" - 1993
Confirmed
A drum loop derived from "Rest In Peace" by Big Daddy Kane is utilised throughout "Red River Cargo".

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Drum elements Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like a Job For... - "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" - 1993
Confirmed
A drum loop derived from "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" by Big Daddy Kane is utilised throughout "Red River Cargo".

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Orchestral elements Richard Strauss - Jessye Norman, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur - Vier Letzte Lieder / Four Last Songs - Vier Letzte Lieder: IV. Im Abendrot - 1983[footnotes 1]
Confirmed
A series of manipulated orchestral string samples derived from a 1983 performance of "Im Abendrot" by the late Jessye Norman with accompaniment by Kurt Masur and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Written by Richard Strauss to the words of the poem "Im Abendrot" (At Sunset) by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, the piece was published posthumously alongside "Frühling" (Spring), "September", and "Beim Schlafengehen" (When Falling Asleep) as the Four Last Songs by the composer's friend Ernst Roth in 1950.

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Choir elements Samuel Barber, Trinity College Choir, Cambridge, Richard Marlow - Agnus Dei - 1994
Confirmed
A series of manipulated choir samples derived from a 1994 performance of Agnus Dei by the Trinity College Choir, Cambridge with the late Richard Marlow.

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Woodwind elements Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel - "The Rhythm Of The Heat" - 1982
Confirmed
A woodwind rhythm derived from "The Rhythm Of The Heat" by Peter Gabriel is utilised mid-way through "Red River Cargo".

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Synthesizer elements Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W Bank A, Voice #27: "AnalogPad"
Confirmed
An ambient pad utilised throughout "Red River Cargo" is performed using Korg 01/W Bank A Voice #27 "AnalogPad".
Drum, 808 bass drum elements AMG - HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples - Track 16 - "808 BD - Long" - 1991
Confirmed
A manipulated 808 bass drum derived from AMG's 1991 sample CD HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples is utilised mid-way through "Red River Cargo".

Notes

  1. Along with Koko Taylor's "Up In Flames", this recording of Vier Letzte Lieder: IV. Im Abendrot was featured on the soundtrack to David Lynch's 1990 film Wild at Heart. It can be assumed that the samples taken by Wilder from these works were both derived from the Wild at Heart film soundtrack.

References