Shunt

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08. Last Breath
09. Shunt
List of Unsound Methods songs

 

Shunt
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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
Self-made samples
Sample Notes Audio
Whispered vocal A whispered vocal heard mid-way through "Shunt" was performed by Hepzibah Sessa.[1]

Sample sources
Sample Source Status Notes Audio
Gated synth Piquet - The Faulty Caress - "Caress" - 1996
Confirmed
A section of resonant synth noise derived from "Caress" by Piquet is utilised throughout "Shunt".

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Drum elements Beastie Boys - Check Your Head - "Pow" - 21 April 1992
Confirmed
A manipulated drum break heard throughout "Shunt" is derived from the 1992 Beastie Boys album track "Pow". Prior to Wilder's departure from Depeche Mode in 1995, excerpts from this drum break were used throughout "Judas" and "Mercy In You".[footnotes 1]
Guitar and tubular bell hit Laibach - "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".

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Bass guitar and drum elements Massive Attack - "Better Things" - 1994
Confirmed
A section of audio featuring bass guitar and percussion derived from the opening moments of "Better Things" by Massive Attack is utilised throughout "Shunt".

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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".
Ambient pad Peter Gabriel - Birdy - "Slow Water" - 18 March 1985
Likely
A section of audio derived from "Slow Water" by Peter Gabriel is likely utilised throughout "Shunt".

Dates where Shunt was played

Shunt has never been played live.

Notes

  1. Credit to Dr. Jackhammer for this discovery.

References

  1. www.recoil.co.uk - "Q+A / RECOIL / UNSOUND METHODS" - Alan Wilder: It’s actually Hep’s voice pitched down and it’s all about locomotives.