Shunt
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Shunt
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| Song | Shunt |
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| 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 |
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| Vocal elements | A whispered vocal heard mid-way through "Shunt" was performed by Hepzibah Sessa.[1] |
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| Bass guitar, drum elements | Massive Attack - No Protection - "Moving Dub (Better Things)" - 1995 |
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A manipulated section of audio derived from the opening moments of "Moving Dub (Better Things)" by Massive Attack is utilised throughout "Shunt". | ||
| Synthesizer elements | Piquet - The Faulty Caress - "Caress" - 1996 |
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A section of resonant synth noise derived from "Caress" by Piquet is utilised throughout "Shunt". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Drum elements | Beastie Boys - Check Your Head - "Pow" - 21 April 1992 |
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A manipulated drum break audible 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, ambient elements | Laibach - Jesus Christ Superstars - "Dues Ex MacHina" - 1996 |
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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, scratch elements | Renegade Soundwave - The Next Chapter Of Dub - "Turntable Terror" - 1995 |
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A series of manipulated sections of audio derived from "Turntable Terror" by Renegade Soundwave are audible mid-way through "Shunt". | ||
| Ambient elements | Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W Bank A, Voice #58: "Soft Pad" |
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An ambient pad utilised throughout "Shunt" is derived from Korg 01/W Bank A Voice #58 "Soft Pad". | ||
| Ambient elements | Peter Gabriel - Birdy - "Slow Water" - 18 March 1985 |
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A section of audio derived from "Slow Water" by Peter Gabriel is likely utilised throughout "Shunt". |
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Dates where Shunt was played
Shunt has never been played live.
Notes
- ↑ Credit to Dr. Jackhammer for this discovery.
References
- ↑ 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.
