| The music that began to emerge seemed to be a far cry from his last Recoil offering but appeared to take up where 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion' had left off. Unlike the 'textural' vocal style of 'Bloodline', guest vocalists this time played a more up-front role than ever and featured Maggie Estep (a spoken-word artist from New York), Siobhan Lynch (who came to Recoil by way of a demo cassette), the reappearance of Douglas McCarthy and Hildia Cambell (who had worked with Alan as a backing vocalist on the 'Devotional' tour). The styles of each could not be more removed from one another helping to create a startlingly original and diverse collection.
Working in this unique way afforded Alan Wilder far greater freedom of expression allowing him unrestricted access to all his favourite musical areas. During the nine haunting and sultry tracks that comprise 'Unsound Methods' the listener is drawn into the shadowy world of a new Recoil for the 90's. |