Recoil – bloodline
I have always been a fan of Depeche Mode since at 12yo i listened to their first album. When in 1992 I heard that Alan Wilder had finally made his first solo effort as Recoil I ran out the door and bought the CD.
Bloodline was the result and I liked it from that start. The dark almost sexual eletronic ambience he was able to produce was amazing and the mix bag of styles within made it so enjoyable to hear all the time.
“After officially splitting from Depeche Mode in 1995, longtime member Alan Wilder finally went ahead with his side project Recoil. Wilder started Recoil in 1985, but efforts were halfhearted due to his responsibilities with DM.[...] With Violator the smash hit it was, and Depeche Mode coming off a huge burst in popularity and attention, Alan Wilder‘s solo project was never in a better position to get wider notice for itself in turn. Bloodline didn’t produce an “Enjoy the Silence,” but in many ways, this was and remains Wilder‘s most distinct Recoil album: a sharp combination of his ear for arrangements and notable guest singer turns. Wilder‘s production skills became even more influential with time. Electro-clash was a decade off, but Nine Inch Nails‘ own breakthrough was just around the corner, and the combination of pulsing energy and cold, brutal punch was perfectly evident throughout Bloodline.”
> here i will post Electro Blue .. an amazing tune but nowhere to be found online….
