Strange Cargo III

Strange Cargo III
Studio album by
Released1993
GenreElectronica, world, downtempo, jazzstep, ambient, trip hop, hip hop, dub
Length63:43
LabelVirgin
ProducerWilliam Orbit
William Orbit chronology
Strange Cargo II
(1990)
Strange Cargo III
(1993)
Strange Cargo Hinterland
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Strange Cargo III is the fourth album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. It is the third in a series of similarly titled albums: Strange Cargo, Strange Cargo II and Strange Cargo Hinterland.

The album was performed, produced and mixed by William Orbit at Guerilla Studios, London. Mark Rutherford and Sugar J co-performed "Deus Ex Machina" with William Orbit, with Rutherford also co-writing the song. Rico Conning contributed flexible bleeps and roadhouse piano on "Time to get Wize", spiky piano and strings on "The Story of Light" and additional programming on "A Touch of the Night".[citation needed]

The album was featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r206734
  2. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.