| subHuman | ||||
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| Released | 9 July 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 2005 – early 2007 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 61:14 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Alan Wilder | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Release Magazine |   [2] |
| Soundsect |  [3] |
SubHuman (stylized as subHuman) is the sixth studio album by Recoil. Alan Wilder stated in a September 2006 YouTube greeting that there would be a new album coming in spring or early summer 2007.[4] On 23 April 2007, he released information regarding the album via Myspace and his official website, Shunt. "subHuman" was released on July 9, 2007, in Europe and August 14, 2007, in the US. It was made available in several formats, including standard CD, gatefold vinyl, and a special CD/DVD edition. The CD/DVD edition featured stereo, 5.1 surround, and exclusive "ambient" mixes. Additionally, the DVD included all music videos that were produced at the time of the album's release.
Working with Wilder on this album was New Orleans native bluesman Joe Richardson, who contributed vocals, guitar, and harmonica. Also working on subHuman was his wife and assistant, Hepzibah Sessa, and Paul Kendall, who worked on the album Liquid (2000) and mixes from the 1997 Unsound Methods album. Another contributor was English singer Carla Trevaskis, who has worked with Fred de Faye (Eurythmics), Cliff Hewitt (Apollo 440) and Dave McDonald (Portishead).[5]
The track "99 to Life" refers to the maximum jail sentence handed out, short of the death penalty.[6] This is based on a real story according to Richardson in an interview with the industrial music magazine Side-Line.[7]