''SubHuman'' (stylized as ''subHuman'') is the sixth studio album by

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. Alan Wilder stated in a YouTube greeting that there would be a new album coming in spring or early summer 2007. On 23 April 2007, he released information regarding the album via

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and his official website, Shunt. "subHuman" was released on 9 July 2007, in Europe and 14 August 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

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man Joe Richardson, who contributed

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. Also working on ''subHuman'' was his wife and assistant, Hepzibah Sessa, and Paul Kendall, who worked on the album ''

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'' (2000) and mixes from the 1997 '' Unsound Methods'' album. Another contributor was English singer Carla Trevaskis, who has worked with Fred de Faye (

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), Cliff Hewitt ( Apollo 440) and Dave McDonald ( Portishead). The track "99 to Life" refers to the maximum jail sentence handed out, short of the death penalty. This is based on a real story according to Richardson in an interview with the industrial music magazine ''Side-Line''.Recoil / Alan Wilder - "The Recoil trademark"
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Track listing

CD: Mute / CD STUMM 279 (United Kingdom)

CD/DVD: Mute / LCD STUMM 279 (United Kingdom)

Includes CD album as above plus a DVD featuring: *High-quality 24-bit and 48 kHz recording of ''subHuman'' *5.1 DTS and AC3 surround sound versions of ''subHuman'' *Exclusive ambient re-working (reduction mix) of ''subHuman'' also in 24-bit/48 kHz quality *Music promo videos: #"Faith Healer" #"Drifting" #"Stalker" #"Strange Hours" #"Jezebel" #"Shunt" (hidden video) #"Electro Blues for Bukka White" (2000 mix) (hidden video)

Credits and personnel

*Alan Wilder – all music *Joe Richardson –

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(1, 3, 4, 6, 7),

*Carla Trevaskis – lead vocal (2, 5) *John Wolfe –

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*Richard Lamm –

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*Hepzibah Sessa –

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*Lee Funnell – photography *Jesse Holborn at Design Holborn – art direction, design *Texas Treefort Studios – recording complex

Singles

"Prey"

25 June 2007

7": Mute / MUTE 372 (UK)

#"Prey" (single version edit) – 5:56 #"Prey" (reduction edit)

Download: Mute / iMUTE 372 (UK)

#"Prey" (single version edit) – 5:56

Download: Mute / LiMute 372 (UK)

#"Prey" (single version) – 5:56 #"Prey" (radio edit) – 3:56 #"Prey" (reduction) – 6:11 #"Prey" – 8:03

Free download

8 December 2008 #"Prey" (shotgun mix)

"The Killing Ground"

Free download

1 October 2007 #"The Killing Ground" (The Slips RMX)

"Prey/Allelujah"

25 February 2008

Limited edition enhanced CD single: Mute / MUTE 372 (UK)

#"Prey" (radio edit) #"Prey" (album version) #"Allelujah" (reduction) #"Allelujah" (film video)

References

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