RECOIL: Hello to everyone on the net who is

tuning into this thing! I am glad to see that there is interest.

I will be on line in the next few weeks, so I can speak directly

with you all on the web.

Rick: Starting on new material soon?

RECOIL: What I'm doing at the moment is

working on re-mixes for the next single which is

"Stalker" and "Missing Piece." Sort of

extended versions. They will be released in February. Regarding

new material, I am hoping to start working on a new project in

the new year as well. Given the way I work, I don¹t know which

direction it's going to take.

Fran: Does this mean you will be up to date

with everything that is going on Faith?

RECOIL: Yeah I keep a regular eye on Faith

and find it interesting reading. People from the Faith

line recently sent me letters via Janet. I am hoping to be able

to contribute when I get myself on line.

Astral: What's your favourite track on Unsound

Methods?

RECOIL: I don¹t really have a favorite

track. It depends on my mood. There is one for every occasion.

Alex: Would you consider producing my band

IDEAL WORLD? If so, where can I send something?

RECOIL: Alex, you can send me a tape and I

will certainly give it a listen. It would have to be extremely

good for me to produce it since I don't normally undertake much

production work. You can send it to me via Janet or Roland at

Mute UK's office.

Incubus: You enjoy working with Doug

McCarthy? For how long have you been working together, if I'm not

totally wrong you even helped produce some Nitzer Ebb stuff? Was

that where it started? You plan to continue co-operation?

RECOIL: It started with Nitzer Ebb supporting

DM on the Music For The Masses

tour in ‘87, and continued with me producing an album for

them in '91 called Ebbhead. Douglas sang on my

last album Bloodline so our relationship has

grown over the years.

Fran: What do you think about doing a Bond-theme?

RECOIL: It would depend on the restrictions.

It wouldn't be the most exciting film project to undertake but

maybe a lucrative one.

AgentO: I have been working on a book about

yourself and Mode for the last 4 years, 2 before

you left the band, 4 copies made, one for you. How can I get it

to you?

RECOIL: Please send it to Mute UK (care of

Roland Brown) for my attention. It should get to me.

SUPRVIXN: A Kubrick movie would be great

though.

RECOIL: Yeah I agree.

mike: Are any of the singles going to be

released in the US any time soon?

RECOIL: I am never quite sure what Reprise

are doing. Unfortunately, communication with Reprise isn't what

it should be. At the moment they are waiting for response from

radio to see which single they would prefer to release. They have

however expressed an interest in "Stalker" with a

possibility of the inclusion of that track in a film. But I

don¹t know the name of the film.

Alex: Which program do you use for sequencing

software?

RECOIL: Steinberg Cubase (version 3.0 XT)

PumpkinKing: Do the vocalists receive a basic

melody before they add their parts? Or do they only send you the

vocals and you mix/sample them as you please?

RECOIL: I send each vocalist a tape of the

music which is normally 70% complete. Once they have contributed

their vocals, I then refine the structure and add last minute

melodies and musical parts.

Zulaikha: Alan, which, if any, new British

bands are you impressed with?

RECOIL: At the moment I like Radiohead,

Portishead, any other group with head on the end. New bands are

difficult. There aren¹t that many new bands that I like.

PumpkinKing: Is that a sample from Apocalypse

Now in the new album? If so, what's your feeling on that

movie?

RECOIL: Actually no, but the first track on

the album was based on Apocalypse Now which is

one of my all time favorite movies.

Bools_again: Are you good at sports Alan?

What's your favourite? (You asked for it).

RECOIL: Football - the English kind, is my

favourite, QPR being my favorite team. Followed by cricket. I was

good at cricket at school, but not football. My latest sporting

activity involves tennis.

Dioce: What do you think of the recent trends

in club and house music?

RECOIL: I don¹t really follow dance music

closely. I do think within dance genres, there are often some

good ideas to be found with some people who are innovative

amongst a lot of very ordinary music. What often disappoints me

about dance music is that there are so few people making it who

push the boundaries involving melodies and other ideas as well.

red: Alan what influences you when you write

songs, is it just the mood your in at the time, real life

experiences or maybe something you've read or seen that has an

impact on you?

RECOIL: It's mainly things that I have read

or seen, usually the darker side of life interests me more than

anything else.

Dioce: Would you ever consider working with

Brian Eno or Robert Fripp?

RECOIL: Well, Brian Eno did some re-mixes for

DM for "I Feel You" which were very

good. He would be very interesting to work with but also very

expensive to use as a re-mixer or a producer. I am not so sure

about Robert Fripp.

Astral: Alan, rumour has it that an enhanced

CD of the "Drifting" single will be released in the

U.S. T or F?

RECOIL: Yeah, last I heard that¹s true. It

was put to me that Reprise wanted to do that and I gave my

consent because I thought it was a good idea.

Aeon9: So Alan will you TOUR?

RECOIL: Well, I am not intending to do any

touring. With a project like this, with so many different

vocalists, it would be very hard to organize as well. Since my

departure from DM my priorities have changed and

touring, even though it had its' moments, is not the highest

thing on my agenda.

Dioce: How do you feel about covers?

RECOIL: Generally cover versions are not very

interesting even though I have done one myself which was

"Faith Healer."

YrFvrtSlv: Why don't you sing lead vocals?

RECOIL: The reason is that I don¹t

particularly like the sound of my own voice. I don¹t consider

myself a lyricist either. I would rather bring in somebody who is

good at that sort of thing.

SUPRVIXN: Would you consider doing a MTV

interview with Maggie?

RECOIL: Yeah, I will do an interview with

anyone.

SUPRVIXN: What type of vodka do you prefer?

RECOIL: Stoli.

Dioce: Do you get much say in the direction

of the lyrics since the vocalists usually write them? I mean,

beyond giving them a general topic?

RECOIL: I prefer to choose people who are

good at what they do and then give them a free reign. Some times

we adjust lyrics, but mostly I stick to what I am good at which

is the structuring and the placement of them within the music.

Zulaikha: Alan are you still a Smiths Fan?

RECOIL: Yeah I liked The Smiths, Morrissey

and his lyrics.

Stoepsel: If you hadn't gotten into music,

what else would you have done?

RECOIL: I hate that question.

Stoepsel: Let me rephrase my previous

question: What will you do after your musical career?

RECOIL: I don¹t really see an end to my

musical life. Even though I work very hard, I don¹t really

recognize what I am doing as a career. Its more passion and

something that I am always enthusiastic about.

JaeJong: Alan, would you ever, aside from Recoil,

consider producing another bands' album had you the time, and if

so, which band?

RECOIL: My general rule is to turn down

production work for other people so that I can devote my energy

to my own projects. I always look at offers in case something

special comes along.

TRITON: What kind of crowd are you looking to

reach with this new album - the same as DM or

different.

RECOIL: I don¹t mind who listens to my

music, but I don¹t expect that it will be for everybody. I make

music that I want to listen to and that¹s my only consideration.

YrFvrtSlv: Do you listen to your own

music(recreationally)?

RECOIL: Its impossible to enjoy by the time I

have finished the project. The best time for listening to my own

music is during the recording process especially during

spontaneous moments when new ideas first appear.

Vilse: What do you think about the Panasonic

mix of "Shunt?"

RECOIL: Its not the most ground breaking

remix I have ever heard. For me, in the context of how it appears

on the drifting CD, it works well.

JaeJong: Alan, you are cited as saying Clockwork

Orange is one of your favourite films, what do you think

about the book itself?

RECOIL: The book is nearly always better than

the film, that¹s a general comment - because nothing ever quite

beats your own imagination.

red: Where did you film the video for

"Drifting ?"

RECOIL: "Drifting" was filmed in a

disused hospital in Woolwich, London.

Zulaikha: Alan, what authors do you read?

RECOIL: I am attracted to science writers,

like Richard Dawkins and people like that. River Of Eden

is what I am reading at the moment. There's a book by Bill Bryson

called Mother Tongue. He's an American writer

who writes about the origins of the English language. I

thoroughly recommend this book for anyone interested in language.

Rick: About the website? What would be the

best way to pursue this? Communicate through Janet and Mute?

RECOIL: Yes probably, although I am looking

into setting up my own Recoil web page in the

near future. It may be better to let someone do this for me, we

can talk about this. I am going to be on-line soon, within the

next two weeks, so I may well be able to chat on the Faith

line itself, or through Janet.

Dioce: How do you choose samples? Do you have

a list of things you'd like to use someday?

RECOIL: I just take my samples from anywhere

and everywhere. Sometimes they are from TV, often I play them

myself or reuse old sounds.

silerntbob: Will you perform live on any TV

programs to support Unsound Methods?

RECOIL: If I am asked to do something that is

interesting or important maybe.

TRITON: When the next album comes out will it

have new artists on it?

RECOIL: I think there is a good chance that I

will use some new people. I always like the challenge of finding

new people to work with.

JaeJong: Alan, what would your website

consist of aside from your music?

RECOIL: One of my main problems with starting

a website is trying to think of enough interesting information to

put on it.

Alex: Who influenced you as a musician?

RECOIL: Well there are so many aren¹t there?

David Bowie, The Beatles, a lot of blues musicians, when I first

joined DM, Kraftwerk.

robaro: Any chance of working with Toni

Halliday again?

RECOIL: Probably not although I did go see

Curve the other night, we had a good drink at their after show

party and I met a lot of Recoil fans. Toni is

very caught up in her own new album.

Fran: Do you enjoy all the new computer stuff

like the net and mail etc?

RECOIL: Yes, but I'm not a big computer buff,

which is why I am only now getting around to getting on-line. I

spend so much of my time at a computer working on music that I am

scared I will spend the rest of my time also at the computer thus

bypassing the rest of my life.

Aeon9: Alan how was Curve's new material?

RECOIL: It was quite interesting, but the

sound wasn¹t great and a fire alarm was set off half way through

the gig which spoiled the vibe of it. Their new material sounds

more towards the Chemical Brothers and Prodigy, it's less guitar

based.

KAL: Alan, would you ever want to open you

own record label?

RECOIL: Probably not. It sounds like a lot of

hard work to me. I prefer to keep my operation to a minimum and

working on my own records seems to take all my efforts. I cant

imagine being dedicated enough to form a record label. I've seen

what it's done to Dan Miller.

RECOIL: Thanks everyone. I've enjoyed having

the opportunity to chat with some people in the U.S. and those of

you who indulge in the Faith line we will talk

soon. Thanks everyone for your nice comments about the album.