Hydrology (album)
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Hydrology is a Recoil
studio album, released January 25, 1988.
Hydrology was Alan Wilder
's second Recoil release. The CD and cassette version included the first release, 1+2
.
Wilder was unable to promote his new album because of the onset of (his band) Depeche Mode
's Music for the Masses Tour
. Wilder described the project at this stage as "an antidote to Depeche Mode in some ways; a way to alleviate the frustrations of always working within a pop format."
was re-released in 2007, again on Mute Records. The tracklisting and artwork remain the same.
Recoil (band)
Recoil is a musical project created by former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Essentially a solo venture, Recoil began whilst Wilder was still in Depeche Mode as an outlet for his experimental, less pop-oriented compositions...
studio album, released January 25, 1988.
Hydrology was Alan Wilder
Alan Wilder
Alan Charles Wilder is a British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil, started as a side project to Depeche Mode. When he left the latter in 1995, it became Wilder's primary project...
's second Recoil release. The CD and cassette version included the first release, 1+2
1+2
1 + 2, Alan Wilder's first solo release away from Depeche Mode, is a Recoil studio EP, released in August 1986. The CD and cassette version were released two years later with Recoil's second release, Hydrology....
.
Wilder was unable to promote his new album because of the onset of (his band) Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
's Music for the Masses Tour
Music for the Masses Tour
Music for the Masses Tour was a 1987/1988 concert tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the band's sixth studio album, Music for the Masses, which was released in September 1987....
. Wilder described the project at this stage as "an antidote to Depeche Mode in some ways; a way to alleviate the frustrations of always working within a pop format."
Re-release
The CD of Hydrology Plus 1+21+2
1 + 2, Alan Wilder's first solo release away from Depeche Mode, is a Recoil studio EP, released in August 1986. The CD and cassette version were released two years later with Recoil's second release, Hydrology....
was re-released in 2007, again on Mute Records. The tracklisting and artwork remain the same.
Track listing
All music written by Alan Wilder.- "Grain" – 7:44
- "Stone" – 14:32
- "The Sermon" – 15:03
Credits and personnel
- Alan Wilder - Production, Instruments
- T + CP Associates - Sleeve photography and design