Strange Cargo III is the fourth album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit

William Orbit

William Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...

. It is the third in a series of similarly titled albums: Strange Cargo (album), Strange Cargo II

Strange Cargo II

Strange Cargo 2 is the third album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. It is the second in a series similarly titled albums: Strange Cargo, Strange Cargo III, and Strange Cargo Hinterland.-Track listing:#"Dark Eyed Kid"#"Atom Dream"...

, and Strange Cargo Hinterland

Strange Cargo Hinterland

Strange Cargo Hinterland is the fifth album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. It is the fourth in a series similarly titled albums: Strange Cargo, Strange Cargo II, and Strange Cargo III.-Track listing:# "Million Town"...

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The album was performed, produced and mixed by William Orbit at Guerilla Studios, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. Mark Rutherford

Mark Rutherford (composer)

Mark Joseph Rutherford is a classically trained British musician, composer and producer. He has worked with, and for, some of the world’s most prominent producers, directors, artists and writers including Peter Gabriel, Steve Levine, William Orbit, Goldie, Mike Oldfield, Simon Beaufoy, John...

 and Sugar J co-performed "Deus Ex Machina" with William Orbit, with Rutherford also co-writing the song. Rico Conning

Rico Conning

Rico Conning is a producer, songwriter, sound designer, and guitarist. In his early career he was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with London based band the Lines. During the 80s he worked often at North London's Guerilla Studios, producing and mixing such artists as Depeche Mode, Renegade...

: flexible bleeps and roadhouse piano on "Time to get Wize", spikey piano and strings on "The Story of Light" and additional programming on "A Touch of the Night".

Track listing

1. "Water from a Vine Leaf" (vocals: Beth Orton
   Beth Orton
   Beth Orton is a BRIT Award–winning English singer-songwriter, known for her 'folktronica' sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit and the Chemical Brothers in the mid 1990s. However, these were not Orton's first...
   
   ) – 7:05
2. "Into the Paradise" (vocals: Baby B) – 5:41
3. "Time to get Wize" (vocals: Divine Bashim) – 4:10
4. "Harry Flowers" – 4:31
5. "A Touch of the Night" (vocals: Cleo Torres) – 5:03
6. "The Story of Light" (vocals: Baby B) – 6:21
7. "Gringatcho Demento" (vocals: Cleo Torres) – 6:38
8. "A Hazy Shade of Random" – 5:09
9. "Best Friend, Paranoia" (vocals: Cleo Torres) – 4:35
10. "The Monkey King" (vocals: Laurie Mayer
    Laurie Mayer (composer)
    Laurie Mayer is a composer and songwriter who has spent much of her career working in collaboration with William Orbit. She is credited with vocals and writing of several songs on the 1990 album Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass by Orbit's Bassomatic and the 2009 album My Oracle Lives...
    
    ) – 5:16
11. "Deus Ex Machina" – 5:40
12. "Water Babies" – 3:42

Strange Cargo III longform video

Released in the UK in 1993 on VHS: Virgin VID 2707. Directed and edited by Simon Hilton

Simon Hilton

Simon Hilton is a British music video, concert and documentary director and editor and multimedia creative based in London.- Early life and career :...

. Produced by Mike Day and Henry Cole. Cinematography by John Peters and Simon Hilton. Production company: Moviescreen Ltd.

Track listing

1. Gringatcho Demento - 6.20
2. Water from a Vine Leaf - 7.00
3. Time to get Wize - 3.58
4. Into the Paradise - 5.33
5. Harry Flowers - 4.31
6. A Touch of the Night - 5.03
7. Water Babies (during credits) - 4.04