Douglas McCarthy, the former Nitzer Ebb singer, opens the album with 'Incubus', whose mood was inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's film 'Apocalypse Now', and includes a few lines of dialogue from it. "The uncanny thing is that Doug naturally sounds exactly like Martin Sheen" grins Wilder. McCarthy goes on to further his Mr Hyde act in the self-explanatory 'Stalker'. "That's Doug wearing his dirty raincoat."

Maggie Estep, who performs on 'Luscious Apparatus' and 'Control Freak', is a spoken word artist from New York. "Actually, I'd been searching for a rapper who was a bit different. Then the idea of Maggie came up," he explains, "she was just what I was looking for, her words are quite edgy and unconventional and as it turned out, her style was much more suitable than a rapper anyway."

Siobhan Lynch came to Recoil on the strength of a demo. "Her material was very stark, just an acoustic guitar and vocal, which I found really refreshing. You could hear every nuance of her voice, all the emotion," reflects Wilder. "I was looking for someone who'd be equally different to Doug and Maggie. Siobhan's tracks are more ambiguous than theirs. The subjects are a bit looser." She sings on 'Missing Piece' and the forthcoming single 'Drifting' which has more of an indeterminate theme. "I felt it could be about somebody who's slightly lost and lonely and I just asked Siobhan to write what she thought."

Completing the Recoil guest-list is Hildia Cambell, who provides the cold, cold blues on 'Red River Cargo' as well as the sensuous 'Last Breath'. Wilder has worked with her before during his time in Depeche Mode. "Hildia is one of the gospel singers who sang on the 'Songs of Faith and Devotion' LP and tour. She required a different approach because I really wanted her to reproduce ideas I already had. I didn't ask her to write her own lyrics as such." Both these tracks feature extracts from old gospel and blues songs.

Along with the tripnotic instrumental 'Shunt' that completes the LP and alternative remix contributions from Flood (Depeche Mode and U2), U.N.K.L.E., Barry Adamson and Panasonic, 'Unsound Methods' makes for a diverse and eclectic collection.

Working in this unique way has afforded Wilder far greater freedom of expression and creativity. This has obviously inspired him. He sees the possibilities now as endless. "This LP has clearly moved on from anything I've done before," Wilder considers, "and it's significantly different to any previous Recoil release. I think it's a perfect situation for me, being able to work with lots of different people. It's a project that really could go anywhere and be anything and I like the fact that it just keeps evolving and changing all the time. Recoil is no longer a side-line."