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Strange Cargo 3 Import

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  • Audio CD (April 5, 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: EMI Europe Generic
  • ASIN: B000026GLE
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent- Unique, and Very Creative !
By gork57 on September 15, 1999
Format: Audio CD
I picked up "III" on recomendation of a friend,having never heard of William Orbit before. One listen, and I was hooked- it was a new experience for me. Orbit combines real foot- tapping beat with creativity, the result being music that seems to just flow right through one's ears. Orbit's songs show his mastery of electronic instruments, but also contain acoustic/electric guitar, real drums, and genuine percussion! He mixes all this together to produce music that has feeling- unlike the souless, synthetic sounds of some techno-pop bands. Some influences are obvious, in my opinion. It seems each one of Orbit's CD's contains sections of pure ambient music much like Brian Eno's (though these seem to have decreased with each new release- and I do have them all); he intertwines sequenced rhythms to begin some songs (Water On A Vine Leaf)like Kraftwerk, but in the end it all sounds very original. The fact that Madonna's "Ray of Light" has injected new life into her career is no coincidence; most of it bears Williams Orbit's stamp- production and songwriting. Listen to "Frozen"- it's Orbit, with her voice. All in all, this a terrific CD, original and hypnotic!
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4.0 out of 5 starsStarts off quickly but doesn't always captivate
By joe_n_bloe on May 31, 2000
Format: Audio CD
Strange Cargo III gets off to a quick start with a mellow electronica/dance/lounge feel, then evolves into ambient grooves. Both strains of music are decently written, well performed, and immaculately engineered.
I prefer the more song-oriented beginning tracks, though. "Water From a Vine Leaf" is a soothing, melodic construction of watery ping-ponging analog sounds. Cool, laid back, and user friendly. It's followed by what's probably the best known track from this album, "Into the Paradise," which also appears (in a slightly different mix, I believe) on the Virtuosity soundtrack. "Into the Paradise," with its cleverly sampled and mangled vocal, is captivating, and is my favorite track.
After a couple more songs the album settles down into quiet ambient electronica that is only partially beat-driven. Good stuff for soundtracks, perhaps, but not necessarily enough to hold your full attention.
This album receives a fair bit of negative criticism from (especially) post-Madonna Orbit fans. I'm not going to jump on that bandwagon. I think Strange Cargo III is a fairly strong effort, but might have been better off if it were larger and divided into two separate albums. It's definitely uneven. I don't buy the "his songwriting is sugary and lame" argument, either. Or is sugary and lame suddenly NOT sugary and lame if it has female vocals and French lyrics? (Hey, I like Stereolab and Air, too.)
Perhaps it's that melody and major keys rub a large number of fans of electronic music the wrong way. Me, I'm okay with "Moroder Minor" and "Vangelis Major" and everything in between, as long as it evinces signs of taste and intelligence. And there's no doubt about that in this case.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe best of the electronic master
By Dave on October 5, 2001
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What James Brown is to soul and Bob Dylan is to folk, William Orbit is to the electronic genre. I have found no one to match his melodic, fluid style of new age, with the energy and beat of a dance mix. No two tracks sound the same, and Strange Cargo III is the best of all his albums. Maybe that's why Madonna insisted that he produce her most successful album ever. And what a difference it made.
Orbit has taken the roots laid down by Tangerine Dream and has refined them to a point where he is both ethereal and melodic, hypnotic and awake, soothing and dance-inducing. What a talent.
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4.0 out of 5 starsBilly Bubbles at the top of his game
By Emlyn Addison on May 18, 2005
Format: Audio CD
I picked up this CD over ten years ago when I was still in college and I still regularly listen to it today. Moody electronica with some really fine drum work and WO's unique synthesizer palette.

His follow-up "Strange Cargo 4: Hinterland" is also excellent. All this before he got snapped up by Madonna...

For WO fans, remember this line? "You have discovered many things, but the shortcut through the labyrinth is not among them."

I finally figured out what this sampled interlude was (I think it's at the beginning of "Best Friend, Paranoia"?); it's a line spoken by the old monk in the movie "The Name of the Rose".
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5.0 out of 5 starsThird time's the charm...
By A Customer on February 11, 2003
Format: Audio CD
After two previous "Strange Cargo" albums, William Orbit finally gets it right; while the previous two were haphazard and uneven, William Orbit seems to have found the right groove with this one. The songs on this CD never get above a dull roar - they are all rather quiet and mellow, and even the more uptempo tracks inspire more of a thoughtful groove than an all-out dance.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAmbient coolness
By A Customer on May 2, 1999
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As a fan of Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, Thomas Dolby, etc. I've been looking for something like this for years. A sales clerk suggested it, and I've got a new musical love. This CD, along with Delerium's "Karma" and Moodswings' "Moodfood", are all awesome CDs ---- I hardly play anything else anymore. The music is complex and multi-layered, yet there is something there which keeps the toe tapping or sends a shiver through the body. Hypnotic, mesmerizing, thoughtful. Excellent music.
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5.0 out of 5 starsElectronic textures make a delightful earful
By A Customer on August 22, 1998
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I first heard synths. (the MiniMoog) from Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and I've been in love with them ever since (I have 4, including a MiniMoog). I loved the old sequencing styles of Larry Fast (Synergy), Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schultze, Jan Hammer etc. William Orbit takes this technique and counters it with sustained sounds that soften the accuracy of the computer. SCIII is all of this and more as it demonstrates an uncanny feel for studio production that surprises and intrigues the ear. "Water from a Vine Leaf" is mesmerizing.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsone of the best

Had it years ago,so glad to have it again.

Published 25 days ago by M Fay
5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing

This is the most amazing "album" by an amazing talent (see also Bassomatic, "In the realm of the senses"). Both of these are must have discs.

Published 7 months ago by Sam M. Regen
5.0 out of 5 starsAnd it just keeps getting better...

You could be forgiven for thinking that Orbit was on a bit of a journey when composing the Cargos and this third effort does nothing to dispell that belief. Read more

Published on January 13, 2014 by Scott Broadbridge-Brown
3.0 out of 5 starsMore house than chill

This is a very good disc. If you are into house music with some other influences thrown in, then this is for you. I just expected this to be more chill and acid jazz -inflected. Read more

Published on July 18, 2013 by Rhinebeck
5.0 out of 5 starsgroovey

I like this kind of music it really grooves . I first heard William Orbit on winamp and really liked his sound,so I checked with amazon and found his albums. Read more

Published on December 29, 2012 by Billy A. Saner
5.0 out of 5 starsTrip-hop at it's finest

Here is 63 minutes of pure dance music from 'way out there'. It has plenty of special effects and spacey melodies mixed with lots of drum machine rythyms and occasional vocals. Read more

Published on August 17, 2012 by Larry Gill
5.0 out of 5 starsHeaven on Earth

first taste of William Orbit was through this album. my dad showed it to me. and. lets just say i'm grateful for that.

this album was SO ahead of its time. Read more

Published on January 17, 2010 by John Jilly Wilkinson
4.0 out of 5 starsI Love This CD!

I previously had this cd, and then I lost it somehow. I have a hard time locating it in the stores, so thank God for Amazon. This is one cd I cannot live without. Read more

Published on October 2, 2008 by Claudine Nelson
5.0 out of 5 starsone of the best albums of all time

I am a dj whose spun this album all over the world - and it works everywhere!

Published on October 2, 2006 by Daviod M. Whitcraft
3.0 out of 5 starsSoft Ambience in Jeane Micheal Jarre's Style

William Orbit's music is quite melodic in contrast with other popular electronic artists who mostly focus on beat and rhythm. Read more

Published on December 28, 2001

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