Alan Wilder

In June 1995, Wilder announced his departure from Depeche Mode "due to increasing dissatisfaction with the internal relations and working practices of the group".[5] After his split from Depeche Mode, Wilder was approached by Robert Smith with an offer to join the Cure. Wilder respectfully declined.[6] According to Wilder himself, the possibility was offered on behalf of the Cure by Daryl Bamonte (tour manager for both Depeche Mode and the Cure, and brother of the Cure member Perry Bamonte), and he declined as joining another band was the last thing on his mind.[7]

Wilder briefly reunited with Depeche Mode during the Teenage Cancer Trust concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 17 February 2010. During the encore, Wilder played piano on "Somebody".[5]

Recoil began in 1986 as a two-track experimental EP. Simply entitled 1 + 2, this collection of primitive demos caught the attention of Mute Records label boss Daniel Miller and was inconspicuously released as a mini-album on 12" vinyl. An album, Hydrology, soon followed in 1988 and both were eventually re-issued by Mute on CD as Hydrology plus 1 + 2.

Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb, Fixmer McCarthy) sang on Recoil's next album, Bloodline, released in 1992. Wilder recruited guest vocalists for the first time, with further contributions from Toni Halliday and Moby. Bloodline also yielded the first two Recoil singles, a cover of Alex Harvey's song "Faith Healer" as well as "Electro Blues for Bukka White".

In September 1996, after leaving Depeche Mode, Wilder began work in his own studio, The Thin Line. He pieced together what would become Recoil's next album, Unsound Methods (1997). This album was followed by Liquid (2000), SubHuman (2007), and Selected (2010).

Alan Wilder (right) performing in 2010.

Recoil returned in 2012 to release the concert film A Strange Hour in Budapest on Blu-ray.

• The Dragons – "Misbehavin'" (1977)
• Dafne & the Tenderspots – "Disco Hell" (1979)
• The Korgis – "If I Had You" (1979) – UK No. 13 (the track also appears on The Korgis, as well as all of the band's compilation albums)
• Real to Real – "White Man Reggae" (March 1980)
• Real to Real – "The Blue" (1980)
• Real to Real – Tightrope Walkers (November 1980)
• Real to Real – "Mr. and Mrs." (March 1981)
• The Flatbackers – "Serenade of Love" (1981)
• The Hitmen – "Ouija" (1981)

Wilder appeared on all of Depeche Mode's releases from "Get the Balance Right!" (31 January 1983) up to "In Your Room" (10 January 1994), later taking part in reissues and compilations containing material from his time in the band.

Studio albums

• Construction Time Again (1983)
• Some Great Reward (1984)
• Black Celebration (1986)
• Music for the Masses (1987)
• Violator (1990)
• Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)

Live albums

• 101 (1989)
• Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (1993)

Compilations

• People Are People (1984) – all tracks, excepting: "Now This Is Fun" and "Leave In Silence".
• The Singles 81→85 (1985) – all tracks, excepting: "Dreaming of Me", "New Life", "Just Can't Get Enough", "See You", "The Meaning of Love" (only on the CD version) and "Leave in Silence"; also, he did not feature on both the bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue.
• Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985) – all tracks, excepting: "Dreaming of Me", "New Life", "Just Can't Get Enough", "See You" and "The Meaning of Love".
• The Singles 86–98 (1998) – all tracks, excepting: "Barrel of a Gun", "It's No Good", "Home", "Useless" and "Only When I Lose Myself
• Remixes 81–04 (2004) – all tracks, excepting "Barrel of a Gun" (Underworld Hard Mix) (one-disc edition), "Useless" (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session™), "Home" (Air 'Around the Golf' Remix), "Just Can't Get Enough" (Schizo Mix) and "Enjoy the Silence 04"; all tracks, excepting: "Shout!" (Rio Remix), "Home" (Air 'Around the Golf' Remix), "Barrel of a Gun" (Underworld Hard Mix), "Freelove" (DJ Muggs Remix), "I Feel Loved" (Chamber's Remix), "Just Can't Get Enough" (Schizo Mix) (two-disc edition), "Painkiller" (Kill the Pain DJ Shadow vs. Depeche Mode), "Useless" (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session™), "Dream On" (Dave Clarke Acoustic Version), "It's No Good" (Speedy J Mix) and "Enjoy the Silence" (Timo Maas Extended Mix); all tracks, excepting all the above and "I Feel Loved" (Danny Tenaglia's Labor of Love Dub (Edit)), "It's No Good" (Club 69 Future Mix), "Photographic" (Rex the Dog Dubb Mix).
• The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006) – all tracks, excepting: "Just Can't Get Enough", "See You", "It's No Good", "Suffer Well", "Dream On", "Martyr", "Precious" and "New Life".
• Remixes 2: 81–11 (2011) – partial.

Singles

• "Get the Balance Right!"
• "Everything Counts"
• "Love, in Itself"
• "People Are People"
• "Master and Servant"
• "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody"
• "Shake the Disease"
• "It's Called a Heart"
• "Stripped"
• "A Question of Lust"
• "A Question of Time"
• "Strangelove"
• "Never Let Me Down Again"
• "Behind the Wheel"
• "Little 15"
• "Personal Jesus"
• "Enjoy the Silence"
• "Policy of Truth"
• "World in My Eyes"
• "I Feel You"
• "Walking in My Shoes"
• "Condemnation"
• "In Your Room"

Video albums

• The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg (1985)
• Some Great Videos (1985) – all clips, except "Just Can't Get Enough"
• Strange (1988)
• 101 (1989)
• Strange Too (1990)
• Devotional (1993)
• The Videos 86–98 (1998) – all clips, except: "Barrel of a Gun", "It's No Good", "Home", "Useless", "Only When I Lose Myself" and "Ultra – Electronic Press Kit".
• The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006) – all clips, except: "Just Can't Get Enough", "Barrel of a Gun", "It's No Good", "Home", "Only When I Lose Myself", "Dream On", "I Feel Loved", "Enjoy the Silence 04", "Precious" and "Suffer Well".
• Video Singles Collection (2016) – all clips, except: "Just Can't Get Enough" and 33–55 clips

• "The Great Outdoors!" (single "Get the Balance Right!", 1983 – co-written with Martin Gore)
• "Work Hard" (single "Everything Counts", 1983 – co-written with Martin Gore)
• "Two Minute Warning" (album Construction Time Again, 1983)
• "The Landscape Is Changing" (album Construction Time Again, 1983)
• "Fools" (single "Love, in Itself", 1983)
• "In Your Memory" (single "People Are People", 1984)
• "If You Want" (album Some Great Reward, 1984)
• "Black Day" (single "Stripped" and album Black Celebration, 1986 – co-written with Martin Gore and Daniel Miller)
• "Christmas Island" (single "A Question of Lust", 1986 – co-written with Martin Gore)

Wilder organized with Omega an auction selling a lot of DM collectable items on 3 September 2011 in Manchester. A DVD called Collected + was released as promotion for these events.

• 1991 – Mixed the Nitzer Ebb song "Come Alive" from the As Is EP.
• 1991 – Along with Flood, produced the Nitzer Ebb album Ebbhead.
• 2001 – Provided strings and ambient sounds for the song "Polaroid" from the Curve album Gift.
• 2003 – Provided strings and sounds for The Digital Intervention track "Coma Idyllique" from the album Capture. 'PK', a longtime Recoil collaborator is one of its members along with Olivia Louvel.
• 2012 – Covered two tracks: "Inheritance" – Recoil (ft. Linton Kwesi Johnson & Paul Marshall) and "Dum Dum Girl" – Recoil (ft. Shara Worden) for a Talk Talk tribute album (double) CD/book set called Spirit of Talk Talk. He also became executive music producer for the album.
• 2016 – Provided music and arrangements for "Calling the Clock" by Dede (featuring Alan Wilder).[8]

• 1989: Toni Halliday – "Time Turns Around" (Euro-Tech Version)
• 1991: Nitzer Ebb – "I Give to You" (Wilder Mix Full Version)
• 2010: Nitzer Ebb – "I Am Undone" (Alan Wilder Remix)
• 2011: Depeche Mode – "In Chains" (Alan Wilder Remix)
• 2011: Sonoio – "Minutes" (Expansion Mix)