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Number 188 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century20th Century

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

1993 · ambient house · downtempo · ambient

Virgin · CDV 2707

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Why it's here

Water from a Vine Leaf; the record before Madonna took him away

The lushness William Orbit would later take into mainstream production is already all over Strange Cargo III. 'Water from a Vine Leaf' sits at its center, but the whole record shares that polished, unhurried confidence: beauty arranged with almost suspicious precision.

Also ranked

Dancefloor
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Influence
№ 188
External poll
№ 101

Tracklist

  1. 1Water From A Vine Leaf7:00
  2. 2Into The Paradise5:37
  3. 3Time To Get Wize4:05
  4. 4Harry Flowers4:24
  5. 5A Touch Of The Night4:58
  6. 6The Story Of Light6:18
  7. 7Gringatcho Demento6:15
  8. 8A Hazy Shade Of Random5:04
  9. 9Best Friend, Paranoia4:32
  10. 10The Monkey King5:11
  11. 11Deus Ex Machina5:34
  12. 12Water Babies3:41