Strange Cargo III

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{{Infobox album

| name = Strange Cargo III

| type = Album

| artist = William Orbit

| cover = Strange Cargo III.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1993

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| genre = Electronica, world, downtempo, jazzstep, ambient, trip hop, hip hop, dub

| length = 63:43

| label = Virgin

| producer = William Orbit

| prev_title = Strange Cargo II

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Strange Cargo Hinterland

| next_year = 1995

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r206734|pure_url=yes}}

| noprose = yes

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Strange Cargo III is the fourth album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. It is the third in a series of similarly titled albums: Strange Cargo, Strange Cargo II and Strange Cargo Hinterland.

The album was performed, produced and mixed by William Orbit at Guerilla Studios, London. Mark Rutherford and Sugar J co-performed "Deus Ex Machina" with William Orbit, with Rutherford also co-writing the song. Rico Conning contributed flexible bleeps and roadhouse piano on "Time to get Wize", spiky piano and strings on "The Story of Light" and additional programming on "A Touch of the Night".{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

The album was featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}