This is the tracklisting as it was originally intended to be released back in 1997. It is said that the concept is that the album starts dark and fluently becomes light. (by Faye Wong)
Faye Wong was born on 8 August 1969 in Beijing. She's a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress, often referred to as a "diva" in Chinese-language media. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to British Hong Kong in 1987 and came to public attention in the early 1990s by singing ballads in Cantonese. Since 1994 she has recorded mostly in her native Mandarin, often combining alternative music with mainstream Chinese pop. In 2000 she was recognised by Guinness World Records as the Best Selling Canto-Pop Female. Following her second marriage in 2005 she withdrew from the limelight, but returned to the stage in 2010 amidst immense interest in the Sinophone world.
Hugely popular in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, she has also gained a large following in Japan. In the West she is perhaps best known for starring in Wong Kar-wai's films Chungking Express and 2046. While she has collaborated with international artists such as Cocteau Twins, Wong recorded only a few songs in English, including "Eyes on Me" – the theme song of the video game Final Fantasy VIII. Wong is known to be reserved in public, and has gained a reputation for her "coolness". In Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture, Jeroen de Kloet characterised her as "singer, actress, mother, celebrity, royalty, sex symbol and diva all at the same time".
Andy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals, bass guitar (1980–present)
Dave Gahan – lead vocals (1980–present)
Martin Gore – keyboards, backing and lead vocals, guitars (1980–present)
Touring members:
Christian Eigner – drums, keyboards (1997–present)
Peter Gordeno – keyboards, piano, bass guitar, backing vocals (1998–present)
Former members:
Vince Clarke – keyboards, lead and backing vocals, guitars (1980–1981)
Alan Wilder – keyboards, piano, backing vocals, drums (1982–1995, one-off show in 2010)
Depeche Mode are a British group formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Initially a bouncy Synth Pop group, their songs later took on a darker, more sexual tone as they developed. Their Gothic aesthetic and innovative synth work brought them to worldwide fame in 1990 with the release of Violator, which has made it onto Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" list. They've also been frequently cited as a key influence by Industrial Metal bands, especially Nine Inch Nails.
The band's lineup includes vocalist Dave Gahan (1980-present), vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Martin Gore (1980-present), who serves as the band's main songwriter, and keyboardist Andy Fletcher (1980-present). Past members include keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke (1980-81, later of Yazoo and Erasure) and keyboardist/arranger/drummer Alan Wilder (1982-1995).
"I think in a way we've been at the forefront of new music; sort of chipping away at the standard rock format stations." (Martin Gore, stated to NME – July 1990.)
Depeche Mode
Greatest Hits
2015
Released Date: April 18, 2015
Format: CD, Album, DDD
Genre: Synthpop, New Wave, Electronic, Rock, Dance-Rock, Alternative Rock
Written by Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
Label: Mute Records
Produced by Ben Hillier
12 Depeche Mode ~ “Dream On” |3:41
With album "Exciter" (2001)
Released: 23 April 2001
Recorded: June 2000 – February 2001; RAK Studios, Sarm West Studios (London). Sound Design (Santa Barbara). Electric Lady Studios, Sony. Music Studios (New York City)
Written by Martin Lee Gore
Label: Mute Records
Produced by Mark Bell
13 Depeche Mode ~ “People Are People” |3:46
With album "Some Great Reward" (1984)
Released: 12 March 1984
Recorded: January 1984 Hansa Mischraum, West Berlin
Written by Martin Lee Gore
Label: Mute Records
Produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
14 Depeche Mode ~ “Martyr” |3:25
With album "The Best Of, Volume 1" (2006)
Released: 30 October 2006
Recorded: 2005
Written by Martin Lee Gore
Label: Mute Records
Produced by Ben Hillier
15 Depeche Mode ~ “Walking In My Shoes” |5:00
With album "Songs of Faith and Devotion" (1993)
Released: 26 April 1993
Recorded: February 1992 – January 1993 Madrid, Hamburg, London
Produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, David Bascombe
22 Depeche Mode ~ “Wrong” |3:13
With album "Sounds of the Universe" (2009)
Released: 6 April 2009
Recorded: May–December 2008; Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California). Chung King Studios (New York City, New York)
Written by Martin Lee Gore
Label: Mute Records
Produced by Ben Hillier
23 Depeche Mode ~ “Peace” |4:29
With album "Sounds of the Universe" (2009)
Released: 15 June 2009
Recorded: May–December 2008; Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California). Chung King Studios (New York City, New York)
Written by Martin Lee Gore
Label: Mute Records
Produced by Ben Hillier
24 Depeche Mode ~ “Personal Jesus” (The Stargate Mix) |3:57
With album "Remixes 2: 81–11" (2011)
Released: 18 April 2011
Recorded: 2010 – 2011
Written by Martin Lee Gore, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Stargate Mixed)
Label: Mute Records
Produced by Depeche Mode, Roland Brown, Stargate
25 Depeche Mode ~ “Heaven” |4:05
With album "Delta Machine" (2013)
Released: 31 January 2013
Recorded: 2012; Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California); Jungle City Studio (New York City, New York)
Written by Martin Lee Gore
Label: Columbia Records, Mute Records
Produced by Ben Hillier
26 Depeche Mode ~ “Soothe My Soul” |5:22
With album "Delta Machine" (2013)
Released: 6 May 2013
Recorded: March–October 2012; Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California). Jungle City Studio (New York City, New York)
Written by Martin Lee Gore
Label: Columbia Records, Mute Records
Produced by Ben Hillier
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Songs:
"Personal Jesus"is a song by electronic English band Depeche Mode, released on 29 August 1989 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990). The single reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was the first single to make the US Top 40 for the band since their 1984 single "People Are People" and was their first gold-certified single in the US (quickly followed by the band's subsequent single, "Enjoy the Silence"). The song was inspired by the book Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley. According to songwriter Martin Gore: "It's a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It's about how Elvis Presley was her man and her mentor and how often that happens in love relationships; how everybody's heart is like a god in some way, and that's not a very balanced view of someone, is it?" The Anton Corbijn-directed music video for "Personal Jesus" is his first Depeche Mode video in colour, and features the band in a ranch (suggested to appear as a brothel), placed in the Tabernas Desert of Almería, in Spain. MTV edited out some suggestive mouth movements of Martin Gore during the bridge and replaced it with some other footage from the video.
"Behind the Wheel"is Depeche Mode's twentieth UK single, released on 28 December 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses. Peaking at #21 in the UK charts, it hit #6 in West Germany. "Behind the Wheel" was written by Martin Lee Gore. In 1989, the single was ranked #30 on Spin magazine's list of the "The 100 Greatest Singles Of All Time"
"Just Can't Get Enough" is a song by English musical group Depeche Mode. It was released in September 1981 as the third single from their debut album, Speak and Spell (1981). "Just Can't Get Enough" was the first Depeche Mode song to get a music video. It is the only Depeche Mode video with Vince Clarke. The director was Clive Richardson.
"Everything Counts"is Depeche Mode's eighth UK single (released on 11 July 1983) and third US single (released on 2 November 1983), from the then-upcoming album Construction Time Again. The single was re-released (in live format) on 13 February 1989 (25 March 1989 in the US) to support the live album 101.
"Enjoy the Silence"is Depeche Mode's twenty-fourth UK single, recorded in 1989 and released on 5 February 1990, it was the second single from the then upcoming album Violator. The single is Gold certificated in the US and Germany. The song won Best British Single at the 1991 BRIT Awards. The Anton Corbijn-directed music video for "Enjoy the Silence" references the themes and storyline of the philosophical children's book The Little Prince. Footage of Gahan dressed as a stereotypical king wandering the hillsides of the Scottish Highlands, the coast of Portugal and finally the Swiss Alps with a deck chair is intercut with black-and-white footage of the band posing. Brief flashes of a single rose (which is also on the album cover of Violator) appear throughout the scenes.
"Shake the Disease"is Depeche Mode's thirteenth UK single recorded at Hansa Mischraum in Berlin (released on 29 April 1985), and was one of two new songs released on the compilation The Singles (81-85) the same year, along with "It's Called a Heart". It reached number 18 in the UK singles chart. The American version of The Singles 81-85, Catching Up with Depeche Mode, also includes "Shake the Disease"'s B-side, "Flexible". Band member Alan Wilder felt this song captured the essence of the band, stating "there's a certain edge to what we do that can make people think twice about things. If we've got a choice between calling a song "Understand Me" or "Shake the Disease", we'll call it "Shake the Disease". There's a lot of perversity and innuendo in our lyrics, but nothing direct." The music video is the first Depeche Mode video directed by Peter Care and features an innovative camera trick to make it appear as though the band members are falling.
"See You" is the fourth UK single by Depeche Mode recorded at Blackwing Studios, and the first written by Martin Gore. The single was released on 29 January 1982 and was later included on the band's second album A Broken Frame. The single launched a small world tour, with extra band member Alan Wilder, although he did not contribute to the song or the album.
"It's No Good" is Depeche Mode's 32nd UK single, released on 31 March 1997 (15 April in the US), and the second single for the then upcoming album Ultra. It reached no. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. "It's No Good" is a moodily rhythmic, perhaps even "sexy" song with a distinct lyrical hook in the chorus: "Don't say you want me. Don't say you need me. Don't say you love me. It's understood". The music video for "It's No Good" was directed by Anton Corbijn, depicting the band as a low-rent lounge act at a number of sleazy gigs. An alternate video was recorded for "It's No Good" in 2001 as a screen projection for the Exciter Tour.
"Strangelove"is Depeche Mode's 18th UK single, released on 13 April 1987, and the 1st single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. It reached number 16 in the UK charts, but hit number 2 in West Germany and in South Africa, and was a Top 10 success in several other countries (Sweden, Switzerland, etc.). In the US, "Strangelove" initially went to number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first of 9 number-ones on the US Dance charts, where it stayed for 3 weeks at the top.
"Policy of Truth" is a song by the English rock band Depeche Mode, released in May 1990 as the third single release from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990). Although the song was less successful than the first two singles before, it is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the Billboard Hot 100 (#15) than on the UK Singles Chart (#16), as well as peaking at number two on the American dance charts. It also became the band's second chart-topper on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The music video for "Policy of Truth" is directed by Anton Corbijn and appears on the VHS collection Strange Too.
"Suffer Well"is the third single from the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and their forty-third single overall. It was released in the UK on 27 March 2006. It is the first Depeche Mode single whose lyrics are written by Dave Gahan. It is also the first Depeche Mode single that's not written by Martin Gore since "Just Can't Get Enough" in 1981 which was written by Vince Clarke and the first Depeche Mode single ever to be co-written with non-Depeche Mode members (Andrew Phillpott and Christian Eigner wrote the music). The video was filmed by Anton Corbijn in mid-December 2005 in California.
"Dream On"is a song by British musical group Depeche Mode. It was released in April 2001 as the first single from the album Exciter. The music video for "Dream On" was directed by Stéphane Sednaoui.
"People Are People" was written by Martin Gore, but the dancy, pop feel of the song may be credited to Alan Wilder. Wilder wrote the B-side, "In Your Memory". Each song has an extended remix, the "Different Mix" and the "Slik Mix" respectively (although the "In Your Memory" mix is often incorrectly called the "Slick Mix"). It was one of the first songs recorded for the album when sessions began at the Hansa Mischraum studio in January 1984.
"Martyr" is the 45th UK single by Depeche Mode. It was released as a non-album single intended to promote the new compilation, The Best Of, Volume 1, that was released on 13 November 2006. The single was released on 30 October 2006 in three formats: CD single, CD maxi and DVD single. There was also a limited edition double-12" single (L12BONG39) featuring four remixes of previous Depeche Mode tracks.
"Walking in My Shoes" is Depeche Mode's twenty-eighth UK single, released on 26 April 1993, and the second single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. The song reached #14 on the UK singles chart and matched the success of previous single "I Feel You" on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it hit #1. The music video for "Walking in My Shoes" was directed by Anton Corbijn and is based on Dante's Divine Comedy.
"In Your Room" is Depeche Mode's fourth and final single from their 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion, and the 30th UK single overall, released on 10 January 1994 (UK) /18 January (USA). It reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "In Your Room" (using the Zephyr mix) was directed by Anton Corbijn and features references to the videos for "Strangelove" (a model posing in her underwear), "I Feel You" (a woman dressed as Dave Gahan, wearing a pinstripe suit, sunglasses, and a wig), "Walking in My Shoes" (the bird costume), "Halo" (the people wearing clown makeup), "Enjoy the Silence" (Dave Gahan dressed as a king, holding the folding chair while walking in the road), "Personal Jesus" (the bandmembers wearing cowboy hats), "Condemnation" (the white dress with ribbons on it that one of the women wears) and "Never Let Me Down Again" (tea drinking). Corbijn described the video as a retrospective of the work he had done with Depeche Mode. He said he made it that way because he was sure frontman Dave Gahan was going to die before Depeche Mode could release more songs.
"I Feel You" is a song by Depeche Mode, released on 15 February 1993 as their 27th UK single and the first single from the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and also made number one and number three on the US Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Dance Club Play charts, respectively. It was the band's highest-charting single worldwide. The song is ostensibly about "connection" between two individuals. "I Feel You" demonstrates a more rock-oriented sound, using more non-electronic instruments than ever before. For example, Alan Wilder plays drums, and Martin Gore plays the guitar, but with electronic sounds still included, like the synth screeching intro. The music video for "I Feel You" was directed by Anton Corbijn. The woman in the video was English actress Lysette Anthony.
"Precious" is Depeche Mode's forty-first single, and the first single from the album Playing the Angel. It was released on 3 October 2005 in the UK by Mute Records and 11 October 2005 in the US by Sire/Reprise. The single reached No. 4 in the UK, No. 71 on the Hot 100, and No. 23 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was the band's first single of original music in more than three years. "Precious" was released to international radio stations and as a digital download on 22 August 2005. Since its live debut, "Precious" has been played at every Depeche Mode concert between 2005 and 2014.
"Master and Servant" is Depeche Mode's eleventh UK single (released on 20 August 1984) and the second single from the Some Great Reward album. Despite controversy surrounding the song, it still managed to reach number 9 in the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 49 in the American dance chart and at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. The "Master and Servant" music video was directed by Clive Richardson.
"New Life"is the second UK single by Depeche Mode recorded at Blackwing Studios, originally released on 13 June 1981. It was not commercially released in the United States.
"People Are People" is Depeche Mode's 10th UK single recorded at Hansa Mischraum in West Berlin, and released on 12 March 1984. It was their first hit single in the US and the first single from the Some Great Reward album.
"Never Let Me Down Again" is Depeche Mode's nineteenth UK single, released on 24 August 1987, and the second single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. A relatively moderate hit in the UK at number 22, it was a smash in West Germany, where it hit number 2, and a Top 10 success in several other European countries (Sweden, Switzerland, etc.). The cover art features fragments of a Soviet map of Russia and Europe, with different fragments used for the different editions of the single. The song became a favourite among fans, especially live. Shows during Depeche Mode's 1988 tour were often concluded with this song. Notable in the 101 video is when Dave Gahan waves his arms in the air toward the end of the song, and the sold out crowd of 60,000 mimics Gahan's movements. It is now customary at Depeche Mode shows for fans to wave their arms in the air during the coda section of "Never Let Me Down Again." On 8 November 2001, shortly after their final Exciter Tour concert in Mannheim, Germany, the band played "Never Let Me Down Again" during the MTV Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt, which aired in the US on MTV2. There are two music videos for "Never Let Me Down Again". The original version, from Strange uses the "Split Mix", minus the intro and outro, and during the EBM portion, Gahan's pair of dancing shoes are shown walking without anyone wearing them, before someone puts them on and wears them to dance. There is also a shortened one with just the Single version of the song, without the dancing shoes. It appears on The Videos 86>98 and the DVD of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1. They are directed by Anton Corbijn.
"Wrong" is Depeche Mode's first single from their twelfth studio album, the Grammy-nominated Sounds of the Universe, and their 46th UK single overall. It hit the radio in February 2009, and became available for purchase online on 24 February 2009. The single was physically released on 6 April 2009. The 12" of the single was released on 11 May 2009. The single officially debuted on 21 February 2009, when the band performed at the Echo Awards in Germany. The music video for "Wrong" was filmed in December 2008 and directed by Patrick Daughters.
"Peace" is Depeche Mode's second single from their studio album, Sounds of the Universe, and their 47th UK single overall. It was released on 15 June 2009. Martin Gore told The Sun newspaper that he thought "Peace" is one of his favourite songs that he has ever written. He explained that both "Peace" and "Little Soul", "give the album a kind of thread. Both of those songs have a real spiritual feel, though we have to be really careful using that word."
"Heaven"is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album, Delta Machine (2013). Written by Martin L. Gore and produced by Ben Hillier, the song was world-premiered on KROQ's morning show Kevin and Bean on 30 January 2013. The single was released digitally in most territories on 31 January 2013, and physically on 1 February. In the United Kingdom, "Heaven" was released digitally on 17 March 2013 and physically the following day. The B-side "All That's Mine" was written by Dave Gahan and Kurt Uenala. An accompanying music video for "Heaven" was directed by Timothy Saccenti and premiered on VEVO on 1 February 2013. The music video for "Heaven" was directed by Timothy Saccenti and filmed in November 2012 at The Marigny Opera House, a former Catholic church in New Orleans's Faubourg Marigny.
"Soothe My Soul" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their thirteenth studio album, Delta Machine. It was released as the album's second single on 10 May 2013 in Germany. The release date for North America was 14 May 2013, and 13 May 2013 for the rest of the world. In the United Kingdom, the single was released physically on 10 June 2013. The music video directed by Warren Fu was premiered on 28 March 2013. The song hit the Top 10 in 3 countries, including a number 1 spot in Hungary.
Albums:
“Speak & Spell” is the debut album by the British synthpop group Depeche Mode, recorded and released in 1981. The album peaked at #10 in the UK Albums Chart.
“A Broken Frame” is the second studio album by the British synthpop group Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet. Alan Wilder was part of a second tour in the United Kingdom occurring prior to the release of this album, but he had not officially joined the band, and thus, does not appear on the album.
“Construction Time Again” is the third studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 22 August 1983 by Mute Records. This was the first Depeche Mode album with Alan Wilder, who wrote the songs "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing", as well as the B-side "Fools". The title comes from the second line of the first verse of the track "Pipeline". It was supported by the Construction Time Again Tour. The album was recorded at John Foxx's Garden Studios in London, engineered by Gareth Jones (who had also engineered Foxx's 1980 album Metamatic) and mixed at the Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin.
“Love, In Itself” is Depeche Mode's ninth U.K. single (released on 19 September 1983), and the final single from the album Construction Time Again.
“Some Great Reward” is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in 1984. The album peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and at number fifty-one in the United States. The title comes from the last lines of the bridge in "Lie to Me" when it repeats near the end. The album was supported by the Some Great Reward Tour.
“Black Celebration” is the fifth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 March 1986 by Mute Records. The album further cemented the darkening sound that was initially hinted towards on their albums Construction Time Again and Some Great Reward. Black Celebration has been cited as one of the most influential albums of the 1980s. To promote the album, the band embarked on the Black Celebration Tour. Black Celebration is the Depeche Mode album that has the most songs with Martin Gore on lead vocals: "A Question of Lust", "Sometimes", "It Doesn't Matter Two", and "World Full of Nothing". He also sings on the CD bonus track "Black Day". The remaining tracks are sung by Dave Gahan.
“Music for the Masses” is the sixth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 28 September 1987 by Mute Records, and was supported by the Music for the Masses Tour.
“Violator” is the seventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 19 March 1990 by Mute Records. Preceded by the hit singles "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence" (a top ten hit in both the UK and US), Violator propelled the band into international stardom. The album yielded two further hit singles, "Policy of Truth" and "World in My Eyes". Violator is the band's first album to reach the top ten on the Billboard 200, peaking at number seven. It was supported by the World Violation Tour.
“Songs of Faith and Devotion” is the eighth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 22 March 1993 by Mute Records and in the United States and Canada on 23 March by Sire and Reprise Records. The album incorporated a more aggressive, darker rock-oriented tone than its predecessor, Violator (1990), largely influenced by the emerging alternative rock and grunge scenes in the United States. Songs of Faith and Devotion was recorded over eight months in a rented villa in Madrid during 1992, as well as later sessions in Hamburg and London.
“Ultra” is the ninth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 14 April 1997 by Mute Records. The album was the band's first since the departure of Alan Wilder, who had left the band in 1995 having become disillusioned with life in Depeche Mode. Wilder's departure and lead singer Dave Gahan's drug problems, which culminated in a near-fatal overdose, had caused many people to speculate that the band was finished. This is their first album as a trio since 1982's A Broken Frame.
“Exciter” is the tenth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2001 by Mute Records and in the United States on 15 May by Reprise Records. The album was produced by Mark Bell of Björk and LFO fame. The album also launched the Exciter Tour, one of the band's most successful tours. The plant that appears on the cover of the album is part of the genus Agave, used to produce tequila.
“Playing the Angel” is the eleventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records and in the United States and Canada on 18 October by Sire Records and Reprise Records. It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour. Playing the Angel is Depeche Mode's first album to feature Dave Gahan as co-writer. He wrote the lyrics to "Suffer Well", "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible", while Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott wrote the music. Gahan is the lead singer on all songs except for the instrumental "Introspectre", and Martin Gore-sung tracks "Macro" and "Damaged People". Gahan also sings backing vocals on "Macro", which was the first time he had sung backing on one of Gore's songs since Violator 's "Sweetest Perfection". The title Playing the Angel is taken from a lyric in the closing song "The Darkest Star". It is the fourth Depeche Mode album to get its name from a lyric in its album, the other three being Construction Time Again, Some Great Reward and Black Celebration. The album has been called a more organic record for using more analog synths than digital ones. In addition, most of the soundscapes presented are harsher and groovier than the more mellow Exciter.
“Sounds of the Universe” is the twelfth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 April 2009 by Mute Records. It was supported by the 2009–10 concert tour Tour of the Universe. Three singles were released from the album; "Wrong", "Peace", and a double A-side of "Fragile Tension" and "Hole to Feed". "Perfect" was also released in the US as a promotional single. As with the previous album, Playing the Angel, Dave Gahan has once again written three songs with Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott: "Hole to Feed", "Come Back" and "Miles Away/The Truth Is". "Spacewalker" and the bonus track "Esque" are instrumentals. Martin Gore shares lead singing duties with Gahan on "In Chains", "Peace" and "Little Soul", he sings the lead of "Jezebel" and the B-side "The Sun and the Moon and the Stars" on the second disc of the deluxe box set. The B-side "Oh Well" is the first track ever to be co-written by Gore and Gahan. The album ends with a short hidden instrumental reprise from the song "Wrong" after the final track "Corrupt" concludes. The album was released by Capitol Records in the United States and by EMI in Canada, marking the first time in the band's catalog that saw distribution from EMI within North America, where previous albums were released by Sire Records and Reprise Records, a division of Warner Music Group.
“Delta Machine” is the thirteenth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 22 March 2013 by Columbia Records and Mute Records. Recorded in 2012 in Santa Barbara, California and New York City, the album was produced by Ben Hillier and mixed by Flood. A deluxe edition was also released, containing a bonus disc with four bonus tracks, as well as a 28-page hardcover book including photos by Anton Corbijn. Delta Machine marks the end of the trilogy of records that Depeche Mode were doing with producer Ben Hillier, as stated by Dave Gahan. The album is Martin L. Gore and Gahan's thematic continuation to a dark, gloomy and bluesy aesthetic that Depeche Mode had started to explore in the late 1980s. The Quietus writer Luke Turner considered it as their "most powerful, gothic, twisted, electronic album since Violator". The album's second track "Angel" was compared to Nick Cave with a touch of electro-blues. James Manning of Time Out observed that Gahan howled like Nick Cave on that track.
“The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1” is a greatest hits album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 8 November 2006 by Mute Records. The album consists of select Depeche Mode singles from their then-twenty-five-year career, as well as the previously unreleased track "Martyr"—recorded during the Playing the Angel sessions—which was released as a single in late October 2006. The album has sold over one million copies in Europe alone and has been awarded the IFPI Platinum Europe Award.
“Remixes 2: 81–11” is a remix compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 3 June 2011 by Mute Records. The album is the band's second remix collection, following Remixes 81–04 (2004). It spans the band's entire career and includes new arrangements by former Depeche Mode members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder. The compilation concludes the band's recording contract with EMI. All songs written and composed by Martin L. Gore, except where noted.
Composition of Sound was formed in 1978 in Basildon, Essex, by guitarists/vocalists Andy Fletcher , Martin Gore and keyboardists Vince Clarke. In 1980 Dave Gahan joins the band cause Vince Clarke didn't felt well as in the role of vocalist .Dave was recruited by singing the song "Heroes" from David Bowie. After he joined the band Dave renamed the group Depeche Mode , a name taken from a french fashion magazine. The band first believed that this name meaned "Fast Fashion" because they wrote it in the early days like Dépêché Mode , but in fact the name itself Depeche Mode , as taken from the french magazine means NEWS ABOUT FASHION
They went to different clubs and different companies to try to promote their songs.
David Gahan is born on May 9th, 1962, in Epping; He's the singer of Depeche Mode. He becomes part of the group ( once called Composition of Sound) in 1979. After a while he changed the name of the group to DEPECHE MODE. He always had a big influence in the group's evolution, and has taken a more active participation in it through the years.
Martin Lee Gore is born on July 23th, 1961 in Danegham, near London, he's the writer/composer of Depeche Mode, when he was young he was part of some bands as a guitarist , when younger, and finally turned to synthetiser within Composition of Sound, that he formed with Vince Clarke and Andrew Feltcher. He's one of the best writer in the world of music.
Andrew John Fletcher ( known as "Fletch") , is born on July 8th 1961 in Nothingham, he was part of Composition of Sound, from the beggining, with Martin who was a school mate. Fletch has never been a leading musician in the group, but more a manager, and he's good at it.
Alan Charles Wilder is born on June 1st 1959 in London, he was part of Depeche Mode from 1983 to 1995. He was the real musician of the band, the one who spent a lot of time in studio until he found the perfect sound for the song they were working in, he had a big influence in the changes Depeche Mode had through the years in their music.He's now working on his own, with Recoil (last album: Liquid) and is actually working over a new album of Recoil.
Vincent Clarke, original member of the group, as Composition of Sound and after Depeche Mode, he was the writer/Compositor of the Band in "Speak and Spell" ( except 2 songs written by Martin) he was the leader of the band at that period, but suddenly left the band at the end of 1981, cause he didn't accepted the succes the group was having. He went on working with Alison Moyet on Yazoo and after he went on to form a group called the Assembly , and finally Erasure in mid-80's in which he has found his place and he's still part of it.
Marc Spitz: As Depeche Mode’s primary songwriter, you spend a lot of time in the studio trying to perfect each piece of music. Isn’t the idea of a remix antithetical to that, since it upsets everything you’ve worked so hard on?
Martin Gore: It’s been so much a part of our fabric from day one, I don’t even think about it anymore. It’s second nature. The only single we ever put out that didn’t have any kind of remix was our first (1981’s “Dreaming of Me”). If I don’t like what’s being done or feel there isn’t enough of the song in there, we have total control; we can veto anything we don’t like. But a lot of times, we’re pleasantly surprised.
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