Depeche Mode
In August 2007, during promotion for Dave Gahan's second solo album, Hourglass, it was announced that Depeche Mode could be heading back in studio in early 2008 to work on their upcoming twelfth studio album.[36]It was reported in March 2008 that the band will hit the studio again in May to work on some songs that songwriter Martin Gore has been working on at his home studio in Santa Barbara, California (USA). The songs are already in the pre-production stage, and Depeche Mode will again work with Ben Hillier as producer on their forthcoming album, which now has a tentative release date of Spring 2009. [37]
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Legacy and influence
Depeche Mode influenced many of today's popular recording artists, in part due to their recording techniques and innovative use of sampling. For example, Pet Shop Boys cited Violator (and "Enjoy the Silence" in particular) as one of the main sources of inspiration during recording of their critically acclaimed album Behaviour. Neil Tennant says, “We were listening to Violator by Depeche Mode, which was a very good album and we were deeply jealous of it.” Bandmate Chris Lowe agrees, “They had raised the stakes.”[38][39]
Techno pioneers Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins regularly quoted Depeche Mode as an influence on the development of techno music during the Detroit Techno explosion in the mid 1980s.[40] Appreciation of Depeche Mode within today's electronic music scene is shown by the numerous Depeche Mode remixes by contemporary DJs such as Ricardo Villalobos' remix of "The Sinner in Me" or Kruder & Dorfmeister's remix of "Useless".
According to Matt Smith, the former music director of the modern-rock radio station KROQ, "The Killers, The Bravery, Franz Ferdinand — that whole wave of music owes a tremendous amount to Depeche Mode."[41]
Chester Bennington, vocalist of Linkin Park, was inspired by the band.[42][43] Another Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda has said, "Depeche Mode is one of the most influential groups of our time. Their music is an inspiration to me..."[44]
The band's influence is spread throughout different genres of music. Raymond Herrera, the drummer of the metal band Fear Factory, says, "A lot of different music influenced the way I play now. Like the band Depeche Mode. If I could sound like Depeche Mode, but be fast like Slayer, I think I might be onto something".[45] According to Darren Smith, the guitarist of the post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, "dark, moodier stuff" in his band's music was "Depeche Mode-influenced."[46]
German synthpop band And One has cited Depeche Mode as one of their main influences, and covered "Never Let Me Down Again" in 2008 on Bodypop 1½.
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Live supporting musicians
- Peter Gordeno – keyboards, occasional electric bass and electric guitar (1998—Present)
- Christian Eigner – occasional songwriting, drums (1997—Present)
- Jordan Bailey – backing vocals (1998–2001)
- Hildia Campbell – backing vocals (1993–1994)
- Samantha Smith – backing vocals (1993–1994)
- Daryl Bamonte – keyboards (1994)
- Dave Clayton – keyboards (1997)
- Janet Ramus – backing vocals (1998)
- Georgia Lewis – backing vocals (2001)
Between 1998 and 2006, both Gordeno and Eigner were present on three consecutive tours; with Eigner on drums (and contributing to some of the songwriting on Playing the Angel with Gahan and Andrew Philpott) and Gordeno on keyboards.
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Discography
- Speak & Spell (1981)
- A Broken Frame (1982)
- Construction Time Again (1983)
- Some Great Reward (1984)
- Black Celebration (1986)
- Music for the Masses (1987)
- Violator (1990)
- Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)
- Ultra (1997)
- Exciter (2001)
- Playing the Angel (2005)
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See also
- Depeche Mode tours
- Depeche Mode songs with Martin Gore on lead vocals
- Depeche Mode instrumentals
- Best selling music artists - world's top selling music artists chart
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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References
Print references
- Corbijn, Anton, Depeche Mode: Strangers, 1990, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-7119-2493-7
- Malins, Steve, Depeche Mode : A Biography, 2001, Cooper Square Press, ISBN 0-8154-1142-1
- Miller, Jonathan, Stripped: The True Story of Depeche Mode, 2004, Omnibus Press, ISBN 1-84449-415-2
- Thompson, Dave, Depeche Mode : Some Great Reward, 1995, Pan Macmillan, ISBN 0-283-06243-6
- Zill, Didi, Depeche Mode. Photographs 1982-87, 2004, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, ISBN 3-89602-491-4
Footnotes
- ^ Mute Records"The Best Of, Volume 1 press release", Mute Records press release, November 2006
- ^ The Erasure Information Service, "Interview with Robert Marlow", - Retrieved on December 10, 2007.
- ^ philburdett.com, Phil Burdett Biography
- ^ Max Bell, "Martin Gore - The Decadent Boy", No1 Magazine, May 11, 1985 - Retrieved on October 29, 2007.
- ^ Tickell, P., "A Year In The Life of Depeche Mode", The Face, January 1982
- ^ Page, B., "This Year's Mode(L), Sounds Magazine, 31 January 1981
- ^ Colbert, P., "Talking Hook Lines", Melody Maker, 31 October 1981
- ^ Fricke, D., "Speak & Spell", Rolling Stone, May 1982 - Retrieved 6 February 2007
- ^ Ellen, M., "A Clean Break", Smash Hits, February 1982
- ^ "Alan Wilder's history", Shunt - Retrieved on 6 February 2007
- ^ "Speak & Spell/A Broken Frame", Shunt - Retrieved on 6 February 2007
- ^ "The Singles 81-85", Shunt - Retrieved on 6 February 2007
- ^ [1], Inga Humpe - Mit Depeche Mode in einer 2raumwohnung (German), Retrieved on 15 November 2007
- ^ "The Singles 81-85", Shunt - Retrieved on 6 February 2007
- ^ [2], Inga Humpe - Mit Depeche Mode in einer 2raumwohnung (German), Retrieved on 15 November 2007
- ^ Moore, X., "Red Rockers Over the Emerald Isle", NME, 17 September 1983
- ^ McIlheney, B., "Greatness and Perfection", Melody Maker, 29 September 1984
- ^ loc. cit., Alan Wilder's history
- ^ Adinolfi, F., "Dep Jam", Record Mirror, 22 August 1987
- ^ loc. cit., "The Singles 81-85"
- ^ "The Singles 86-98", Shunt - Retrieved 7 February 2007
- ^ op. cit., "The Singles 86-98"
- ^ ibid.
- ^ Levy, E., "Music for the Masses", Record Mirror, 3 October 1987
- ^ [3]Jonathan Kessler quoted in the 101 film. His exact words are: "$1,360,192.50. Paid attendance was 60,453 people, tonight at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, June 18, 1988. We're getting a load of money. A lot of money; a load of money - tons of money!" Link is to online version of Stripped: The True Story of Depeche Mode, by Jonathan Miller
- ^ [4] Mute records web-page for the re-released 101 film on DVD, retrieved 29 November 2007.
- ^ Personal Jesus (#3), All Music Guide
- ^ Sanner, S., "Depeche has faith in new 'Songs'", Variety, 22 March 1993
- ^ op. cit., "The Singles 86-98
- ^ op. cit., "The Singles 86-98"
- ^ Alan's Leaving, Jaakko's Depeche Mode page - Retrieved 10 February 2007
- ^ Martin L. Gore interview, Pavement, 16 April 1997
- ^ Cameron, K., "Dead Man Talking", NME, 18 January 1997
- ^ "Depeche Mode: Exciter (2001): Reviews", Metacritic - Retrieved on 10 February 2007
- ^ Depeche Mode single leaked online
- ^ New Depeche Mode album in the pipeline for 2008
- ^ Depeche Mode return to studio with U2 producer Ben Hillier while Gahan wants to stop old suicide rumours
- ^ "10 years of Being boring" - Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ "Interviews - Behaviour - The end of the world", Absolutely Pet Shop Boys - Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ McCready, J., "Modus operandum", The Face, February 1989
- ^ "Depeche Mode", Washington Post (Sept 11, 2005) - Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ "Chester Bennington", mtv.com - Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ "LINKIN PARK Singer Says Solo Album Will Have 'Driving Beats And Walls Of Guitars' - Aug. 19, 2005", BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ "Depeche Mode "Remixes 81-04"", [mute] - Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ Anthony Roldan, "An exclusive interview with Fear Factory's Raymond Herrera", PROG4YOU - Retrieved on September 12, 2007.
- ^ Tony Pascarella, "Darren Smith of Funeral For A Friend", The Trades - Retrieved on September 12, 2007.
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