Depeche Mode | ||
| Allmusic Biography : Originally a product of Britains new romantic movement, Depeche Mode went on to become the quintessential electro pop band of the 1980s. One of the first acts to establish a musical identity based completely around the use of synthesizers, they began their existence as a bouncy dance-pop outfit but gradually developed a darker, more dramatic sound that ultimately positioned them as one of the most successful alternative bands of their era. The roots of Depeche Mode date to 1976, when Basildon, England-based keyboardists Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher first teamed to form the group No Romance in China. The band proved short-lived, and by 1979 Clarke had formed French Look, another duo featuring guitarist/keyboardist Martin Gore; Fletcher soon signed on, and the group rechristened itself Composition of Sound. Initially, Clarke handled vocal chores, but in 1980 singer David Gahan was brought in to complete the lineup. After one final name change to Depeche Mode, the quartet jettisoned all instruments excluding their synthesizers, honing a slick, techno-based sound to showcase Clarkes catchy melodies. After building a following on the London club scene, Depeche Mode debuted in 1980 with "Photographic," a track included on the Some Bizzare Album label compilation. After signing to Mute Records, they issued "Dreaming of Me" in early 1981; while neither the single nor its follow-up, "New Life," caused much of a stir, their third effort, "Just Cant Get Enough," became a Top Ten U.K. hit, and their 1981 debut LP, Speak and Spell, was also a success. Just as Depeche Mode appeared poised for a major commercial breakthrough, however, principal songwriter Clarke abruptly exited to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet, leaving the groups future in grave doubt. As Gore grabbed the bands songwriting reins, the remaining trio recruited keyboardist Alan Wilder to fill the technological void created by Clarkes departure. While 1982s A Broken Frame deviated only slightly from Depeche Modes earlier work, Gores ominous songs grew more assured and sophisticated by the time of 1983s Construction Time Again. Some Great Reward, issued the following year, was their artistic and commercial breakthrough, as Gores dark, kinky preoccupations with spiritual doubt ("Blasphemous Rumours") and psychosexual manipulation ("Master and Servant") came to the fore; the egalitarian single "People Are People" was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic and typified the musics turn toward more industrial textures. Released in 1986, the atmospheric Black Celebration continued the trend toward grim melancholy and further established the group as a commercial force; it eventually sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S., which earned it gold status. Released in 1987, Music for the Masses, featuring three Hot 100 singles in "Strangelove," "Never Let Me Down Again," and "Behind the Wheel," propelled the group into the mainstream. The album would sell over a million copies in the U.S. alone. A subsequent sold-out tour yielded the 1989 double-live set 101. Recorded at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, it was accompanied by a concert film directed by the legendary D.A. Pennebaker. With the alternative music boom of the early 90s, Depeche Mode emerged as one of the worlds most successful acts. The triple-platinum Violator, released in 1990, was a Top Ten smash that spawned the hits "Personal Jesus" (a number eight single), "Enjoy the Silence," "Policy of Truth," and "World in My Eyes." Their 1993 LP Songs of Faith and Devotion -- featuring a significant change in its heavy use of electric guitars -- entered the charts in the number one slot. However, at the peak of its success, the group began to unravel, beginning with Wilders 1995 exit. Gahan attempted to take his own life and later entered a drug rehabilitation clinic to battle an addiction to heroin. After a four-year layoff, Depeche Mode continued onward as a trio and released 1997s Ultra, which featured the hits "Barrel of a Gun" and "Its No Good." A year later, the band embarked on a tour in support of its newly released hits album, The Singles 86>98. Depeche Mode played 64 shows in 18 countries for over one million fans. Each member took considerable time off after the tours completion, and Depeche Mode would not regroup for another three years. Exciter, the bands follow-up to Ultra, was released in 2001, with the singles "Dream On" and "I Feel Loved" finding moderate success on international radio outlets. Two years later, Gahan issued his debut solo album, the dark and sultry Paper Monsters. Gore also followed suit by issuing the all-covers Counterfeit², a full-length sequel to his similarly themed 1989 EP. Each member supported his work with respective tours of the U.S. and Europe; however, the bandmembers soon resumed working together, and Playing the Angel, their 11th studio album, became a Top Ten hit upon its release in October 2005. Produced by Ben Hillier (Doves, Blur, U2, Elbow) and studded with singles like "Precious" and "John (The Revelator)," it topped the album charts in 18 countries and went multi-platinum and/or gold in 20 countries. Depeche Mode went on to play for more than two-and-a-half-million fans worldwide, and the 2006 video release Touring the Angel: Live in Milan captured one of the bands greatest shows. Sounds of the Universe, also made with the assistance of Ben Hillier, arrived in early 2009 and debuted at number three in the U.S. The 2013 release of Delta Machine made for a trilogy of Hillier albums, while the album was mixed by longtime Depeche associate Flood. Delta Machine debuted at number two in the U.K., and peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200. The concert film and album Live in Berlin (directed by Anton Corbijn from a late-2013 show) followed in November 2014. The band returned in early 2017 with their 14th studio effort, Spirit. The albums material was largely inspired by the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election and was produced by Simian Mobile Discos James Ford (Foals, Arctic Monkeys). Buoyed by the single "Wheres the Revolution," Spirit debuted at number five on the Billboard 200. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 30 Title: Speak & Spell Released: 1981-10-05 Tracks: 12 Duration: 44:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 New Life (03:45) 2 I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead (02:18) 3 Puppets (03:56) 4 Boys Say Go! (03:07) 5 Nodisco (04:15) 6 What’s Your Name? (02:45) 7 Photographic (04:44) 8 Tora! Tora! Tora! (04:37) 9 Big Muff (04:24) 10 Any Second Now (Voices) (02:35) 11 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 12 Dreaming of Me (04:03) |
| Speak & Spell : Allmusic album Review : Though probably nobody fully appreciated it at the time -- perhaps least of all the band! -- Depeche Modes debut is at once both a conservative, functional pop record and a groundbreaking release. While various synth pioneers had come before -- Gary Numan, early Human League, late-70s Euro-disco, and above all Kraftwerk all had clear influence on Speak & Spell -- Depeche became the undisputed founder of straight-up synth pop with the albums 11 songs, light, hooky, and danceable numbers about love, life, and clubs. For all the claims about "dated" 80s sounds from rock purists, it should be noted that the basic guitar/bass/drums lineup of rock is almost 25 years older than the catchy keyboard lines and electronic drums making the music here. That such a sound would eventually become ubiquitous during the Reagan years, spawning lots of crud along the way, means the band should no more be held to blame for that than Motown and the Beatles for inspiring lots of bad stuff in the 60s. Credit for the albums success has to go to main songwriter Vince Clarke, who would extend and arguably perfect the synth pop formula with Yazoo and Erasure; the classic early singles "New Life," "Dreaming of Me," and "Just Cant Get Enough," along with numbers ranging from the slyly homoerotic "Pretty Boy" to the moody thumper "Photographic," keep everything moving throughout. David Gahan undersings about half the album, and Martin Gores two numbers lack the distinctiveness of his later work, but Speak & Spell remains an undiluted joy. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 30 Title: A Broken Frame Released: 1982-09-27 Tracks: 10 Duration: 40:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Leave in Silence (04:51) 2 My Secret Garden (04:46) 3 Monument (03:15) 4 Nothing to Fear (04:18) 5 See You (04:34) 6 Satellite (04:43) 7 The Meaning of Love (03:06) 8 A Photograph of You (03:04) 9 Shouldn’t Have Done That (03:12) 10 The Sun & the Rainfall (05:03) |
| A Broken Frame : Allmusic album Review : Martin Gore has famously noted that Depeche Mode stopped worrying about its future when the first post-Vince Clarke-departure single, "See You," placed even higher on the English charts than anything else Clarke had done with them. Such confidence carries through all of A Broken Frame, a notably more ambitious effort than the pure pop/disco of the bands debut. With arranging genius Alan Wilder still one album away from fully joining the band, Frame became very much Gores record, writing all the songs and exploring various styles never again touched upon in later years. "Satellite" and "Monument" take distinct dub/reggae turns, while "Shouldnt Have Done That" delivers its slightly precious message about the dangers of adulthood with a spare arrangement and hollow, weirdly sweet vocals. Much of the album follows in a dark vein, forsaking earlier sprightliness, aside from tracks like "A Photograph of You" and "The Meaning of Love," for more melancholy reflections about love gone wrong as "Leave in Silence" and "My Secret Garden." More complex arrangements and juxtaposed sounds, such as the sparkle of breaking glass in "Leave in Silence," help give this underrated album even more of an intriguing, unexpected edge. Gores lyrics sometimes veer on the facile, but David Gahans singing comes more clearly to the fore throughout -- things arent all there yet, but they were definitely starting to get close. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 30 Title: Construction Time Again Released: 1983-08-22 Tracks: 10 Duration: 49:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Love, in Itself (04:29) 2 More Than a Party (04:45) 3 Pipeline (05:54) 4 Everything Counts (04:20) 5 Two Minute Warning (04:13) 6 Shame (03:51) 7 The Landscape Is Changing (04:49) 8 Told You So (04:26) 9 And Then... / [Everything Counts (reprise)] (05:41) 10 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) |
| Construction Time Again : Allmusic album Review : The full addition of Alan Wilder to Depeche Modes lineup created a perfect troika that would last another 11 years, as the combination of Martin Gores songwriting, Wilders arranging, and David Gahans singing and live star power resulted in an ever more compelling series of albums and singles. Construction Time Again, the new lineups first full effort, is a bit hit and miss nonetheless, but when it does hit, it does so perfectly. Right from the albums first song, "Love, In Itself," something is clearly up; Depeche never sounded quite so thick with its sound before, with synths arranged into a mini-orchestra/horn section and real piano and acoustic guitar spliced in at strategic points. Two tracks later, "Pipeline" offers the first clear hint of an increasing industrial influence (the bandmembers were early fans of Einstürzende Neubauten), with clattering metal samples and oddly chain gang-like lyrics and vocals. The albums clear highlight has to be "Everything Counts," a live staple for years, combining a deceptively simple, ironic lyric about the music business with a perfectly catchy but unusually arranged blending of more metallic scraping samples and melodica amid even more forceful funk/hip-hop beats. Elsewhere, on "Shame" and "Told You So," Gores lyrics start taking on more of the obsessive personal relationship studies that would soon dominate his writing. Wilders own songwriting contributions are fine musically, but lyrically, "preachy" puts it mildly, especially the environment-friendly "The Landscape Is Changing." | ||
 | Album: 4 of 30 Title: People Are People Released: 1984-07-02 Tracks: 9 Duration: 40:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 People Are People (03:46) 2 Now, This Is Fun (03:25) 3 Love, in Itself (04:21) 4 Work Hard (04:22) 5 Told You So (04:26) 6 Get the Balance Right! (03:13) 7 Leave in Silence (04:02) 8 Pipeline (05:54) 9 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) |
| People Are People : Allmusic album Review : The unexpected American success of "People Are People," which remained the bands biggest U.S. hit until the start of the 90s, prompted this stateside-only compilation, very much a dogs breakfast of new and old songs alike. Earlier album cuts such as "Pipeline" and "Told You So" appear here, but the four new tracks understandably received the biggest attention. The title track itself, though the bandmembers have long since expressed embarrassment over it, still sounds like what it became, an engaging, instantly memorable pop hit -- if the lyrical sentiments are among Martin Gores most naïvely sociopolitical before or since, David Gahan delivers them strongly, with Gore providing a fine counterpoint vocal. Musically, the explicit use of sampled metallic crashes and detailed production throughout makes the song one of the strongest incorporations of industrial music techniques in a more listener-friendly manner. Of the three other new tracks, "Get the Balance Right" is the strongest, a wickedly barbed but beautifully sung lyric on political/lifestyle posturing with a killer synth line melody. "Work Hard" veers towards the monotonous, while "Now This Is Fun" has a nice moody intro to recommend it. Given that both "People Are People" and "Get the Balance Right" ended up on the bands first proper singles compilation, this collection is now rendered one solely for the hardcore fans. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 30 Title: Some Great Reward Released: 1984-09-24 Tracks: 9 Duration: 40:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Something to Do (03:46) 2 Lie to Me (05:03) 3 People Are People (03:52) 4 It Doesn’t Matter (04:45) 5 Stories of Old (03:14) 6 Somebody (04:27) 7 Master and Servant (04:12) 8 If You Want (04:40) 9 Blasphemous Rumours (06:22) |
| Some Great Reward : Allmusic album Review : The peak of the bands industrial-gone-mainstream fusion, and still one of the best electronic music albums yet recorded, Some Great Reward still sounds great, with the bands ever-evolving musical and production skills matching even more ambitious songwriting from Martin Gore. "People Are People" appears here, but finds itself outclassed by some of Depeche Modes undisputed classics, most especially the moody, beautiful "Somebody," a Gore-sung piano ballad that mixes its wit and emotion skillfully; "Master and Servant," an amped-up, slamming dance track that conflates sexual and economic politics to sharp effect; and the closing "Blasphemous Rumors," a slow-building anthemic number supporting one of Gores most cynical lyrics, addressing a suicidal teen who finds God only to die soon afterward. Even lesser-known tracks like the low-key pulse of "Lie to Me" and the weirdly dreamy "It Doesnt Matter" showcase an increasingly confident band. Alan Wilders arrangements veer from the big to the stripped down, but always with just the right touch, such as the crowd samples bubbling beneath "Somebody" or the call/response a cappella start to "Master and Servant." With Reward, David Gahans singing style found the métier it was going to stick with for the next ten years, and while its never gone down well with some ears, it still has a compelling edge to it that suits the material well. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 30 Title: The Singles 81>85 Released: 1985-10-15 Tracks: 13 Duration: 51:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Dreaming of Me (03:45) 2 New Life (03:45) 3 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 4 See You (03:57) 5 Leave in Silence (04:02) 6 Get the Balance Right! (03:13) 7 Everything Counts (03:59) 8 Love, in Itself (04:00) 9 People Are People (03:46) 10 Master and Servant (03:48) 11 Blasphemous Rumours (05:07) 12 Shake the Disease (04:48) 13 It’s Called a Heart (03:49) |
| The Singles 81>85 : Allmusic album Review : Replacing the original Catching Up with Depeche Mode compilation, Singles 81>85 subtracts two tracks -- the lightweight curiosity "Flexible" and "Fly on the Windscreen," which surfaced to better effect on Black Celebration -- and adds two, the full six-minute remix of "Just Cant Get Enough" and the original version of "Photographic," Depeches recording debut on a 1980 compilation album. The overall collection remains the same, though, namely, a run through the peerless singles that kept the band on the charts in the U.K. and elsewhere, as well as building up their increasing cult following in America. Its an embarrassment of riches, from such bouncy early hits as "New Life," "Just Cant Get Enough," and "The Meaning of Love" to the increasingly heavier sound of "Everything Counts," "People Are People," and "Blasphemous Rumors." Nearly all the tracks appear in the original single mixes, some quite different from their album versions, others essentially the same (the one subtle difference in "Somebody" is an echoey percussion pattern buried in the mix, for instance). Two otherwise unavailable singles also appear here: "Its Called a Heart" is pleasant enough, but "Shake the Disease" is great, an obsessive love lyric matched to a wonderful, slow dance melody and an excellent pairing of David Gahans more aggressive and Martin Gores gentler vocals. As an introduction to Depeches brilliant knack for catchy tunes evolving over time into a more challenging but no less popular collection of songs, at once defining and expanding the boundaries of synth pop, look no further. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 30 Title: Catching Up With Depeche Mode Released: 1985-11-11 Tracks: 13 Duration: 52:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Dreaming of Me (03:45) 2 New Life (03:45) 3 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 4 See You (03:57) 5 The Meaning of Love (03:06) 6 Love, in Itself (04:00) 7 Master and Servant (03:48) 8 Blasphemous Rumours (05:07) 9 Somebody (remix) (04:21) 10 Shake the Disease (04:48) 11 Flexible (03:11) 12 It’s Called a Heart (03:49) 13 Fly on the Windscreen (05:05) |
| Catching Up With Depeche Mode : Allmusic album Review : Like its predecessor, People Are People, Catching Up With Depeche Mode attempts to fill in gaps in the groups extensive discography by compiling singles and album tracks taken from their four previous studio LPs. Dating back to the bands Vince Clarke-penned hits ("Just Cant Get Enough," "Dreaming of Me"), the set culminates with tracks like "Master and Servant" and "Blasphemous Rumours," which bear the full fruit of Martin Gores dark obsessions; a preview of Black Celebration is even offered via "Fly on the Windshield." | ||
 | Album: 8 of 30 Title: Black Celebration Released: 1986-03-17 Tracks: 14 Duration: 55:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Black Celebration (04:57) 2 Fly on the Windscreen (final) (05:19) 3 A Question of Lust (04:27) 4 Sometimes (01:54) 5 It Doesn’t Matter Two (02:51) 6 A Question of Time (04:09) 7 Stripped (04:16) 8 Here Is the House (04:16) 9 World Full of Nothing (02:48) 10 Dressed in Black (02:34) 11 New Dress (03:45) 12 Breathing in Fumes (06:06) 13 But Not Tonight (extended remix) (05:13) 14 Black Day (02:36) |
| Black Celebration : Allmusic album Review : Whether the band felt it was simply the time to move on from its most explicit industrial-pop fusion days, or whether increased success and concurrently larger venues pushed the music into different avenues, Depeche Modes fifth studio album, Black Celebration, saw the group embarking on a path that in many ways defined their sound to the present: emotionally extreme lyrics matched with amped-up tunes, as much anthemic rock as they are compelling dance, along with stark, low-key ballads. The slow, sneaky build of the opening title track, with a strange distorted vocal sample providing a curious opening hook, sets the tone as David Gahan sings of making it through "another black day" while powerful drums and echoing metallic pings carry the song. Black Celebration is actually heavier on the ballads throughout, many sung by Martin Gore -- the most per album he has yet taken lead on -- with notable dramatic beauties including "Sometimes," with its surprise gospel choir start and rough piano sonics, and the hyper-nihilistic "World Full of Nothing." The various singles from the album remain definite highlights, such as "A Question of Time," a brawling, aggressive number with a solid Gahan vocal, and the romantic/physical politics of "Stripped," featuring particularly sharp arrangements from Alan Wilder. However, with such comparatively lesser-known but equally impressive numbers as the quietly intense romance of "Here Is the House" to boast, Black Celebration is solid through and through. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 30 Title: Music for the Masses Released: 1987-09-28 Tracks: 10 Duration: 43:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Never Let Me Down Again (04:47) 2 The Things You Said (04:02) 3 Strangelove (04:56) 4 Sacred (04:47) 5 Little 15 (04:18) 6 Behind the Wheel (05:18) 7 I Want You Now (03:44) 8 To Have and to Hold (02:51) 9 Nothing (04:17) 10 Pimpf / [silence] / [interlude 1: Mission Impossible] (04:55) |
| Music for the Masses : Allmusic album Review : Initially the title must have sounded like an incredibly pretentious boast, except that Depeche Mode then went on to do a monstrous world tour, score even more hits in America and elsewhere than ever before, and pick up a large number of name checks from emerging house and techno artists on top of all that. As for the music the masses got this time around, the opening cut, "Never Let Me Down Again," started things off wonderfully: a compressed guitar riff suddenly slamming into a huge-sounding percussion/keyboard/piano combination, anchored to a constantly repeated melodic hook, ever-building synth/orchestral parts at the songs end, and one of David Gahans best vocals (though admittedly singing one of Martin Gores more pedestrian lyrics). It feels huge throughout, like they taped Depeche recording at the worlds largest arena show instead of in a studio. Other key singles "Strangelove" and the (literally) driving "Behind the Wheel" maintained the same blend of power and song skill, while some of the quieter numbers such as "The Things You Said" and "I Want You Now" showed musical and lyrical intimacy could easily co-exist with the big chart-busters. Add to that other winners like "To Have and to Hold," with its Russian radio broadcast start and dramatic, downward spiral of music accompanied by Gahans subtly powerful take on a desperate Gore love lyric, and the weird, wonderful choral closer, "Pimpf," and Depeches massive success becomes perfectly clear. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 30 Title: Violator Released: 1990-02-05 Tracks: 9 Duration: 46:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 World in My Eyes (04:22) 2 Sweetest Perfection (04:40) 3 Personal Jesus (04:55) 4 Halo (04:25) 5 Waiting for the Night (06:05) 6 Enjoy the Silence (06:12) 7 Policy of Truth (04:52) 8 Blue Dress (05:42) 9 Clean (05:23) |
| Violator : Allmusic album Review : In a word, stunning. Perhaps an odd word to use given that Violator continued in the general vein of the previous two studio efforts by Depeche Mode: Martin Gores upfront lyrical emotional extremism and knack for a catchy hook filtered through Alan Wilders ear for perfect arrangements, ably assisted by top English producer Flood. Yet the idea that this record would both dominate worldwide charts, while song for song being simply the best, most consistent effort yet from the band could only have been the wildest fantasy before its release. The opening two singles from the album, however, signaled something was up. First was "Personal Jesus," at once perversely simplistic, with a stiff, arcane funk/hip-hop beat and basic blues guitar chords, and tremendous, thanks to sharp production touches and David Gahans echoed, snaky vocals. Then "Enjoy the Silence," a nothing-else-remains-but-us ballad pumped up into a huge, dramatic romance/dance number, commanding in its mock orchestral/choir scope. Follow-up single "Policy of Truth" did just fine as well, a low-key Motown funk number for the modern day with a sharp love/hate lyric to boot. To top it all off, the album itself scored on song after song, from the shuffling beat of "Sweetest Perfection" (well sung by Gore) and the ethereal "Waiting for the Night" to the guilt-ridden-and-loving-it "Halo" building into a string-swept pounder. "Clean" wraps up Violator on an eerie note, all ominous bass notes and odd atmospherics carrying the song. Goth without ever being stupidly hammy, synth without sounding like the clinical stereotype of synth music, rock without ever sounding like a "rock" band, Depeche here reach astounding heights indeed. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 30 Title: Singles 13–18 Released: 1991 Tracks: 35 Duration: 3:13:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Shake the Disease (04:48) 2 Flexible (03:11) 3 Shake the Disease (remixed extended) (08:46) 4 Flexible (remixed extended) (06:16) 5 Shake the Disease (Edit the Shake) (07:11) 6 Something to Do (Metal mix) (07:26) 1 It’s Called a Heart (03:49) 2 Fly on the Windscreen (05:05) 3 It’s Called a Heart (extended) (07:20) 4 Fly on the Windscreen (extended) (07:49) 5 Fly on the Windscreen (Death mix) (05:07) 1 Stripped (03:51) 2 But Not Tonight (04:17) 3 Stripped (Highland mix) (06:42) 4 But Not Tonight (extended remix) (05:13) 5 Breathing in Fumes (06:06) 6 Fly on the Windscreen (Quiet mix) (04:24) 7 Black Day (02:36) 1 A Question of Lust (04:27) 2 Christmas Island (04:51) 3 Christmas Island (extended) (05:39) 4 People Are People (04:23) 5 It Doesn’t Matter Two (instrumental) (02:48) 6 A Question of Lust (minimal) (06:48) 1 A Question of Time (04:00) 2 Black Celebration (06:05) 3 Something to Do (03:50) 4 Stripped (06:23) 5 More Than a Party (05:07) 6 A Question of Time (extended remix) (06:39) 7 Black Celebration (Black Tulip mix) (06:34) 8 A Question of Time (New Town mix / live remix) (11:07) 1 Little 15 (04:18) 2 Stjarna (04:25) 3 Sonata No. 14 in C♯m (Moonlight Sonata) (05:36) |
 | Album: 12 of 30 Title: Singles 7–12 Released: 1991 Tracks: 26 Duration: 2:26:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Get the Balance Right! (03:13) 2 The Great Outdoors! (05:03) 3 Get the Balance Right! (Combination mix) (07:57) 4 Tora! Tora! Tora! (04:03) 1 Everything Counts (03:59) 2 Work Hard (04:22) 3 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) 4 Work Hard (East End remix) (06:59) 1 Love, in Itself (04:00) 2 Fools (04:17) 3 Love in Itself ∙ 3 (07:17) 4 Fools (Bigger) (07:39) 5 Love, in Itself ∙ 4 (04:39) 1 People Are People (03:46) 2 In Your Memory (04:03) 3 People Are People (Different mix) (07:14) 4 In Your Memory (Slik mix) (08:13) 1 Master and Servant (03:48) 2 (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (04:13) 3 Master and Servant (Slavery Whip mix) (09:38) 4 (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (Release mix) (08:49) 5 Master and Servant (voxless) (04:00) 1 Blasphemous Rumours (06:22) 2 Told You So (04:56) 3 Somebody (remix) (04:21) 4 Everything Counts (05:53) |
 | Album: 13 of 30 Title: X¹ Released: 1991-04-21 Tracks: 33 Duration: 3:44:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Master and Servant (Black and Blue mix) (08:02) 2 Strangelove (Pain mix) (07:21) 3 Behind the Wheel (extended remix) (05:57) 4 Route 66 (Beatmasters mix) (06:19) 5 Everything Counts (Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders remix) (05:30) 6 Personal Jesus (Pump mix) (07:50) 7 Dangerous (Hazchemix) (05:36) 8 Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line) (07:42) 1 Master and Servant (Slavery Whip mix) (09:38) 2 Shake the Disease (remixed extended) (08:46) 3 Black Celebration (Black Tulip mix) (06:34) 4 A Question of Time (New Town mix / live remix) (11:07) 5 Strangelove (Highjack mix) (06:32) 6 Behind the Wheel (Beatmasters mix) (08:01) 7 Everything Counts (Absolut mix) (06:03) 8 Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp mix) (05:34) 9 Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik mix) (05:29) 1 Leave in Silence (longer) (06:32) 2 Get the Balance Right! (Combination mix) (07:57) 3 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) 4 Stripped (Highland mix) (06:42) 5 Fly on the Windscreen (extended) (07:49) 6 Never Let Me Down Again (Split mix) (09:34) 7 Strangelove (Blind mix) (06:33) 8 Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach) (05:50) 9 Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet mix) (06:41) 1 Something to Do (Metal mix) (07:26) 2 Are People People? (04:28) 3 Breathing in Fumes (06:06) 4 Fly on the Windscreen (Death mix) (05:07) 5 Black Day (02:36) 6 A Question of Lust (minimal) (06:48) 7 Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro mix) (04:57) |
 | Album: 14 of 30 Title: X² Released: 1991-04-21 Tracks: 46 Duration: 3:31:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Any Second Now (altered) (05:42) 2 Further excerpts from: My Secret Garden (04:23) 3 Oberkorn (It’s a Small Town) (Development mix) (07:38) 4 The Great Outdoors! (05:03) 5 Christmas Island (extended) (05:39) 6 It Doesn’t Matter Two (instrumental) (02:48) 7 Fpmip (05:22) 8 Agent Orange (05:05) 9 Stjarna (04:25) 10 Sonata No. 14 in C♯m (Moonlight Sonata) (05:36) 11 Memphisto (04:05) 1 Ice Machine (04:05) 2 Shout (03:46) 3 Any Second Now (Voices) (02:35) 4 Now, This Is Fun (03:25) 5 Work Hard (04:22) 6 In Your Memory (04:03) 7 Flexible (03:11) 8 Fly on the Windscreen (05:05) 9 But Not Tonight (04:17) 10 Pleasure, Little Treasure (02:53) 11 Route 66 (04:11) 1 My Secret Garden (07:28) 2 Shout (04:39) 3 Photographic (03:55) 4 New Life (04:12) 5 Boys Say Go! (02:36) 6 Nothing to Fear (04:28) 7 Tora! Tora! Tora! (04:03) 8 See You (04:10) 9 Just Can’t Get Enough (05:35) 10 Ice Machine (03:45) 11 Everything Counts (05:53) 12 More Than a Party (04:50) 1 Black Celebration (04:54) 2 If You Want (05:15) 3 Shame (04:11) 4 Two Minute Warning (04:33) 5 Master and Servant (04:30) 6 Something to Do (03:50) 7 Somebody (04:27) 8 People Are People (04:59) 9 Told You So (04:56) 10 Blasphemous Rumours (05:25) 11 Stripped (06:45) 12 A Question of Time (04:12) |
 | Album: 15 of 30 Title: Singles 1–6 Released: 1991-11-25 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:37:09 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Dreaming of Me (03:45) 2 Ice Machine (03:54) 1 New Life (03:59) 2 Shout (03:46) 3 Shout (Rio mix) (07:32) 1 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 2 Any Second Now (03:09) 3 Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo mix) (06:46) 4 Any Second Now (altered) (05:42) 1 See You (extended version) (04:51) 2 Now, This Is Fun (03:25) 3 Now, This Is Fun (extended version) (04:42) 1 The Meaning of Love (03:06) 2 Oberkorn (It’s a Small Town) (04:10) 3 The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd mix) (05:01) 4 Oberkorn (It’s a Small Town) (Development mix) (07:38) 1 Leave in Silence (04:02) 2 Excerpt from: My Secret Garden (03:16) 3 Leave in Silence (longer) (06:32) 4 Further excerpts from: My Secret Garden (04:23) 5 Leave in Silence (quieter) (03:42) |
 | Album: 16 of 30 Title: Songs of Faith and Devotion Released: 1993-03-22 Tracks: 10 Duration: 47:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Feel You (04:35) 2 Walking in My Shoes (05:35) 3 Condemnation (03:20) 4 Mercy in You (04:17) 5 Judas (05:14) 6 In Your Room (06:26) 7 Get Right With Me (03:52) 8 Rush (04:37) 9 One Caress (03:31) 10 Higher Love (05:56) |
| Songs of Faith and Devotion : Allmusic album Review : In between Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion, a lot happened: Nirvana rewrote the ideas of what "alternative" was supposed to be, while Nine Inch Nails hit the airwaves as the most clearly Depeche-influenced new hit band around. In the meantime, the band went through some high-profile arguing as David Gahan turned into a long-haired, leather-clad rocker and pushed for a more guitar-oriented sound. Yet the odd thing about Songs of Faith and Devotion is that it sounds pretty much like a Depeche Mode album, only with some new sonic tricks courtesy of Alan Wilder and co-producer Flood. Perhaps even odder is the fact that it works incredibly well all the same. "I Feel You," opening with a screech of feedback, works its live drums well, but when the heavy synth bass kicks in with the wailing backing vocals, even most rockers might find it hard to compete. Martin Gores lyrical bent, as per the title, ponders relationships through distinctly religious imagery; while the gambit is hardly new, on songs like the centerpiece "In Your Room," the combination of personal and spiritual love blends perfectly. Outside musicians appear for the first time, including female backing singers on a couple of tracks, most notably the gospel-flavored "Condemnation" and the uilleann pipes on "Judas," providing a lovely intro to the underrated song (later covered by Tricky). "Rush" is the biggest misstep, a too obvious sign that Nine Inch Nails was a recording-session favorite to unwind to. But with other numbers such as "Walking in My Shoes" and "The Mercy in You" to recommend it, Songs of Faith and Devotion continues the Depeche Mode winning streak. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 30 Title: Ultra Released: 1997-04-10 Tracks: 12 Duration: 1:00:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Barrel of a Gun (05:30) 2 The Love Thieves (06:34) 3 Home (05:42) 4 It’s No Good (05:58) 5 Uselink (02:21) 6 Useless (05:12) 7 Sister of Night (06:04) 8 Jazz Thieves (02:54) 9 Freestate (06:43) 10 The Bottom Line (04:26) 11 Insight (06:26) 12 Junior Painkiller (02:09) |
| Ultra : Allmusic album Review : When news surfaced in 1995 that Alan Wilder had departed Depeche Mode to concentrate on his solo project Recoil, the immediate concern among fans was whether the band would be able to hit past heights again. Though Wilders profile was always much lesser than that of Martin Gore and David Gahan -- and almost even that of Andy Fletcher, whose nonperformance live has always been a running joke in the fan community and who freely admits to generally being around merely to maintain a vibe with his childhood friend Gore -- his capability at arranging the songs over the years gave the band its increasingly distinct, unique edge. Combined with Gahans near suicide and lengthy recovery from drugs, things looked bleak. Happily, Ultra turned out a winner; hooking up with Tim Simenon, longtime U.K. dance maven and producer of arty fare such as Gavin Fridays Adam n Eve, Depeche delivered a strong album as a rejuvenated band. The most immediate change was Gahans singing; for the first time ever, he took singing lessons beforehand, and his new control and projection simply shines, especially on the marvelous "Its No Good," a pulsing, tense, yet beautiful song with another deeply romantic Gore lyric. Opener "Barrel of a Gun" continues in the vein of arena-level stompers like "Never Let Me Down Again" and "I Feel You," with huge drum slams and scratching to boot, but Ultra mostly covers subtler territory, such as the slightly creepy "Sister of Night" and the gentle "The Love Thieves." Gore sings two winners: the orchestral, slow dance groove "Home" and "The Bottom Line," featuring steel guitar and Cans Jaki Liebezeit on drums, distinctly different territory for Depeche. Closing with "Insight," a quite lovely, building ballad, Ultra showed Depeche wasnt ready to quit by any means. | ||
 | Album: 18 of 30 Title: The Singles 86>98 Released: 1998-09-23 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:37:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Stripped (03:51) 2 A Question of Lust (04:27) 3 A Question of Time (04:00) 4 Strangelove (03:47) 5 Never Let Me Down Again (04:21) 6 Behind the Wheel (04:02) 7 Personal Jesus (03:45) 8 Enjoy the Silence (04:16) 9 Policy of Truth (05:14) 10 World in My Eyes (03:57) 1 I Feel You (04:35) 2 Walking in My Shoes (05:00) 3 Condemnation (03:22) 4 In Your Room (Zephyr mix) (04:50) 5 Barrel of a Gun (05:30) 6 It’s No Good (05:58) 7 Home (05:46) 8 Useless (04:53) 9 Only When I Lose Myself (04:34) 10 Little 15 (04:18) 11 Everything Counts (06:38) |
| The Singles 86>98 : Allmusic album Review : It took Depeche Mode only four years to assemble their first singles compilation, but 12 to assemble The Singles 86>98. Appropriately, the second set was much more ambitious than The Singles 81>85, spanning two discs and 20 songs, plus a live version of "Everything Counts." The Singles 86>98 was an album that many fans, both casual and hardcore, waited patiently for, and for good reason -- Depeche Mode were always more effective as a singles band than as album artists. Thats not to say that the double-disc compilation is perfect. DMs output fluctuated wildly during those 12 years, as the group hit both career highs and lows. Its possible to hear it all on this set, from "Strangelove" and "Never Let Me Down Again," through "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence," to "I Feel You" and "Barrel of a Gun." Its possible that some casual listeners will find that the collection meanders a bit too much for their tastes, but the end result is definitive and, along with The Singles 81>85, ranks as Depeche Modes best, most listenable album. | ||
 | Album: 19 of 30 Title: Exciter Released: 2001-05-10 Tracks: 13 Duration: 56:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Dream On (04:20) 2 Shine (05:32) 3 The Sweetest Condition (03:42) 4 When the Body Speaks (06:01) 5 The Dead of Night (04:50) 6 Lovetheme (02:02) 7 Freelove (06:10) 8 Comatose (03:23) 9 I Feel Loved (04:20) 10 Breathe (05:17) 11 Easy Tiger (02:05) 12 I Am You (05:09) 13 Goodnight Lovers (03:49) |
| Exciter : Allmusic album Review : Its rare to find bands capable of keeping their own best qualities to the fore while trying something new each time out, but Depeche Mode demonstrate that balance in full on the marvelous Exciter. Arguably the first album made by the group as a cohesive unit since Violator (and bearing some resemblance to that record in overall title and song names -- compare "The Sweetest Condition" with "The Sweetest Perfection"), Exciter finds the trio again balancing pop catchiness with experimental depths. As with Ultra, an outside producer helps focus the end results in new, intriguing directions -- in this case, said producer is Mark Bell, known for his work with Björk but also as part of Warp Records flagship act LFO, which always acknowledged their own debut to Depeche. Bells ear for minimal, crisp beats and quick, subtle arrangements and changes suit Martin Gores songs beautifully. If there are few storming arena-shaking numbers this time out, the exquisite delicacy throughout is addicting, with Gores guitar providing slippery and stinging leads to the smoky, romantic flow of Exciter. "When the Body Speaks" is a particular winner, his gentle work and a backing string section combining just right. David Gahans voice, already audibly benefiting from lessons on Ultra, is even more supple and passionate than before, ranging from the fuller delivery on the snaky charm of "Shine" to the haunting album-closer, "Goodnight Lovers," a romantic lullaby with perfect counterpoint backing vocals. Gores own singing remains equally fine, as does his lyrical obsessions on, well, obsession -- "Breathe," which quotes more Bible names per verse than most preachers, makes for a good example on both fronts. When the band fully crank it up, the results work there too -- "The Dead of Night" makes for a far superior nod to Gores glam roots and Depeches own industrial dance descendants than Songs of Faith and Devotions "Rush" did. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 30 Title: The Singles 81>98 Released: 2001-09-03 Tracks: 38 Duration: 2:46:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Dreaming of Me (03:45) 2 New Life (03:45) 3 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 4 See You (03:57) 5 The Meaning of Love (03:06) 6 Leave in Silence (04:02) 7 Get the Balance Right! (03:13) 8 Everything Counts (03:59) 9 Love, in Itself (04:00) 10 People Are People (03:46) 11 Master and Servant (03:48) 12 Blasphemous Rumours (05:07) 13 Somebody (remix) (04:21) 14 Shake the Disease (04:48) 15 It’s Called a Heart (03:49) 16 Photographic (Some Bizzare version) (03:13) 17 Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo mix) (06:46) 1 Stripped (03:51) 2 A Question of Lust (04:27) 3 A Question of Time (04:00) 4 Strangelove (03:47) 5 Never Let Me Down Again (04:21) 6 Behind the Wheel (04:02) 7 Personal Jesus (03:45) 8 Enjoy the Silence (04:16) 9 Policy of Truth (05:14) 10 World in My Eyes (03:57) 1 I Feel You (04:35) 2 Walking in My Shoes (05:00) 3 Condemnation (03:22) 4 In Your Room (Zephyr mix) (04:50) 5 Barrel of a Gun (05:30) 6 It’s No Good (05:58) 7 Home (05:46) 8 Useless (04:53) 9 Only When I Lose Myself (04:34) 10 Little 15 (04:18) 11 Everything Counts (06:38) |
 | Album: 21 of 30 Title: Singles 19–24 Released: 2004-03-29 Tracks: 52 Duration: 4:42:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Strangelove (03:47) 2 Pimpf (04:34) 3 Strangelove (maxi mix) (06:34) 4 Strangelove (midi mix) (01:40) 5 Fpmip (05:22) 6 Strangelove (Blind mix) (06:33) 7 Strangelove (Pain mix) (07:21) 8 Agent Orange (05:05) 1 Never Let Me Down Again (04:21) 2 Pleasure, Little Treasure (02:53) 3 Never Let Me Down Again (Split mix) (09:34) 4 Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter mix) (05:36) 5 Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro mix) (04:57) 6 Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides mix) (04:24) 7 Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join mix) (04:55) 8 To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster) (02:36) 1 Behind the Wheel (04:02) 2 Route 66 (04:11) 3 Behind the Wheel (extended remix) (05:57) 4 Route 66 (Beatmasters mix) (06:19) 5 Behind the Wheel (Beatmasters mix) (08:01) 6 Route 66 (Casualty mix) (10:42) 7 Behind the Wheel (05:18) 1 Everything Counts (05:48) 2 Nothing (04:37) 3 Sacred (05:12) 4 A Question of Lust (04:07) 5 Everything Counts (Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders remix) (05:30) 6 Nothing (Justin Strauss remix) (07:04) 7 Strangelove (Highjack mix) (06:32) 8 Everything Counts (Absolut mix) (06:03) 9 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) 10 Nothing (03:59) 11 Everything Counts (reprise) (00:59) 1 Personal Jesus (03:45) 2 Dangerous (04:21) 3 Personal Jesus (acoustic) (03:27) 4 Dangerous (Hazchemix edit) (03:05) 5 Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach) (05:50) 6 Dangerous (Sensual mix) (05:24) 7 Personal Jesus (Pump mix) (07:50) 8 Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp mix) (05:34) 9 Dangerous (Hazchemix) (05:36) 1 Enjoy the Silence (04:16) 2 Memphisto (04:05) 3 Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet mix) (06:41) 4 Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic dub) (05:44) 5 Sibeling (03:17) 6 Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line) (07:42) 7 Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium) (02:42) 8 Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik mix promo) (05:58) 9 Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final mix) (15:27) |
 | Album: 22 of 30 Title: Singles 31–36 Released: 2004-03-29 Tracks: 53 Duration: 5:21:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Barrel of a Gun (05:30) 2 Painkiller (07:29) 3 Barrel of a Gun (Underworld Soft mix) (06:29) 4 Barrel of a Gun (One Inch Punch mix) (05:27) 5 Barrel of a Gun (Underworld Hard mix) (09:36) 6 Barrel of a Gun (United mix) (06:36) 7 Painkiller (Plastikman mix) (08:40) 8 Barrel of a Gun (3 Phase mix) (05:25) 9 Barrel of a Gun (One Inch Punch mix, version 2) (05:29) 1 It’s No Good (05:58) 2 Slowblow (05:25) 3 It’s No Good (Dom T’s Bass Bounce mix) (07:16) 4 It’s No Good (Speedy J mix) (05:02) 5 It’s No Good (Hardfloor mix) (06:43) 6 Slowblow (Darren Price mix) (06:29) 7 It’s No Good (Andrea Parker mix) (06:14) 8 It’s No Good (Motor Bass mix) (03:48) 1 Home (05:46) 2 Home (Air “Around the Golf” remix) (03:55) 3 Home (LFO Meant to Be) (04:26) 4 Home (The Noodles & The Damage Done) (06:37) 5 Home (Jedi Knights remix - Drowning in Time) (07:02) 6 Home (Grantby mix) (04:39) 7 Barrel of a Gun (06:02) 8 Its No Good (04:08) 1 Useless (04:53) 2 Useless (Escape From Wherever: Parts 1 & 2) (07:17) 3 Useless (Cosmic Blues mix) (06:57) 4 Useless (CJ Bolland Ultrasonar mix) (06:02) 5 Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister session™) (09:07) 6 Useless (CJ Bolland Funky Sub mix) (05:39) 7 Useless (Air 20 mix) (07:58) 8 Useless (05:22) 1 Only When I Lose Myself (04:34) 2 Surrender (06:18) 3 Headstar (04:23) 4 Only When I Lose Myself (Subsonic Legacy remix) (07:03) 5 Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator remix) (04:57) 6 Headstar (Luke Slater remix) (05:47) 7 Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus long play mix) (11:19) 8 Painkiller (Kill the Pain mix) (06:32) 9 Surrender (Catalan FC Out of Reach mix) (06:54) 10 Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus short play mix) (05:05) 11 World in My Eyes (Safar mix) (08:29) 1 Dream On (03:41) 2 Easy Tiger (full version) (04:57) 3 Easy Tiger (Bertrand Burgalat & A.S. Dragon version) (04:53) 4 Dream On (Bushwacka Tough Guy mix) (06:08) 5 Dream On (Dave Clarke acoustic version) (04:24) 6 Dream On (Octagon Man mix) (05:24) 7 Dream On (Kid 606 mix) (04:45) 8 Dream On (Dave Clarke club mix) (05:14) 9 Dream On (Bushwacka Blunt mix) (06:49) |
 | Album: 23 of 30 Title: Singles 25–30 Released: 2004-03-29 Tracks: 56 Duration: 5:29:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Policy of Truth (05:10) 2 Kaleid (04:18) 3 Policy of Truth (Beat Box) (07:13) 4 Policy of Truth (Capitol mix) (08:01) 5 Kaleid (When Worlds mix) (05:23) 6 Policy of Truth (Trancentral mix) (05:55) 7 Kaleid (remix) (04:37) 8 Policy of Truth (Pavlov’s dub) (06:02) 1 World in My Eyes (03:57) 2 Happiest Girl (Jack mix) (04:58) 3 Sea of Sin (Tonal mix) (04:44) 4 World in My Eyes (Oil Tank mix) (07:47) 5 Happiest Girl (Kiss‐A‐mix) (06:17) 6 Sea of Sin (Sensoria) (06:07) 7 World in My Eyes (dub in My Eyes) (06:56) 8 World in My Eyes (Mode to Joy) (06:30) 9 Happiest Girl (The Pulsating Orbital mix) (06:28) 10 World in My Eyes (Mayhem Mode) (04:56) 11 Happiest Girl (The Pulsating Orbital vocal mix) (07:58) 1 I Feel You (04:35) 2 One Caress (03:31) 3 I Feel You (Throb mix) (06:49) 4 I Feel You (Babylon mix) (07:54) 5 I Feel You (Life’s Too Short mix) (08:35) 6 I Feel You (Swamp mix) (07:28) 7 I Feel You (Renegade Soundwave Afghan Surgery mix) (04:58) 8 I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm mix) (06:41) 1 Walking in My Shoes (05:00) 2 My Joy (03:58) 3 Walking in My Shoes (Grungy Gonads mix) (06:24) 4 My Joy (Slow Slide mix) (05:11) 5 Walking in My Shoes (extended 12″ mix) (06:54) 6 Walking in My Shoes (Random Carpet mix) (06:36) 7 Walking in My Shoes (Anandamidic mix) (06:11) 8 Walking in My Shoes (Ambient Whale mix) (04:54) 1 Condemnation (03:22) 2 Death’s Door (Jazz mix) (06:38) 3 Rush (Spiritual Guidance mix) (05:31) 4 Rush (Amylnitrate mix, instrumental) (07:42) 5 Rush (Wild Planet mix vocal) (06:24) 6 Condemnation (04:10) 7 Personal Jesus (06:00) 8 Enjoy the Silence (06:46) 9 Halo (04:56) 1 In Your Room (Zephyr mix) (04:50) 2 Higher Love (Adrenaline mix) (04:48) 3 In Your Room (Apex mix) (06:44) 4 In Your Room (The Jeep Rock mix) (06:20) 5 Higher Love (Adrenaline mix) (07:50) 6 In Your Room (extended Zephyr mix) (06:43) 7 In Your Room (06:51) 8 Policy of Truth (05:08) 9 World in My Eyes (06:15) 10 Fly on the Windscreen (05:22) 11 Never Let Me Down Again (05:01) 12 Death’s Door (02:47) |
 | Album: 24 of 30 Title: Playing the Angel Released: 2005-10-11 Tracks: 12 Duration: 52:20 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 A Pain That I’m Used To (04:11) 2 John the Revelator (03:42) 3 Suffer Well (03:50) 4 The Sinner in Me (04:56) 5 Precious (04:09) 6 Macro (04:03) 7 I Want It All (06:09) 8 Nothing’s Impossible (04:21) 9 Introspectre (01:42) 10 Damaged People (03:29) 11 Lilian (04:49) 12 The Darkest Star (06:55) |
| Playing the Angel : Allmusic album Review : When Ultra was declared the best Depeche Mode album since Violator, those who said so must have forgotten about Songs of Faith and Devotion. When Exciter was declared the best Depeche Mode album since Violator, those who said so must have also forgotten about Songs of Faith and Devotion, in addition to having found a roundabout way of saying that it was merely better than Ultra. Theres no doubt this time: Playing the Angel is both the bands best album since Violator and, more significantly, an album that is near Violator in stature. The biggest clue dropped by the band prior to its release was a quote from Dave Gahan, who said that being in Depeche Mode is better than it has been in 15 years. Some quick math reveals that Gahan was hinting at the Violator era, a time when the bands creativity and popularity peaked synchronously. It also turns out that this is a time as good as any other to be paying attention to the band. Playing the Angel lacks Songs of Faith and Devotions end-to-end chest-beating, Ultras grinding murk, and Exciters desiccated patches. It takes the best qualities from those releases, combines them with a few subtle allusions to Violator -- tiptoeing the border that separates retread from reinvention -- and makes for a highly concentrated set of songs that all but demand to be heard in one uninterrupted shot. Gahan, still riding the confidence he gained as a songwriter from Paper Monsters, his 2003 solo debut, contributes three songs co-written with band associates Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott. Though none of them vie to be the albums centerpiece, its apparent that the move wasnt a concession of desperation on anyones part. The friendly competition seems to have kicked chief songwriter Martin Gore into high gear; hes in top form. Musically, a lot of analog gear was used, and its apparent that the arrangements and extra sounds were less fussed over than they have been in the recent past. You get the sense that everything fell into place, as opposed to being forced or aimlessly manipulated. Despite the favoring of older gear, theres no other year in which any of the songs couldve been made. Like the best Depeche Mode, almost everything on the album will make an initial wowing impact while remaining layered enough in subtle details to surprise and thrill with repeated listens. It is not the kind of album a 25-year-old band is supposed to make. | ||
 | Album: 25 of 30 Title: The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 Released: 2006-10 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:14:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Personal Jesus (03:45) 2 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 3 Everything Counts (03:59) 4 Enjoy the Silence (04:16) 5 Shake the Disease (04:48) 6 See You (03:57) 7 It’s No Good (05:58) 8 Strangelove (03:47) 9 Suffer Well (03:50) 10 Dream On (03:41) 11 People Are People (03:46) 12 Martyr (03:25) 13 Walking in My Shoes (05:00) 14 I Feel You (04:35) 15 Precious (04:09) 16 Master and Servant (03:48) 17 New Life (03:45) 18 Never Let Me Down Again (04:21) |
| The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 : Allmusic album Review : Consider this a primer, because there is no way a career spanning 25 years can be summarized justifiably within the cramped space of an 80-minute disc. The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 takes a very selective skip through the groups past, and it leaves no room for anything off Black Celebration -- an album many fans (albeit the most depressive ones) cite as a favorite. While the relatively thorough Singles 81>85 and Singles 86>98 can be seen as the proper entry route, they dont have the benefit of covering 2001s Exciter or 2005s excellent Playing the Angel, so this disc -- as of 2006, at least -- is very nearly the best possible way to get a feel for the whole daunting discography. Tending to stick to the singles that made the greatest impact on the mainstream and club charts, the selections do signify that the group hasnt lost any traction. Just compare the difference between 1981s "Just Cant Get Enough" and 2005s "Precious" to the difference between the Rolling Stones "Time Is on My Side" (1964) and "Mixed Emotions" (1989); Depeche Mode remained on an even keel creatively, while the Stones were hailed for continuing to exist and for making music that didnt embarrass their legacy. (If thats not a slap in the face of real rock & rollers who laughed at the thought of synth pop as more than a silly trend, what is?) Also consider this: If a poll were to be conducted in order to determine the absolute favorite Depeche Mode song of all time, there would be at least 40 write-ins in addition to the 18 options (including a decent new song) provided here. So, if you should happen to pick up this disc as an introduction and find yourself knocked out, you have a lot of catching up in your future. | ||
 | Album: 26 of 30 Title: The Complete Depeche Mode Released: 2006-12-19 Tracks: 644 Duration: 10:31:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 New Life (03:45) 2 I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead (02:18) 3 Puppets (03:56) 4 Boys Say Go! (03:07) 5 Nodisco (04:15) 6 What’s Your Name? (02:45) 7 Photographic (04:44) 8 Tora! Tora! Tora! (04:36) 9 Big Muff (04:24) 10 Any Second Now (Voices) (02:35) 11 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 12 Dreaming of Me (04:03) 1 Leave in Silence (04:51) 2 My Secret Garden (04:46) 3 Monument (03:15) 4 Nothing to Fear (04:18) 5 See You (04:34) 6 Satellite (04:43) 7 The Meaning of Love (03:06) 8 A Photograph of You (03:04) 9 Shouldn’t Have Done That (03:12) 10 The Sun & the Rainfall (05:03) 1 Love, in Itself (04:29) 2 More Than a Party (04:45) 3 Pipeline (05:54) 4 Everything Counts (04:20) 5 Two Minute Warning (04:13) 6 Shame (03:51) 7 The Landscape Is Changing (04:49) 8 Told You So (04:26) 9 And Then… (04:36) 10 Everything Counts (reprise) (00:59) 1 Something to Do (03:46) 2 Lie to Me (05:03) 3 People Are People (03:52) 4 It Doesn’t Matter (04:45) 5 Stories of Old (03:14) 6 Somebody (04:27) 7 Master and Servant (04:12) 8 If You Want (04:40) 9 Blasphemous Rumours (06:22) 1 Black Celebration (04:57) 2 Fly on the Windscreen (final) (05:19) 3 A Question of Lust (04:27) 4 Sometimes (01:54) 5 It Doesn’t Matter Two (02:51) 6 A Question of Time (04:09) 7 Stripped (04:16) 8 Here Is the House (04:16) 9 World Full of Nothing (02:48) 10 Dressed in Black (02:34) 11 New Dress (03:45) 1 Never Let Me Down Again (04:47) 2 The Things You Said (04:02) 3 Strangelove (04:56) 4 Sacred (04:47) 5 Little 15 (04:17) 6 Behind the Wheel (05:18) 7 I Want You Now (03:44) 8 To Have and to Hold (02:51) 9 Nothing (04:17) 10 Pimpf / [silence] / [interlude 1: Mission Impossible] (04:55) 1 World in My Eyes (04:22) 2 Sweetest Perfection (04:40) 3 Personal Jesus (04:55) 4 Halo (04:25) 5 Waiting for the Night (06:05) 6 Enjoy the Silence (06:12) 7 Policy of Truth (04:52) 8 Blue Dress (05:42) 9 Clean (05:23) 1 I Feel You (04:35) 2 Walking in My Shoes (05:35) 3 Condemnation (03:20) 4 Mercy in You (04:17) 5 Judas (05:14) 6 In Your Room (06:26) 7 Get Right With Me (03:52) 8 Rush (04:37) 9 One Caress (03:31) 10 Higher Love (05:56) 1 Barrel of a Gun (05:30) 2 The Love Thieves (06:34) 3 Home (05:42) 4 It’s No Good (05:58) 5 Uselink (02:21) 6 Useless (05:12) 7 Sister of Night (06:04) 8 Jazz Thieves (02:54) 9 Freestate (06:43) 10 The Bottom Line (04:26) 11 Insight (06:26) 12 Junior Painkiller (02:09) 1 Dream On (04:20) 2 Shine (05:32) 3 The Sweetest Condition (03:42) 4 When the Body Speaks (06:01) 5 The Dead of Night (04:50) 6 Lovetheme (02:02) 7 Freelove (06:10) 8 Comatose (03:23) 9 I Feel Loved (04:20) 10 Breathe (05:17) 11 Easy Tiger (02:05) 12 I Am You (05:09) 13 Goodnight Lovers (03:49) 1 A Pain That I’m Used To (04:11) 2 John the Revelator (03:42) 3 Suffer Well (03:50) 4 The Sinner in Me (04:56) 5 Precious (04:09) 6 Macro (04:03) 7 I Want It All (06:09) 8 Nothing’s Impossible (04:21) 9 Introspectre (01:42) 10 Damaged People (03:29) 11 Lilian (04:49) 12 The Darkest Star (06:55) 1 Pimpf (00:57) 2 Behind the Wheel (05:54) 3 Strangelove (04:49) 4 Sacred (05:12) 5 Something to Do (03:51) 6 Blasphemous Rumours (05:09) 7 Stripped (06:45) 8 Somebody (04:36) 9 The Things You Said (04:19) 10 Black Celebration (04:54) 11 Shake the Disease (05:10) 12 Nothing (04:37) 13 Pleasure, Little Treasure (04:38) 14 People Are People (04:59) 15 A Question of Time (04:12) 16 Never Let Me Down Again (06:40) 17 A Question of Lust (04:07) 18 Master and Servant (04:30) 19 Just Can’t Get Enough (04:01) 20 Everything Counts (06:38) 1 I Feel You (07:11) 2 Walking in My Shoes (06:41) 3 Condemnation (03:56) 4 Mercy in You (04:20) 5 Judas (05:01) 6 In Your Room (06:47) 7 Get Right With Me (03:11) 8 Rush (04:35) 9 One Caress (03:35) 10 Higher Love (07:30) 1 A Pain That I’m Used To (04:13) 2 John the Revelator (03:34) 3 Precious (04:38) 4 Suffer Well (03:36) 5 Macro (04:23) 6 I Want It All (04:48) 7 The Sinner in Me (05:14) 8 Damaged People (03:35) 1 Dreaming of Me (03:45) 2 New Life (03:45) 3 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 4 See You (03:57) 5 The Meaning of Love (03:06) 6 Leave in Silence (04:02) 7 Get the Balance Right! (03:13) 8 Everything Counts (03:59) 9 Love, in Itself (04:00) 10 People Are People (03:46) 11 Master and Servant (03:49) 12 Blasphemous Rumours (05:07) 13 Somebody (remix) (04:21) 14 Shake the Disease (04:48) 15 It’s Called a Heart (03:49) 16 Photographic (Some Bizzare version) (03:13) 17 Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo mix) (06:46) 1 Stripped (03:51) 2 A Question of Lust (04:27) 3 A Question of Time (04:00) 4 Strangelove (03:47) 5 Never Let Me Down Again (04:21) 6 Behind the Wheel (04:02) 7 Personal Jesus (03:45) 8 Enjoy the Silence (04:16) 9 Policy of Truth (05:14) 10 World in My Eyes (03:57) 11 I Feel You (04:35) 12 Walking in My Shoes (05:00) 13 Condemnation (03:22) 14 In Your Room (Zephyr mix) (04:50) 15 Barrel of a Gun (05:30) 16 It’s No Good (05:58) 17 Home (05:46) 18 Useless (04:53) 19 Only When I Lose Myself (04:34) 20 Little 15 (04:17) 21 Everything Counts (06:38) 1 Never Let Me Down Again (Split mix) (09:33) 2 Policy of Truth (Capitol mix) (08:00) 3 Shout (Rio mix) (07:32) 4 Home (Air ‘Around the Golf’ remix) (03:56) 5 Strangelove (Blind mix) (06:33) 6 Rush (Spiritual Guidance mix) (05:31) 7 I Feel You (Renegade Soundwave Afghan Surgery mix) (04:58) 8 Barrel of a Gun (Underworld Hard mix) (09:36) 9 Route 66 (Beatmasters mix) (06:19) 10 Freelove (DJ Muggs remix) (04:24) 11 I Feel Loved (Chamber’s remix) (06:16) 12 Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo mix) (06:46) 13 Personal Jesus (Pump mix) (07:48) 14 World in My Eyes (Mode to Joy) (06:30) 15 Get the Balance Right! (Combination mix) (07:56) 16 Everything Counts (Absolut mix) (06:03) 17 Breathing in Fumes (06:06) 18 Painkiller (Kill the Pain mix) (06:32) 19 Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister session™) (09:07) 20 In Your Room (The Jeep Rock mix) (06:20) 21 Dream On (Dave Clarke acoustic version) (04:24) 22 It’s No Good (Speedy J mix) (05:02) 23 Master and Servant (An On‐U Sound Science Fiction Dance Hall Classic) (04:35) 24 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Timo Maas extended remix) (08:43) 1 Dreaming of Me (03:45) 2 Ice Machine (03:54) 3 New Life (03:59) 4 Shout (03:46) 5 Shout (Rio mix) (07:32) 6 Just Can’t Get Enough (03:43) 7 Any Second Now (03:09) 8 Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo mix) (06:46) 9 Any Second Now (altered) (05:42) 10 See You (extended version) (04:51) 11 Now, This Is Fun (03:25) 12 Now, This Is Fun (extended version) (04:42) 13 The Meaning of Love (03:06) 14 Oberkorn (It’s a Small Town) (04:10) 15 The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd mix) (05:01) 16 Oberkorn (It’s a Small Town) (Development mix) (07:38) 17 Leave in Silence (04:02) 18 Excerpt From: My Secret Garden (03:16) 19 Leave in Silence (longer) (06:32) 20 Further excerpts from: My Secret Garden (04:23) 21 Leave in Silence (quieter) (03:42) 1 Get the Balance Right! (03:13) 2 The Great Outdoors! (05:03) 3 Get the Balance Right! (Combination mix) (07:56) 4 Tora! Tora! Tora! (04:03) 5 Everything Counts (03:59) 6 Work Hard (04:22) 7 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) 8 Work Hard (East End remix) (06:58) 9 Love, in Itself (04:00) 10 Fools (04:17) 11 Love in Itself ∙ 3 (07:17) 12 Fools (Bigger) (07:39) 13 Love, in Itself ∙ 4 (04:38) 14 People Are People (03:46) 15 In Your Memory (04:03) 16 People Are People (Different mix) (07:14) 17 In Your Memory (Slik mix) (08:13) 18 Master and Servant (03:49) 19 (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (04:13) 20 Master and Servant (Slavery Whip mix) (09:38) 21 (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (Release mix) (08:49) 22 Master and Servant (voxless) (04:00) 23 Blasphemous Rumours (06:22) 24 Told You So (04:56) 25 Somebody (remix) (04:21) 26 Everything Counts (05:53) 1 Shake the Disease (04:48) 2 Flexible (03:11) 3 Shake the Disease (remixed extended) (08:46) 4 Flexible (remixed extended) (06:16) 5 Shake the Disease (Edit the Shake) (07:11) 6 Something to Do (Metal mix) (07:26) 7 It’s Called a Heart (03:49) 8 Fly on the Windscreen (05:05) 9 It’s Called a Heart (extended) (07:20) 10 Fly on the Windscreen (extended) (07:49) 11 Fly on the Windscreen (Death mix) (05:07) 12 Stripped (03:51) 13 But Not Tonight (04:17) 14 Stripped (Highland mix) (06:42) 15 But Not Tonight (extended remix) (05:13) 16 Breathing in Fumes (06:06) 17 Fly on the Windscreen (Quiet mix) (04:24) 18 Black Day (02:36) 19 A Question of Lust (04:27) 20 Christmas Island (04:51) 21 Christmas Island (extended) (05:39) 22 People Are People (04:23) 23 It Doesn’t Matter Two (instrumental) (02:47) 24 A Question of Lust (minimal) (06:48) 25 A Question of Time (04:00) 26 Black Celebration (06:05) 27 Something to Do (03:50) 28 Stripped (06:23) 29 More Than a Party (05:07) 30 A Question of Time (extended remix) (06:39) 31 Black Celebration (Black Tulip mix) (06:34) 32 A Question of Time (New Town mix / live remix) (11:07) 33 Little 15 (04:17) 34 Stjarna (04:25) 35 Sonata No. 14 in C♯m (Moonlight Sonata) (05:36) 1 Strangelove (03:47) 2 Pimpf (04:34) 3 Strangelove (maxi mix) (06:34) 4 Strangelove (midi mix) (01:40) 5 Fpmip (05:22) 6 Strangelove (Blind mix) (06:33) 7 Strangelove (Pain mix) (07:21) 8 Agent Orange (05:05) 9 Never Let Me Down Again (04:21) 10 Pleasure, Little Treasure (02:53) 11 Never Let Me Down Again (Split mix) (09:33) 12 Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter mix) (05:36) 13 Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro mix) (04:57) 14 Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides mix) (04:24) 15 Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join mix) (04:55) 16 To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster) (02:36) 17 Behind the Wheel (04:02) 18 Route 66 (04:11) 19 Behind the Wheel (extended remix) (05:57) 20 Route 66 (Beatmasters mix) (06:19) 21 Behind the Wheel (Beatmasters mix) (08:01) 22 Route 66 (Casualty mix) (10:42) 23 Behind the Wheel (05:18) 24 Everything Counts (05:48) 25 Nothing (04:37) 26 Sacred (05:12) 27 A Question of Lust (04:07) 28 Everything Counts (Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders remix) (05:30) 29 Nothing (Justin Strauss remix) (07:04) 30 Strangelove (Highjack mix) (06:32) 31 Everything Counts (Absolut mix) (06:03) 32 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) 33 Nothing (03:59) 34 Everything Counts (reprise) (00:59) 35 Personal Jesus (03:45) 36 Dangerous (04:21) 37 Personal Jesus (acoustic) (03:27) 38 Dangerous (Hazchemix edit) (03:05) 39 Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach) (05:50) 40 Dangerous (Sensual mix) (05:24) 41 Personal Jesus (Pump mix) (07:48) 42 Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp mix) (05:34) 43 Dangerous (Hazchemix) (05:36) 44 Enjoy the Silence (04:16) 45 Memphisto (04:05) 46 Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet mix) (06:41) 47 Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic dub) (05:44) 48 Sibeling (03:17) 49 Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line) (07:42) 50 Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium) (02:43) 51 Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik mix promo) (05:58) 52 Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final mix) (15:27) 1 Policy of Truth (05:10) 2 Kaleid (04:18) 3 Policy of Truth (Beat Box) (07:13) 4 Policy of Truth (Capitol mix) (08:00) 5 Kaleid (When Worlds mix) (05:23) 6 Policy of Truth (Trancentral mix) (05:55) 7 Kaleid (remix) (04:37) 8 Policy of Truth (Pavlov’s dub) (06:02) 9 World in My Eyes (03:57) 10 Happiest Girl (Jack mix) (04:58) 11 Sea of Sin (Tonal mix) (04:44) 12 World in My Eyes (Oil Tank mix) (07:47) 13 Happiest Girl (Kiss‐A‐mix) (06:17) 14 Sea of Sin (Sensoria) (06:07) 15 World in My Eyes (dub in My Eyes) (06:56) 16 World in My Eyes (Mode to Joy) (06:30) 17 Happiest Girl (The Pulsating Orbital mix) (06:28) 18 World in My Eyes (Mayhem Mode) (04:56) 19 Happiest Girl (The Pulsating Orbital vocal mix) (07:58) 20 I Feel You (04:35) 21 One Caress (03:31) 22 I Feel You (Throb mix) (06:49) 23 I Feel You (Babylon mix) (07:54) 24 I Feel You (Life’s Too Short mix) (08:35) 25 I Feel You (Swamp mix) (07:28) 26 I Feel You (Renegade Soundwave Afghan Surgery mix) (04:58) 27 I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm mix) (06:41) 28 Walking in My Shoes (05:00) 29 My Joy (03:58) 30 Walking in My Shoes (Grungy Gonads mix) (06:24) 31 My Joy (Slow Slide mix) (05:11) 32 Walking in My Shoes (extended 12″ mix) (06:54) 33 Walking in My Shoes (Random Carpet mix) (06:36) 34 Walking in My Shoes (Anandamidic mix) (06:11) 35 Walking in My Shoes (Ambient Whale mix) (04:54) 36 Condemnation (03:22) 37 Death’s Door (Jazz mix) (06:38) 38 Rush (Spiritual Guidance mix) (05:31) 39 Rush (Amylnitrate mix, instrumental) (07:42) 40 Rush (Wild Planet mix vocal) (06:24) 41 Condemnation (04:10) 42 Personal Jesus (06:00) 43 Enjoy the Silence (06:46) 44 Halo (04:56) 45 In Your Room (Zephyr mix) (04:50) 46 Higher Love (Adrenaline mix) (04:48) 47 In Your Room (Apex mix) (06:44) 48 In Your Room (The Jeep Rock mix) (06:20) 49 Higher Love (Adrenaline mix) (07:50) 50 In Your Room (extended Zephyr mix) (06:43) 51 In Your Room (06:51) 52 Policy of Truth (05:08) 53 World in My Eyes (06:15) 54 Fly on the Windscreen (05:22) 55 Never Let Me Down Again (05:01) 56 Death’s Door (02:47) 1 Barrel of a Gun (05:30) 2 Painkiller (07:29) 3 Barrel of a Gun (Underworld Soft mix) (06:29) 4 Barrel of a Gun (One Inch Punch mix) (05:27) 5 Barrel of a Gun (Underworld Hard mix) (09:36) 6 Barrel of a Gun (United mix) (06:36) 7 Painkiller (Plastikman mix) (08:40) 8 Barrel of a Gun (3 Phase mix) (05:25) 9 Barrel of a Gun (One Inch Punch mix, version 2) (05:29) 10 It’s No Good (05:58) 11 Slowblow (05:25) 12 It’s No Good (Dom T’s Bass Bounce mix) (07:16) 13 It’s No Good (Speedy J mix) (05:02) 14 It’s No Good (Hardfloor mix) (06:43) 15 Slowblow (Darren Price mix) (06:29) 16 It’s No Good (Andrea Parker mix) (06:14) 17 It’s No Good (Motor Bass mix) (03:48) 18 Home (05:46) 19 Home (Air ‘Around the Golf’ remix) (03:56) 20 Home (LFO Meant to Be) (04:26) 21 Home (The Noodles & The Damage Done) (06:37) 22 Home (Jedi Knights remix - Drowning in Time) (07:02) 23 Home (Grantby mix) (04:39) 24 Barrel of a Gun (06:02) 25 Its No Good (04:08) 26 Useless (04:53) 27 Useless (Escape From Wherever: Parts 1 & 2) (07:17) 28 Useless (Cosmic Blues mix) (06:57) 29 Useless (CJ Bolland Ultrasonar mix) (06:02) 30 Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister session™) (09:07) 31 Useless (CJ Bolland Funky Sub mix) (05:39) 32 Useless (Air 20 mix) (07:58) 33 Useless (05:22) 34 Only When I Lose Myself (04:34) 35 Surrender (06:18) 36 Headstar (04:23) 37 Only When I Lose Myself (Subsonic Legacy remix) (07:03) 38 Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator remix) (04:57) 39 Headstar (Luke Slater remix) (05:47) 40 Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus long play mix) (11:19) 41 Painkiller (Kill the Pain mix) (06:32) 42 Surrender (Catalan FC Out of Reach mix) (06:54) 43 Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus short play mix) (05:05) 44 World in My Eyes (Safar mix) (08:29) 45 Dream On (03:41) 46 Easy Tiger (full version) (04:57) 47 Easy Tiger (Bertrand Burgalat & A.S. Dragon version) (04:53) 48 Dream On (Bushwacka Tough Guy mix) (06:08) 49 Dream On (Dave Clarke acoustic version) (04:24) 50 Dream On (Octagon Man mix) (05:24) 51 Dream On (Kid 606 mix) (04:45) 52 Dream On (Dave Clarke club mix) (05:14) 53 Dream On (Bushwacka Blunt mix) (06:49) 1 I Feel Loved (03:38) 2 Dirt (05:00) 3 I Feel Loved (extended instrumental) (08:28) 4 I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia’s Labor of Love edit) (07:58) 5 I Feel Loved (Thomas Brinkmann mix) (05:29) 6 I Feel Loved (Chamber’s remix) (06:16) 7 I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia’s Labor of Love dub) (12:05) 8 I Feel Loved (Umek remix) (04:58) 9 Freelove (04:00) 10 Zenstation (06:26) 11 Zenstation (Atom’s Stereonerd remix) (05:36) 12 Freelove (Bertrand Burgalat version) (05:30) 13 Freelove (Schlammpeitziger “Little Rocking Suction Pump version”) (06:53) 14 Freelove (DJ Muggs remix) (04:24) 15 Freelove (Console remix) (04:44) 16 Breathe (05:13) 17 The Dead of Night (05:11) 18 Goodnight Lovers (03:49) 19 When the Body Speaks (acoustic version) (06:01) 20 The Dead of Night (Electronicat remix) (07:38) 21 Goodnight Lovers (Isan Falling Leaf mix) (05:52) 22 Enjoy the Silence 04 (reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) (03:33) 23 Halo (Goldfrapp remix) (04:23) 24 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Timo Maas extended remix) (08:43) 25 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Ewan Pearson remix) (03:34) 26 Something to Do (Black Strobe remix) (07:11) 27 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Richard X extended mix) (08:24) 28 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Ewan Pearson extended remix) (08:39) 29 World in My Eyes (Cicada remix) (06:19) 30 Mercy in You (The BRAT mix) (07:04) 31 Photographic (Rex the Dog Dubb mix) (06:20) 32 Clean (Colder version) (07:11) 33 Little 15 (Ulrich Schnauss remix) (04:51) 34 Precious (04:09) 35 Precious (Sasha’s Spooky mix) (05:46) 36 Precious (Sasha’s Gargantuan vocal mix) (09:40) 37 Precious (Misc. full vocal mix) (05:43) 38 Free (05:12) 39 Precious (Motor remix) (06:36) 40 Precious (Michael Mayer Ambient mix) (03:33) 41 Precious (Sasha’s Spooky mix) (10:32) 42 Precious (Michael Mayer Balearic mix) (07:20) 43 Precious (Misc. Crunch mix) (06:51) 44 A Pain That I’m Used To (04:11) 45 Newborn (05:34) 46 A Pain That I’m Used To (Jacques Lu Cont remix) (07:51) 47 A Pain That I’m Used To (Jacques Lu Cont dub) (08:02) 48 A Pain That I’m Used To (Goldfrapp remix) (04:39) 49 A Pain That I’m Used To (Bitstream Spansule mix) (07:22) 50 A Pain That I’m Used To (Telex remix) (03:28) 51 Newborn (Foster remix by Kettel) (05:28) 52 A Pain That I’m Used To (Bitstream Threshold mix) (06:07) 1 Suffer Well (03:50) 2 Better Days (02:28) 3 Suffer Well (Tiga remix) (06:29) 4 Suffer Well (Narcotic Thrust vocal dub) (06:44) 5 Suffer Well (Alter Ego remix) (06:09) 6 Suffer Well (M83 remix) (04:31) 7 Suffer Well (Metope vocal remix) (06:29) 8 Suffer Well (Metope remix) (06:53) 9 Suffer Well (Alter Ego dub) (08:49) 10 Better Days (Basteroid Dance Is Gone vocal mix) (07:09) 11 The Darkest Star (Monolake remix) (05:43) 12 Suffer Well (Tiga dub) (05:30) 13 The Darkest Star (Holden remix) (07:47) 14 The Darkest Star (Holden dub) (07:56) 15 John the Revelator (03:19) 16 Lilian (03:35) 17 John the Revelator (Dave Is in the Disco Tiefschwarz remix) (07:49) 18 John the Revelator (Murk Mode remix) (07:13) 19 John the Revelator (UNKLE reconstruction) (04:59) 20 John the Revelator (Boosta club remix) (04:47) 21 John the Revelator (Tiefschwarz dub) (08:12) 22 Nothing’s Impossible (bare) (04:03) 23 Lilian (Chab vocal remix) (09:03) 24 John the Revelator (UNKLE dub) (05:41) 25 Lilian (Robag Wruhme Slomoschen Kikker) (03:45) 26 Lilian (Chab dub) (07:08) 27 John the Revelator (Murk Mode dub) (08:32) 28 Martyr (03:25) 29 Martyr (Booka Shade Full vocal mix edit) (06:22) 30 Martyr (Paul van Dyk remix edit) (07:14) 31 Martyr (Alex Smoke Gravel mix) (06:40) 32 Never Let Me Down Again (Digitalism remix) (04:37) 33 Martyr (Dreher & S.M. Art B.N. Reload remix) (05:19) 34 Martyr (Booka Shade Travel mix) (06:20) 35 Martyr (Booka Shade dub mix) (08:16) 36 Personal Jesus (Boys Noize rework) (06:53) 37 Everything Counts (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin dub) (06:53) 38 People Are People (Underground Resistance remix) (07:20) 1 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Richard X mix) (03:32) 2 Something to Do (Black Strobe alternative mix) (08:27) 3 Photographic (Rex the Dog Faithful mix) (04:42) 4 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Timo Maas instrumental) (08:44) 5 Enjoy the Silence 04 (Ewan Pearson extended instrumental) (08:36) 6 Precious (Calderone & Quayle Damaged club mix) (12:09) 7 A Pain That I’m Used To (Telex club mix) (05:53) 8 A Pain That I’m Used To (Telex remix 2) (03:29) 9 A Pain That I’m Used To (radio version 1) (03:21) 10 Suffer Well (M83 instrumental) (04:34) 11 John the Revelator (Bill Hamels Audio Magnetics club remix) (07:49) 12 John the Revelator (Bill Hamels Audio Magnetics dub) (07:49) 13 John the Revelator (Bill Hamels Audio Magnetics edit) (04:43) 14 John the Revelator (Boosta edit) (03:56) 15 John the Revelator (James T. Cotton dub) (06:04) 16 John the Revelator (Murk Miami remix) (09:20) 17 John the Revelator (Tiefschwarz edit) (03:57) 18 John the Revelator (UNKLE edit) (03:19) 19 John the Revelator (UNKLE instrumental) (05:03) 1 John the Revelator (New York rehearsal) (03:40) 2 Walking in My Shoes (New York rehearsal) (06:11) 3 Home (New York rehearsal) (05:31) 4 The Sinner in Me (New York rehearsal) (05:01) 5 Suffer Well (New York rehearsal) (03:36) 6 I Feel You (New York rehearsal) (07:04) 7 Goodnight Lovers (New York rehearsal) (04:02) 8 Clean (bare) (03:41) 9 Surrender (bare) (04:01) 10 Waiting for the Night (bare) (04:19) 11 Nothing’s Impossible (bare) (04:03) 1 My Secret Garden (07:29) 2 See You (04:10) 3 Satellite (04:23) 4 Tora! Tora! Tora! (04:03) 5 New Life (04:12) 6 Boys Say Go! (02:36) 7 Nothing to Fear (04:28) 8 The Meaning of Love (03:13) 9 Just Can’t Get Enough (05:35) 10 A Photograph of You (03:30) 11 Shout (04:46) 12 Photographic (03:55) 13 Somebody (04:27) 14 Two Minute Warning (04:36) 15 Told You So (04:56) 16 Ice Machine (03:45) 17 Everything Counts (05:53) 18 Master and Servant (05:38) 19 People Are People (04:23) 20 If You Want (05:15) 21 Shame (04:11) 22 Blasphemous Rumours (05:30) 1 People Are People (On-U Sound remix) (07:30) 2 Are People People? (04:28) 3 Master and Servant (Black and Blue mix) (08:02) 4 (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (07:59) 5 Flexible (Pre-Deportation mix) (04:42) 6 It’s Called a Heart (slow mix) (04:49) 7 It’s Called a Heart (Emotion remix) (06:49) 8 It’s Called a Heart (Emotion dub) (05:33) 9 But Not Tonight (extended remix) (05:13) 10 But Not Tonight (Margouleff Dance mix) (06:17) 11 A Question of Lust (Flood mix) (05:09) 12 Route 66 / Behind the Wheel (mega single mix) (04:21) 13 Behind the Wheel / Route 66 (megamix) (07:51) 14 Behind the Wheel / Route 66 (megadub) (06:14) 15 Little 15 (Bogus Brothers mix) (06:05) 16 Personal Jesus (Kazan Cathedral mix) (04:16) 17 World in My Eyes (Daniel Miller mix) (04:37) 18 Walking in My Shoes (Random Carpet mix, full length) (08:36) 19 Slowblow (Mad Professor mix) (05:24) 20 Rush (Black Sun mix) (05:59) 21 It’s No Good (Club 69 Future mix) (08:39) 22 Dream On (Morel’s Pink Noise club mix) (07:42) 23 Dream On (Morel’s Pink Noise dub) (07:01) 24 Dream On (The BRAT mix) (08:28) 25 Dream On (Morel’s Pain Is Waiting mix) (04:58) 26 I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia’s Labor of Love mix) (14:12) 27 I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia’s Labor of Love instrumental) (13:43) 28 Freelove (Deep Dish Freedom remix) (11:44) 29 Freelove (Deep Dish Freedom dub) (11:14) 30 Freelove (Bascombe remix No. 3) (04:05) 31 Freelove (Powder Productions remix) (07:57) 32 Freelove (Josh Wink dub) (08:51) 33 Nothing (Headcleanr Rock mix) (03:30) 34 Lie to Me (The Pleasure of Her Private Shame remix by LFO) (06:35) 35 Precious (DJ Dan’s 4AM mix) (09:54) 36 Precious (DJ Dan’s 6AM dub) (09:52) 37 Martyr (Paul van Dyk radio mix) (03:38) 38 Martyr (Paul van Dyk Vonyc Lounge mix) (07:04) 39 Martyr (Paul van Dyk dub) (10:21) 40 Martyr (Paul van Dyk remix) (10:19) 41 Everything Counts (Troy Pierce Unofficial Business mix) (05:58) |
 | Album: 27 of 30 Title: Sounds of the Universe Released: 2009-04-17 Tracks: 27 Duration: 1:58:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 In Chains (06:53) 2 Hole to Feed (03:59) 3 Wrong (03:13) 4 Fragile Tension (04:09) 5 Little Soul (03:31) 6 In Sympathy (04:54) 1 Peace (04:29) 2 Come Back (05:15) 3 Spacewalker (01:53) 4 Perfect (04:33) 5 Miles Away/The Truth Is (04:14) 6 Jezebel (04:41) 7 Corrupt (05:02) 8 [Interlude #5] (00:41) 1 In Chains (06:53) 2 Hole to Feed (03:59) 3 Wrong (03:13) 4 Fragile Tension (04:09) 5 Little Soul (03:31) 6 In Sympathy (04:54) 7 Peace (04:29) 8 Come Back (05:15) 9 Spacewalker (01:53) 10 Perfect (04:33) 11 Miles Away/The Truth Is (04:14) 12 Jezebel (04:41) 13 Corrupt / [silence] / [Interlude #5] (08:58) |
| Sounds of the Universe : Allmusic album Review : 2005s Playing the Angel proved to be one of Depeche Modes strongest albums -- the combination of Ben Hilliers production, the emergence of David Gahan as a songwriter following his initial solo effort and a clutch of striking songs that openly embraced arena-level bombast following the much more subtle Exciter resulted in wide praise and a well-received tour. As a result -- especially given the return of Hillier, the first producer to work on two Depeche albums in a row since Floods heyday with Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion -- Sounds of the Universe was initially suspected of being Playing the Angel redux, something the swaggering lead single "Wrong" didnt undercut at all. After all these years, though, Depeche can still pull out surprises, and whats quite astonishing about Sounds is how theyve returned to the equipment and textures of their early-80s work in particular while reworking it to match both Gahan and Martin Gores current lyrical and songwriting techniques. On balance, Sounds is one of Depeches lower-key albums, but not without explosive or dramatic moments by any means, though. "Come Back," one of Gahans three songwriting contributions, captures a sudden sense of vast space right from its start, the deep-chugging percussion and reverberation perfectly contrasting the soft chimes on the verses, while "Peace," with an opening bassline straight out of the days of the bands pop-industrial phase, and a stellar vocal turn from Gahan, is an absolute high point. But "In Chains," the slow-building start to the disc, sets the tone best for Sounds as a whole, with a hushed keyboard introduction, Gahans swoon-worthy vocals (showcasing some of his best falsetto work yet), Gores compressed funk guitar blasts and, above all else, the sense of older styles and sounds -- classic drum machines, early synthesizers, a rumbling bass undercarriage -- serving new purposes. More overt nods to earlier days appear with songs such as "Fragile Tension" and "In Sympathy," both featuring keyboards and beats sounding beamed in from A Broken Frame days but also with beautiful vocals that the younger Gahan could never have so easily done and guitar textures that the younger Gore had yet to fully embrace. "Perfect," meanwhile, almost reaches back to Speak & Spell thanks to an opening keyboard line that immediately calls the song "Puppets" to mind, but again its more of a launching point for the current bands sound rather than a simple exercise in retrospection. Gores sole lead vocal appears towards the end of the album on the enjoyable if understated "Jezebel," but his uncanny knack for harmonizing with Gahan throughout remains intact, with stand-out performances including the understated clatter and chime of "Little Soul" and his bravura turn toward the end of "Wrong." On the whole, Sounds of the Universe is a grower, relying on a few listens to fully take effect, but when it does, it shows Depeche Mode are still able to combine pop-hook accessibility and their own take on "roots" music for an electronic age with sonic experimentation and recombination -- not bad for a band with almost three decades under its collective belt. | ||
 | Album: 28 of 30 Title: Delta Machine Released: 2013-03-22 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:15:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Welcome to My World (04:56) 2 Angel (03:57) 3 Heaven (04:05) 4 Secret to the End (05:12) 5 My Little Universe (04:24) 6 Slow (03:45) 7 Broken (03:58) 8 The Child Inside (04:16) 9 Soft Touch / Raw Nerve (03:26) 1 Should Be Higher (05:04) 2 Alone (04:29) 3 Soothe My Soul (05:22) 4 Goodbye (05:03) 5 Long Time Lie (04:23) 6 Happens All the Time (04:20) 7 Always (05:07) 8 All That’s Mine (03:24) |
| Delta Machine : Allmusic album Review : The strange thing about Depeche Mode is that even when they possess the wisdom that comes from being put through the wringer -- both as a band about to break up and lead singer David Gahans struggles with addiction -- they are still quite good at making self-destruction sound seductive. Everybody knows that was the devil talking in "Personal Jesus," while "Strangelove," "Behind the Wheel," and so many other prime Depeche tunes sink in a sea of sin or drown in damnation, and the band sound like theyre in the throes of ecstasy while doing it. Delta Machine, the bands 13th album, feeds off this negative energy and winds like a snake the whole time, slithering through a well-written (ten songs from Martin Gore with three coming from Gahan) and lusciously recorded set of serpentine siren songs (behind the boards theres Playing the Angel and Sounds of the Universe producer Ben Hillier, plus longtime asset Flood providing the mix). "Heaven" is a simmering ballad, combining the sexy and lusty attitude of "Personal Jesus" with the reserve of their 2005 hit "Precious." The great "Alone" seems the quintessential post-millennial Depeche track with music that glitches, groans, and somehow grabs the listener, while the lyrics give away the big conundrum "I couldnt tell if you were blessed or cursed," which is the sexiest trait ever according to the Mode. With some blues-rock guitar and the darkest synthetic landscape underneath, key track "Slow" is a lusty wish to delay la petit mort, while "Should Be Higher" suggests "When the shame and the guilt are removed and the truth will appear" as if the Rocky Horror Picture Shows "Dont Dream It, Be It" traded its camp for carnal desire. "Should Be Higher" is also one of the rare moments where the beat is pushed, so those who still expect the dancefloor side of the group will be disappointed with this slower set. Those who dont buy into the dark eroticism that drives the album will be disappointed as well, but dont mistake "dour" for "down for it" when it comes dressed-in-leather pants, because the simmering and dark Delta Machine is certainly the latter. | ||
 | Album: 29 of 30 Title: Spirit Released: 2017-03-17 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:16:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Going Backwards (05:42) 2 Where’s the Revolution (04:59) 3 The Worst Crime (03:48) 4 Scum (03:14) 5 You Move (03:49) 6 Cover Me (04:51) 7 Eternal (02:24) 8 Poison Heart (03:17) 9 So Much Love (04:29) 10 Poorman (04:25) 11 No More (This Is the Last Time) (03:13) 12 Fail (05:07) 1 Cover Me (Alt Out) (04:27) 2 Scum (Frenetic mix) (05:26) 3 Poison Heart (Tripped mix) (04:16) 4 Fail (Cinematic cut) (05:38) 5 So Much Love (Machine mix) (07:20) |
| Spirit : Allmusic album Review : In a time of sociopolitical upheaval, Depeche Mode emerged with Spirit. Dark, brooding, and painfully relevant upon its release, the collection is one of their most intense and aggressive statements, isolating the frustration, anger, tension, and dread coursing across the globe in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election and Brexit. With little subtlety, Depeche Mode take aim and leave few survivors. Producer James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco, Arctic Monkeys, Florence + the Machine) revives the trio after their two prior lackluster efforts and turns Spirit into a highlight of their late era, the strongest effort since 2005s Playing the Angel. From a fiery pulpit, Dave Gahan hurls line after line chastising the masses, wondering how the world got into such a bind. He points the finger at "misinformation," "misguided leaders," "apathetic hesitation," and "uneducated readers" on "The Worst Crime," taking his own share of responsibility by admitting "we are all charged with treason." On "Going Backwards," he fears a regression "to a caveman mentality." When Martin Gore joins him, they come to a dire conclusion: "We feel nothing inside/Because theres nothing inside." If the perpetually gloomy pair think affairs are this bad, perhaps there really is no hope (a decision Gore flirts with on "Fail" when he laments, "Our conscience is bankrupt/Oh, were fucked"). Despite such desperation, the band doesnt allow for much time to be paralyzed by fear and complacency. Like parents telling their children theyre "so disappointed" in them in the hopes of sparking a little reverse-psychology motivation, Spirit is Depeche Modes challenge for us to prove them wrong. The swaggering "Wheres the Revolution" is a call to arms that could double as effective propaganda for resistance recruitment, while the hammering "So Much Love" takes a defiant stand in the face of hate, wielding love as a weapon to fight the good fight. Meanwhile, on the pure and vulnerable "Eternal," Gore -- restraining his late-era vibrato -- promises to love and protect a loved one in uncertain times. However, when love is not enough, theres the visceral "Scum," a savage throbber that swells with ominous synths as Gahan asks, "Hey scum, what are you gonna do when karma comes?" before goading said miscreant to "pull the trigger." On Spirit, Gahan once again flexes his songwriting muscles, which have only gotten stronger after his work with Soulsavers. The sexy "You Move," written with Gore, is a club-ready standout that pulses from the darkest corners found on Ultra and Gahans Hourglass, while the carnal "Poison Heart" is another Soulsavers-esque affair, as sleazy and spiritual as he gets. Robust and fearless, Spirit may end up being one of the earliest and best salvos of its political era. Despite dour lyrics to the contrary, Depeche Mode havent given up on humanity. Spirit exhumes the remains of our better nature and demands its resurrection. | ||
 | Album: 30 of 30 Title: Construction Time Again | The 12" Singles Released: 2018-12-14 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:51:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Get the Balance Right! (Combination mix) (07:56) 2 The Great Outdoors! (05:03) 3 Get the Balance Right! (03:13) 4 My Secret Garden (07:29) 5 See You (04:10) 6 Satellite (04:23) 7 Tora! Tora! Tora! (04:03) 8 Everything Counts (in Larger Amounts) (07:21) 9 Work Hard (East End remix) (06:58) 10 Everything Counts (04:20) 11 New Life (04:12) 12 Boys Say Go! (02:36) 13 Nothing to Fear (04:28) 14 The Meaning of Love (03:13) 15 Love in Itself ∙ 3 (07:17) 16 Fools (Bigger) (07:39) 17 Love, in Itself ∙ 4 (04:38) 18 Love in Itself · 2 (04:17) 19 Just Can’t Get Enough (05:35) 20 A Photograph of You (03:30) 21 Shout (04:46) 22 Photographic (03:55) |