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| Depeche Mode | |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
| Genre(s) | synth rock |
| Label(s) | Mute Records |
| Members | David Gahan Martin Gore Andrew Fletcher |
Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth pop band in the town of Basildon, England. They have been one of the longest-lived and most successful bands to have emerged during the New Wave/New Romantic era; many of their videos have been heavily rotated on MTV and MuchMusic. As of 2005, it is estimated that Depeche Mode have sold over 70 million albums worldwide. They have influenced many of today's popular recording artists, in part due to their innovative work, recording techniques and use of sampling. Their 1990 album Violator is considered a gem of electronic music. Though influential in the modern techno scene, they remain in the alternative genre. The three current members of Depeche Mode are:
- Martin Gore (primary songwriter, vocals, guitars, keyboards)
- David Gahan (lead vocals)
- Andrew Fletcher (management, keyboards)
Former members include:
- Alan Wilder (producer, keyboards, drums, vocals), from 1982 to 1995.
- Vince Clarke (primary songwriter, keyboards), from 1980 to 1981.
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Early History
Depeche Mode's origins can be traced back to 1976, when Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher formed a band known as "No Romance in China." The band was unsuccessful and in 1979, Vince Clarke formed a new band named "French Look" with Martin Gore. Andrew Fletcher then became part of the band and it was renamed "Composition of Sound." David Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Vince Clarke heard him perform at a local gig, and "Depeche Mode" was born. The new name was taken from a French fashion magazine, "Dépêche-mode", which translates to "Fashion Dispatch" or "Fast Fashion."
The band became part of Daniel Miller's Mute label by verbal contract, and released their first album, Speak and Spell, in 1981. Soon after, Vince Clarke left and went on to form several other bands including Yazoo (Yaz in the US) with Alison Moyet, The Assembly with Feargal Sharkey, Dave Clempson and Eric Radcliffe, and later Erasure with Andy Bell.
After Clarke's departure, Martin Gore, who had written "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Big Muff" on their debut album, took over as the band's primary songwriter and in 1982 the album A Broken Frame was released by the remaining trio. Shortly after, Alan Wilder who had auditioned for the band prior to the recording of A Broken Frame (although he did not contribute to that album) joined the band first as a live replacement for Clarke, then as a full-fledged member of Depeche Mode. He wrote "The Landscape is Changing" and "Two Minute Warning" for their 1983 album, Construction Time Again, as well as "Fools," the B-side to the Love in Itself single, "In Your Memory," the B-side to the People Are People single, and "If You Want" on the 1984 album Some Great Reward, but his main contribution to Depeche Mode was in technical and musical production.
In the early 1980s the band's popularity was largely confined to Europe (particularly Germany). However, in 1984 Depeche Mode made inroads into the US, spawning the North American-only releases of the compilations People Are People and 1985's Catching Up With Depeche Mode, the former featuring their first transatlantic hit "People Are People".
This period is seen as the beginning of the band's long association with Britains's Gothic movement that was gaining popularity in America.
This may have owed more to its sound than to its image, due to the band's late exposure to the American market and its unfortunate string of inconsistent, budget-driven music videos prior to this time. As heard with 1984's "Blasphemous Rumours", a bitter commentary on the unfairness of life, and the dour B-side to 1985's "It's Called a Heart", called "Fly on the Windscreen" (thereafter remixed and released as "Fly on the Windscreen - Final" on the 1986 album Black Celebration), lead songwriter Martin began a decade-long descent into dark, brooding synthesized dance music. At the time, many associated this sound with that of the then-ascendent Goth movement - an association the band tried to later to downplay, with little effect.
After the video of their 1986 single A Question of Time garnered attention, its director Anton Corbijn began a long-lasting friendship and working relationship with the band, eventually directing 19 of their videos (the latest being 1997's "Useless"). For his part, Corbijn -- an internationally renowned photographer and newly emerging music video director (U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1984) and Echo and the Bunnymen's "Bring on the Dancing Horses" (1985)) -- was catapulted into near stardom, eventually directing music videos for the likes of Joy Division ("Atmosphere" (1988)), Front 242 ("Headhunter" (1988), "Tragedy for You" (1991)), Bryan Adams, Nirvana, and U2 ("One" (1991), "Please" (1997), "Electrical Storm" (2002)). With a newly-coherent, striking image and a brooding sound, the band resonated with an emerging taste for all things Gothic in the US. On the heels of their ironically titled 1987 album Music for the Masses, Depeche Mode played a follow-up US tour in 1988, to sold-out venues.
Middle History
In the mid-80s and '90s, the band's popularity in the US grew, as did their influence on the emerging techno and house music scenes. Techno pioneers Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins regularly quoted Depeche Mode as an influence in their development of proto-techno music during the Detroit Techno explosion in the late 80s.
The band's 1988 Music for the Masses tour culminated in a final concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl with a sell-out attendance of 80,000 (the highest in 8 years for the venue). The tour was documented in a film by D.A. Pennebaker, notable for its portrayal of fan interaction. An album release of the concert, titled 101 (the show was the 101st and final stop on the tour) became a bestseller in 1989.
Later that year, the band recorded the bluesy country-western-influenced "Personal Jesus", in Milan. Prior to its release, advertisements were placed in the personal columns of UK regional newspapers with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number which, if dialed, played the song. The controversy helped the single to number 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of their biggest sellers and their first gold single in the US.
In Feb 1990, "Enjoy the Silence", Depeche Mode's most successful single to date, reached #8 in the US charts (#6 in the UK), eventually becoming the band's signature song. To promote their new album Violator, they held an in-store autograph signing in Los Angeles, which attracted 17,000 fans. The album (Top Ten in the UK and US) and the subsequent World Violation Tour were further successes. Notably, 40,000 tickets for the (New York) Giants Stadium show sold within 8 hours, and 48,000 tickets for the (Los Angeles) Dodger Stadium show sold within an hour of going on sale.
By 1991, Depeche Mode had emerged as one of the world's most successful acts, relying on a proto-techno sound to distiguish themselves. The band changed pace in 1993 with Songs of Faith and Devotion, a rock-oriented album that "butched up" the group's sound. The album moved away from keyboards and synthesizer influences, for the first time introducing live drums (by Wilder) and outside musicians into the music. The album debuted at number 1 in both the US and the UK; highlights included the country-blues/techno "I Feel You", the soulful "Walking in My Shoes", and the gospel-tinged "Condemnation". The 14-month "Devotional" world tour followed. Strains became apparent when Fletcher declined to participate in the second "exotic" leg of the tour.
In June 1995 after the tour Alan Wilder left the band citing "unsatisfactory internal working conditions"; he continued to work on his personal project, Recoil.
Contributing factors that have been suggested include the drug addiction issues of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore's admission of "battling his own demons" at this time, and growing tensions between Wilder and Andrew Fletcher. Wilder had stated that he contributed a lion's share of work while receiving the least credit on past albums.
Wilder's departure was quickly followed by news of Gahan attempting suicide at his home in L.A.; he later entered a drug rehabilitation program to battle a heroin addiction.
In 1996, with Gahan out of rehab, Depeche Mode held recording sessions with producer Tim Simenon; the next year, the album Ultra and its first single "Barrel of a Gun" were released to critical acclaim. The album again debuted at #1, but the band declined to tour, perhaps on account of the results of the 'Devotional' tour.
A best-of collection The Singles 86>98 followed in 1998, with the new single "Only When I Lose Myself". The band set off on a 4 month tour that cemented their place as a quasi-permanent attraction, with a large touring attendance regardless of album sales. (U2, the Rolling Stones, and Rod Stewart are some others in this category).
Depeche Mode Today
While Depeche Mode remains quite popular in the US, Western Europe and Australia, its most loyal fan base and widest appeal seems to lie in Central Europe and Eastern Europe fed by the timely confluence of several key events in this part of the world in the early 90's: the then world-wide popularity of Depeche Mode and synthesized dance music in general (which has since waned in the US), the collapse of communism, and the rise of the Internet with the instant access this brought to a region thirsting for western music and ideals. Today there are countless fan-created web sites, in nearly every language, propelling the band to perpetual fame.
In 2001, Depeche Mode released Exciter, which did not place well in the charts outside of Continental Europe. Although it spawned several dance club hits such as Danny Tenaglia's remixes of "I Feel Loved", many fans felt the album was uninspired and underproduced, although the record was noted as containing some of the strongest vocal stylings of Dave Gahan since joining the band. Web blogs from L.A. to Sydney questioned if this wasn't a manifestation that indeed Depeche Mode had in essence broken up with the departure of Alan Wilder in 1995. Shortly after the Exciter tour, Martin and Dave seemed to sense that this would be a good time to busy themselves with new solo efforts.
2003 saw the release of Dave Gahan's solo album, Paper Monsters, followed by a worldwide tour and a DVD taken from it, titled Live Monsters; Martin Gore continued his solo career with the release of Counterfeit 2 (a furthering of re-recordings of some of Martin's most beloved and influential songs first canonised in his 1989 release Counterfeit); and Andrew Fletcher launched his own label, Toast Hawaii.
In August 2004, Mute released the DVD version of "Devotional," filmed during their world tour in 1993, and a new remix compilation album Remixes 81-04 that covers some new & unreleased promo mixes of the singles from 1981 to 2004, highlighted with a re-release and new renditions of their timeworn classic "Enjoy the Silence." This single peaked at #7 in the UK, but did poorly in the US.
In November 2004, it was announced on the band's official web site ([1]) that the band was planning on going into the studio to record an album in early 2005 with producer Ben Hillier.
On June 16, 2005 the band held a press conference to outline plans for their 2005/2006 tour. Dates for the 2005/2006 US and Europe tour have now been finalized. On July 4, 2005 the band announced that the title of the album would be Playing the Angel. In late July, a prototype of the video for the album's first single "Precious" was leaked onto the internet(Qfilm putting a full workvideo for the track in its public downloadsection for everyone to download). On August 22, the official version of the single was made available on iTunes, with the official single release slated for October 3. David Gahan had confirmed that Martin Gore was going through a divorce on BBC Radio's Stuart Maconie show on September 5th. The Precious music video was released on September 12 on the Depeche Mode website, www.depechemode.com. The album was released on October 17. A first for the band and first in download terms was a deal struck with TicketMaster whereby people would be supplied with a password upon downloading the new album through iTunes that allowed them to buy tickets for the US tour. On October 18, the Depeche Mode fansite Depechemode.tv ([2]) took top honours at the BT 2005 Digital Music Awards, further reflecting the enduring popularity of the band.
Depeche Mode has sold nearly 70 Million Albums worldwide (releasing a new album every four years since mid-career), and have cemented their position as one of the most popular artists of all time.
Discography
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Studio Albums
- Speak & Spell (1981) - UK #10; US #192
- A Broken Frame (1982) - UK #8; US #177
- Construction Time Again (1983) - UK #6
- Some Great Reward (1984) - UK #5; US #51
- Black Celebration (1986) - UK #4; US #90
- Music for the Masses (1987) - UK #10; US #35
- Violator (1990) - UK #2; US #7
- Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993) - UK #1; US #1
- Ultra (1997) - UK #1; US #5
- Exciter (2001) - UK #9; US #8
- Playing the Angel (2005) - UK #6; US #7
Live Albums
- 101 (1989) - UK #7; US #45
- Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (1993) - UK #46; US #193
- One Night in Paris (2002)
Compilations
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- People Are People (1984: North America only) - US #71
- The Singles 81>85 (1985, re-issued 1998) - UK #6 (re-issue: #57); US #114 (in 1998)
- Catching Up With Depeche Mode (1985: North America only) - US #113
- Depeche Mode Singles 7-12 (1991)
- Singles Box, Vol. 1 (1991)
- Singles Box, Vol. 2 (1991)
- Singles Box, Vol. 3 (1991)
- Songs of Faith and Devotion [Studio & Live] (1994)
- Remix Collection, Vol. 1 (1998)
- Remix Collection, Vol. 2 (1998)
- The Singles 86>98 (1998) - UK #5; US #38
- Singles Box, Vol. 4 (2004)
- Singles Box, Vol. 5 (2004)
- Singles Box, Vol. 6 (2004)
- Remixes 81-04 (2004) - UK #24
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| UK Singles Chart | US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Dance | |||
| 1981 | "Dreaming of Me" | #57 | - | - | #47 | Speak & Spell |
| 1981 | "New Life" | #11 | - | - | #29 | Speak & Spell |
| 1981 | "Just Can't Get Enough" | #8 | - | - | #26 | Speak & Spell |
| 1982 | "See You" | #6 | - | - | - | A Broken Frame |
| 1982 | "The Meaning of Love" | #12 | - | - | - | A Broken Frame |
| 1982 | "Leave in Silence" | #18 | - | - | - | A Broken Frame |
| 1983 | "Get the Balance Right" | #13 | - | - | #31 | The Singles 81>85 |
| 1983 | "Everything Counts" | #6 | - | - | #17 | Construction Time Again |
| 1983 | "Love in Itself-2" | #21 | - | - | - | Construction Time Again |
| 1984 | "People Are People" | #4 | #13 | - | #44 | Some Great Reward |
| 1984 | "Master and Servant" | #9 | #87 | - | #49 | Some Great Reward |
| 1984 | "Blasphemous Rumours" 1 | #16 | - | - | - | Some Great Reward |
| 1984 | "Somebody" 1 | #16 | - | - | - | Some Great Reward |
| 1985 | "Shake the Disease" | #18 | - | - | - | The Singles 81>85 |
| 1985 | "It's Called a Heart" | #18 | - | - | - | The Singles 81>85 |
| 1986 | "Stripped" | #15 | - | - | - | Black Celebration |
| 1986 | "A Question of Lust" | #28 | - | - | - | Black Celebration |
| 1986 | "A Question of Time" | #17 | - | - | - | Black Celebration |
| 1987 | "Strangelove" | #16 | #50 | - | #1 | Music for the Masses |
| 1987 | "Never Let Me Down Again" | #22 | #63 | - | #12 | Music for the Masses |
| 1988 | "Behind the Wheel" | #21 | #61 | - | #3 | Music for the Masses |
| 1988 | "Little 15" | #60 | - | - | - | Music for the Masses |
| 1989 | "Everything Counts [Live]" | #22 | - | #13 | #16 | 101 |
| 1989 | "Personal Jesus" | #13 | #28 | #3 | #12 | Violator |
| 1990 | "Dangerous" 2 | - | - | #13 | - | Personal Jesus [Single] |
| 1990 | "Enjoy the Silence" | #6 | #8 | #1 (3 weeks) | #6 | Violator |
| 1990 | "Policy of Truth" | #16 | #15 | #1 (1 week) | #2 | Violator |
| 1990 | "Halo" 2 | - | - | #21 | - | Violator |
| 1990 | "World in My Eyes" | #17 | #52 | #17 | #6 | Violator |
| 1993 | "I Feel You" | #8 | #37 | #1 | #3 | Songs of Faith and Devotion |
| 1993 | "Walking in My Shoes" | #14 | #69 | #1 | - | Songs of Faith and Devotion |
| 1993 | "Condemnation" | #9 | - | #23 | - | Songs of Faith and Devotion |
| 1994 | "In Your Room" | #8 | - | - | - | Songs of Faith and Devotion |
| 1997 | "Barrel of a Gun" | #4 | #47 | #11 | - | Ultra |
| 1997 | "It's No Good" | #5 | #38 | #4 | #1 | Ultra |
| 1997 | "Home" | #23 | #88 | - | - | Ultra |
| 1997 | "Useless" | #28 | - | - | - | Ultra |
| 1998 | "Only When I Lose Myself" | #17 | #61 | #36 | - | The Singles 86>98 |
| 2001 | "Dream On" | #6 | #85 | #12 | #1 | Exciter |
| 2001 | "I Feel Loved" | #12 | - | - | #1 | Exciter |
| 2001 | "Freelove" | #19 | - | - | #1 | Exciter |
| 2002 | "Goodnight Lovers" 3 | - | - | - | - | Exciter |
| 2004 | "Enjoy the Silence (Remix)" | #7 | - | - | #25 | Remixes 81-04 |
| 2005 | "Precious" 4 | #4 | #71 | #27 | #1 (2 weeks) | Playing the Angel |
| 2005 | "A Pain That I'm Used To" 5 | - | - | - | - | Playing the Angel |
Notes
1: "Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody" was released as a double A-side single.
2: "Dangerous" and "Halo" were not released as standard singles. They managed to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, which measures airplay on alternative rock radio stations in the United States.
3: "Goodnight Lovers" was not chart eligible (a single with more than one unique song must have no more than three tracks to be chart eligible, "Goodnight Lovers" had four).
4: "Precious" is currently active on the charts. The table above reflects the single's peak positions to date.
5: "A Pain That I'm Used To" has been announced as the band's next single, but has not yet been released.
See Also
- 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
External links
- The official Depeche Mode website
- Official German website
- Fan Danish Depeche Mode site
- depechemode.sk - Slovak Depeche Mode website
- General information about Depeche Mode music, news and forum
- depmod.com The Most comprehensive DM discography on the net, with collector's forum
- www.hellenicviolation.tk - A Greek Depeche Mode website
- Empty World 3
- Bulgarian Depeche Mode Fan Site
- Depeche Mode Italian Fansite
- A Greek Depeche mode (website) tribute
- Czech Depeche mode website
- depeche-mode-world.de
- DeMo (Hungarian Depeche Mode website - English/Magyar)
- DMoz.org category on Depeche Mode
- The band history in Russian
- Depeche Mode Lyrics
- - A Swedish Fan Site!
- - DMPL - Depeche Mode Website from Poland
- Depechemode.tv - The Blackest Celebration on the Planet
- Depeche Mode Türkiye / Turkish Depeche Mode Portal
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