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Depeche Mode

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Depeche Mode

Memento Mori

Depeche Mode’s Spirit: A Track-By-Track Review By Julian Marszalek

Original Fusey Boys: Depeche Mode Live At The O2

Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine Track-By-Track Preview

Electricity Is Love: Mute & Raster-Noton’s Short Circuit Triumph

Depeche Mode

Sounds Of The Universe

Depeche Mode – Sounds Of The Universe. The First Review Of New Album

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Anniversary

Forty Years On: Depeche Mode’s Some Great Reward Revisited

Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett gives us his Stateside view of another classic UK album… this time, Depeche Mode's fourth LP. This feature was first published on 15 September 2014
A Quietus Interview

The Silent Partner Speaks: Vince Clarke Interviewed

With 30 million records sold over four decades, pop mastermind Vince Clarke has finally officially 'gone solo'... for a while at least. But why now and what are the reasons, asks Jude Rogers
Anniversary

A Balancing Act: Depeche Mode’s Construction Time Again At 40

Depeche Mode were already pop stars but it was their intersection with the world of industrial music on their third album that ensured their longevity, says Ned Raggett
Books

Advertising That Money Can’t Buy: That Time Depeche Mode Started A Riot In LA

In an exclusive extract from their new book, Halo, David McElroy and Kevin May recount the events that led up to the Los Angeles police showing up to an instore signing session
Film

I Should Have Been There: Depeche Mode’s 101 Revisited

As Depeche Mode reissue the film and live album documenting the 101st and final show of their colossal 1988 tour, Ned Raggett reflects with regret on how he turned down the opportunity to see the gig in person, and revisits it on Blu-Ray 33 years on
Art

Bright Light, Dark Room: Anton Corbijn’s Depeche Mode Photobook

Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn is a lavish collection of over 500 photographs documenting the Dutch film-maker/photographer's forty year relationship with the band. Ned Raggett dives in and finds plenty to get lost in
A Quietus Interview

MPC Gone Mad: Justin Pearson Of Planet B Interviewed

Punk veteran discusses hip hop, new album and working with Kool Keith with his new project Planet B
Anniversary

Absolute Focus: Depeche Mode’s Music For the Masses Revisited

Our man in San Francisco, Ned Raggett was just unlucky enough to miss going to THAT Rose Bowl concert featured in the Depeche concert film 101. But he’s had thirty years to think about the featured album
A Quietus Interview

People Are People: Martin Gore On Brexit & Finding Acceptance In The UK

As Depeche Mode’s principal songwriter looks forward to playing in front of 70,000 people in their biggest ever UK show at the London Stadium, Tim Burrows talks to him about new album Spirit, his Essex roots and what it feels like to grow up as a British European
Anniversary

A Question Of Lust: Depeche Mode’s Black Celebration Revisited

John Freeman looks back at the album which saw Martin Gore find his voice against a backdrop of inter-band tension.
Strange World Of...

A Lot Of Respect: Erasure On The Strange World Of Erasure

Flamboyant, radical, joyous and purveyors of some of the finest pop songs to ever grace The Quietus' ears, this year Erasure celebrate their 30th birthday. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell (with a little help from Mute's Daniel Miller) guide Luke Turner through their beautiful world
A Quietus Interview

Independence & Influence: Seymour Stein Interviewed

Richard Foster meets the visionary entrepreneur who has been working near the heart of the music business since 1958
A Quietus Interview

Sea Food: An Interview With Nadine Shah

John Freeman takes a trip to the seaside to eat ice cream and talk to Nadine Shah about her spellbinding second album, Fast Food. All pictures courtesy of Kingsley Chapman
A Quietus Interview

The Bottom Line: Martin Gore Interviewed

Ned Raggett speaks to Martin Gore on the eve of the release of MG his first solo album of original material

Anniversary

Thirty Years On: Depeche Mode’s Some Great Reward Revisited

Our man in Orange County, Ca, Ned Raggett gives us his Stateside view of another classic UK album… this time, Depeche Mode's fourth LP
Books

Western Pop In The Eastern Bloc: Depeche Mode – Monument

Sophia Deboick explores this aptly-named publication, a time capsule of sorts, by turns a personal history and listographic account of the unlikely importance of Basildon's own Depeche Mode to the youth culture of the Eastern Bloc
A Quietus Interview

Time To Get Illustrious: Vince Clarke And Martyn Ware Interviewed

Synth pop dream team The Clarke And Ware Experiment talk to John Doran about 15 years of sonic experimentation and 3D soundscaping
Anniversary

A Strange Love: Depeche Mode’s Music For The Masses Revisited

Twenty-five years after its release, John Freeman looks back at the career-defining, America-conquering album that saw the Essex quartet perfect their brand of "electronic metal"
Anniversary

A Broken Frame At 30: A Tour Of Depeche Mode’s Basildon

Tim Burrows gets to grips with Depeche Mode's second album via a fan coach tour of Basildon, and has a run in with some escaped pigs on the way. Tour pics by Hayley Hatton
Anniversary

Synthesizer Soul: Yazoo’s Upstairs At Eric’s 30 Years On

On the 30th anniversary of its release, Vince Clarke tells John Freeman how Yazoo’s groundbreaking debut album was all about "the singing and the tunes"
A Quietus Interview

The Thirteenth Step: Soulsavers Interviewed

The Depeche Mode front man Dave Gahan his partner in spiritual agnostics Soulsavers Rich Martin talk to Sam Spokony about their new album
A Quietus Interview

Men Say Go! Martin L Gore & Vince Clarke In A VCMG Interview

Martin L Gore and Vince Clarke have reunited after three decades on new techno project VCMG. Luke Turner speaks to them both about rediscovering their collaborative creative energy for one of the best albums of 2012 so far
A Quietus Interview

The Places That Women Like To Go To: Cabaret Voltaire & Johnny YesNo

Richard H Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire and film director Peter Care talk to John Doran about the two versions of experimental film Johnny YesNo that are getting released on DVD next week. For the extremely slow off the mark - this piece contains spoilers
Black Sky Thinking

Basildon Bond: Depeche Mode & The Essex New Town

Three decades on from the release of their debut album, Sophia Deboick argues that it's time that Depeche Mode's home town of Basildon honoured its most famous sons. Basildon photographs thanks to Helen Gray
A Quietus Interview

A Future Forever Delayed: Erasure Interviewed

Emily Bick talks to Andy Bell and Vince Clarke about how the future arrived as smartphones not flying cars. Pictures by David Wade
Anniversary

Who Needs Love Like That?: Erasure’s Wonderland Revisited

John Freeman looks back at an underrated album which catalysed the enduring chemistry between Andy Bell and Vince Clarke.
A Quietus Interview

Alison Moyet Interviewed: Only You – The Story & End Of Yazoo

In an extensive interview about the history of life before, during and after Yazoo, Alison Moyet explains why her forthcoming Roundhouse performance with Vince Clarke could be the duo's last hurrah. Alison Moyet photo by Nicole Nodland
Film

Of Tugs & Tides: Jersey’s Branchage Film Festival 2010 In Review

Once again, Luke Turner and David Moats cross the wind-whipped seas to the Branchage International Film Festival, where they starred in a post-apocalyptic film with Ian Svenonius, climbed two forts, and examined the dark heart of the Berlusconi regime

A Quietus Interview

The Antidote To The Supergroup Dollar: Alan Wilder Of Recoil Interviewed

Maddy Sparham talks to Alan Wilder about the past of Depeche Mode and the future of Recoil
Anniversary

Sweetest Perfection: Depeche Mode’s Violator 30 Years On

Three decades on from its release, Emily Bick remembers how as a teenager in Mall America, _Violator_ was a record that spoke of sex with style, and paved the way for _Twilight_
A Quietus Interview

Angst Music For Sex People: A Nitzer Ebb Interview

Nitzer Ebb's Doug McCarthy and Bon Harris talk about the sublime tension that powers their tough industrial dance music. Live pictures by Maria Jefferis ofshot2bits.net
A Quietus Interview

Daniel Miller Interview: Mute Records & The Synth Britannia Revolution

The Quietus talks to Mute Records head honcho about synth pop, his record label, and Kraftwerk's synth that he bought on eBay
Film

Jeremy Deller On Depeche Mode: The Posters Came From The Walls

As part of our look ahead to this weekend's Branchage Film Festival, The Quietus sits down with artist Jeremy Deller to discuss his new film about Depeche Mode, _The Posters Came From The Walls_
A Quietus Interview

Depeche Mode Interviewed: Universal Truths And Sounds

John Doran meets Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher and immerses himself in Sounds Of The Universe. Main portraits: Dean Chalkley
A Quietus Interview

Vince Clarke Interview: Erasure, Depeche Mode Reuniting and Yazoo

Synth pop's retiring pop genius talks to us on the possibilities of a Depeche Mode reunion, Erasure's longevity and how he nearly got produced by Kate Bush

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 7

Baker's Dozen

The Centre Of Everything: John Frusciante’s Favourite Electronic Music

Electronic music isn't some casual fling for the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist. From synth-pop and ghetto house, to old-school UK rave and hardcore, it's long been a major preoccupation. As he prepares to release his thrilling, jungle-inspired new LP Maya, he guides Brian Coney through 13 indispensable titles from his collection
Baker's Dozen

Lost Tapes: Heather Leigh’s Baker’s Dozen

Heather Leigh takes Jennifer Lucy Allan on a wild ride from teenage dancing on acid to Depeche Mode to collaborating with Peter Brotzmann via Britney Spears, Miles Davis, DJ Screw and The Dead C in this week's Baker's Dozen
Baker's Dozen

Transgressive & Alien: ADULT.’s Favourite Albums

As ADULT. prepare to tour Europe, Nicola Kuperus and Adam Miller tell Daniel Dylan Wray about their 13 favourite albums drawn from the tough and leather side of life, from Throbbing Gristle to Nitzer Ebb, Einstürzende Neubauten to Drexciya
Baker's Dozen

No Music: A Baker’s Dozen with Alva Noto

From Laurie Anderson’s United States Live to Meredith Monk’s Dolmen Music, Carsten Nicolai tells Mollie Zhang about 13 records that shaped his musical backbone. Photo by Andrey Bold
Baker's Dozen

The Business Of Forever: Theo Hutchcraft Of Hurts’ Favourite Albums

The lead singer of classy, continent-conquering synth duo Hurts, about to release their third album, Surrender, goes from Phil Spector to Nine Inch Nails via UK hip-hop and Bulgarian folk songs as he picks his top 13
Baker's Dozen

Music For A Chameleon: Gary Numan’s 13 Favourite Albums

Quietus hero Gary Numan tells Julian Marszalek about his 13 favourite albums and how they "kicked my arse"... plus the time Freddie Mercury sent a limo to buy him a Big Mac
Baker's Dozen

Music From The Dolls House: Amanda Palmer’s Favourite Albums

Theatrical, glamorous, a glory of synths, saucy, dark... and Neutral Milk Hotel. Amanda Palmer talks Matt Evans through her favourite 13 albums

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