they should invite all the Alans
― The Owls of Ja Rule (DJP), Friday, 19 October 2012 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
Alan Parsons
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 October 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
TBF, the press release tease does not specifically say this is about an album. Wilder and the band have flirted with a reunion in recent years, and Gore's reunion with Clarke was interesting. Would not be shocked if Wilder returned.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 19 October 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
Alan Vega would liven things up no end."We're all Alans! We're all lying in hell!"
― Vast Halo, Friday, 19 October 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
My bad, but I approve of this idea!
― Bout to go Jethro TULL on that ass (Johnny Fever), Friday, 19 October 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
Alan Cumming does a mean version of "Get The Balance Right"
― The Owls of Ja Rule (DJP), Friday, 19 October 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
TBF, the press release tease does not specifically say this is about an album.
Given that the press release does specifically TALK about the album they've been recording this year...
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 October 2012 22:35 (eleven years ago) link
An album that everyone knows is coming, which they've already said is coming, which will surprise no one. So a press conference for a new album would be sort of anti-climactic. "Hey everyone, we've been working on a new album for most of the year, so tune in Tuesday for a special announcement: it's a new album!" But hey! Who knows? Maybe it's got a really cool name.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 20 October 2012 00:42 (eleven years ago) link
Fletch: "We've made an album that we're confident is up there as one of our best" etc. etc.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 21 October 2012 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
"And now we're going to proudly announce the dates for our World Tour!" etc. etc.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 21 October 2012 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
They did a press conference like this for Sounds of the Universe, they're just doing the same again. SOP straight down the way.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 21 October 2012 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
They've been doing press releases like this for years, no?
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 21 October 2012 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
hold on - they organised a big press conference in Paris just to tell us they were still finishing an album that sounds kinda like Violator and kinda like SOFD?
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 12:47 (eleven years ago) link
And why not. Ben Hillier coproduction, tour dates announced for Europe, no title yet.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 12:50 (eleven years ago) link
It usually feels like forever between DM albums, but it feels like "Sounds of the Universe" just came out. I can't believe it's been over three and a half years. Anyway, bring on the tour!
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 13:51 (eleven years ago) link
So is everyone poised for more bluesy-electro tracks about lust, sin and knees, then? :D
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
SoFaD is not among my favorite works by this band, so I'm a little disheartened.
― Bout to go Jethro TULL on that ass (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
however, "In Chains" is one of the best songs they ever did
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
I've never really understood why some folks are down on Songs Of Faith And Devotion, to me it's pretty much peak Depeche Mode stuff alongside Violator, Music For The Masses and Black Celebration. I dunno, maybe the heavier use of (*sigh*) 'real instruments' put some folks off, or the more 'alternative rock'-leaning vibe of the album, or maybe they were put off by the 'murky' quality of the recording (which I think adds to the overall atmosphere of the album, if anything).
Scratch beneath the surface of the recording and the arrangements, though, and I still feel it's a batch of SONGS as strong as those that were on the previous three.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
I mean: 'I Feel You', 'Walking In My Shoes', 'Condemnation', 'Judas', 'In Your Room', 'Rush' and 'One Caress' are up there with Martin Gore's best-ever songs IMO.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
I do think there's a lot of kneejerk "oh noes GUITARS" reaction to that album, which is just silly (especially when those guitars are fueling songs like "I Feel You")
"Condemnation" isn't their best effort, though.
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
It's a solid record, and by that I mean it sounds really solid, like, muscular. The singles were all pretty great, iirc. It's of a piece with the "lost" era of DP - Songs ..., Exciter and Ultra.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:17 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah, exactly... and it's not like Depeche hadn't used guitars before: 'Enjoy The Silence' and 'Behind The Wheel', anyone? Or you could even go as far back as the middle eight to 'Love, In Itself'!
The only thing I don't like about 'Condemnation' is the video they made to go with it - otherwise, I love the song and think it's one of Dave Gahan's Top 10 vocal performances.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:03 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NihMVuspKQw
― Fetchboy, Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
STOKED
First song: promising
These guys are the unlikeliest of Energizer bunnies
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 25 October 2012 21:56 (eleven years ago) link
So it would seem like Mr. Martin Lee Gore has ruffled Simon Cowell's feathers a bit!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/x-factor/9705123/Simon-Cowell-fury-at-Depeche-Mode-star.html
Remarkably, this made front page of The Mirror tabloid newspaper here in the UK - so christ, it must have been a slow news day...
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
hahahaha
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
Hahah yeah, read about that the other day.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
I guess Mr. Cowell doesn't understand that by branding Gore a 'weirdo', he is in some way (by extension) branding fans of Depeche Mode in the very same way. That's how I feel about it, anyway. I don't think Gore would be too bothered mind, he's been successful on a worldwide level on his own terms for... oooh, years now.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
oh no, a weirdo, how insulting
― mh, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
I like how he says that as if he, Simon Cowell, is the most normal man on the planet
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
he thinks he's super-normal, and helps shape the mainstream of totally normal music, and is important.
― mh, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:26 (eleven years ago) link
Well, he did joke that Cowell should be shot. I'm surprised Cowell left it at "weirdo."
Still, if I was to guess which of these two had a fish fetish, I would say ... Cowell.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS8-3X9rr0iZGZpF6e8YDa-1UacOjDIJqQbk9zlgEFR6mkeDoGV
the disparity in insult is also hilarious
like, I'm certain in Cowell's mind calling someone a weirdo actually IS as nasty/violent as wishing for someone to get shot, but life kind of doesn't work that way
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
I think he means "weirdo" like "the people who are not normal who actually do shoot normal people, like myself, Simon Cowell"
really only two types of people in Simon Cowell's world: people that want to be like Simon Cowell, and all those weirdos who do that weird shit
― mh, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
And listen to that weird music.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:48 (eleven years ago) link
“I am very happy with how the album turned out,” comments DM’s Martin Gore. “The music has a similar vibe to Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion and I think the songs on the album are among some of the very best we’ve done.”
I loved it. It was better than Cats. I'm going to see it again and again.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 15:22 (eleven years ago) link
Anyway, album out in March. Tour to follow in the summer.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
Do we have a title yet?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
They've had Playing the Angel and Sounds of the Universe so I'm guessing the new one is something like Cosmic Mopegasm
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 11 December 2012 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
They are hard at work in the office devising a title.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
Rumor has it it is called "Cosmic Mopegasm."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
I reckon they should call it More Songs About Suffering, Sin and Knees
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Tuesday, 11 December 2012 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
They should call it either "Depeche Mode" or maybe "Da Violator II." That would be awesome.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
New Studio Album ‘Delta Machine’ coming March 26th on Columbia Records!
First single ‘Heaven’ next Friday, February 1st.
Full track listing and additional details: http://bitly.com/DeltaMachine
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/c23.0.403.403/p403x403/398004_10151433523410329_2116556785_n.jpg
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 24 January 2013 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
I am all for bands picking album titles just for a graphic design joke.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 January 2013 14:37 (eleven years ago) link
fukken triangle bands
― Influential Acid Jazz Pioneer (crüt), Thursday, 24 January 2013 15:14 (eleven years ago) link
Anyway, thread title updated etc.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 January 2013 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
already liking this industrial vibe
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 24 January 2013 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
My first reaction was "Enough of the blues dirges already"
Well, it _is_ called "Delta Machine"
― I, rrational (mh), Monday, 8 April 2013 19:36 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah im still very ambivalent about the heavy blues bent of this record. I somehow miss the icy precision that was usually paired with it in the past
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 8 April 2013 19:46 (eleven years ago) link
I just thought it was gonna have a lot of samples of table saws and planers, tbh.
― Fetchboy, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 03:41 (eleven years ago) link
I thought it was going to be about incremental changes
― I, rrational (mh), Tuesday, 9 April 2013 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
Burnt a CD for myself with the album in this configuration...
1. Welcome To My World2. Angel3. Heaven4. Secret To The End5. My Little Universe6. Soft Touch/Raw Nerve7. Should Be Higher8. Broken9. Soothe My Soul
Ah, that's better.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 11 April 2013 13:11 (eleven years ago) link
Don't know the album enough to see what you've changed but i'm surprised you took out Goodbye which is one of teh tracks that stood out on my first listen
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 11 April 2013 13:26 (eleven years ago) link
Basically kept the first five songs the same and re-jigged the second half, cut down the length to about 40 minutes. I'm not a big fan of 'Goodbye' to be honest, but I love the way that 'Soothe My Soul' ends.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 11 April 2013 13:29 (eleven years ago) link
This album, like the last one, is the audio equivalent of tl;dr.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
I think I actually prefer this one over Sounds Of The Universe, and definitely over Exciter.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:39 (eleven years ago) link
You guys are pretty tough on Exciter
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
Exciter is mad underrated
― relentless technosexuality (DJP), Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
It's a slow burner for sure - also it's got one of their best singles ('Dream On')
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:47 (eleven years ago) link
This is definitely better than SOTU and Exciter but yes, too long
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
I'm pondering who I'd like them to work with as producer for their next album.
― I, rrational (mh), Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
That dude behind Recoil would be a good match, I reckon.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:32 (eleven years ago) link
Trentemoller
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
the end of "Goodbye" has started reminding me of "Porpoise Song"
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
re new production directions :
trentmoller vs dm = more of the same surely ..
i mean a lot of trentmoller stuff is very dm-esque ...
― mark e, Friday, 12 April 2013 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
obv Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
ummm .. 10 years ago maybe.
is he still involved and producing ?
not seen his name in credit lists for a long time .. but that could be cos i am not picking up the relevant stuff ...
― mark e, Friday, 12 April 2013 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
he engineered "Call Me Maybe"
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
In 2011, Dave Ogilvie produced the instrumental mix for Call Me Maybe, the world-wide hit by Carly Rae Jepsen.
thanking u wikipedia
― I, rrational (mh), Friday, 12 April 2013 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
as much as some people would hate it due to the sonic brickwalling that he is known for, i would actually like to hear a collab between DM and jacknife lee.
the last jacknife lee 'solo' album (which i have never seen in a shop - despite it being a major record label release) was a bit of a slept on gem of noise based electro.
can definitely see the two making something of interest.
― mark e, Friday, 12 April 2013 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
re dave : well i never ... from one extreme ..
― mark e, Friday, 12 April 2013 19:49 (eleven years ago) link
ok so they played *But Not Tonight* for the first time EVER last night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh4WHM_m2C8
with MG on vocals!
― piscesx, Saturday, 27 April 2013 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 27 April 2013 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
See this is why I should have been there, but they sadly did not select me as a winner, so.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 27 April 2013 22:08 (eleven years ago) link
Meantime, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top in the latest Record Collector says this:
I took a shine to Depeche Mode. I went to see them and it was SO heavy…it was rewarding to me as seeing James Brown in 1965….That inspired me and I was able to lightly steer the band.
Hero.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 03:33 (eleven years ago) link
ZZ Top were inspired by OMD, too (as were Depeche Mode, funnily enough, although you'd never catch any former or current member that isn't Vince Clarke admitting to it).
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
So it would seem like they're playing 'Barrel Of A Gun', 'Black Celebration' and 'Higher Love' on this tour!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Saturday, 4 May 2013 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f52bbe0b9d397430e4ea51283b1dd19/tumblr_mmakuvXn9Y1qcoqfio1_1280.jpg
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Saturday, 4 May 2013 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
Setlist spread:
Speak & Spell = 1A Broken Frame = 0Construction Time Again = 0Some Great Reward = 0 Black Celebration = 3Music For The Masses = 1Violator = 4Songs Of Faith & Devotion = 3Ultra = 1Exciter = 0Playing The Angel = 2Sounds Of The Universe = 0Delta Machine = 8
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Saturday, 4 May 2013 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
woah Higher Love..
― piscesx, Sunday, 5 May 2013 11:48 (eleven years ago) link
Meantime a new remix surfacing for "Soothe My Soul" via Jacques Lu Cont
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/depeche-mode-rage-anew-in-soothe-my-soul-steve-angello-vs-jacques-lu-cont-remix-song-premiere-20130503
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 5 May 2013 15:52 (eleven years ago) link
Incredible show tonight, much better than the one I saw in '09. In the past the live instruments seemed like embellishments (not a criticism) on top of the synth and other pre-programmed components. Now they sound much less constrained and freer with what they can play and how they can play it. Anyhow, it was awesome.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 23:23 (eleven years ago) link
Slightly underwhelming O2 show last night. Dave was great as usual and the highs were spectacular - World in My Eyes, Behind the Wheel, Enjoy the Silence, Personal Jesus, Never Let Me Down Again, I Feel You, Halo - but it was a strange setlist, very heavy on the last decade, and some of the Delta Machine songs sound stolid live. Doubly annoying because the night before they played Walking in My Shoes (my favourite Depeche song), Policy of Truth, Question of Time and Black Celebration.
Annoyingly rockist too, thanks to the bloody drummer. Enjoy the Silence does not require a drum solo nor Just Can't Get Enough a latin beat,and I prefer Gore's guitar when it's providing precise embellishments rather than heavy riffs. I still had fun but, y'know.
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 30 May 2013 10:39 (ten years ago) link
This band is a long way - decades, really - away from three dudes standing behind synths and a twirling Dave. They have so many hits and iconic songs there's simply no way to do them all and satisfy everyone. The closest they came, really, was their hits tour some years back.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 30 May 2013 13:01 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, part of me accepts that but another part of me was still disappointed. I preferred this setlist from the last time I saw them:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/depeche-mode/2006/hyde-park-london-england-63d6b69b.html
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 30 May 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link
And Billy Gibbons goes from being a fan to being a remixer:
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-billy-gibbons-depeche-mode/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 03:05 (ten years ago) link
LA show killed. All the Delta Machine selections sounded great live.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 September 2013 07:37 (ten years ago) link
Oh also:
I am reasonably certain that Dave will never be able to sing "Should Be Higher" live― the pheromones of hot clothing (DJP), Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:26 AM
― the pheromones of hot clothing (DJP), Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:26 AM
Incorrect! They did this, it was great, he sounded fantastic.
Here was our setlist via setlist.fm; looks like we got the alternate main set from DL's show:
Welcome to My World (Extended intro)Angel Walking in My Shoes Precious Black Celebration Policy of Truth Should Be Higher Barrel of a Gun
The Child Inside But Not Tonight (Acoustic; Sung by Martin)
Heaven Soothe My Soul A Pain That I'm Used To ('Jacques Lu Cont's Remix' version)A Question of Time Enjoy the Silence Personal Jesus
Encore:
Home Shake the Disease (Acoustic; Sung by Martin)
Just Can't Get Enough Never Let Me Down Again
No "Goodbye" to end the main set and no "I Feel You" in the encore, which I admit honestly surprised me!
Meantime according to Wikipedia, Martin's been doing a lot of changing up during his segments as the tour has gone on -- here are his usual selections:
"Higher Love""Only When I Lose Myself""The Child Inside""When the Body Speaks""Shake The Disease""But Not Tonight""Judas""Home""A Question of Lust""Somebody""Halo" (Goldfrapp Remix version)
Only a few tour films from Corbijn this time out -- "Should Be Higher" with the flames and circus performers was pretty good, loved the random "I will take Depeche out in nature and have them do random things" feeling of "Heaven," the doggies for "Precious" were, well, precious (in a good way). Contortionist poses for "Enjoy the Silence," Corbjin letterfonts for "Welcome to My World," there were at least a couple of others.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 September 2013 16:21 (ten years ago) link
What else? Peter handled the keyboards as well as ever, Christian sounds like he has fully taken over the transformation of the group into a baroque rock band live. Fletch was Fletch. I mean he REALLY did not give a fuck and I love him for it. I think he only actually played keyboards three times. Martin's stage outfit was one of the most restrained I've seen from him in some years, just a silver demi-kilt plus whatever else he wore. He sounded a bit better than last time, wonder if he's taking some new singing lessons himself or prepping differently. Dave's voice really does sound better as he goes these days, he has aged in the best possible way. I was thinking how two of his most obvious role models when it comes to the stage -- Elvis more vocally, Freddie Mercury in terms of getting the crowd going -- passed on earlier before they reached the age he's at now, so there was never a full chance to compare/contrast. (Of course, he almost joined them several times over...)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 September 2013 16:31 (ten years ago) link
Dope! I am going to see them Oct. 8 in Phx, which coincides nicely with the one-year anniv of me & my boyfriend, who is also a huge fan :D
― even the beatles had a coinstar machine in their living room (Crabbits), Sunday, 29 September 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
So I gave Delta Machine a listen again from front-to-back tonight, and I guess it's grown on me a fair amount... I think this actually may have knocked Playing The Angel off the perch as my favourite post-Ultra album.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Monday, 16 February 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
I just pulled up DM on Spotify and was surprised to be reminded they'd released an album only 2 years ago that I had COMPLETELY forgotten about.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 21 June 2015 06:38 (eight years ago) link
the only missteps IMO are "Heaven" and "Slow", everything else ranges from good-if-not-necessarily-immediately-compelling to holy-shit-must-play-on-repeat
current fave song is "Secret to the End"
― the pheromones of hot clothing (DJP), Tuesday, April 2, 2013 10:50 PM (six years ago)
give "slow" a second chance. loud. stoned. you won't be sorry
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link