― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 00:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 03:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 03:36 (nineteen years ago) link
The new Junior Boys actually reminds me a little of "A Broken Frame", one of my fav DM albums.
― kickitcricket (kickitcricket), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 03:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 03:45 (nineteen years ago) link
I've got that, it's great. Actually, Devotional was filmed in Frankfurt and Barcelona...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 03:56 (nineteen years ago) link
I threw on Exciter a month ago, though, and couldn't get through it, which was sad, as I'd quite enjoyed it upon release. The 84-90 period seems to have aged the best, for my taste.
Ultra is definitely underrated.
― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 05:05 (nineteen years ago) link
I recently discovered the Thomas Brinkmann mix of "I Feel Loved" - wow. The original underwhelmed me though.
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 05:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 07:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 08:04 (nineteen years ago) link
saw the devotional tour twice in 3 nights at birmingham and manchester. took my little sister to the latter (front row!) and she's honestly never been the same since. that tour had the greatest opening to a gig i've ever seen or heard of.
it was only later that people realised what had actually been going on backstage each night, and the likes of Q mag would start calling it 'the most debauched tour of all time'.
the singles 86-98 dvd box has the best extras ever (EPK stuff)by the way y'all.
― piscesboy, Tuesday, 10 August 2004 10:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 10:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― thomas, Tuesday, 10 August 2004 11:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 22:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 22:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 02:32 (nineteen years ago) link
Definitely agreed there. I do love Exciter quite a bit but it would be really interesting to see another Simenon-produced album.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 02:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 12:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Wooden (Wooden), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 12:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 August 2004 22:20 (nineteen years ago) link
"Depeche Mode is one of the most influential groups of our time", says Mike Shinoda on one of his favourite bands, "Their music is an inspiration to me, and I am excited for our fans to hear my take on one of my favourite Depeche Mode songs."
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 August 2004 22:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 13 August 2004 04:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Friday, 13 August 2004 07:32 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm a bit dissapointed that the unreleased Markus Schulz remix of "I Feel Loved" is not on that 3CD. It's a hell of a lot better than that Danny Tenaglia version. So everybody, off to soulseek!!
― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 13 August 2004 11:30 (nineteen years ago) link
Even if it's just that, I'll be intrigued to hear the end results. Now about this Schulz remix on slsk which say if you were signed on to anytime soon we might be able to find somewhere in a folder that might be yours... ;-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 August 2004 11:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 13 August 2004 11:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― philip sherburne (philip sherburne), Saturday, 14 August 2004 03:17 (nineteen years ago) link
However, the LFO mix on the re-released single will go a long way toward earning my forgiveness. That, and because it's one of the greatest songs ever written.
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 14 August 2004 06:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky disco, Saturday, 14 August 2004 10:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Saturday, 14 August 2004 13:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 August 2004 14:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Saturday, 14 August 2004 14:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 August 2004 14:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― piscesboy, Monday, 16 August 2004 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 16 August 2004 17:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 16 August 2004 17:38 (nineteen years ago) link
Ewan PearsonRichard XBlack StrobeRex the DogGoldfrappColder
This is going to be fucking ace!
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 28 August 2004 07:05 (nineteen years ago) link
I don't know why I didn't answer this thread before... ? Anyway, classic all the way, from the beginning to the most recent of recordings. I love SOFAD to DEATH and think Exciter was a pretty damn good album, though my favorite DM album of all time will have to be Music for the Masses, featuring that creepy Halloweenish instrumental, "Pimpf".
A friend of mine passed along some pics of Dave doing some radio station promo. Since my bedroom is in a temporary state of utter chaos, I can't access my scanner to share the pictures, but they're pretty glorious ones and I'm ecstatic she's shared them with me.
― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 28 August 2004 07:26 (nineteen years ago) link
Oops, I thought everyone noticed from the link I posted on the other thread! Yeah, that single is definitely high on my 'must hear' list. And now I have all six of the singles box sets and the Devotional DVD is out soon and...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 28 August 2004 15:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― a banana (alanbanana), Friday, 10 September 2004 20:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 10 September 2004 23:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― a banana (alanbanana), Saturday, 11 September 2004 00:29 (nineteen years ago) link
Commercial release:
12 BONG 34A: Enjoy The Silence - Timo Maas Extended Remix (8:41)B: Enjoy The Silence - Ewan Pearson Extended Remix (8:39) CD BONG 341: Enjoy The Silence - Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda (3:32)2: Halo - Goldfrapp Remix (4:22) LCD BONG 341: Enjoy The Silence - Timo Maas Extended Remix (8:41)2: Enjoy The Silence - Ewan Pearson Remix (Radio Edit) (3:33)3: Something To Do - Black Strobe Remix (7:11)
Promo release:
P12 BONG 34A: Enjoy The Silence - Timo Maas Extended Remix (8:41)B: Enjoy The Silence - Ewan Pearson Extended Remix (8:39)C: Enjoy The Silence - Richard X Extended Mix (8:22)D: Enjoy The Silence - Ewan Pearson Extended Instrumental (8:35) PL12 BONG 34A: Something To Do - Black Strobe Remix (7:11)B1: World In My Eyes - Cicada Remix (6:18)B2: Photographic - Rex The Dog Dubb Mix (6:20) PXL12 BONG 34A: Halo - Goldfrapp Remix (4:22)B1: Clean - Colder Version (7:09)B2: Little 15 - Ulrich Schnauss Remix (4:52) RCD BONG 341: Enjoy The Silence - Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda (3:32)2: Enjoy The Silence - Richard X Mix (3:30)3: Enjoy The Silence - Ewan Pearson Remix (Radio Edit) (3:33)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 12 September 2004 04:07 (nineteen years ago) link
halo - GF remix. gorgeous stuff - with extra GF vocals all over it taking it somewhere else. v.special.
in fact hearing several of these mixes on the triple set makes me think that DM were indeed one of the best bands ever with the whole remix culture.
their ON-U remixes, included here, literally changed my life in 84 (20 years ago !!!) and i suspect many remixes since then have probably done the same for other folks ..
a superb collection.
though this made me chuckle somewhat ..
"DM is one of the most influential groups of our time. their music is an insiration to me, and i am excited for our fans to hear my take on one of my favourite DM songs" - Mike Shinoda on his version of Enjoy the Silence - which is actualyl pretty damn fine.
― mark e (mark e), Friday, 1 October 2004 08:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 1 October 2004 08:53 (nineteen years ago) link
shinoda mix makes me cringe
― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Friday, 1 October 2004 08:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Black Celebration always stands out for me as their best album, but I really love their early electro-pop too. Violater was their last great complete album IMO - anything after that I felt was patchy, barring some great singles ('It's no good' is great, and the Hardfloor mix rules). Some highlights:
From their very early era, I have this DJ 12" 'megamix' which is kinda cheesy but has a super-fast version of 'Photographic' and the classic "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead", which is included in some versions of Speak & Spell (along with Ice Machine and Shout, which should have been on the album). There is also a really long, instrumental version of 'Any Second Now' with beats which gives me chills. Kinda like 'Oberkorn'.
(OMG I'm at work and as I'm typing this post an email came in with the subject "DM show update" which startled me, until I realised it's 'Direct Marketing'. Bleh).
Some Great Reward really struck a chord with me - used to listen to it almost every night at that time.Black Celebration - pretty much perferct. 'But Not Tonight' may be one of my favourite songs ever.Music for the Masses is when I remember them becoming HUGE in Canada. It seemed like everyone in our high school (which was a pretty diverse crowd, let me tell you) had the album. (An aside - I was recently in Stockholm and went to a club night named after this album, which to my delight played lots of really old DM stuff. 'See You'! 'Sun & The Rainfall'! Hooray!). It was around this time - 87/88 - that I really got the sense that these guys were going to be legends.
I remember seeing 101 in the theatre in Toronto and it blew my mind - indeed, they PWND Pasadena that night. I loved that scene in Nashville - I remember being really surprised that Martin could actually play the guitar! I've seen them live many times over the years, and loved each show. Even the one where I was outside at the CNE stadium in Toronto, freezing cold in pouring rain (Violater tour - Jesus and Mary Chain opening!). The singles tour gig was a near-religious experience - I feared the vibe just wouldn't be there, since so many of us fans are older now, but I think seeing Dave back in good health inspired everyone to really get into it. What a night.
I mean holy crap I could just go on and on about so much to do with this band - obscure b-sides and remixes, etc. To be honest, the sheer volume of stuff out there kinda put me off them for a while, but now I'm inspired to start listening to them again, since it's been ages. And damn I want that singles set. I'd like to hear that Goldfrapp mix. I personally think her 'Strict Machine' was based on 'Personal Jesus' (it sure makes for a great segue!).
― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 1 October 2004 10:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 1 October 2004 10:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 1 October 2004 11:47 (nineteen years ago) link
alan is magical and they were the best with him and he has the best solo material too as i was not impressed with martins solo material and i never have been a fan of anything of vinces so alan and dave could have something very special together!
― xzanfar, Friday, 27 May 2022 20:41 (one year ago) link
the last martin gore solo album is really good
― akm, Friday, 27 May 2022 21:04 (one year ago) link
Great piece, Ned. Thank you
― I am using your worlds, Friday, 27 May 2022 21:20 (one year ago) link
You're welcome.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 27 May 2022 21:36 (one year ago) link
I had to do some further thoughts and processing, and I wrote this:
https://theshfl.com/guide/depeche-mode
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 18:54 (one year ago) link
Great piece. I am at best a surface level fan (the sonic textures are frequently fantastic, the lyrics and vocals ...less to my taste) but am listening to Ultra this afternoon.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 31 May 2022 19:16 (one year ago) link
Yeah, thanks for that Ned! It's been years since I listened to a Recoil album and am enjoying digging back in now. Also, somehow VCMG had slipped my radar so I'm very excited to check it out.
― Chyiv Kyiv (Fetchboy), Tuesday, 31 May 2022 19:21 (one year ago) link
It’s a bit of a monster, that VCMG album, definitely not what anyone was expecting. Ultra was the first album I relistened to after last week’s news, when it was late and I had space to think. It’s always been an excellent late night album. Thanks to you both.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 May 2022 19:35 (one year ago) link
VCMG bangs, it's fantastic
Greatly enjoyed that writeup and was surprised to see at least one solo Gore release I don't remember ever hearing about before
― castanuts (DJP), Wednesday, 1 June 2022 15:55 (one year ago) link
A terrific piece, Ned.
never have been a fan of anything of vinces
whaaaat -- not even Yazoo? If you say, "Alison Moyet makes them worthwhile," then sure.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 June 2022 16:23 (one year ago) link
Thanks again. It is a little weird realizing Ultra is 25 years old now.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 June 2022 16:46 (one year ago) link
This VCMG album is great.
Considering how much I like Depeche Mode (I'm pretty sure they were my first "favorite band"), it's weird that I never checked out any of the side projects, I guess this is what I'm doing in the next couple of weeks.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 1 June 2022 18:15 (one year ago) link
What's interesting about the side projects is that while on the one hand you can tell they're all from Depeche one way or another, even Wilder, on the other even if you added up all the parts it still wouldn't be Depeche -- there's enough individuality down all the paths over time, and there's a different kind of synthesis when they all work together (admittedly long gone in the case of Wilder).
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 June 2022 18:34 (one year ago) link
whaaaat -- not even Yazoo?
Just to note, you won't be able to debate that question, as the person you're responding to has been perma-banned.
― Vast Halo, Wednesday, 1 June 2022 19:09 (one year ago) link
All I know is that I find the encore performance of "Everything Counts" in "101" oddly moving. There's the bittersweet song itself, there's the exultant celebration of conquering America, there's their youth, the singalong, Dave just listening, all that together I just find so weirdly touching.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 4 June 2022 01:10 (one year ago) link
Dave and Martin have released a statement. Fletch’s passing was due to an aortic dissection, and was completely sudden and (hopefully) painless. https://www.stereogum.com/2191550/depeche-mode-andy-fletcher-death-statement/news/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 27 June 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
"I used to run the websites for the band Client and Fletch's Toast Hawaii label and do lots of other web/graphics odds and ends about 20 years ago (that terrible pineapple logo was mine)."
This prompted me to look up Toast Hawaii's website from twenty years ago and it's, er, very nostalgic: https://web.archive.org/web/20030621222322/https://www.toasthawaii.com/
Actually I was expecting a Flash-laden monstrosity, but it's subtler than that (optimised for 1024 pixels wide, centred, seemingly made with vanilla HTML). It would have been technically old-fashioned at the time but it works and I can still click on some of the links.
Judging by the DJ schedule page Andrew Fletcher spent March-July 2004 DJing in Milan, Florence, Istanbul, London, Athens, Tenerife, Olten, Vincenza, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, and Nuremberg. You can't say he wasted his life.
What did I do in 2004? Looking through my emails I see I bought a Daytek P818 Multi-region DVD, with Dolby Digital and the possibility of 5.1 surround output with the appropriate speakers. I think it's fair to say that Andrew Fletcher had the better lifestyle.
― Ashley Pomeroy, Monday, 27 June 2022 21:52 (one year ago) link
Oh yeah, I was coding everything by hand. Don't think I was even using CSS or anything, just doing everything the long way. Super old-fashioned (their needs were modest!) but it did the job.
― bamboohouses, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 13:45 (one year ago) link
The album/tour rumors are bubbling up and then this got posted just now
pic.twitter.com/x78oPTvXBN— Depeche Mode (@depechemode) September 27, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 September 2022 20:22 (one year ago) link
Misread that as April next year (American). Glad to see them carrying on, but if it's a new album I guess it's been in the works for some time
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 00:44 (one year ago) link
This is the longest they've ever gone between albums, isn't it?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 02:27 (one year ago) link
They broke their album every four years chain last year yes :(
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Wednesday, 28 September 2022 02:41 (one year ago) link
Album and tour in March.https://www.depechemode.com/Memento Mori sure says it all.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 12:34 (one year ago) link
Could have called it "Inevitabilis."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 13:23 (one year ago) link
jesus christ these tickets are expensive, but I bit the bullet anyway.
― akm, Thursday, 6 October 2022 17:57 (one year ago) link
Yep, same here, but $120 is not that bad versus what I paid last time, if admittedly closer.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 October 2022 20:10 (one year ago) link
mine were $255 but I perhaps went for better seats than yours. TM did say they'd be doing demand pricing, which I hate. Anyway, I've only seen DM once before (on that last tour) and it was so good and I regret missing all their other ones so much, had to do it.
― akm, Thursday, 6 October 2022 21:26 (one year ago) link
Hey, can't blame ya!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 October 2022 22:24 (one year ago) link
While we wait, new EP featuring Mr. Gahan.
https://kurtuenala.bandcamp.com/album/manuscript
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 November 2022 15:47 (one year ago) link
Said EP I posted about above released today.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 17 December 2022 00:42 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f094kd6Y4aA
― MaresNest, Sunday, 28 January 2024 11:58 (two months ago) link