Track-by-track impression on the Quietus
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I wish they would just go full-on dad-dance and record vocals over the VCMG album― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Monday, February 6, 2017 10:58 AM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Monday, February 6, 2017 10:58 AM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
there's this:
’Scum’Could it be that Martin Gore’s collaboration with former colleague Vince Clarke under the banner of the criminally under-rated VCMG has some bearing on the Depeche Mode of 2017? The evidence contained here would suggest that it does but those expecting an out-and-out banger are going to be disappointed. The BPMs are still well within the mid-tempo range but this does sound like house music on steroids. The percussion is driven by the kind of handclaps and claves that’ll have you pining for the Roland TR-808 while vintage synths swoop in and out of the track like scavenging birds.
Could it be that Martin Gore’s collaboration with former colleague Vince Clarke under the banner of the criminally under-rated VCMG has some bearing on the Depeche Mode of 2017? The evidence contained here would suggest that it does but those expecting an out-and-out banger are going to be disappointed. The BPMs are still well within the mid-tempo range but this does sound like house music on steroids. The percussion is driven by the kind of handclaps and claves that’ll have you pining for the Roland TR-808 while vintage synths swoop in and out of the track like scavenging birds.
Overall, it comes across as a mid-tempo (dare I say plodding) affair, with "So Much Love" being the (upbeat) exception. Hmm.
― willem, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 14:59 (seven years ago) link
If they've changed producers to essentially produce Delta Machine Pt. II then hm indeed.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 15:02 (seven years ago) link
Delta Machine had more uptempo numbers than what's being described here.
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 15:14 (seven years ago) link
True, but it feels slower in the memory.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 15:16 (seven years ago) link
A dab-worthy track and no mistake!
What does this mean in British English?
― mh 😏, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 15:16 (seven years ago) link
That isn't British English, that is "White Person Who Just Learned About Dabbing" English
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 15:32 (seven years ago) link
I'm still in disbelief so I'm going to assume it's a confused reference to smoking dabs and listening to music
― mh 😏, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 15:34 (seven years ago) link
Remix single out Friday:
https://www.discogs.com/Depeche-Mode-Wheres-The-Revolution-Remixes/release/9902627
Including Algiers! Could be good.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:48 (seven years ago) link
okay THAT is something I'm interested in
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:49 (seven years ago) link
IIRC Dave's the big Algiers fan in the band.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:50 (seven years ago) link
Christ, that Quietus preview makes the record sound like a bit of a slog.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:52 (seven years ago) link
I guess Ultra is a mid-paced record too, but that record that was made when the band were (arguably) still in their prime period and had Tim Simenon and co. chipping in with worthwhile ideas and production know-how.
Just thinking of the idea of a more consistently mid-paced version of Delta Machine makes me feel exhausted before I've even heard the thing.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:58 (seven years ago) link
a super-grim, political midtempo Delta Machine
I mean, sign me up, how can you NOT be excited by that
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:10 (seven years ago) link
You phrase it that way and that IS interesting.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:13 (seven years ago) link
we should do a post-peak poll. post-Ultra or maybe just the last 3 albums. the only amazing thing i've heard by them this last 10 years is Come Back.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:28 (seven years ago) link
I think there's already been a couple of polls in that vein? Seems everyone has different ideas of what their best post-peak stuff is, anyway... I can't stand 'Come Back', for example!
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:30 (seven years ago) link
(love 'Nothing's Impossible' and 'Secret To The End', though, if we're talking Davesongs!)
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:31 (seven years ago) link
For me, their best post-Ultra IMO would include:
ShineFreeloveThe Sinner In MePreciousNothing's ImpossibleWrongIn ChainsHole To FeedSecret to the EndShould Be Higher
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:35 (seven years ago) link
^ Love all of those. I didn't think much to 'Hole To Feed', but it got its claws in me eventually. 'Shine' and 'Goodnight Lovers' are my favourite things on Exciter by miles. Album 'Freelove' > single 'Freelove' too.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:43 (seven years ago) link
Basically my thought is that post-Ultra, they really got into the idea of releasing their stronger songs as singles
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:45 (seven years ago) link
also yeah, "Goodnight Lovers" is also great
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 20:48 (seven years ago) link
Completely missed we have tour dates now:
http://depechemode.com/article/depeche-mode-announce-north-american-leg-of-the-global-spirit-tour
Fan presales start on the 6th.
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Depeche Mode Global Spirit Tour - Fall 2017 North American Tour
August 23 Salt Lake City, UT USANA AmphitheatreAugust 25 Denver, CO Pepsi CenterAugust 27 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music TheatreAugust 30 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
September 1 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun ArenaSeptember 3 Toronto, ON Air Canada CentreSeptember 5 Montreal, QC Centre BellSeptember 7 Washington, DC Verizon CenterSeptember 9 New York, NY Madison Square GardenSeptember 11 New York, NY Madison Square GardenSeptember 13 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union AmphitheatreSeptember 15 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines ArenaSeptember 18 Nashville, TN Ascend AmphitheaterSeptember 20 Austin, TX Austin360 AmphitheatreSeptember 22 Dallas, TX Starplex PavilionSeptember 24 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by HuntsmanSeptember 27 Phoenix, AZ AK-Chin PavilionSeptember 30 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
October 2 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara County BowlOctober 6 San Diego, CA Mattress Firm AmphitheatreOctober 8 San Jose, CA SAP CenterOctober 10 Oakland, CA Oracle ArenaOctober 12 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood BowlOctober 14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood BowlOctober 21 Seattle, WA KeyArenaOctober 23 Portland, OR Moda CenterOctober 25 Vancouver, BC Rogers ArenaOctober 27 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 00:19 (seven years ago) link
No Boston dates? They hate DJP, clearly.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 00:21 (seven years ago) link
I think they might add more? That site where you could register for the presale listed other cities, but maybe they were gauging interest
― mh 😏, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 00:49 (seven years ago) link
I mean it's not like I expect that I could go
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Wednesday, 1 March 2017 01:04 (seven years ago) link
Your kids should be the avant-noise openers.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 01:34 (seven years ago) link
never mind, I got the email offering me chicago
― mh 😏, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 02:06 (seven years ago) link
From the Quietus review, I'm imagining one seriously fucking heavy listen, punctuated by headache-inducing bass. The concerts might be a bit of a downer though.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 15:44 (seven years ago) link
I will buy this but man does it does it sound like a drag from that review.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 1 March 2017 16:02 (seven years ago) link
Really hoping (since I think a new album's due from them too) that Algiers are the opener over here.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 17:22 (seven years ago) link
I'm imagining one seriously fucking heavy listen, punctuated by headache-inducing bass.
If it's mastered as loudly as Playing the Angel then the headache'll be guaranteed, at least.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Wednesday, 1 March 2017 17:28 (seven years ago) link
xp thanks for reminding me I was going to check out Algiers and never did!
― mh 😏, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link
oh DUDE Algiers rules
― ornate orchestral arrangements (DJP), Wednesday, 1 March 2017 19:03 (seven years ago) link
well I know that NOW
― mh 😏, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 19:04 (seven years ago) link
discovered Algiers through the ILM poll, they're the shit
― nomar, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 19:06 (seven years ago) link
Anyway, got my tickets through the fan presale -- twelfth row from the stage. After years of essentially seeing them high up and away it'll be nice to finally get a close-up view.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 March 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
are these tickets transferable in case I can't make it and want to give them to a friend?
― mh 😏, Monday, 6 March 2017 17:18 (seven years ago) link
It pretty much was a fancy way to do a hyperadvanced Ticketmaster sale, and you can sell the tickets along to someone else right in their system. (Or presumably transfer it, but I'd assume they'd let you sell them to a friend for, say, a buck each or something. Never have used this feature, it appears to be fairly new.)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 March 2017 17:30 (seven years ago) link
I, too, purchased tickets
― mh 😏, Monday, 6 March 2017 18:51 (seven years ago) link
Here's that Algiers remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzJ3oGRykI0
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 March 2017 21:44 (seven years ago) link
forgot about this, but did manage tickets, and not in a terrible section. they were more than I wanted to pay ($150) but still, I've for some reason never seen DM live, so may as well
― akm, Monday, 6 March 2017 23:32 (seven years ago) link
Wisdom. We're probably going to the same show -- what section did you get?
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 March 2017 23:49 (seven years ago) link
oh oops, forgot about the ticket sales
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 7 March 2017 15:22 (seven years ago) link
also I am kind of into this Algiers remix
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 7 March 2017 15:23 (seven years ago) link
I wanted to like it but the original is a slog and doubling down on the goth doesn't save it
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 7 March 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link
Reading some of the chatter on the official FB page is...interesting. Not the band's posts, the comments from people in the direct fan presale. Basically: I bought my copy of the album in advance (as I was going to do anyway), broke social media silence a couple of times around my birthday to share the personalized link and ended up 54th in line for Oakland, in for the first group of tickets going on sale and got twelfth row seats as mentioned. So zero complaints on my end, and very little effort, though I pretty much dropped the Strobe app as soon as I secured said tickets.
But I figured given the whole gaming nature of the enterprise -- share out your own link, buy as many copies of the album as you like to improve your place, etc. -- I was thinking to myself "There are going to be a lot of crazy fans out there whose friends will be HATING them by the time this is all over." And there's plenty of gnashing and wailing of teeth going on, I half suspect from people who...don't go to big shows much or understand how the whole ticket breakdown/presale/VIP/reserved seating thing works? But also just plain crazy -- saw one comment from someone who was aiming for the number 1 spot somewhere (ended up number 3 in Portland) who said she bought...45 copies of the album. You read that right. And she said she spoke with others who bought over a hundred. What on god's green earth.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 March 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
I hope she goes to the show wearing a suit made out of physical copies of the album
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 7 March 2017 17:45 (seven years ago) link
"I DID THIS FOR YOOOOOOU! DAVE! LOOK AT ME!"
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 March 2017 17:51 (seven years ago) link
fwiw I was somewhere near 800th in line for Chicago, and when I loaded the page it offered me some spots in the first ten rows but I wasn't going to pay $600 for tickets. The entire center front section was $400- $600 so I decided I was fine with the second section back.
― mh 😏, Tuesday, 7 March 2017 18:20 (seven years ago) link
"Wisdom. We're probably going to the same show -- what section did you get?
― Ned Raggett, "
110!
― akm, Tuesday, 7 March 2017 18:20 (seven years ago) link