Depeche Mode Archives — Page 7 of 8

Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward

On September 24th, 1984, Depeche Mode released Some Great Reward—their fourth studio album. The record was produced between London and Berlin, by Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones. The album’s title comes from…

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Depeche Mode to release 3 DVD Music Video collection on November 11th

[dropcap]Earlier[/dropcap] this month, it seemed we were getting a tease on social media for Depeche Mode’s recently completed 14th studio album. This was not the case however—but instead we…

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Yazoo | Upstairs at Eric’s

Post-Depeche Mode, synth composer Vince Clark, and vocalist Alison Moyet came together for a successful team up on their debut single “Only You”. Already suffering fatigue from touring and stardom…

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Depeche Mode | Construction Time Again

On August 22nd, 1983—synthpop legends Depeche Mode came into their own with the release of their third studio album Construction Time Again. The album was recorded at John Foxx’s Garden Studios…

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Depeche Mode | Black Celebration

By March 17th, 1986, it has been more than two years since Depeche Mode had gone to Berlin, ironically stopped trying to be marketable teen idols— exploring territory that was…

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Video Archive: Depeche Mode and New Order on German TV in 1984

It is hard these days to picture New Wave, Synth Pop and Post Punk on German Television, but during the 80’s ofcourse, they dominated the airwaves, on such programs as Formel…

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Depeche Mode | Catching Up With Depeche Mode

On November 11th, 1985, British synth-pop sensations Depeche Mode were more broadly introduced to the US market with the compilation album Catching Up With Depeche Mode. The name of the compilation…

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When Depeche Mode were a Minimal Synth Group Called Composition of Sound | Listen to the Unreleased Demo Tapes

The road to stardom begun from within the dark basements in Basildon was difficult and took very interesting turns that included opening for acts like Mute Records legacy act Fad Gadget, whose…

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Post-Berlin | An interview with Luis Vasquez of The Soft Moon about his new album “Deeper”

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n March 31st, The Soft Moon released their 3rd studio album “Deeper”. Considered by many—including the editorial staff at Post-Punk.com, to be a superior followup to 2012’s “Zeros”. I met…

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Singles

UPDATE: Johnny Marr’s Record Store Day Music Video of Depeche Mode’s “I Feel You”

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile on tour last year, Johnny Marr unveiled a surprise cover Depeche Mode’s guitar-laden 1993 single “I Feel You”, which is has now received a full studio treatment for this years Record Store…

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