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73-457: Priced at US$ 2,895, it was dramatically cheaper than other polyphonic machines from its competitors (such as the Yamaha CS-80 , Korg PS-3300 Prophet-5 and OB-X ). While it didn't sell as many units compared to the competition, its primary design was such that it could be an accompaniment to organs, complete with an option for a music sheet stand to be fitted. Its future successor in 1981,

146-583: A DM single on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was a Top 20 hit in Canada. "People Are People" became an anthem for the LGBT community, regularly played at gay establishments and gay pride festivals in the late 1980s. Sire , the band's North American record label, released a compilation of the same name which included tracks from A Broken Frame and Construction Time Again as well as several B-sides . On

219-558: A Gun " and " It's No Good ", the album Ultra was released in April 1997. The album debuted at No. 1 in the UK as well as Germany, and No. 5 in the US. The band did not tour in support of the album, with Fletcher quoted as saying: "We're not fit enough. Dave's only eight months into his sobriety, and our bodies are telling us to spend time with our families." As part of the promotion for the release of

292-739: A Heart", would also be included on the next studio album Black Celebration ). In the United States, the band's music appealed primarily to an alternative audience who were disenchanted with the predominance of "soft rock and 'disco hell'" on the radio. This view of the band was in sharp contrast to how the band was perceived in Europe, despite the increasingly dark and serious tone in their songs. In Germany, France, and other European countries, Depeche Mode were considered teen idols and regularly featured in European teen magazines, becoming one of

365-427: A Long Story Short'). Yamaha CS-80 The Yamaha CS-80 is an analog synthesizer introduced by Yamaha Corporation in 1977. It supports true 8-voice polyphony , with two independent synthesizer layers per voice each with its own set of front panel controls, in addition to a number of hardwired preset voice settings and four parameter settings stores based on banks of subminiature potentiometers (rather than

438-513: A UK Top 3 hit for Yazoo. Gore, who had written "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and the instrumental "Big Muff" for Speak & Spell , became the band's main composer and lyricist. In late 1981, the band placed an anonymous ad in Melody Maker looking for another musician: "Name band, synthesise, must be under twenty-one." Alan Wilder , a classically trained keyboardist from West London, responded and, after two auditions and despite being 22 years old,

511-655: A band called No Romance in China with Clarke on vocals and guitar and Fletcher on bass. Fletcher would later recall, "Why am I in the band? It was accidental right from the beginning. I was actually forced to be in the band. I played the guitar and I had a bass; it was a question of them roping me in." In 1979, Clarke played guitar in an Ultravox -influenced band, the Plan, with friends Robert Marlow and Paul Langwith. In 1978–1979, Martin Gore played guitar in an acoustic duo, Norman and

584-486: A concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl . Paid attendance of 60,453 was the highest in eight years for the venue. Its massive success marked a breakthrough for the band in the United States. . The event was documented in 101 , a concert film by D. A. Pennebaker and its accompanying soundtrack album. The film is notable for its portrayal of fan interaction. Alan Wilder came up with the title, noting that it

657-420: A darker tone and became more pessimistic. The music video for " A Question of Time " was the first to be directed by Anton Corbijn , beginning a working relationship that continues to the present. Corbijn has directed 22 of the band's videos. He has also filmed some of their live performances and designed stage sets, as well as most covers for albums and singles starting from Violator . For 1987's Music for

730-515: A dramatic shift in the group's sound, due in part to Wilder's introduction of the Synclavier and E-mu Emulator samplers . By sampling the noises of everyday objects, the band created an eclectic, industrial -influenced sound, with similarities to groups such as the Art of Noise and Einstürzende Neubauten (the latter becoming Mute labelmates in 1983). "Everything Counts" rose to number six in

803-399: A final level output with an overload LED. In typical Roland fashion, the filter ADSR could be inverted allowing for "upside down" modulation. The LFO was notable for being able to reach audio frequencies, allowing for crude FM and AM synthesis. The LFO is routable to a comprehensive amount of options, including: the bender, VCO pitch, pulse-width, both highpass and lowpass filter cutoff, and

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876-595: A lineup that continued until 1995, beginning with the albums Construction Time Again (1983) and Some Great Reward (1984). The albums Black Celebration (1986) and Music for the Masses (1987) cemented them as a dominant force within the electronic and alternative music scenes, and their June 1988 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl drew a crowd of over 60,000 people. In 1990, they released their seventh album, Violator , which reached number seven on

949-652: A live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town , the band was approached by Daniel Miller, an electronic producer and founder of Mute Records , who was interested in their recording a single for his burgeoning label. The result of this verbal contract was their first single, " Dreaming of Me ", recorded in December 1980 and released in February 1981. It reached number 57 in the UK charts. Encouraged by this,

1022-407: A mic and sample it?' It's obvious ; you spend all day trying to get a synthesizer to try and create this sound but you can just go [repeats noise] and you've got it. Then you can send it through some other device after that, and you've got something that sounds absolutely nothing like a voice, but the source was a voice. ... It is a very interesting process." Alan Wilder on the genesis of some of

1095-731: A real instrument, mainly because of the keyboard — the way it's built and what you can do with it." The CS-80's features can be heard on the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis , in which CS-80 is featured prominently, as well as the composer's soundtrack for the film Chariots of Fire , and the bassline of Peter Howell's interpretation of the 1980 theme tune to the BBC science fiction show Doctor Who . Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon , Essex in 1980. Originally formed with

1168-677: A show at Dodger Stadium . An estimated 1.2 million fans saw this tour worldwide. In 1991, Depeche Mode contribution "Death's Door" was released on the soundtrack album for the film Until the End of the World . Film director Wim Wenders had challenged musical artists to write music the way they imagined they would in the year 2000, the setting of the movie. The members of Depeche Mode regrouped in Madrid in January 1992. Gahan had become interested in

1241-576: A synth repair shop has swapped them out for others. While early JP-4 filters and all JP-4 envelope generators use the now rare BA662 VCA chips, they're starting to be reverse engineered by multiple third parties. In 1979, Roland released a two-oscillator monophonic synthesizer called the Promars , which is often considered a monophonic version of the Jupiter-4. The Promars lacked the Jupiter-4's arpeggiator and its "ensemble" chorus effect, and reduced

1314-616: A trio— Exciter (2001), Playing the Angel (2005), Sounds of the Universe (2009), Delta Machine (2013) and Spirit (2017)—until Fletcher's death in 2022. Gahan and Gore have since continued as a duo. Their latest album, Memento Mori , was released in 2023. Depeche Mode have had 54 songs in the UK Singles Chart , 17 Top 10 albums in the UK chart, and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Q included

1387-577: The Billboard 200 and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA . The following album Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993) was also a success, though the band's internal struggles during recording and touring resulted in Wilder's departure in 1995. The band returned to the lineup of Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher, and released the album Ultra in 1997. The band continued touring and recorded five more albums as

1460-458: The Jupiter-8 , would go on to sell many more units and make Jupiter a recognized brand. The Jupiter-4's basic architecture consisted of four voice cards, each containing a: VCO , sub-oscillator, VCF (resonant low-pass which can self-oscillate), and a VCA . Modulation included an attack-decay-sustain-release (ADSR) envelope for the filter, and another for the voltage-control amplifier and

1533-571: The Reface CS , a 37 key mini synth, based on the CS-80. The Greek composer Vangelis used the Yamaha CS-80 extensively. He described it as "the most important synthesizer in my career — and for me the best analogue synthesizer design there has ever been ... It needs a lot of practice if you want to be able to play it properly, but that's because it's the only synthesizer I could describe as being

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1606-471: The American tour, the band was, according to Gore, "shocked by the way the fans were turning up in droves at the concerts". He said that although the concerts were selling well, Depeche Mode struggled to sell records. In September 1984, Some Great Reward was released. Melody Maker claimed that the album made one "sit up and take notice of what is happening here, right under your nose." In contrast to

1679-502: The Banshees , Sparks , Cabaret Voltaire , Talking Heads and Iggy Pop . Gahan's onstage persona was influenced by Dave Vanian , frontman of The Damned . Gahan has also later credited David Bowie, James Brown , Elvis Presley and Prince as influences on his performance style. Composition of Sound would become embarrassed about their band name and started thinking of changing it. There were several potential variants, including

1752-436: The Masses , the band's sound and working methods continued to develop. It was the first time they worked with a producer not related to Mute Records. Dave Bascombe was called to assist with the recording sessions; although, according to Alan Wilder, Bascombe's role ended up being more that of engineer. In making the album, the band largely eschewed sampling in favour of synthesizer experimentation. While chart performance of

1825-685: The Masses Tour began 22 October 1987. On 7 March 1988, with no previous announcement that they would be the headlining act, Depeche Mode played in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle , East Berlin, becoming one of the few Western groups to perform in the Communist East Germany . They also performed concerts in Budapest and Prague in 1988, both Communist also at the time. The world tour ended on 18 June 1988 with

1898-619: The UK charts, reaching number six. The following tour saw the band playing their first shows in North America. Two more singles, " The Meaning of Love " and " Leave in Silence ", were released ahead of the band's second studio album, on which they began work in July 1982. Daniel Miller informed Wilder that he wasn't needed for the recording of the album, as the core trio wanted to prove they could succeed without Vince Clarke. A Broken Frame

1971-543: The UK, also reaching the top 30 in Ireland, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden and West Germany. Wilder contributed two songs to the album, "The Landscape Is Changing" and "Two Minute Warning". In September 1983, to promote Construction Time Again , the band launched a European concert tour. In their early years, Depeche Mode had really attained success only in Europe and Australia. This changed in March 1984, when they released

2044-540: The UK, with the former also charting in the US. "I remember going to see them in Giants Stadium, and they broke the merchandising record; of Bon Jovi , U2 —all these bands—Depeche Mode were the biggest!" Flood , on Giants Stadium concert. The World Violation Tour saw the band play several stadium shows in the US. 42,000 tickets were sold within four hours for a show at Giants Stadium, and 48,000 tickets were sold within half-an-hour of going on sale for

2117-493: The US and earned the band a second gold record, and it won Best British Single at the 1991 Brit Awards . To promote their new album, Violator , the band held an in-store autograph signing at Wherehouse Entertainment in Los Angeles. The event attracted approximately 20,000 fans and turned into a near riot. Some attendees were injured while being pressed against the store's glass by the crowd. As an apology to those injured,

2190-488: The VCA. The final VCA level setting could be memorized in user presets, and was prior to the overall master stereo output volume. Those settings were memorized in the user presets but a fully adjustable depth remained independently configurable through the pitch wheel to combinations of VCO, VCF and VCA, as well as a bend range. The master volume as well as the portamento are unmemorized as they're analog controls not linked to any of

2263-480: The Worms, with school friend Phil Burdett on vocals. In 1980, Clarke and Fletcher formed a band called Composition of Sound, with Clarke on vocals/guitar and Fletcher on bass; the pair were soon joined by Gore as a third instrumentalist. Dave Gahan joined the ensemble later in 1980 after Clarke heard him perform at a local Scout hut jam session , singing a rendition of David Bowie 's " ' Heroes ' ". With

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2336-573: The advent of affordable synthesizers and the increasing popularity of electronic music, the group began pursuing a synth-pop direction. The first live concert of Composition of Sound as a four-piece was on 14 June 1980 at Nicholas School, Basildon, England, UK. There is a plaque commemorating the gig at the James Hornsby School in Basildon, where Gore and Fletcher were pupils. Gahan's and Gore's favourite artists included Siouxsie and

2409-654: The album, they did perform two short concerts in London and Los Angeles, promoted as "Ultra Parties". Ultra spawned two further singles, " Home " and " Useless ". A second singles compilation, The Singles 86>98 , was released in 1998, preceded by the new single " Only When I Lose Myself ". In April 1998, Depeche Mode held a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Cologne to announce the Singles Tour. The tour

2482-427: The band as a personal assistant since the beginning of their career in 1980. In June 1995, Alan Wilder announced that he was leaving Depeche Mode, explaining: Since joining in 1982, I have continually striven to give total energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the furthering of the group's success, and in spite of a consistent imbalance in the distribution of the workload, willingly offered this. Unfortunately, within

2555-449: The band in its list of the "50 Bands That Changed the World!" Depeche Mode also rank No. 98 on VH1 's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In 2016, Billboard named Depeche Mode the 10th Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. Depeche Mode's origins date to 1977, when schoolmates Vince Clarke and Andy Fletcher formed

2628-744: The band played their first-ever concerts behind the Iron Curtain , in Budapest and Warsaw . In October 1985, Mute released a compilation, The Singles 81→85 ( Catching Up with Depeche Mode in the US), which included the two new non-album hit singles " Shake the Disease " and " It's Called a Heart ", with the US version also including their B-sides ("Fly on the Windscreen", the B-side of "It's Called

2701-563: The band recorded their second single, " New Life ", which climbed to number 11 in the UK charts and got them an appearance on Top of the Pops . The band went to London by train, carrying their synthesisers all the way to the BBC studios. The band's next single was " Just Can't Get Enough ". The synth-pop single became the band's first UK top ten hit. The video is the only one to feature Vince Clarke. Depeche Mode's debut album, Speak & Spell ,

2774-654: The band released a limited edition cassette tape to fans in Los Angeles, distributed through radio station KROQ (the sponsor of the Wherehouse event). Violator was the first Depeche Mode album to enter the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 , reaching Number 7 and staying 74 weeks in the chart. It was certified triple platinum in America. Two more singles from the album—" Policy of Truth " and " World in My Eyes "—were hits in

2847-642: The band was interviewed as a group. The Devotional Tour followed, documented by a concert film of the same name . The film was directed by Anton Corbijn , and in 1995 earned the band their first Grammy nomination. The band's second live album, Songs of Faith and Devotion Live , was released in December 1993. The tour continued into 1994 with the Exotic Tour , which began in February 1994 in South Africa, and ended in April in Mexico. The final leg of

2920-418: The band's sound. The album debuted at number one in both the UK and the US, only the sixth British act to achieve such a distinction to date. The first single from the album was the grunge-influenced " I Feel You ". The gospel influences are most noticeable on the album's third single, " Condemnation ". Interviews given by the band during this period tended to be conducted separately, unlike earlier albums, where

2993-512: The biggest-selling 12-inch single in Warner Records ' history up to that point. "I think in a way we've been at the forefront of new music; sort of chipping away at the standard rock format stations." Martin Gore, stated to NME – July 1990. Released in February 1990, " Enjoy the Silence " reached number six in the UK (the first Top 10 hit in that country since "Master And Servant"). A few months later it reached number eight in

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3066-459: The chorus and power supply preserves the contents of the memory ICs. The controls to the right of the arpeggiator are only live when the yellow manual button is selected. While all of the switches, sliders and potentiometers are analog, these controls interface digitally through the use of analog to digital converts in the signal path. They are supplied with hi/low logic voltages or 0–5 volt voltages. Multiplexers and analog to digital converters read

3139-606: The digital control circuitry. The VCOs can garner unstable tuning if aging or low-quality electrolytic capacitors are used (two for each voice card). Synthesizer repair shops can replace these tuning capacitors with stable polystyrene capacitors for an instant perfect tune. Individual oscillator card VCO tuning is accessed by four capped holes in the middle of the back of the case, but the unit should be allowed to warm up before adjusting for at least 20 to 40 minutes prior to adjustment. The Jupiter-4's most distinctive features were provided by virtue of its "compuphonic" digital control of

3212-530: The digital programmable presets featured on the Prophet-5 introduced soon after). It has exceptionally complete performer expression features, such as a layered keyboard that was both velocity-sensitive (like a piano's) and pressure-sensitive (" after-touch ") but unlike most modern keyboards the aftertouch could be applied to individual voices rather than in common, and a ribbon controller allowing for polyphonic pitch-bends and glissandos . Production of

3285-469: The four voice cards to two with basic detune. It had the memory and preset selection buttons above the keyboard, which were less clumsy to use than those on the Jupiter-4 which were intended to be used on top of an organ. It also had 37 keys, making it slightly smaller than the Jupiter-4. The Promars was used by Depeche Mode (around early-mid 1982), Vangelis (early/mid 1980s), The Enid , Jethro Tull , Landscape and Spandau Ballet (synth lead on 'To Cut

3358-690: The four voice cards, made possible by two NEC 8048 microcontrollers: The final signal path also included a high-pass filter and a lush stereo chorus effect based on two, now rare, MN3004 ICs. The chorus circuit board is located underneath the modulation wheel, and has a single front button for enabling and disabling the effect. It is lush and wide, supplying a pseudo stereo effect when both audio outputs are used. The Jupiter-4 had ten preset sounds and also featured eight memory locations for user-created patches. Saving to those locations requires two widely separated write record buttons to be held, to protect against accidental writing. A battery located deep between

3431-643: The group, this level of input never received the respect and acknowledgement that it warrants. He continued to work on his personal project Recoil , releasing a fourth album ( Unsound Methods ) in 1997. Despite Gahan's increasingly severe personal problems, Gore tried repeatedly during 1995 and 1996 to get the band recording again. However, Gahan would rarely turn up to scheduled sessions, and when he did, it would take weeks to get any vocals recorded; one six-week session at Electric Lady in New York produced just one usable vocal (for "Sister of Night"), and even that

3504-573: The instrument ceased in 1980. Vying with the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and Oberheim OB-X polysynths for the title, the CS-80 is often described as the pre-eminent polyphonic analog synthesizer, and, together with the monophonic Moog modular synthesizer , commands amongst the highest resale price of any synthesizer. There are plug-in instrument software emulations of the CS-80 for usage in digital audio workstation , music sequencer and other software which supports

3577-591: The lineup of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke , the band currently consists of Gahan and Gore. With Clarke as their primary songwriter, Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981 amid the British new wave scene. Clarke left the band at the end of 1981, going on to form the groups Yazoo and later Erasure . The remaining trio recorded their second album, A Broken Frame (1982), with Martin Gore as chief songwriter. The band then recruited Alan Wilder , establishing

3650-464: The most famous synth-pop bands in the mid-'80s. Depeche Mode's musical style shifted slightly again in 1986 with the release of their fifteenth single, " Stripped ", and its accompanying album Black Celebration . Retaining their often imaginative sampling and beginning to move away from the "industrial pop" sound that had characterised their previous two LPs, the band introduced an ominous, highly atmospheric and textured sound. Gore's lyrics also took on

3723-457: The name "Musical Moments" that was suggested by Vince Clarke as both a band name and the name of their first album. Starting at their concert on 24 September 1980 at Bridge House, the band changed their name to Depeche Mode, chosen by Dave Gahan. When explaining the choice for the new name, which was taken from a mistranslation of the name of French fashion magazine Dépêche Mode , Gore said, "It means 'hurried fashion' or 'fashion dispatch'. I like

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3796-533: The new grunge scene sweeping the US and was influenced by the likes of Jane's Addiction , Soundgarden , Alice in Chains and Nirvana . "There's so many sounds that are created from the voice that you wouldn't know were taken from the voice, like rhythm sounds. The number of times I've been sitting in the studio and said, 'I wish I could get a bass that would just go [mimics wet, thick hip-hop bass-drum sound].' Then I think, 'Why can't I just go [repeats noise] into

3869-631: The plug-in formats. This includes the following plugins with the year they were first released: There are no known hardware clones of the entire CS-80. At the 2014 NAMM Show , Studio Electronics premiered the Boomstar SE80 synthesizer which includes a cloned filter section of the CS-80. Black Corporation's Deckard's Dream (2017) and upcoming Deckard's Dream MK2 (autumn 2024) are rackmount synthesizer with CS-80 inspired architectures and features which support polyphonic aftertouch using compatible third party external keyboards. In 2015, Yamaha introduced

3942-432: The political and environmental subjects addressed on the previous album, the songs on Some Great Reward were mostly concerned with more personal themes such as sexual politics (" Master and Servant "), adulterous relationships ("Lie to Me"), and arbitrary divine justice (" Blasphemous Rumours "). Also included was the first Martin Gore ballad, " Somebody "—such songs would become a feature of all following albums. "Somebody"

4015-414: The settings, then send them in digital form to the microcontroller. The microcontroller then converts these parameters to analog control voltages, and sends them to the voice cards and envelope gates. Despite being a relatively early synthesizer with hybrid digital control, it remains relatively stable. Due to the low cost of the synthesizer, it managed to find its way into the hands of various musicians of

4088-477: The single " People Are People ". The song became a hit, reaching No. 2 in Ireland and Poland, No. 4 in the UK and Switzerland, and No. 1 in West Germany – the first time a DM single topped a country's singles chart – where it was used as the theme to West German TV's coverage of the 1984 Olympics . Beyond this European success, the song also reached No. 13 on the US charts in mid-1985, the first appearance of

4161-558: The singles " Strangelove ", " Never Let Me Down Again " and " Behind the Wheel " proved to be disappointing in the UK, they performed well in countries such as Canada, Brazil, West Germany, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland, often reaching the top 10. Record Mirror described Music for the Masses as "the most accomplished and sexy Mode album to date". The album also reached No. 35 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The Music for

4234-469: The sound of that." However, the more accurate translation of the magazine's name (and therefore the band's name) is "Fashion News" or "Fashion Update". The band made their recording debut in late 1980 for the Some Bizzare Album (released in 1981) with the song "Photographic", later re-recorded for their debut album Speak & Spell . The band made a demo tape but, instead of mailing

4307-529: The sounds on Songs of Faith and Devotion , stated to Pulse! magazine – May 1993. In 1993, Songs of Faith and Devotion , again with Flood producing, saw them experimenting with arrangements based as much on heavily distorted electric guitars and live drums (played by Alan Wilder, whose debut as a studio drummer had come on the Violator track "Clean") as on synthesizers. Live strings , uilleann pipes and female gospel vocals were other new additions to

4380-537: The summer of 1994, in a full nervous breakdown." After the band played at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver , Colorado , local police arrested Gore and fined him $ 50 for disturbing the peace when he held a loud party in his hotel room. Fletcher declined to participate in the second half of the Exotic Tour due to mental instability; he was replaced on stage by Daryl Bamonte , who had worked with

4453-401: The system: the early B/C and D cards which were based on BA662 for the filter, and the later E revision cards which were based on IR3109. Depending on which card is installed on the Jupiter-4, can influence what calibration procedures are requried. It can be assumed each Jupiter-4 will generally have identical voice cards, unless they were sent for repair and exchange with a different revision, or

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4526-543: The tape to record labels, they would go in and personally deliver it. They would demand the labels play it; according to Dave Gahan, "most of them would tell us to fuck off. They'd say 'leave the tape with us' and we'd say 'it's our only one'. Then we'd say goodbye and go somewhere else." According to Gahan, prior to securing their record contract, they were receiving offers from all the major labels. Phonogram offered them "money you could never have imagined and all sorts of crazy things like clothes allowances". While playing

4599-522: The time, most of which were associated with the new wave and synthpop music scenes (see below). Philip Oakey of The Human League said of the Jupiter-4: "Ian also got a Jupiter 4 during the course of the recording but he took it away with him. What a fantastic, underrated synth that was. It was like a home organ with its horrible fake wood panels — eight programmable memories and eight presets!" Roland produced four major different types voice cards for

4672-650: The tour, consisting of more North American dates, followed shortly thereafter and ran until July. As a whole, the Devotional Tour is to date the longest and most geographically diverse Depeche Mode tour, spanning fourteen months and 159 individual performances. Q magazine described the 1993 Devotional Tour as "The Most Debauched Rock 'n' Roll Tour Ever". According to The Independent , the "smack-blasted" Gahan "required cortisone shots just to perform, borderline alcoholic Gore suffered two stress-induced seizures, and Andrew Fletcher's deepening depression resulted, in

4745-460: Was hired in early 1982, initially on a trial basis as a touring member. Wilder would later be called the "Musical Director" of the band, responsible for the band's sound until his departure in 1995. As producer Flood would say, "[Alan] is sort of the craftsman, Martin's the idea man and [Dave] is the attitude." In January 1982, the band released " See You ", their first single without Clarke, which managed to beat all three Clarke-penned singles in

4818-457: Was launched with advertisements placed in the personals columns of UK regional newspapers with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number one could dial to hear the song. The resulting furore helped propel the single to number 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of their biggest sellers to date. In the United States, it was their first gold single and their first Top 40 hit since "People Are People", eventually becoming

4891-604: Was leaving Depeche Mode. Soon afterwards, Clarke joined up with blues singer Alison Moyet to form Yazoo (or Yaz in the United States). Initial talk of Clarke's continuing to write material for Depeche Mode ultimately amounted to nothing. According to third-party sources, Clarke offered the remaining members of Depeche Mode the track " Only You ", but they declined. Clarke, however, denied in an interview that such an offer ever took place saying, "I don't know where that came from. That's not true." The song went on to become

4964-503: Was pieced together from multiple takes. Gore was forced to contemplate breaking the band up and considered releasing the songs he had written as a solo album. In mid-1996, after his near-fatal overdose in which his heart stopped beating for two minutes, Gahan entered a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program to battle his addiction to cocaine and heroin. With Gahan out of rehab in 1996, Depeche Mode held recording sessions with producer Tim Simenon . Preceded by two singles, " Barrel of

5037-466: Was released as a double A-side with "Blasphemous Rumours", and was the first single with Gore on lead vocal. Some Great Reward became the first Depeche Mode album to enter the US album charts, and made the Top 10 in several European countries. The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg was the band's first video release, almost an entire concert from their 1984 Some Great Reward Tour. In July 1985,

5110-456: Was released in October 1981 and peaked at number ten on the UK album charts. Critical reviews were mixed; Melody Maker described it as a "great album … one they had to make to conquer fresh audiences and please the fans who just can't get enough", while Rolling Stone was more critical, calling the album " PG -rated fluff". Clarke began to voice his discomfort at the direction the band

5183-720: Was released that September, and the following month the band began their 1982 tour. A non-album single, " Get the Balance Right! ", was released in January 1983, the first Depeche Mode track to be recorded with Wilder, now an official member of the band. For their third album, Construction Time Again , Depeche Mode worked with producer Gareth Jones , at John Foxx 's Garden Studios and at Hansa Studios in West Berlin (where much of David Bowie 's seminal Berlin Trilogy featuring Brian Eno had been produced). The album saw

5256-403: Was taking, saying "there was never enough time to do anything. Not with all the interviews and photo sessions". Clarke also said he was sick of touring, which Gahan said years later was "bullshit to be quite honest". Gahan went on to say he "suddenly lost interest in it and he started getting letters from fans asking what kind of socks he wore." In November 1981, Clarke publicly announced that he

5329-539: Was the 101st and final performance of the tour. On 7 September 1988, Depeche Mode performed "Strangelove" at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan with producer Flood and engineer François Kevorkian . The initial result of this session was the single " Personal Jesus ". Prior to its release, a marketing campaign

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