Biography
Depeche Mode (translated from the French "Fashion Herald") - a cult British group playing electronic, rock and synth-pop music. The most successful from the world fellow, the group has created the author's style in the genres of electronics and rock.Depeche Mode, who gave fans of dozens of singles, which came to the British charts, the magazine Q called "the most popular group of electronic music, which the world knew." The same Q introduced the team to the list of "50 groups that changed the world".
In 2016, DM nominated for inclusion in the Hall of Glory Rock and Roll.
The history of creation and composition
The biography of the collective originates in 1980, Depeche Mode appeared as a quartet. It includes the main vocalist Dave Gahan, guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist Martin Mountains, as well as Andy Fletcher musicians and Vince Clark, who played the guitar and drums in his youth, and later decided to switch to synthesizers.
According to the official history of the group, on talented guys who spent on student discos, drew the attention of Daniel Miller, who owned the recording studio Mute Records. Under his auspices, Depeche Mode recorded the composition of the Dreaming of Me, which took the 57th line of the chait-parade of the Singles of Britain.
The New Life and Just Ca't Get Enough compositions were on the 10th and 11th places. On the last song DM shot the video, which became the only video, where Clark appeared. In 1981, after the release of the debut album, Alan Wilder took his place.
The role of the main composer of the team lay on Martin Mountain. The updated composition recorded the song See You. The single was presented in early 1982, and he brought DM success, taking the 6th position in the British hit parade. The group gained popularity for the first time a concert gave a concert in the cities of North America, and in the autumn "Deposta Ma" recorded the 2nd album, giving him the name A Broken Flame.
The new round in the history of the group began with the arrival of the musician Gareth Jones, who became the producer of the 3rd album recorded in Berlin. The Wilder who fastened to the team brought the elements of the Indstrial directions in the sound of DM, and the mountains introduced witness to the lyrics, hooking and politics.
At the end of the summer of 1983, after the release of the CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN disk, the British as part of the tour was given concerts in Europe. In the spring of next year, the musicians gave fans of the single People Ape People. Germany TV channels used hit, lighting the events of the Olympics. Later, the song became an unofficial anthem of the movement defending the right of sexual minorities.
Further song Lyrics "Deposta Mod" is increasingly focused on politics. SomeBody Ballade with vocal Mountain becomes a hit, and the new album rose to the top 10 European charts and appeared in the rotation of the American charts. Single Enjoy The Silence received the Brit Awards musical award.
Successful tours of the 1990s selected a lot of strength from musicians. To rest, the stars took a pause until 1992.
In 1993, DM presented two album to fans, including the single Personal Jesus, but the close "friendship" with heavy drugs had a detrimental effect on creativity. Fletcher replaced Daryl Bammont, and Gan, moved four microfarcts, tried to reduce the scores with life.
In the mid-1990s, Wilder, due to the heavy atmosphere, the team announced care and engaged in the author's project. To refute the rumors about the closure of the group, Martin Mountains tried to intensify rehearsals, but attempts ended in deplorable. David Gan because of the addiction to the heroine was unpredictable and missed the collective fees. The mountains fell into depression, and it was from what: for 6 weeks of rehearsals Depeche Mode recorded one song.
In 1996, an overdose was almost worth the front of life: the musician survived clinical death. He was put in the clinic for the rehabilitation of drug addicts. Solominka, for which Charismatic Dave Gahan grabbed, became the third wife - Grechanik Jennifer Skliaz. Spouses for many years together.
The group was reunited in the fall of 1996 as a trio, and the DJ and producer Tim Saymenon, who felt in Depeche Mode, helped release the 1997 Album Ultra in the spring of 1997. The disc took off to the top of the British and German hit parade.
In 1997, DM went on tour to support the album in which the musicians gathered old hits and introduced one new single. In the tour went session musicians Christian Aigner and Peter Gordeno. At the end of the tour, they have repeatedly participated in the records of disks and in concerts.
In 2000, DM gave music albans 5 discs with remixes and unacceptable songs gathered for 23 years.
In late 2005, the musicians went to a long-term tour, which ended in the summer of next year. The number of people who visited DM concerts amounted to 2.8 million critics called the tour to the most cash register in 2005-2006.
In 2011, the group delivered fans, declaring that he would start recording the 13th disk. His presentation took place in the spring of 2013 in Europe.
Music
The influence on the work of the musicians was provided by German "pioneers" of electronic music - the team from Düsseldorf Kraftwerk, formed in the late 1960s. Later, the British themselves became the object of imitation: innovative sound recording technique with the use of sections turned out to be revolutionary.The genre in which the "Deposta mod" creates alternative music, and critics believe that the British legend has influenced the development of the dance electron direction.
The creativity of musicians, except Kraftwerk, influenced David Bowie, Brian Iso, Roxy Music. The British drew inspiration from American grunge and African American blues. There are elements of avant-garde, techno, metal and coil, and pop sound occurs. Now experts are counted by Depeche Mode to a synth-ass, and critics insist on the dominant role of the group in electronic music.
The passion for the gothic, reaching London, brought into the work of DM gloomy paints. Gothic motifs are noticeable in the decorations of the period and clips of the group, over which the photographer from Holland Anton Cubine worked.
In 1987, DEPECHE MODE departs from industrial sound and chooses synthetic. Album Music for The Masses opened the American market to musicians. The tour of the United States was crowned with a concert in California, which came 60 thousand fans. The team quickly gained popularity worldwide, including in the USSR.
Female voice rang in the album Violator. At the same time, the string instruments appeared and the Irish Village was applied. In 2009, the group released the Sounds of the Universe album, the main hit of which was the Wrong composition, later used in the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance computer game trailer. The release of the next plate Depeche Mode noted the grandiose tour, which was visited by Moscow and St. Petersburg.
In 2013, the group released a live in Berlin concert video, which, in addition to shooting from the speech, was interviewed by all team members. A few years earlier, a grand concert was also published in Paris One Night in Paris.
In early 2016, Martin Mountain announced that in the spring, Depeche Mode would start recording a new collection. In September, on the pages of the iconic group in "Instagram" and "Facebook", I slipped the news about the soon release of the new album, and in October it became known its name - Spirit. Producer became James Ford.
The British presented an album in March 2017, and for the first time acted in his support in May on the Stockholm Stadium "Freds Arena". Winter on the official website of the team appeared in the single's the revolution, and then the video for the song.
In 2018, touring a cult rock band in support of Spirit album were announced. In February, the musicians gave a concert in Moscow, in June, visited Hungary, Denmark and Canada, and a little later, Italy and France.
The work of the star group is a source of inspiration for artists, writers and musicians. In 2004, the book of the Ukrainian writer Sergei Jadan appeared. For young people, the woven DM, a clothing line has been developed, and the Swiss brand Hublot has released a collection of clock in honor of the legendary team. Their number is equal to the number of star singles "Deposta Mod" - 55.
Depeche Mode now
In November 2019, the Group presented the film-concert of Spirits In The Forest, who prepared director and videographer Anton Cobain. The tape tells the personal stories of six team members and includes documentary frames taken worldwide. In March 2020, the film came out on DVD.
Also in Russia appeared a book about the history of the team in the genre of graphic novel. This is a biographical history about the participants of Depeche Mode, told using the photo and hand drawn illustrations. In 2020, the Group celebrates its 40th birthday.
Discography
- 1981 - Speak & Spell
- 1982 - A Broken Frame
- 1983 - CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN
- 1984 - Some Great Reward
- 1986 - Black Celebration
- 1987 - Music for the Masses
- 1990 - Violator
- 1993 - Songs OF Faith and Devotion
- 1997 - Ultra.
- 2001 - Exciter
- 2005 - Playing The Angel
- 2009 - Sounds of the Universe
- 2013 - Delta Machine
- 2017 - Spirit.
Clips
- 1986 - HERE IS THE HOUSE
- 1987 - NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN
- 1987 - Dream ON
- 1988 - StrangeLove.
- 1990 - Policy of Truth
- 1991 - Sweetest Perfection
- 1991 - Enjoy The Silence
- 1993 - Walking in My Shoes
- 2001 - Freelove.
- 2005 - Precious
- 2008 - Wrong
- 2009 - Personal Jesus
- 2017 - Poison Heart
- 2017 - Going Backwards