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 Depeche Mode简介 Origin Basildon, Essex, England Genres Synth-pop electronic rock new wave alternative rock Years active 1980–present Depeche Mode[a] (/dəˌpɛʃ ˈmoʊd/)[2] are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980.[3] Originally formed with the line-up 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 a line-up 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 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 line-up of Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher, and released the album Ultra in 1997. The band continued touring and recorded five more albums as 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. History Formation (1977–1980)Martin Gore in 1986Martin Gore in 1986Depeche Mode's origins date to 1977, when schoolmates Vince Clarke and Andy Fletcher formed 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."[10] In 1979, Clarke played guitar in an Ultravox-influenced band, the Plan, with friends Robert Marlow and Paul Langwith.[11] In 1978–1979, Martin Gore played guitar in an acoustic duo, Norman and the Worms, with school friend Phil Burdett on vocals.[12][better source needed] 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.[13] 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'".[14]With the advent of affordable synthesisers and the increasing popularity of electronic music, the group began pursuing a synth-pop direction.[15] The first live concert of Composition of Sound as a four-piece was on 14 June 1980 at Nicholas School, Basildon, England, UK.[16] 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 the Banshees, Sparks,[17] Cabaret Voltaire, Talking Heads and Iggy Pop.[18] Gahan's onstage persona was influenced by Dave Vanian, frontman of The Damned.[19] Gahan has also later credited David Bowie, James Brown, Elvis Presley and Prince as influences on his performance style.[20]Composition of Sound would become embarrassed about their band name and started thinking of changing it. There were several potential variants, including 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.[21][22] When explaining the choice for the new name, which was taken from a mistranslation of the name of French fashion magazine Dépêche Mode,[23] Gore said, "It means 'hurried fashion' or 'fashion dispatch'. I like the sound of that."[24] However, the more accurate translation of the magazine's name (and therefore the band's name) is "Fashion News" or "Fashion Update".[b]Speak & Spell and Clarke's departure (1980–1981)See also: Speak & Spell (album)Depeche Mode in 1981The 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 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 **** 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."[25]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".[25]While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town,[26] 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.[27] 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, 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, was released in October 1981 and peaked at number ten on the UK album charts.[28] 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",[29] while Rolling Stone was more critical, calling the album "PG-rated fluff".[30]Clarke began to voice his discomfort at the direction the band was taking, saying "there was never enough time to do anything. Not with all the interviews and photo sessions".[31] Clarke also said he was sick of touring, which Gahan said years later was "bullshit to be quite honest".[25] 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."[25] In November 1981, Clarke publicly announced that he was leaving Depeche Mode.[32]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.[33] 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."[34] The song went on to become 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.[35]A Broken Frame and Wilder joining (1981–1982)See also: A Broken FrameDepeche Mode in 1982In late 1981, the band placed an anonymous ad in Melody Maker looking for another musician: "Name band, synthesise, must be under twenty-one."[14] Alan Wilder, a classically trained keyboardist from West London, responded and, after two auditions and despite being 22 years old, was hired in early 1982, initially on a trial basis as a touring member.[36] Wilder would later be called the "Musical Director" of the band, responsible for the band's sound until his departure in 1995.[10] As producer Flood would say, "[Alan] is sort of the craftsman, Martin's the idea man and [Dave] is the attitude."[10]In January 1982, the band released "See You", their first single without Clarke, which managed to beat all three Clarke-penned singles in the UK charts, reaching number six.[37] 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. 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.[38] A Broken Frame was released that September, and the following month the band began their 1982 tour.Construction Time Again (1983)See also: Construction Time AgainDepeche Mode in 1983A 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.[39] 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 a dramatic shift in the group's sound, due in part to Wilder's introduction of the Synclavier and E-mu Emulator samplers.[40] 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).[41]"Everything Counts" rose to number six in the UK, also reaching the top 30 in Ireland, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden and West Germany.[28] 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.Some Great Reward (1984)See also: People Are People (album) and Some Great RewardDepeche Mode in 1984In their early years, Depeche Mode had really attained success only in Europe and Australia. This changed in March 1984, when they released the single "People Are People".[42] 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.[43] Beyond this European success, the song also reached No. 13 on the US charts in mid-1985, the first appearance of 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,[44] 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 the American tour, the band was, according to Gore, "shocked by the way the fans were turning up in droves at the concerts".[25] He said that although the concerts were selling well, Depeche Mode struggled to sell records.[25]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."[45] In contrast to 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.[citation needed] "Somebody" 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.[citation needed]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.Black Celebration (1985–1986)Depeche Mode in 1985See also: The Singles 81→85, Catching Up with Depeche Mode, and Black CelebrationIn July 1985, the band played their first-ever concerts behind the Iron Curtain, in Budapest and Warsaw.[46] 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 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'"[47] 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.[48] In Germany, France, and other European countries, Depeche Mode were considered teen idols and regularly featured in European teen magazines, becoming one of the most famous synth-pop bands in the mid-'80s.[citation needed] 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 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.[citation needed]Music for the Masses (1987–1989)See also: Music for the Masses and 101 (album)For 1987's Music for 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.[49] In making the album, the band largely eschewed sampling in favour of synthesiser experimentation.[50] While chart performance of 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".[51] The album also reached No. 35 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[52]The Music for 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,[53] becoming one of the few Western groups to perform in East Germany. They also performed concerts in Budapest and Prague in 1988.[54]The world tour ended on 18 June 1988 with a concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Paid attendance of 60,453[55] was the highest in eight years for the venue.[citation needed] Its massive success[citation needed] marked a breakthrough for the band in the United States.[citation needed]. 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.[56][57] Alan Wilder came up with the title, noting that it was the 101st and final performance of the tour.[citation needed] On 7 September 1988, Depeche Mode performed "Strangelove" at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angelesiolator (1989–1990)See also: Violator (album)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 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 the biggest-selling 12-inch single in Warner Records' history up to that point.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 the US and earned the band a second gold record, and it won Best British Single at the 1991 Brit Awards.[61] 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.[62] As an apology to those injured, 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.[63] Two more singles from the album—"Policy of Truth" and "World in My Eyes"—were hits in 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.[64]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 a show at Dodger Stadium.[65] An estimated 1.2 million fans saw this tour worldwide.[10]Songs of Faith and Devotion and Wilder's departure (1991–1995)See also: Songs of Faith and Devotion and Songs of Faith and Devotion LiveAlan WilderAlan Wilder in 2010In 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 February 1992. Gahan had become interested in the new grunge scene sweeping the US and was influenced by the likes of Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and NirvanaIn 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 synthesisers.[67] Live strings, uilleann pipes and female gospel vocals were other new additions to 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.[64] 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 the band was interviewed as a group.[10]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.[68] 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 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".[69] 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 the summer of 1994, in a full nervous breakdown."[70] During the performance in New Orleans, Louisiana, Gahan suffered a heart attack brought on by drug use and had to be ushered out of the Lakefront Arena in an ambulance.[71] 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.[72] Fletcher declined to participate in the second half of the Exotic Tour due to mental instability;[citation needed] he was replaced on stage by Daryl Bamonte, who had worked with the band as a personal assistant since the beginning of their career in 1980.[73][74]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 the group, this level of input never received the respect and acknowledgement that it warrants.[75]— Alan WilderHe continued to work on his personal project Recoil, releasing a fourth album (Unsound Methods) in 1997.Ultra (1996–1998)See also: Ultra (Depeche Mode album) and The Singles 86–98Despite 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 was pieced together from multiple takes.[76] Gore was forced to contemplate breaking the band up and considered releasing the songs he had written as a solo album.[77] In mid-1996, after his near-fatal overdose in which his heart stopped beating for two minutes,[78] Gahan entered a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program to battle his addiction to cocaine and heroin.[79] With Gahan out of rehab in 1996, Depeche Mode held recording sessions with producer Tim Simenon.Preceded by two singles, "Barrel of 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."[80] As part of the promotion for the release of the album, they did perform two short concerts in London and Los Angeles, promoted as "Ultra Parties".[81] 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.[82] The tour was the first to feature two backing musicians in place of Wilder—Austrian drummer Christian Eigner and British keyboardist Peter Gordeno.Exciter (1999–2004)See also: Exciter (Depeche Mode album) and Remixes 81–04In 2001, Depeche Mode released Exciter, produced by Mark Bell (of techno group LFO). Bell introduced a minimalist, digital sound to much of the album, influenced by IDM and glitch. "Dream On", "I Feel Loved", "Freelove" and "Goodnight Lovers" were released as singles in 2001 and 2002. Critical response to the album was mixed, with reasonably positive reviews from some magazines (NME, Rolling Stone and LA Weekly), while others (including Q magazine, PopMatters and Pitchfork) derided it as sounding underproduced, dull and lacking in luster.[83]In March 2001, Depeche Mode held a press conference at the Valentino Hotel in Hamburg to announce the Exciter Tour.[84] The tour featured 84 performances for over 1.5 million fans in 24 countries.[85] The concerts held in Paris at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy were filmed and later released in May 2002 as a live DVD entitled One Night in Paris.In October 2002 the band won the first-ever Q magazine "Innovation Award".[86]In 2003, Gahan released his first solo album, Paper Monsters, and toured to promote the record. Also released in 2003 was Gore's second solo album Counterfeit².[87] Fletcher founded his own record label, Toast Hawaii, specialising in promoting electronic music.A new remix compilation album, Remixes 81–04, was released in 2004, featuring new and unreleased promo mixes of the band's singles from 1981 to 2004. A new version of "Enjoy the Silence", remixed by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, "Enjoy the Silence 04", was released as a single and reached No. 7 on the UK charts.Playing the Angel (2005–2007)Touring the Angel concert in Bremen, June 2006See also: Playing the Angel, Touring the Angel: Live in Milan, and The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1In October 2005, the band released their 11th studio album Playing the Angel. Produced by Ben Hillier, the album peaked at No. 1 in 18 countries and featured the hit single "Precious". This is the first Depeche Mode album to feature lyrics written by Gahan and, consequently, the first album since 1984's Some Great Reward featuring songs not written by Gore. "Suffer Well" was the first ever post-Clarke Depeche Mode single not to be written by Gore (lyrics by Gahan, music by Philpott/Eigner). The final single from the album was "John the Revelator", an up-tempo electronic track with a running religious theme, accompanied by "Lilian", a lush track that was a hit in many clubs all over the world.[citation needed]To promote Playing the Angel, the band launched Touring the Angel, a concert tour of Europe and North America that began in November 2005 and ran for nine months. During the last two legs of the tour Depeche Mode headlined a number of festivals including the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the O2 Wireless Festival. In total, the band played to more than 2.8 million people across 31 countries and the tour was one of the highest grossing and critically acclaimed tours of 2005/2006.[5] Speaking about the tour, Gahan praised it as "probably the most enjoyable, rewarding live shows we've ever done. The new material was just waiting to be played live. It took on a life of its own. With the energy of the crowds, it just came to life."[88] Two shows at Milan's Fila Forum were filmed and edited into a concert film, released on DVD as Touring the Angel: Live in Milan.[89]A "best-of" compilation was released in November 2006, entitled The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 featuring a new single "Martyr", an outtake from the Playing the Angel sessions. Later that month Depeche Mode received the MTV Europe Music Award in the Best Group category.[90]In December 2006, iTunes released The Complete Depeche Mode as its fourth ever digital box-set.[91]In August 2007, during promotion for Gahan's second solo album, Hourglass, it was announced that Depeche Mode were heading back in studio in early 2008 to work on a new album.[92]Sounds of the Universe (2008–2011)See also: Sounds of the Universe, Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09, and Remixes 2: 81–11Depeche Mode in 2009In May 2008, the band returned to the studio with producer Ben Hillier to work on some songs that Martin Gore had demoed at his home studio in Santa Barbara, California. Later that year it was announced that Depeche Mode were splitting from their long-term US label, Warner Music, and signing with EMI Music worldwide.[93] The album was created in four sessions, two in New York and two in Santa Barbara. A total of 22 songs were recorded, with the standard album being 13 songs in length while many of the others were released in subsequent deluxe editions.[94]In 2009, Depeche Mode allowed their likeness to be used in Valve's Left 4 Dead 2. The character Rochelle wears a pink T-shirt with an image from the "Touring the Angels" tour on the front.[95]Tour of the Universe concert at London's O2 Arena, December 2009On 15 January 2009, the official Depeche Mode website announced that the band's twelfth studio album would be called Sounds of the Universe.[96] The album was released on 14 April 2009, also made available through an iTunes Pass, where the buyer received individual tracks in the weeks leading up to the official release date. Fletcher said the idea for their iTunes Pass was a combination of the band's and iTunes': "I think the digital and record companies are starting to get their act together. They were very lazy in the first 10 years when downloads came in. Now they're collaborating more and coming up with interesting ideas for fans to buy products."[97] The album went to number one in 21 countries. Critical response was generally positive and it was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Alternative Album category.[98] "Wrong" was the first single from the album, released digitally in February 2009. Subsequent singles were "Peace" and the double A-side "Fragile Tension / Hole to Feed". In addition, "Perfect" was released as a promotional-only (non-commercial) single in the United States.On 23 April 2009, Depeche Mode performed for the television program Jimmy Kimmel Live! at the famed corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, drawing more than 12,000 fans, which was the largest audience the program had seen since its 2003 premiere, with a performance by Coldplay.[99]In May 2009, the band embarked on a concert tour in support of the album, called Tour of the Universe; it had been announced at a press conference in October 2008 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[100] There was a warm up show in Luxembourg and it officially started on 10 May 2009 in Tel Aviv. The first leg of the tour was disrupted when Dave Gahan was struck down with gastroenteritis. During treatment, doctors found and removed a low-grade tumour from the singer's bladder. Gahan's illness caused 16 concerts to be cancelled, but several of the shows were rescheduled for 2010.[101] The band headlined the Lollapalooza festival during the North American leg of the tour. The tour also took the band back to South America for the first time since 1994's Exotic Tour. During the final European leg, the band played a show at London's Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, where former member Alan Wilder joined Martin Gore on stage for a performance of "Somebody".[102][103] In total the band played to more than 2.7 million people across 32 countries and the tour was one of the most profitable in America in 2009.[104][105] The concerts held at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain were filmed and later released on DVD and Blu-ray release entitled Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09.[106] In March 2010, Depeche Mode won the award for "Best International Group – Rock / Pop" at the Echo Awards in Germany.[107]On 6 June 2011, as the final commitment to their contract with EMI,[108] the band released a remix compilation album, entitled Remixes 2: 81–11 that features remixes by former members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder.[109][110] Other remixers involved with the project were Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran,[111] Röyksopp, Karlsson & Winnberg of Miike Snow, Eric Prydz, Clark and more.[112] A new remix of "Personal Jesus" by Stargate, entitled "Personal Jesus 2011", was released as a single on 30 May 2011, in support of the compilation.Depeche Mode contributed their cover of the U2 song "So Cruel" to the tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered honouring the 20th anniversary of Achtung Baby, a 1991 album by U2. The compilation CD was released with the December 2011 issue of Q.[113][114]Delta Machine (2012–2014)See also: Delta Machine and Live in Berlin (Depeche Mode album and video)Depeche Mode in 2013, performing at Wetten, dass..?In October 2012 during a press conference in Paris, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher announced plans for a new album and a 2013 worldwide tour starting from Tel Aviv and continuing in Europe and North America.[115] Martin Gore revealed that Flood mixed the album, marking the producer's first studio collaboration with the band since 1993's Songs of Faith and Devotion.In December 2012, the band officially announced signing a worldwide deal with Columbia Records and releasing a new album in March 2013.[116] On 24 January 2013, it was confirmed that the album was titled Delta Machine.[117] "Heaven", the debut single from Delta Machine was released commercially on Friday 1 February 2013 (although not in the UK). The release date in the UK was pushed back to 18 March 2013 (17 March 2013 on iTunes). The physical release still bore the Mute Records logo, even though the band have now severed ties with their long-standing label. Fletcher mentioned in an interview this was due to their "devotion" to the label and with the band's insistence.[citation needed]Delta Machine spawned two further singles, "Soothe My Soul" on 6 May and "Should Be Higher" on 11 October. Though neither performed well in the UK charts they did perform moderately in other European charts.In March, the band announced North American dates to their Delta Machine Tour, starting 22 August from Detroit and ending 8 October in Phoenix.[118] In June, other European dates[119] were confirmed for early 2014. The final gig of the tour took place in Moscow, Russia on 7 March 2014, at Olimpiski venue.That month, Depeche Mode won the award for "Best International Group – Rock / Pop" at the Echo Awards in Germany. Also, they were nominated at the category "Album des Jahres (national oder international)" for Delta Machine but lost against Helene Fischer's Farbenspiel.[120][121]On 8 October 2014, the band announced Live in Berlin, the new video and audio release filmed and recorded at the O2 World in Berlin, Germany in November 2013 during the Delta Machine Tour. It was released on 17 November 2014 worldwide.[122]Spirit (2015–2021)See also: Spirit (Depeche Mode album) and Spirits in the ForestIn a 2015 Rolling Stone interview celebrating the 25th anniversary of Violator, Gore stated that Johnny Cash's cover of "Personal Jesus" is his favorite cover version of a Depeche Mode song.[123]On 25 January 2016, Gore announced a projected return to the recording studio in April, with both Gore and Gahan having already written and demoed new songs.[124] In September, the official Depeche Mode Facebook page hinted at a new release, later confirmed by the band to be a music video compilation, Video Singles Collection, scheduled for release in November by Sony.[125] In October 2016, the band announced that their fourteenth album titled Spirit. It was produced by James Ford, and was released on 17 March 2017.[126]"Where's the Revolution", the lead single from Spirit, was released 3 February 2017, along with its lyric video. The official video was published a week later, on 9 February.[127] The Global Spirit Tour officially kicked off on 5 May 2017 with a performance in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Friends Arena. The first leg of the tour covered European countries only, ending with a final stadium show in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the Cluj Arena. The second leg of the tour covered North America and returned to Europe. The North America leg of the tour kicked off in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 23 August, at the USANA Amphitheatre. Depeche Mode broke a record when the band became the first to play four nights at the Hollywood Bowl.[128] The band remained in North America until 15 November when they left for Dublin to resume the European leg. The band ended the tour in Europe with two sold-out shows on 23 and 25 July 2018 in Berlin, Germany, at the Waldbühne.[129][130][131]In September 2019, the band announced that Spirits in the Forest, a documentary that was partially filmed during these shows by long-time collaborator Anton Corbijn, would be released in theatres for one night only, 21 November 2019.[132] It was released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray under the title LiVE SPiRiTS on 26 June 2020.On 7 November 2020, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[133]Fletcher's death and Memento Mori (2022–present)See also: Memento Mori (Depeche Mode album)On 26 May 2022, Andy Fletcher died, aged 60, after suffering an aortic dissection while at home. His bandmates Gahan and Gore stated, "we are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher." Former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder stated that learning of Fletcher's death was "a real bolt from the blue."[134][135]Prior to Fletcher's death, Gahan said: "There's a ton of stuff that we've done with Depeche Mode that I'm really proud of. I think that's come with time and age. Martin put out a record last year which I really liked. I actually bought a copy because it wouldn't feel right otherwise. I know he's been pottering away in his studio as well, so I guess at some point next year we'll get together. Hopefully at least to just have a chat about what we both feel like we could move forward with."[136]Gore (left) and Gahan (centre) announcing their upcoming album, at a press conference in BerlinOn 15 August 2022, the social media accounts for Depeche Mode posted a photo of Gahan and Gore in a recording studio, with them tweeting, "finding stability in what we know and love, and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose", which magazines like NME suggested was a hint at work on a new studio album.[137][138]On 4 October 2022, Depeche Mode announced their fifteenth studio album Memento Mori and a tour to support the album which started on 23 March 2023.[139]The first single, "Ghosts Again", released on 9 February 2023, was co-written by Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs.[140][141] It received relative success in the UK, charting at No. 14. "Ghosts Again" had widespread success in the US, charting in the top 10 of 3 Billboard charts. Reaching number 2 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart, Gahan said it "captures this perfect balance of melancholy and joy", while Gore said it has "such an upbeat feel to it" and how rare it is for the band to record a song that "I just don't get sick of listening to."The band stated that work on the album began during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.[142][143] Gahan and Gore said they would send each other ideas for songs, for example Gahan said, "I played guitar and sort of sang on my iPhone", while Gore "sent it back with his angelic voice."[139] They also stated that they would be working with James Ford once again as producer along with Marta Salogni mixing for the album.[144][145]Musical style and influencesClarke was turned onto electronic music by the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), without whom, he said, Depeche Mode would never have existed.[146][147] Gore affirmed OMD's influence while they served as support on the Music for the Masses Tour in 1988.[148] In a later interview, Gore explained his early objectives for Depeche Mode, saying, "My dream was to combine the emotion of Neil Young or John Lennon transmitted by Kraftwerk's synthesisers. Soul music played by electronic instruments."[149] Fletcher mentioned influences including the late 1970s punk rock scene, the post-punk bands Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Cure, and electronic group the Human League.[150] Band members have also cited David Bowie, the Clash,[151] Roxy Music and Brian Eno,[152] Elvis Presley, the Velvet Underground,[153] Fad Gadget,[154] Suicide,[155] and the blues.[156]Depeche Mode were considered a teen pop group during their early period in the UK, and interviewed in teen pop magazines such as Smash Hits.[157][158] Following the departure of Clarke, their music began to take on a darker tone, establishing a darker sound in the band's music, as Gore assumed lead songwriting duties.[159] Gore's lyrics include themes such as sex, religion, and politics.[160] Gore has stated he feels lyrical themes which tackle issues related to solitude and loneliness are a better representation of reality, whereas he finds "happy songs" fake and unrealistic.[161] At the same time, he asserts that the group's music contains "an element of hope".[162]Depeche Mode's music has been variously described as synth-pop,[3][103][159][163] alternative dance,[164] alternative rock,[159] dance-rock,[165][166] dark wave,[167][168] EDM,[169] electronic rock,[170][171][172][173] industrial,[169] new wave,[109][174] pop rock[175] and post-punk.[176] The band have also experimented with other genres throughout their career, including avant-garde, electronica, pop, soul, techno, industrial rock and heavy metal. 乐队介绍 当一支你已追随了十多年、曾陪伴着你渡过成长岁月的乐队，若然徘徊在解散的边缘时，感觉总是无奈得像害怕失去了甚么似的。先是第二创作灵魂人物AlanWilder在95年6月宣布离队，然后歌手DaveGahan又在去年夏天因过量服食混合毒品而差点儿送命，这些都仿佛是迫使DepecheMode走向完结之路。当然，一队乐队始终也逃不了解散之结局，即使没有了DM，我的生活也不会变得枯燥无味。毕竟对于已处于慢产状态的他们来说，在这几年间，已变成一个有如淡出中的名字。然而在我一遍又一遍地听着DM重整旗鼓后所发表的第九张专集Ultra，却深深地感受到，我们仍需要DepecheMode的存在，因为他们依然能够为乐迷制造音乐上的新惊喜一一这是驱使我们追随着DM的原动力。像我们这群经历过八十年代洗礼而又不会抗拒当时的电子流行曲的乐迷，家中的唱片柜里至少总有几张DM的黑胶唱片。从前对我们来说，DM就有如一个必修的课程，在Synth-Pop时代里扮演的角色，便相对于今时今日的Suede或Blur般，彼此同是英国独立音乐圈的卖钱巨星，也是一群公认的有型靓仔万人迷。即使跟DM同期出道的乐手大多数已肥肿苍老，然而站在97年今天的他们给人之印象仍是那么时髦有型、那么年青。可能你对DM的一切已置身道外，因你已没有了那份少年的狂热，他们也不再是那四位在台上何等精力充沛的小伙子。但经不起时间与音乐洪流之考验，是乐迷而不是乐队本身∶乐迷会追不上现今的音乐态度而对DM的近作抱以怀疑眼光；然而其实MartinGore等人却积极地紧随着最新的音乐潮流与科技并进。DepecheMode，已是一个不朽的名字。 传说 十六年前，由Stevo这位著名FuturistClubDJ所选辑的经典新浪漫杂锦专集SomeBizzzareAlbum内一首Photographic开始，DepecheMode便正式闯进乐坛。然而那时谁也想不到，这支来自英国*****南部市镇Basildon的年青电子组合，却可以跻身成为屹立不倒的国际级巨星。在八十年代初的Synth-Pop热潮底下所冒起那群新生代之中，DepecheMode无可否认是一个传奇与神话。就如铁一般的事实，这队最初只靠几部平价Analogue与Monophonic电子合成器起家的电子组合，能够于短短几年间在创意上与商业上皆迎头赶过SoftCell、FadGadget等比他们更早发迹的师兄。不单DM是那些Synth-Pop组合中最长寿的一队，同时在日后也比很多刻意地讨好美国市场的队伍更成功地在美国大展拳脚。DM不是机会者，但却懂得如何去改革他们的声音。由早期那些典型的Synth-Pop小品，而发展到ConstructionTimeAgain和SomeGreatReward时所带来独特新颖的尖端手法，都得以定DM对未来电子音乐文化（如Techno）的影响。成功之处，是他们能与最新音乐科技同步前进，至诸永不落伍停滞的精神，那才算是真正的电子音乐态度。因此DM的每张专集，都标志着一次跃进过程，彼此各具特色却又从没制造过带来劣评差劲的作品。某方面来说，DM已成为了一个品质保证。演变到今日，在DM身上所嗅到的都纯是九十年代的态度，就像在BarrelOfAGun和It'sNoGood等先后找来Underworld、Plastikman、Hardfloor、Motorbass、AndreaParker、SpeedyJ等Techno时代的名字炮制Remixes，便证明他们毫不与时代脱节。 危机 踏入九十年代之后，DM已显然处于慢产状态，在至今的七个年头里，他们就只有发表了Violator（90年）、SongsOfFaithAndDevotion（93年）和Ultra（97年）这三张大碟而已，叫人感觉他们似是因达到巨星地位而懒散起来。在走上Stadium乐队之路之馀，也有蜕变成恐龙级乐队之危机迹象。情况是每每等到乐迷最饥饿的时候才施施然发表新作，然后举行盛大的世界性巡回演出，登陆大型Stadium，继而再出版多一张现场演出专集……实行带来可观的进账。于是，当年整个DevotionalTour便足足花了十四个月时间举行，Overplayed的演出换来却是一场恶梦的开始。永无止境的巡回表演旅途，令到DaveGahan沉迷在毒品，AndrewFletcher亦因精神崩溃而一度在中途离队（空缺乃由DarylBamonte这乐队的PA顶替），接着AlanWilder亦在不愉快之下而脱离乐队。那几乎把DM送进灭亡中。最大后遗症，是令到Dave变成一位瘾君子RockStar。当他与第二任妻子TeresaConway在洛杉矶居住时，他每天都困在大大房间里拿着匙羹吸食毒品。后来Tersa舍他而去，便导致Dave意图透过毒品（由海洛英与***混合成的Speedball）来了结生命。结果差点送掉生命的他也因而成为当时的头条新闻人物。毒品的问题似乎真的离不开RockStar的故事。 决裂 另一个后遗症，是AlanWilder作出离队的决定。纵使DM是一队四人组合，但彼此间其实乃各占岗位亦人所共知∶Dave扮演FrontPerson，Martin创作曲词，Alan编曲，而最得闲的Andrew则打理乐队的事务（后期在Live时只是见他在拍o下手、跳o下舞而已），本是互不相干。然而在合作上的冲突，出现在Alan与其馀三人之间。毕竟他对DM的影响与带来的火花，确是显注可见，甚至从前有人说过如果不是他加入了DM，也许他们只会停滞在ABrokenFrame时期的声音而已。其实在ConstructionTimeAgain和SomeGreatReward时期，我们都可以在唱片里找到出自他手笔的作品，然而在打后的日子，歌曲创作权却再次由Martin全权包办，他的作品便再没有给DM录用。在乐队里亦未完全满足他们的创作野心，因而对于Recoil这队以他为首、曾发表过两张专集(Hydrology/Bloodline)的分支组合之出现也不会感到奇怪。到了今天，Martin说Alan在乐队创作上愈见霸权；Alan则说他在乐队里所付出的都得不到公平对待；Andrew打趣说Alan离队乃因为他不是*****的同乡。口和心不和的情况基本上已存在着。最后酿成决裂收场，DM亦再返回82年ABrokenFrame时Dave/Martin/Andrew三人阵容。 NewLife Alan的离去，并未令DM划上句号，反而使到乐队踏上重生之路。没有了Alan，却在BombTheBass主将TimSimenon的监制下而引进一位音响工程师、一位Programmer以及一群客席乐手（包括有德国Krautrock教父Can的鼓手JakiLiebziet、来自前Melon的日本著名鼓手GotaYashiki、敲击手DannyCummings、来自LivingColour/Tackhead的低音结他手DougWimbish等，连久违的老板DanielMiller也落手客串System700的演奏），参与班底之多可谓DM有史以来之最，然而却令到乐队得以从SongsOfFaithfulAndDevotion的声音里解放出来。没有SongsOfFaithfulAndDevotion时的污秽肮脏摇滚气息，在Ultra里却重舍了一份富有Electronica意味的音质。即使细碟BarrelOfAGun送上Martin一手连绵的CyberBlues结他与重型HipHop节拍、写人际关系的第二张细碟It'sNoGood那Techno-Rock骨干配DM式键琴，都多添上一阵未来派感觉。更慑人的是一曲Useless，在Gota的HipHop鼓下配上是梦幻意境、低调情怀与有如呼号的结他独奏。然而，Ultra内最令人迷醉的，是DM再次重拾在BlackCelebration时的黑暗气氛与Violator时的科幻感，TheLoveThieves有如Portishead般冷艳凄迷、动人伤感，Martin一手Moody的结他实在太美；Home笔下的自我救赎(Godsendtheonlytruefriend/Icallmine)，带来是Spacey背境、流丽弦乐与RobertFripp式结他；还有纯音乐Uselink有如TheBlackDog的电气AmbientTripHop；SisterOfNight的疏离与夜空意境、另一纯音乐JazzThieves有如TangerineDream的太空Ambient配合似是Marimba般的演奏，TheBottomLine在沉重的DobuleBass、Moody的PedalSteel结他与苍凉感觉下所谈及生命与信仰的观念，Insight的TripHop，都是令人雀跃的声音。失去了Alan后，或者DM遇上的最大问题是Live方面，也许他们想花多点时间重整LiveBand的阵容，所以巡回演出也要压后到98年才举行。

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