DEPECHE MODE: The new album, DELTA MACHINE, available March 26th, 2013!

New Studio Album ‘Delta Machine’ Set For Release

March 26^th on ColumbiaRecords

Depeche Mode to Debut Video for First Single ‘Heaven’ on VEVO

Next Friday, February 1^st

(Columbia Records; New York, NY; January 24, 2013) – Depeche Mode have announced they will release their highly anticipated 13^th studio album, entitled Delta Machine, on March 26^th worldwide via Columbia Records.  The album, recorded over the last year in Santa Barbara, California and New York City, was produced by Ben Hillier and mixed by Flood. In addition to the album announcement, Depeche Mode have also confirmed that the video for the first single “Heaven” will debut on VEVOnext Friday, February 1^st. Alongside a standard CD format, Depeche Mode will release Delta Machine in an exclusive Deluxe Edition with four additional new tracks and accompanied by a 28 page hardcover book including photos by longtime artistic collaborator Anton Corbijn (please see track listing, as well as album and single configurations below).

Martin Gore said of the release, “Writing this album was incredibly daunting as I wanted the sound of this collection to be very modern. I want people to feel good about listening to this record, to get some kind of peace. It’s just got something magical about it.”

Dave Gahan added, “With this release we’ve completely shifted our idea of how to create an album. When we hit a wall where we realize the album is beginning to sound too normal, we’ll mess it up and really give it that organic Depeche Mode Sound. Delta Machine is no different, and I can’t wait for all of our fans to hear it.”

Following the release of their new album, Depeche Mode will embark on a European stadium tour, kicking off in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on May 7^th.  They will perform 34 shows in 25 European countries, featuring appearances at Milan’s famed San Siro Stadium, the Stade De France in Paris, and Moscow’s Locomotive Stadium before wrapping up the European leg of their tour in Minsk, Belarus on July 29.  A full North American tour will follow, with details to be announced in the coming weeks.

 

The tracklisting for Delta Machine is as follows:

STANDARD:

1              Welcome To My World                    

2              Angel                      

3              Heaven                  

4              Secret To The End              

5              My Little Universe             

6              Slow        

7              Broken                   

8              The Child Inside                  

9              Soft Touch/Raw Nerve                    

10           Should Be Higher               

11           Alone                      

12           Soothe My Soul                  

13           Goodbye               

DELUXE EDITION: (includes hardcover 28-page booklet)

DISC 1

1              Welcome To My World                                   

2              Angel                                     

3              Heaven                                 

4              Secret To The End                             

5              My Little Universe                            

6              Slow                       

7              Broken                                  

8              The Child Inside                                 

9              Soft Touch/Raw Nerve                                   

10           Should Be Higher                              

11           Alone                                     

12           Soothe My Soul                                 

13           Goodbye                              

DISC 2

1              Long Time Lie                     

2              Happens All The Time                                     

3              Always                                   

4              All That's Mine                                 

The tracklisting for the “Heaven” CD single is as follows:

“Heaven” CD SINGLE:

1              Heaven  
2              All That's Mine (b side bonus track)

“Heaven” CD MAXI:

1              Heaven         

2              Heaven (Owlle Remix)          

3              Heaven (steps to heaven rmx)           

4              Heaven (Blawan Remix)        

5              Heaven (Mathew Dear vs Audion Remix)  

Pioneers of the post-punk era, Depeche Mode have gone on to become one of modern music’s most influential groups with global sales in excess of 100 million. Formed in 1981, Depeche Mode – Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher – continue to win critical and commercial acclaim around the world both in the studio and on the road.  The band’s 12 released studio albums have reached the Top Ten in over 20 countries, including the US and UK. Their last album, 2009’s Sounds of The Universe, debuted at the #1 chart spot in 14 countries around the world.

SOULSAVERS/The Light The Dead See: Available May 2nd, 2012!

SOULSAVERS

THE LIGHT THE DEAD SEE

5.22.12

2012 follow-up to their critically acclaimed album Broken (2009). Soulsavers, the music and production team of Rich Machin and Ian Glover have been a growing force since 2003's debut Tough Guys Don't Dance. 2007's It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land brought their dark flair to a wider audience. In 2009, third album Broken confirmed that Soulsavers were moving away from early electronica to earthier guitars, use of space and what Machin described as "a soulful twist".

DEPECHE MODE on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

On Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, I experienced a few firsts:

1. After being a Depeche Mode fan for 28 years, I finally saw them live for the first time!

2. After being a television fan for 45 years, I went to my first taping of a real honest-to-goodness hit TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

I'm sure that there were more firsts, but those are the two that stand out in my mind.

But I'm sure you are not reading this to find out more in depth things about MY life, right?

So, anyway, me and my buddy Mike made the trek up to L.A. to attend the taping, thanks to the V.I.P. passes provided by the very wonderful Jacki Feldstein over at EMI. Now, V.I.P. doesn't necessarily mean that we are special... although it was pretty darn cool to stand in a reserved area on stage right.

So, we get there two hours after we leave (more than double the normal time it takes to get to this area of Hollywod), meet up with Jacki, who gives us our wristbands and then, when we find out that drinks are on the house, yours truly starts to drink like a fish. One drink gone in moments, followed by another. And then another. And then a few more. I must have finished off around six cans of Coke Zero by showtime!!

So, Kimmel comes out, says a few things to 12,000+ crowd (I wasn't one of the 12,000. I was one of the +) and before you know it, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher are on stage (with their two longtime tour musicians) and then proceed to perform "Wrong", the first single off of their fab new album Sounds Of The Universe!



So, I'm pleased as pie, obviously. Even though the band seemed to be a bit stiff, it was well worth finally seeing them in the flesh. I think Dave even waved at me. Well, he could have been waving at the other 12,000 folks around me, but I doubt it. I think he meant that first wave for me.

So, a few moments after "Wrong" ends, Kimmel and the show's other guests come out on stage, Jimmy says his closing bit and then D-Mode kick into "Personal Jesus". Thought this song was being performed only a few minutes after "Wrong", the band were certainly a lot more loose...



So, the Kimmel taping may have ended there (and they didn't even broadcast the full "Personal Jesus" performance) but the band continued playing more music!

They slipped into "Walking In My Shoes" before tackling a few more songs from Sounds Of The Universe: "Come Back" and "Peace" (on of my fave songs on the album). For what I thought was going to be the last song, the Mode boys performed an extended version of "Enjoy The Silence" (which featured Martin getting funky on guitar). Surprisingly, instead of ending the set with that killer track, they then played "Never Let Me Down Again", yet another great set closer!

After that great performance, we race back to the car, drive over to Tommy's Burgers on Hollywood Blvd and grab a much needed and well-deserved meal (and there's really no better place to go for burgers than Tommy's!)

A great night was had by all.... apart from some of the few guys selling bootleg t-shirts, who were busted by the cops! Nya-Nya-Nya-Nya-Nya! That'll teach you!!

Hope that everyone else at this party had a great time! Thanks to Mike P. for tagging along and especially Jacki for inviting me! So, any V.I.P. passes for their upcoming gigs at the Hollywood Bowl? I want Dave to wave at me again!



Peace, love and pancakes,
Stephen SPAZ Schnee