DAVE GAHAN was born, named David Callcott
in Epping, England 60 years ago, on 9 May 1962.
Happy birthday to the man who’s been the charismatic face and vox of
British lionized darkwave heroes DEPECHE MODE for 42 years now.
With DM he made 14 studio LPs (so far). With production and remix duo Soulsavers he canned three longpayers with covers album Imposter as
the most recent one, released last year. He also released two solo albums.
Band: DEPECHE MODE (Basildon, Essex, UK) Album: A BROKEN FRAME
Their 2nd, turning 40 this year (27 September)
Artwork: The photo is taken by Brian Griffin(who also did the artwork
for the band’s debut album Speak and Spell). It’s a picture of a woman cutting
grain in an East Anglian field, in Cambridgeshire (UK). Griffin mixed natural
and artificial lighting. He named social realism of Russia, especially the work
of Kazimir Malevitsjand German Romanticism as his inspiration for this image.
British Electro rockers DEPECHE MODE formed 40 (!) years ago. They made 14 albums so far and have now their place in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Watch their acceptance speech, led by frontman Dave Gahan…
Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…
21 March 2018
BAND: DEPECHE MODE
ALBUM: SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION
RELEASED: 22 March 1993 – 25 years ago…
ROLLING STONE wrote: “Song to song, Faith and Devotion showcases Depeche’s every, er, mode at its finest and adds a wee something — an intensifier, a surprise, the shocking but not unpleasant sound of frontman Dave Gahan actually singing. “I Feel You” has the twangy stomp of “Personal Jesus”; it’s ecstatically danceable. The soulful “Walking in My Shoes” does great things with backup singers and resentment. “Get Right With Me” experiments with scratching and chiming guitars, while “One Caress” sounds like the show stopper from a lachrymose Broadway musical. Songs of Faith and Devotion documents how Depeche Mode’s savvy justifies its worst instincts; like the band itself, it’s gloomy, pretentious and winning.”
TURN UP THE VOLUME says: ‘Pitch-black electro blues, midnight hour beats, heavy-hearted balladry and darksome reflections. MUST BE DEPECHE MODE!’…
TURN UP THE VOLUME 