Depeche Mode

IGGY POP And TREVOR HORN Have Their Own ‘PERSONAL JESUS’

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

4 November 2023

British famous singer-songwriter-producer TREVOR HORN (now 74),
who scored a No 1 UK hit in 1979 with his one-time project Buggles and their pop
tune Video Killed The Radio Star (more than 323 million streams on Spotify) has canned
an album of 11 covers. It’s called Echoes: Ancient & Modern and comes out on December 1. The record features several celebrities on vocals.

One of the covered songs is PERSONAL JESUS, the 24-Carat Depeche Mode classic
from 1990. Horn invited eternal punk IGGY POP to do the singing. An inch-perfect
decision. At the age of 76 he still sounds like he wants to be your dog. His performance here is bone-chilling.

Horn about Iggy: “Iggy adds another truth to whatever he does. We didn’t let the Johnny Cash version enter our thinking. We came to it as though there was only the Depeche Mode universe and here’s Iggy swinging it his way on some deviant variety TV show he happens to host.”

POP/HORN

DEPECHE MODE

HORN: Instagram

Waking Up With DEPECHE MODE Playing WAGGIN TONGUE On The Telly

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

30 October 2023

Dark-pop-wave heroes DEPECHE MODE returned with their 15th album,
titled MEMENTO MORI last March. The first one without original member
Andy Fletcher who passed away last May – only 60 – following an aortic
dissection.

Since then, DM are touring the world and they will continue in 2024.

Last weekend, they performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

Watch them play WAGGING TONGUE from the new album.

Memento Mori



DM: Instagram

Waking Up With DEPECHE MODE Remixed By WET LEG

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

20 August 2023

Darkwave Goths DEPECHE MODE released their 15th full-length,
named Memento Mori last March. The first LP without original member
Andy Fletcher who passed away last May – only 60 – following an aortic
dissection.

A month later the moody Wagging Tongue track was released as a
single, accompanied by an eye-catching Anton Corbijn directed video.

And now DM shared 8 remixes of the song. One is by British guitar-pop sensation
WET LEG who turned Wagging Tongue into a psychedelic nightclub stomper.

Listen.

All 8 remixes.


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DM: Instagram
WL: Instagram

Classic Clips – ‘PERSONAL JESUS’ By DEPECHE MODE To Celebrate The 61th Birthday Of DAVE GAHAN

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DAVE GAHAN was born, named David
Callcott in Epping, England on 9 May 1962.

Happy 61 to the man who’s been the charismatic face and vox of
British lionized darkwave heroes DEPECHE MODE for 43 years now.

With DM he made 15 studio LPs (so far). With production and remix duo
Soulsavers he canned three longplayers with covers album Imposter as
the most recent one, released last year. He also released two solo albums.

To celebrate the man’s birthday I picked the video of my favorite DM
song, the supreme Personal Jesus from their 1990 album Violator.

– PERSONAL JESUS –

DEPECHE MODE: Facebook – All Albums

DEPECHE MODE Performed Two Beauties With The BBC’s SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA

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Darkwave pop Goths DEPECHE MODE released their new LP – their 15th – named Memento Mori 3 weeks ago. The first one without original member Andy Fletcher
who passed away last May – only 60 – following an aortic dissection.

To promote the LP the duo – Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – went to the BBC Radio 2
Piano Room 2 days ago, in a series of artists performing with the BBC Orchestra

They played two songs, Walking In My Shoes (from their 1993 album Songs Of Faith And Devotion) and Ghosts Again the single of the new full-length (already more than 13 million streams on Spotify).

Dave Gahan about singing Walking In My Shoes for the first time in a long while: “I really don’t remember recording that song and it was a particular time when we were all having too much fun outside of work and I guess it caught up with us, but it’s one of those songs that never gets old when you perform it.”

Watch/listen.

– WALKING IN MY SHOES –

– GHOSTS AGAIN –

DEPECHE MODE: Facebook – Instagram – All Albums

DEPECHE MODE Paid Homage To Their Late Friend ANDY FLECTHER On The First Show Of Their World Tour

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Darkwave pop Goths DEPECHE MODE released their new LP – their 15th – named MEMENTO MORI last week. The first one without original member Andy Fletcher
who passed away last May – only 60 – following an aortic dissection.

The band started their mammoth World Tour last week in Sacramento, California and paid homage to their dear friend/colleague by playing World In My Eyes from the 1990 LP Violator. One of Flecther‘s favorite DM songs. Simultaneously images of Andy came up on the giant screen at the back of the stage. Watch below.

Studio version.

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DEPECHE MODE: Facebook – Instagram – All Albums

DEPECHE MODE Released Mellow And Tender Album ‘MEMENTO MORI’ Today

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24 March 2023

Darkwave pop Goths DEPECHE MODE released their new LP – their 15th – named MEMENTO MORI today. The first one without original member Andy Fletcher who passed away last May – only 60 – following an aortic dissection.

Dave Gahan: “We started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time. After Fletch’s passing, we decided to continue as we’re sure this
is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning. Fletch would have loved this album. We’re really looking forward to sharing it with you soon, and we can’t wait to present it to you live at the shows next year.”

NME‘s verdict: “To have an album of this quality after what the band have been through
may seem miraculous, but Depeche Mode have always turned turmoil, tension and life’s
darker moments into magic. ‘Memento Mori’ is comfortably their best album this side of
the millennium, and, most importantly, a testament to creativity and friendship. The music world is richer for it.” Full review here. Score: 4/5.

Turn Up The Volume: It feels like DM, understandably so, process their grief on this new LP after their longtime friend/colleague Andy Flecther passed away last year. Memento Mori is a mellow and emotive work, very different from their vintage Goth bombast. It’s a stylish and gracious record. Synth-pop created with a melancholic heart.

SINGLES/CLIPS: Cosmos Is Mine / Ghosts Again

– COSMOS IS MINE –

– GHOSTS AGAIN –

FULL ALBUM

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DEPECHE MODE: Facebook – Instagram – All Albums

DEPECHE MODE Share 2nd Piece From Upcoming LP – Hear The Bleak ‘COSMOS IS MINE’ Track

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New striking strokes

Darkwave pop Goths DEPECHE MODE will share their new LP – their 15th – named MEMENTO MORI, with the world on 24 March. The first one without original member Andy Fletcher who passed away last May – only 60 – following an aortic dissection.

Dave Gahan: “We started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time. After Fletch’s passing, we decided to continue as we’re sure this
is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning. Fletch would have loved this album. We’re really looking forward to sharing it with you soon, and we can’t wait to present it to you live at the shows next year.”

Following first single Ghosts Again comes a new piece called MY COSMOS IS MINE.
It’s a slo-mo pondering driven by a heavy synth-drum beat. The tone is shadowy and
bleak, but the song’s groove is so magnetic.

Listen here.

DEPECHE MODE: Facebook – Instagram – All Albums

DEPECHE MODE On The Telly With New Single ‘GHOSTS AGAIN’ And Their Golden Oldie’PERSONAL JESUS’

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25 February 2023

Dark-synth-pop-wave giants DEPECHE MODE are back in the spotlight
after the passing of their co-band-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher
who passed away last year in May following an aortic dissection, only 60.

Next month – 24 March – the duo share their new, 15th longplayer
named MEMENTO MORI and will embark on a massive world tour.

So it’s promotion time now. Last Thursday DM were on The Late Show
with Stephen Colbert for a special edition in the Ed Sullivan Theatre on
Broadway. They performed new single Ghosts Again and imperishable
1990 golden oldie Personal Jesus.

David Gahan‘s performance was highly passionate and
intense and caused a standing ovation by the audience.

Listen/watch.

– GHOST AGAIN –

– PERSONAL JESUS –

TOUR 2023

DEPECHE MODE: Facebook – Instagram – All Albums

New MOJO MAGAZINE Features A World Exclusive DEPECHE MODE Interview And An Unique CD

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16 February 2023

MOJO issue #355 (April 2023) features a world-exclusive interview with DEPECHE MODE, emerging from mourning for founder member Andy Fletcher with an exciting, surprising new album.

New DM single ‘Ghosts Again’ from new fortcoming LP ‘Memento Mori’

Also: in-depth tributes to the sadly departed David Crosby, Jeff Beck and Tom Verlaine; the full, crazy tale of Joe Cocker and Leon Russell’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, Van Morrison and more.

The free attached CD is a must for fans of electronic pop and rock, as Depeche Mode raid their own catalogue to present 15 Classics, Rarities & Revelations. It includes an acoustic Enjoy The Silence, alternate Never Let Me Down Again, and more!

Purchase Mojo #355 and let it be sent to your home. Info HERE.