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Depeche Mode won't 'rule out' new music in the future

Depeche Mode are enjoying some downtime before considering working on new music.

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“I was quite enamored by Gretsch guitars. Over the years, I started to collect them – I probably own most of them”: Gretsch honors Depeche Mode icon Martin Gore with a stunning signature based on one of his prized vintage guitars

The electronic rock pioneer's lifelong affinity for Gretsch guitars comes full circle with a Two Tone Smoke Green semi-hollow six-string that refurbs the classic Center Block design

Guitar World

“I am very honoured to be a Gretsch signature guitarist because I have been a massive fan for so long”: Gretsch unveils a stunning limited edition semi-hollow electric for Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore

The G6618-MG Martin Gore Anniversary Center Block betrays the synth-pop pioneer's rock 'n' roll influences, and features a top-tier build with TV Jones pickups, a Two-Tone Smoke Green finish, and we just can't get enough of that G-cutout tailpiece

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“He had the most equipment that I've ever seen - every synth you can imagine and huge modular setups… I think there were 1,100 modules and counting!”: Studio designer Jim Keller on Martin Gore’s studio

Jim Keller's Sondhus has created extraordinary studios for bands including a-ha and Depeche Mode. What can they teach us about making our own spaces work to our advantage?

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“If you think your addiction to synths and studio gear is out of control, imagine being in Depeche Mode”: We'd forgotten quite how much of the band's gear Alan Wilder shifted in his legendary auction, and just how many bargains were up for grabs

An Oberheim and Minimoog went for a song, but it was a Martin Gore guitar and E-mu sampler that stole the show

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"After a hefty drugs overdose, he died for two minutes, complete with a near death experience. Sure you want to be in a rock band?": The story of Depeche Mode's Songs of Faith and Devotion album and tour is the most rock 'n' roll ever

Near-death experiences, breakdowns, talking puppets, heart attacks, sleeping in coffins… Just another Depeche Mode album, then

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Enjoy the Silence? Art Deco party house of former Depeche Mode band member for sale for £4.5m

Alan Wilder, who was in Depeche Mode between 1982 and 1995, has lived in the country house for 33 years

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The Depeche Mode track and album that saw them conquer US stadiums: "It's about the concept of fleeing from reality and the evil awakening afterwards. Any kind of fleeing - drugs, alcohol, or whatever"

Led Zeppelin samples and happy accidents, with the Gore and Wilder songwriter/soundscaper dynamic in full flow

MusicRadar

Depeche Mode review – to the newly minted power of two

On the latest leg of their first tour after the death of founding member Andrew Fletcher, fellow Depeche Mode mainstays Dave Gahan and Martin Gore reward fans with hits from across the decades

The Guardian - UK

Heroes: The 6 best covers of David Bowie's classic (and three that are not quite so heroic)

Best of 2023: Many have tried and many have failed, but here are six artists that nailed one of the best songs of our time

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Vince Clarke: "Martin Gore brought along his synthesizer, we looked at the thing and thought, this is a lot easier than learning chords on a guitar and you only need one finger to play it"

As synth icon Vince Clarke releases his debut solo album, Danny Turner discovers how he’s embraced the electronic dark side

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“Martin sang it naked. I turned the piano away as I was playing”: How Depeche Mode recorded their very own ‘Berlin Trilogy’ and became one of the biggest bands in the world

And why it's (almost) as important as David Bowie's hat-trick of Hansa Studio recordings

MusicRadar

Heroes: The 6 best covers of David Bowie's classic (and three that are not quite so heroic)

Many have tried and many have failed, but here are six artists that nailed one of the best songs of our time

MusicRadar

The greatest frontman of all time? Dave Gahan's irresistible energy ensures that Depeche Mode exude life after death

Dave Gahan gives a masterclass in stadium rock showmanship as Depeche Mode hold Twickenham spellbound

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The Guardian - UK

Depeche Mode review – who knew synth-pop could be this colossal and life-affirming?

Dave Gahan is a mic-spinning, limb-bending, theatrical marvel as the band gallop through decades’ worth of hits. And the presence of Andrew Fletcher, the keyboardist who died last year, is touchingly felt

Chicago Sun-Times

In United Center show, Depeche Mode proves they still have plenty to give musically

The song platter was a well-constructed, fan dream set that pulled from every era, and like any good Depeche Mode album, moved the crowd through a range of emotions,

Louder

Depeche Mode's Memento Mori: a sonic feast and a fitting epitaph to departed friends

A post-Fletch Depeche Mode channel grief into deluxe autumnal electro-blues on fifteenth studio album Memento Mori

Evening Standard

Memento Mori - Depeche Mode review: a serious album that reaches celestial grandeur

The pace stays slow, the mood gloomy: this is serious music for a serious band

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5 songs producers need to hear by... Depeche Mode

As their new album, Momento Mori, drops, it's time to take a ride into the dark world of The Mode and discover their five greatest tracks…

The Independent UK

Depeche Mode review, Memento Mori: Facing down the inevitable

Dave Gahan and Martin Gore’s first album since the death of their bandmate Tony Fletcher offers a more nuanced side of their dark electronic sound

The Guardian - UK

Depeche Mode: Memento Mori review – a life-affirming farewell for Fletch

Andy Fletcher’s two surviving bandmates reflect on mortality on an album of warm, weird electro-pop

The Guardian - UK

‘Fletch was meant to outlive us all’: Depeche Mode on death, rebirth and defying the odds

Hit hard by the death of keyboardist Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan questioned whether he wanted to continue – until Martin Gore’s new songs revived him. Making the most of their lives has never been more important, they say

The Independent UK

Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan wishes he’d been ‘kinder’ to late bandmate Andy Fletcher

‘I will forever wish I’d been a little bit kinder to Fletch as I go forward,’ Gahan said

Irish Mirror

Depeche Mode announce new album and tour since the death of band member Andrew Fletcher

Keyboardist Fletcher died suddenly in May

Los Angeles Times

Depeche Mode announces first album and tour since Andy Fletcher’s death

LOS ANGELES — Depeche Mode will return next year with a new album, “Memento Mori,” and an accompanying tour of North America and Europe. The announcement comes only a few months after the group’s co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher died at 60 in May.

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