After the electric guitar, no new instrument upended 20th-century popular music like the synthesizer. At first, the synth’s sounds were used to create ambient, otherworldly soundtracks or for epic ...

The singular genius of Depeche Mode's music might be the way their songs inspire a gut-wrenching personal response. The best music is, of course, meant to do this, but when Depeche Mode started their ...

Early Depeche Mode albums were made by a band that looked and sounded like clean-cut choir boys. But by the time they rolled around to album number eight, they'd become snarling electronic grungers ...

It's the deep cuts and alternative versions that stand out on this live set from 2023 capturing the group at a time of ...

Ben Kaplan of dark synth-pop band NoNight told us about his love for a bonafide classic from some likeminded souls. The title really says it all for me. This is a record that oozes sexuality and ...

Depeche Mode's *Songs of Faith and Devotion* in 5.1 surround sound elevates the raw, soulful intensity of this 1993 album, immersing listeners in its powerful fusion of rock, gospel, and electronic ...

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Depeche Mode will include four previously unreleased tracks from their most recent album, Memento Mori, on a new live album set to arrive Dec. 5. Memento Mori: Mexico City primarily features ...

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Mexico City’ is the counterpart to Fernando Frias’s ‘Depeche Mode: M’, an artistic endeavour of a film that explores the music of Depeche ...