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John The Revelator revealed

We're happy to announce the formats for John The Revelator, the forthcoming 4th single from Playing The Angel, set for European release on June 5th.CD Bong 38 John The Revelator - single version by Ben Hillier 3:14 Lilian - single version by Steve Fitzmaurice 3:34 LCD Bong 38 John The Revelator - 'Dave is in the disco' Tiefschwarz remix 7:49 John The Revelator - Murk mode remix 7:13 John The Revelator - UNKLE re-construction 4:59 John The Revelator - Boosta club remix 4:47 John The Revelator - Tiefschwarz dub 8:12 DVD Bong 38 John The Revelator - live video 3:45 Nothing's Impossible - bare 4:01 Lilian...

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John The Revelator Club Promo Review

Here is the Home review of the Winter Music Conference "John The Revelator" advanced promo CD. This promo CD was sent out to DJs to play at this years WMC in Miami.The Winter Music Conference, in its 21st year, is regarded as the singular networking event in the dance music industry. The WMC was held at the end of March in Miami Beach, FL and an advanced promo cd of some of the "John The Revelator" remixes were sent out to DJs. Home's Element gives the WMC promo his review.The official release date for "John The Revelator", the fourth single from Playing The Angel, is set for June 16th in Germany,...

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Summer tour officially kicked off!

First show of the third leg of Touring The Angel is in the bag, and showcased some nice and surprising additions to the setlist.Spoilers ahead!!On April 27th at 9pm local time (April 28th 6am Central European time) Depeche Mode took to the stage for the first in a series of 14 shows across North America and Mexico in Mountain View, California.The set played tonight was a slightly abbreviated version compared to earlier shows on the tour, but it featured a good handful new song choices, some of which were rumoured, and some that weren't.Making an appearance in the main portion of the set for the first...

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Welcome Home!

We're delighted to be able to welcome you to a new Depeche Mode website. After almost a month of re-organizing, re-designing and re-programming we're finally opening the doors, and we hope you will like your new online Home.When the decision was made that Empty World 3 was no longer to be, there was never any doubt that something would replace it. The only question was what that would be. Well, now you know. You're looking at it.Home will pick up where Empty World 3 left off in many ways. We've decided to focus on what we were best at, and trim the excess fat. We will continue bring you up-to-date...

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Exclusive Interview: Monolake

Here is yet another Home exclusive, an interview with Monolake! Monolake has remixed "The Darkest Star" and the remix can be found as an exclusive mix on the "Suffer Well" Limited Edition 7" Picture Disc.Home's Element cought up with Monolake's Robert Henke to discuss his remix, Depeche Mode, his music and more.Enjoy!Can you tell us a little about Monolake's background and also how you got in to making music?I have no formal musical education, but came from a family of engineers. Pretty early I discovered my interest in arts. The combination of engineering and art brought me to electronic music...

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