In the wake of Radiohead's recent move away from the mainstream music industry's major labels, MSNBC is saying the smart money on who's next to follow suit would be on - amongst others - Depeche Mode.The reasoning goes as follows... Eleven studio albums in, these synth-pop stalwarts arguably no longer need a major label in their corner. The group, which has recorded for Sire since 1981, can still fill arenas and land new tracks on DJ playlists without the support of radio. Other names on the list includes the likes of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Underworld, Daft Punk and Prince.Interesting to note...
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Well it seems iTunes has kicked off Christmas a bit early, as they released the much anticipated Dave Gahan live in Soho session today!
Available as a DRM free iTunes Plus release, the seven track live EP is the only officially available concert recording available from the brief Hourglass promotional stint.
Saw Something, Kingdom, Deeper & Deeper, Use You, Endless, A Little Lie and Miracles make up the set, which was recorded at Apple's Soho store in New York.
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Dave's new single is out via the usual online channels - iTunes, 7digital, Amazon, etc. Also the video is now up for you guys to enjoy. Check it out after the jump!
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Kap10kurt has recently played live with and remixed for Dave Gahan. HOME caught up with the Swiss born New Yorker, for a chat on his own projects and how it was to play live with one of his heroes.
You've been involved with the current Gahan project on several different levels. Please take us through the different things, and tell us a little bit about how it all came about.
It all came together by Andrew Phillpott and Christian Eigner being at a Kap10kurt show in New York, when they were recording the first ideas for "Hourglass". I was helping Dave on a more technical level on demos for "Playing...
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They did it with "Kingdom". They are doing it again, it seems. Releasing singles early to online retailers seems to be the new strategy for Mute's single releases. More after the jump!So far online Amazon.com is listing the release for Dec. 11th* - we will update this list as we get details.The pre-release online single consists of two songs it seems:1. Saw Something (Single Version)2. Deeper & Deeper (Shrubbn! Single Mix)Amazon.com* according to their website.
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