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Feast your ears on Alex Metric’s remix Personal Jesus

The first public preview of the forthcoming remix collection, "Remixes 2: 81>11", has made it's way to Depeche Mode's Facebook page. Here you can listen to Alex Metric's excellent new mix of "Personal Jesus". Also, keep an eye on the Facebook page, where you can expect weekly updates up until around the time of the single's release (at least). Depeche Mode's Facebook page

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Martin and Fletch added to Mute festival line-up

We're very excited about the Mute Short Circuit Festival that takes place at the London Roundhouse between May 13th and 15th 2011. Yesterday afternoon Mute announced a series of new acts including: Richie Hawtin, Martin L Gore (DJ set), Moby (DJ set), Andy Fletcher (DJ set) plus Josh T Pearson playing versions of songs by Mute artists. These will join the finest Mute alumni ever gathered under one roof, with The Residents, Laibach, Liars, Carter Tutti collaborating with Nik Void, Erasure, T Raumschmiere, Balanescu Quartet, Komputer, Nitzer Ebb, Recoil, SCUM and more and more. Full details can be found...

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Depeche Mode remix collection gets announced and dated

On 6 June 2011, Depeche Mode will release Remixes 2: 81-11 on Mute. An inspiring collection of new and classic mixes of material covering their entire career, the album includes remixes of tracks from their 1981 debut Speak And Spell, through to 2009's Sounds Of The Universe, and is the follow-up to 2004's million-plus selling Remixes 81-04. These remixes reinforce Depeche Mode's standing as one of the world's most influential and innovative acts. Depeche Mode have been at the forefront of remix culture for the best part of three decades and this new compilation includes classic mixes from...

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MusiCares MAP concert to honor Dave Gahan

Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan and Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman will be honored at this year's MusiCares MAP concert May 6. Performers at the seventh annual charity event at Club Nokia will include Jane's Addiction, Paramore, Ozomatli, Victor Indrizzo and Martyn LeNoble. She Wants Revenge's Adam Bravin and Justin Warfield will DJ during the dinner, and comic Greg Behrendt will host. Gahan will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award from the Recording Academy's charitable arm for his support of the MAP Fund and his commitment to helping other addicts with the recovery process. Lyman...

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Vote for Dave in NME’s “best front-person evah” poll!

NME is hosting the mother of all polls, or so they would have us believe. Cast your vote for fave frontman. We'd suggest Dave of course... right now Robert Smith is in the lead... we can't have that! ;) LINK

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