We don't normally report on rumors, but social networking sites and the fan websites are all a buzz about a possible Soulsavers live gig with Dave Gahan. There is so much fan speculation on it, we thought we might address it and mention what is going on out there. Fueled by a now deleted Tweet from Martyn LeNoble saying he was looking forward to playing a "secret gig" with both Soulsavers and Dave, sites like depechemode.de, Facebook, and Twitter all went on to report and discuss the show. The rumored details are that it's an invite only show to take place Saturday, July 21st somewhere in Hollywood....
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The New York based website sonicscoop.com has a great feature on Dave Gahan's home studio that you should check out. There is some great insight from Kurt Uenala, aka Kapt10Kurt, on the set up as well as some pictures for everyone to check out. A good read for the casual fan and some great tech stuff for all the musicians and studio buffs out there.
Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode: An Inside Look at His Very Personal Studio
July 1, 2012 by David Weiss
New York City and rock stars were made for each other.
Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan has many good reasons to settle in NYC.
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As the press rolls through for the Soulsavers project, we get more and more of these little glances into whats going on with Depeche in the studio. In a new interview with The Stool Pigeon, Dave again gives us a little snap shot of the current DM world. “I’m working in the studio with my band at the moment, and a lot of the stuff Martin’s written, it’s actually speaking to me” says Dave Gahan. Aside from discussing Soulsavers, he says that he is really enthusiastic about DM and how he, again, feels like he could be a muse for Martin. Read the full interview after the jump!
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CNN has a brand new interview up with Dave Gahan that you should check out. An insightful interview where they discuss the new Soulsavers project, but we also get a little glimpse in the studio as Depeche work on their forthcoming record. Dave describes the tone at the moment, "The songs have a bluesy influence. Obviously, it's not a blues record, but there's definitely some of those influences there. And it has a kind of soulful feel as well." I'm getting excited! Read the full interview after the jump!
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan gets spiritual
By Abbey Goodman, Special to CNN
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Recordstore.co.uk are giving away an exclusive 12x12" album artwork print of the forthcoming Soulsavers record if you pre-order it from them. In a very cool exclusive, the first 100 of these prints will be signed by both Rich Machin and Dave Gahan. So be sure to head over there and pre-order your copy now! Check it all out by clicking here!
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