FANS from all over the globe will make their way to Basildon for a weekend pilgrimage to the hometown of legendary Depeche Mode. They will get a chance to pay tribute to the electronic band, which was formed in the town in 1980. The event has been made possible by Deb Danahay - a former girlfriend of Vince Clarke, one of the original band members, and founder of its fan club. She has arranged two events - a gig with Speak and Spell, allegedly the best Depeche Mode tribute group, and an exhibition of memorabilia after seeing the enormous following the band still has.
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Recordstore.co.uk is giving you a chance to get an autographed copy of Alex Metric's new CD "Open Your Eyes" that includes his remix for Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" by pre-ordering the album from them. The album is collection of his remixes that also features other music heavyweight titans including Gorillaz, Beasties Boys, Bloc Party and many more! This album also showcases a new collaboration Alex has with Steve Angello on the title track "Open Your Eyes" that sees one of Alex's childhood heroes, Ian Brown (of Stone Roses fame), step up for vocal duties. For details and to enter, click...
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Much to the dismay of completists everywhere, Depeche Mode's 2009 single "Peace" was never committed to 12" vinyl (unless you count a really scarce test pressing). For all those out there with a gap on their shelf and in their vinyl-loving hearts, Astralwerks (an EMI US label) comes to the rescue with an exclusive, strictly limited edition 12" featuring the Japanese Popstars remix of "Peace". Only 1000 copies of this baby is being pressed, so get it while it's hot! It's out TODAY! Hit the jump for links...
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Remixes-Japanese-Popstars/dp/B004ZLBV8K
Short link: http://amzn.to/jwuAyN
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Vanity Fair has a Q&A with Martin Gore on their website, in which he answers a bunch of really interesting questions. The most interesting, we thought, was about their future label situation, about which Martin says: "It’s the end of our EMI period. With Sounds of the Universe we only signed for one album and a remix collection. After this we don’t have a label."
Martin Gore Q&A @ Vanity Fair
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The wait is finally over, Depeche Mode's "Remixes 2: 81-11" is available now! (Tuesday in North America) An inspiring collection of new and classic mixes of material covering their entire career. 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 M83, UNKLE, Trentemøller, François Kervorkian and Dan The Automator, alongside all-new mixes from Stargate, Eric Prydz, Karlsson & Winnberg (from Miike Snow) and Röyksopp. In addition to this, the expanded editions include exclusive remixes by former...
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