Mode officially in the studio now! (UPDATED)

Or rather, it is now official that Ben Hillier is in the studio, and that Depeche Mode are with him. Go figure! Ben's UK based management updated the producer's bio with this tiny little line: [Ben's] now back in the production chair for Depeche Mode following their last collaboration on "Playing The Angel" album". Also Ferg Peterkin's involvement (previously reported on this very site) was confirmed by his management, stating simply that "[Ferg is] currently Stateside with producer Ben Hillier, [...] engineering the new Depeche Mode album".Mode begun the second set of sessions for the upcoming...

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Ben Hillier returns to helm another Mode album

According to sources close to the band, Ben Hillier will do a repeat stint as producer for Depeche Mode on their forthcoming album. Hillier, who's CV includes names like U2, Smashing Pumpkins and more recently The Rascals and The Horrors, also helmed Mode's most recent full length studio output, "Playing The Angel". Other names already known to be involved with the record include Sie Medway Smith, who worked as a programmer on Martin's demos, and Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott and Kurt Uenala who worked with Dave on his compositions. Hillier's management did not respond to our requests...

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