Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The band's name was taken from French fashion magazine, Dépêche mode. This translates to "fashion update" or "fashion news dispatch". The band has sold over 100 million records around the world. Depeche Mode were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. The band has two current members: Dave Gahan and Martin Gore.
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.jpg) Depeche Mode in concert, 2006. Other musicians Peter Gordeno (far left) and Christian Eigner (centre-left), with original members Dave Gahan (centre), Martin Gore (centre-right) and Andy Fletcher (far right). | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Composition of Sound early 1980 |
| Origin | Basildon, Essex, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Mute, EMI, Sire, Reprise, Some Bizzare, Columbia |
| Website | www |
| Members | Dave Gahan Martin Gore |
| Past members | Vince Clarke Andy Fletcher Alan Wilder |
Discography
- Studio albums
- Speak & Spell (1981)
- A Broken Frame (1982)
- Construction Time Again (1983)
- Some Great Reward (1984)
- Black Celebration (1986)
- Music for the Masses (1987)
- Violator (1990)
- Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)
- Ultra (1997)
- Exciter (2001)
- Playing the Angel (2005)
- Sounds of the Universe (2009)
- Delta Machine (2013)
- Spirit (2017)
- Memento Mori (2023)
Depeche Mode Media
Subject: Martin Gore of Depeche Mode*Date: July, 1986*Place: Los Angeles, California, USA*Photographer: Andwhatsnext*Original 35mm photograph scanned*Credit: Copyright (c) 1986 by Nancy J Price
Depecehe Mode, circa 1981 in a press kit promotional photo for their debut album Speak & Spell. From (l-r); Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Vince Clarke, and
Depeche Mode, circa 1982. Pictured from left to right; Martin Gore, Dave Gahan, Alan Wilder, and Andrew (Andy) Fletcher.
Depeche Mode, circa 1983 in a press kit promotional photo for their album Construction Time Again. Pictured from left to right; Andrew (Andy) Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore
Depeche Mode, circa 1984. Pictured from left to right; Andrew (Andy) Fletcher, Alan Wilder, Martin Gore, and Dave Gahan.
Depeche Mode, circa 1985 in a press kit promotional photo for the compilation album Catching Up with Depeche Mode. Pictured from left to right; Alan Wilder, Martin Gore, Dave Gahan, and
Alan Wilder, an English keyboardist. A former member (1982-1995) of "Depeche Mode".
Koncert Depeche Mode v Brémách, rok 2006, Touring The Angel.
Tour of the Universe concert at London's O2 Arena, December 2009
Other websites
- The official Depeche Mode website
- Depeche Mode International Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine (Official Fan Club on Smule)
