{"id":313,"date":"2009-01-17T00:31:38","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T00:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckinabox.com\/blog\/files\/the_sounds_of_the_universe.php#unique-entry-id-57"},"modified":"2009-01-17T00:31:38","modified_gmt":"2009-01-17T00:31:38","slug":"the-sounds-of-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=313","title":{"rendered":"The Sounds of the Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEPECHE MODE
ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF
SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE<\/strong>
APRIL 21, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 15, 2009- Groundbreaking, chart-topping electro legends Depeche Mode are proud to announce the release of their long-anticipated new studio album, Sounds Of The Universe on April 21, 2009 (Mute Records).<\/p>\n

Eclectic and energized, the band’s new release is their most dazzling and diverse album in decades. Recorded in Santa Barbara and New York, Depeche Mode returned to using a lot of vintage gear, from analogue synthesizers to drum machines, in order to conjure up the retro-futuristic arrangements featured on the album. Lyrically the release contains many of the group’s enduring obsessions plus more overt black humor than any of their previous collections.<\/p>\n

Like with their 2005 studio album, Playing The Angel, Sounds Of The Universe features writing credits for both Martin Gore, the group’s primary songwriter, and Dave Gahan who after honing his talents on two solo albums, has earned his place as Depeche Mode’s second writer. The release also marks a reunion between the band and producer Ben Hillier (Blur, Doves, Elbow), who worked with the band to help give their new album its timeless sound. The first single from the release, “Wrong,” grabs the listener’s attention from its first stack-heeled, staccato shriek. Over stomping beats, screeching synthesizers, and Dave’s overlord chant, “Wrong” already feels like a Depeche Mode classic. Other standout tracks include Martin’s velvet-lined Scott Walker croon on the sensual lounge-music ballad “Jezebel,” to the sci-fi gospel-blues hymn “In Chains” and “Hole To Feed,” which marries modern electronics to a floor-shaking, bone-rattling Bo Diddley beat.<\/p>\n

As one of the most influential bands of the post-punk era, with global sales in excess of 100 million, Depeche Mode belongs to a select premiere league of super groups who have survived from the early 1980s with their ideals, creative vision and core members intact. Formed in 1981, Depeche Mode – Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher – continue to win critical and commercial acclaim across the world both in the studio and on the road. All of the band’s 11 studio albums have reached the Top Ten in not only the UK and USA but 20 plus countries around the world including Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Belgium. Additionally, since their inception Depeche Mode’s live shows continue to be a must-see attraction, with the group playing to 2.8 million people across 31 countries on their last tour alone.<\/p>\n

Depeche Mode will be announcing additional album details and tour news in the coming weeks. For more information please go to www.depechemode.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEPECHE MODEANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OFSOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSEAPRIL 21, 2009 January 15, 2009- Groundbreaking, chart-topping electro legends Depeche Mode are proud to announce the release of their long-anticipated new studio album, Sounds Of The Universe on April 21, 2009 (Mute Records). Eclectic and energized, the band’s new release is their most dazzling and diverse album … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-john_beck","wp-image-borders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6XpZy-53","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":233,"url":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=233","url_meta":{"origin":313,"position":0},"title":"Depeche Mode – "Hole to Feed"","author":"John Beck","date":"September 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is the music video for \"Hole To Feed\", the third video from the album \"Sounds Of The Universe\" by Depeche Mode. 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