2009 Sounds Of The Universe (Stumm 300)

До долгожданного официального релиза альбома “Sounds Of The Universe” осталось меньше месяца, а просторы интернета уже бороздят пиратские вселенские звуки. Альбом утек! Это факт. Однозначно сказать, сработал злоумышленник или это тонкий пиар-ход “DM & Co” не беремся. Также, неизвестно, в сеть попал финальный вариант альбома, или промежуточная версия. Вскрытие… CD-кейсов 20 апреля 2009 г. покажет.

Между тем, Apple, совместно с EMI, запустили новый сервис в своем мультимедиа-магазине iTunes. iTunes Season Pass – сезонный абонемент. Данный пропуск позволяет при покупке определенного количества контента, получить временный (сезонный) доступ к различным бонусным материалам, либо приобрести их по льготной цене. Итак, за 19 американских долларов поклонникам в США предлагается оформить предзаказ на новый альбом Depeche Mode, а в придачу получить доступ к различным бонусным ремиксами и видеороликам абсолютно бесплатно. Depeche Mode, в очередной раз, подтверждают свое новаторство как в музыке, так и в методах ее распространения.

Чешское интернет-издание sdmusic.cz со ссылкой на Энди Флетчера сообщает, что разговоры и точные даты концертов на 3-ю часть тура, не более чем, слухи. Официально, последняя дата в туре 18.12.2009 в Манчестере. В настоящее время возникают финансовые проблемы с принимающими сторонами. «Мы стараемся придерживаться демократичных цен на билеты, но в определенных случаях не находим взаимопонимания с организаторами наших концертов в некоторых странах Восточной Европы. Возможно, мы еще вернемся в Европу в 2010 году, но это будет не более 10-15 концертов». Официальных разъяснений от организаторов Российских концертов мы пока не получили, но будем оперативно информировать вас о всех деталях.

И последнее на сегодня. К сожалению, концерн EMI не завезет вовремя сингл Wrong и 6 Апреля мы не увидим его в магазинах. Очень ждем, что во второй половине следующей недели поставка наконец состоится. По поводу поставок альбома Sounds Of The Universe нам отвечают неизменно «Всё должно быть вовремя». Надеемся…



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Vinyl Of The Universe...

Вот еще несколько фотографий с Mute Records.





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"Wrong" - "In The Studio" Music Video

Enjoy this special web exclusive!

Here is the footage that Fletch (and some of the crew...but mostly Fletch) shot during the recording of "Sounds Of The Universe", re-edited to the first single from "Sounds Of The Universe", "Wrong"!



Camera: Andrew Fletcher (mostly...)
Editing: Daniel Barassi

25 RANDOM THINGS....
about DEPECHE MODE, their Music and the Sounds Of The Universe BOX SET

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1. The Sounds Of The Universe Deluxe Box Set comes with 3 CDS, 1 DVD of 3 films, 2 hardback books, 5 art cards, 2 badges, 1 poster and a certificate of authenticity.

2. The band personally curated the content to be featured in this package and wanted it to include as much as possible from the recording sessions.

3. This is the first time the band has parted with any demos for release, going into their personal archives for the selection – i.e., Little 15, Walking in My Shoes.. [did you think this was as unlikely as we did?].

4. The video for Wrong features a small cameo from Spike Jonze and the "passenger" is Julian Gross from American art rock legends Liars.

5. During the recording process for Sounds Of The Universe, the band recorded more songs than ever before for a new album.

6. The band came up with the name for the new album quite early in the process. Martin said that it just felt that it summed up the eclectic nature of the songs and the sounds on the album.

7. Anton Corbijn shot the band in San Francisco for the first time, specifically with the box set in mind. Straight roads and steep hills, Karl Malden was nowhere to be seen.

8. There are 5 art cards in the box. They are a random selection of 14 different designs. The designs are interpretations of Anton Corbijns Sounds Of The Universe symbol by some exciting up-and-coming designers and artists (including one by a former Mute recording artist).

9. The bands' addiction to foosball is clearly noted with footage of tournaments held in the studio from 1984, mixed in with footage from the recording of Sounds Of The Universe.
But who from the band is the reigning champion?

10. When recording vocals Dave says he doesn't go into any vocal booth. He just holds a microphone and works the song like he does live.
He likes to crank up the speakers and just perform it live, 3 or 4 takes and if it's right, if it's feeling good, he feels good!

11. The box set includes 2 x 84 page hardback books. One features the lyrics and is accompanied by Anton Corbijn photos. The other includes candid instudio photos captured by Daniel Miller, Ben Hillier, Luke Smith and Ferg Peterkin.

12. The 2 badges were designed especially for the box, so give a sly wink when you see a fellow box owner wearing one; it's akin to an exclusive Depeche Mode Ford Mustang club.

13. Martin thinks all the songs on the album sound very different. The fact that he has been buying so much stuff, old analogue drum machines and synthesisers on eBay, has helped to shape the new record in some ways. Packages were turning up daily and they were using them as they arrived and that obviously had an impact on the record.

14. The box set includes a DVD with 3 films: 'Making the Universe / Film'; 'Sounds Of The Universe (A Short Film)'; and 'Usual Thing, Try And Get The Question In The Answer' (a conversation with the band discussing recording techniques, intercut with personal archive footage from previous album sessions).

15. The upcoming tour starts on May 10th in Tel Aviv, Israel. This is exciting for the band as it is the show they were supposed to finish the last tour with, but were unable to due to hostilities creating a very fragile environment for the people of Tel Aviv.

16. What is really happening in the video for Wrong? How do you think he got there?

17. SixToes, who remix Jezebel, is a band that features 2 members of the Mute staff who run the in house studio at the label.

18. The new album plus 5 bonus tracks is included in the box set in 5.1 surround sound.

19. On the band's website there is an opportunity to enter a competition to win the chance to see the band in a live tour rehearsal concert. The country in which the performance will be is in Europe and is smaller than the state of Rhode Island. It is......
20. Sounds Of The Universe is the bands' 12th studio album and although the global release date is April 20th, fans in Germany get an early date of April 17th but America has to wait an extra day until April 21st.

21. The stark video for Wrong was directed by Patrick Daughters who previously worked with Liars, Kings of Leon and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

22. On their last tour, the Mode played to 2.8million people, across 31 countries. evident again were the open mouthed shocked expressions of disbelief from family and friends of the devoted fans that had been dragged along to see the electronic band that really can't be any good live can they? Oh, oh yes they can.

23. Sounds Of The Universe marks a reunion between Depeche Mode and producer Ben Hillier, who previously produced their 2005 album "Playing The Angel". The new album was recorded in Santa Barbara and New York.

24. Programming (and photo) duties were carried out on the album by Luke Smith from critically acclaimed electro pop band Clor.

25. For the first time ever Martin and Dave share a song writing credit. This came about after Dave heard and loved an instrumental that Martin had composed and set about to write lyrics for it, the result is 'Oh Well'. a first for Martin in terms of collaborative song writing duties on a Depeche Mode album.

Depeche Mode get clear direction

Depeche Mode songwriter Martin Gore gave up drinking and instead became a "synthaholic" when writing the group's new album.

Depeche Mode get clear direction

Depeche Mode musician Martin Gore became a "synthaholic" when creating the group's new album.

The multi-instrumentalist swapped drinking for obsessively buying keyboards to work on upcoming LP, 'Sounds of the Universe', and admits it had a profound effect on his output as the band's chief songwriter.

Band member Andy Fletcher, 47, said: "We got very excited whenever a new instrument arrived. Martin turned into a synthaholic!"

Gore, 47, added: "It's hard to say if it was subconscious but I started buying all this stuff. All these packages were turning up and they helped to shape the album a lot. The sounds are unique and almost retro space age."

Gore feels like a new man since he quit alcohol and admits it was taking over his life.

He exaplined: "Stopping has made me quite a different person and definitely helped make me more prolific.

"Drinking just stopped being fun. When you spend more time feeling terrible than actually enjoying it, it's time to give up."

Lead singer Dave Gahan - who has been clean of drugs and drink for 13 years - said despite the album's dark sound, the group had a great time making it.

He said: "This album is not an easy listen but it's a complete album and was fun to make. Martin was amazing. He's taken a different path, stopped his partying and was a joy to work with.

"I've never seen him work so hard. I felt like we were on the same page at last."

'Sounds of the Universe' is released on April 20.

Copyright (C) bangshowbiz.com 2009

PS: Мартин превратился из "алкоголика" в "synthaholic"

AMAZON EXCLUSIVE (DM VIDEO in studio with snippets of songs from SOTU in great quality)

sorin_dm - thanks for the news

Depeche Mode на обложке апрельского номера Billboard.
Российская версия издания расскажет о 29-летней истории группы.

В преддверии выхода нового альбома Depeche Mode, музыкальная пресса начинает готовить специальные выпуски своих изданий с эксклюзивными интервью, фотографиями и интересными статьями о легендарной группе, сообщает сайт depeche-mode.ru. Одним из первых объявило о таком Depeche-номере российская версия издания «Billboard».
О группе Depeche Mode пойдёт речь в большой статье с не очень оригинальным названием «Песни веры и преданности», автор которой, Ник Завриев, не понаслышке знает, что такое хроническое увлечение Depeche Mode. Он прослеживает всю двадцатидевятилетнюю историю группы – историю успеха не «благодаря», а «вопреки». В статье речь пойдет о первых музыкальных экспериментах, панк-музыке на синтезаторах. О том, как у неопытной и не обладавшей большим бюджетом команды получился великолепный творческий продукт, а главное, сложилось уникальное творческое единство. О мрачноватой поп-музыке середины 80-х и о том, как Depeche Mode эту музыку записывали. О самом хитовом и мелодичном альбоме группы, созданном в период, когда коллектива по большому счёту не существовало, о планах группы на год 2009-й. В общем, об уникальном явлении под названием Depeche Mode.
В другой статье номера можно узнать о «невидимых помощниках» Depeche Mode - Дэниэле Миллере, Гарете Джонсе, Антоне Корбайне, Джонатане Кесслере, Кристиане Айгнере и … Энди Флетчере! Обо всех тех, без кого история группы не состоялась бы.

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