Much has been said about the influence of Francois Kevorkian’s mixing on Violator. Whether he was “pedantic” (Martin’s word) or “meticulous” (Daniel Miller) or “a stickler” (Alan), Kevorkian should certainly be credited with helping shape the overall feel of the
Continue readingWorld In My Eyes – Francois Kevorkian fills the tank with a sweet oil
The release of the Live In Berlin film a few weeks back inevitably reignited the “shame there’s no World Violation Tour film” discussions amongst Depeche Mode fans. It is perhaps because there was no official film from the tour (apart from the footage used to
Continue readingRare (but decent) clip of Personal Jesus on World Violation Tour
By late-1989 the Depeche Mode marketing machine had stepped up a gear ahead of the planned release of Violator the following year. TV, radio and press – all mainstays of the promotion circuit. One fixture in particular was Peter’s Pop Show, a
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Throughout the 2000s and beyond, all sorts of DJs and producers have stepped up to remix some of Depeche Mode’s older tracks. Sweetest Perfection may not have got as much attention over the years as some of the other tracks from Violator,
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The single release of Policy of Truth in May 1990 gave remix king Francois Kevorkian free reign to create a number of versions of the track. The Capitol Mix, featuring the sampled dulcet tones of disgraced ex-US president Richard Nixon, is one.
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Martin Gore took to the road in 2003 to support the release of Counterfeit2, his second solo studio album. The tour consisted only of a handful in dates in Europe, with two nights at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles
The album 1981-2011, covering an astonishing 30 years of Depeche Mode remixes, has a few decent efforts from the Violator period. So, behold, trance pioneers The Orb and their treatment of World In My Eyes b-side, Happiest Girl. It carries all
On this day in 1990, Depeche Mode’s World Violation Tour rolled into the UK capital for the first of three nights. Nine months on from the release of Violator, this was the first “home-town” gig for the band after almost
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Just for fun on a chilly Monday morning (here in the UK, anyway). Ever wondered what the Depeche Mode back catalogue was TRULY missing? The Enjoy The Silence video, performed in the medium of Lego, using stop-motion animation, obviously! The first part is
It is reasonably safe to say that if any member of Depeche Mode turns up somewhere these days, then someone will capture it on camera or video and post it online. That’s the nature of the web. I’m in Singapore
Continue reading(DJ) Fletch spinning Enjoy The Silence in Singapore