It’s not one of those X versus Y-type mixes, but the Colder Mix of Clean certainly has a mash-up element to it. Mixed by the French DJ and producer of the same name for the Remixes 81-04 album, this version of Clean has the trademark rhythm
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
Continue readingDecember 1989 – Depeche Mode get poppy with Peter
Later With Jools Holland, since 1992, has pretty much become the only place on British terrestrial television to see up-and-coming or established alternative bands. Yet despite Depeche Mode’s huge success around the world (and in the UK), it took 19 years before they finally went
Continue readingHave faith: Depeche Mode finally on a British TV institution
If simplicity is the key (rather than over doing it) to remixing Depeche Mode tracks, then this version of Personal Jesus B-Side Dangerous is a decent enough example. Overhauled by Dominatrix, Depeche aficionados will notice elements of the album of version of Black Celebration at
Continue readingDead slow mix of Dangerous (with a dash of Black Celebration)
We previously mentioned the hard house/trance version of Personal Jesus, mixed by Eric Prydz. Any such rumblings of discontent from Depeche fans can perhaps be soothed a little bit when the track is consumed part of an “overall journey” (as
Continue readingEric Prydz drops Personal Jesus during epic NYC trance night
Here is the first in a series of blog posts featuring Violator songs which ended up in movies. The Devil’s Double, a biopic recounting the story of Saddam Hussein son Udday and a supposed double he used, made use of Personal Jesus for
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Perhaps the most well known and almost universally acclaimed cover of any Depeche Mode song came via the legendary Johnny Cash. His take on Personal Jesus is noteworthy for a number of reasons. The recording, which formed part of the American Comes Around album of cover versions, was
Continue readingJohnny Cash and his haunting version of Personal Jesus
There are some over the years who consider Dangerous a better track than Blue Dress, and wonder why it didn’t make it on to the Violator. It eventually ended up as the B-side to Personal Jesus when it was a released as