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Steven Jones + Logan Sky Prep Newest Synth EP For Flight [part 2]
[…continued from previous post] The B-side of the tape had the duo veering away from the eclectic pop focus of the first side. Like Bowie’s “Low,” this was a program of two halves and the hints of imperial period Depeche Mode … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review
Tagged 2016, Depeche Mode, Logan Sky, minimal synth, Steven Jones, Visage
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A Tale Of Two ‘Speak + Spells’
By the Fall of 1981, I’d begun to get wind of Depeche Mode, whose album, “Speak + Spell” was being released on Sire Records. Being that I was enamored of all things synthesized, I was probably the target audience for … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review, Records I Used To Own
Tagged 1981, Depeche Mode, Sire Records, Speak + Spell
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Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 5]
By 1981, with The Human League transitioning to a completely different type of synthpop band, the UK charts began to get crowded with synthesizers as the goldrush to capitalize on the beachhead that Gary Numan established in 1979 led to … Continue reading
Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 13]
ALBUM 21: Big Music | 2014 | designer: Peacock When Simple Minds dropped the first preview images of their latest album, “Big Music,” many could not help but think of Depeche Mode’s iconic cover to their album “Music For The Masses.” … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock
Tagged 2014, Big Music, Depeche Mode, Martyn Atkins, Music For The Masses, Peacock, Simple Minds, T+CP
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REDUX: Record Review: Depeche Mode – Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead
August 23, 2012 Various Artists: Flexipop #11 UK Flexidisc [1981] Depeche Mode: Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead [ver. 2] Fad Gadget: King Of The Flies [remix] I remember hearing about Depeche Mode by the Fall of 1981. Synthesizer music … Continue reading
Steel Cage Match: Johnny Cash VS Depeche Mode
Right now I am reading “Johnny Cash: The Life,” by Robert Hilburn and I am almost done with it, so it’s covering the albums he recorded with Rick Rubin. I only have “American Recordings,” so when I read that he … Continue reading
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Tagged Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash Trilogy, Personal Jesus, Steel Cage Match
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