Tag Archives: Depeche Mode

Record Review: Depeche Mode – Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead

Posted on August 23, 2012 by postpunkmonk

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 was popping out … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged Depeche Mode, Flexipop, Sire Records | 4 Comments

New Wave Compilations: The Day K-Tel Got HIP!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Various: Modern Dance UK LP [1981] Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: Joan Of Arc Japan: Quiet Life The Human League: Love Action Heaven 17: Penthouse + Pavement Depeche Mode: New Life Simple Minds: Sweat In Bullet John Foxx – Europe … Continue reading →

Posted in New Romantic, New Wave Compilations, Record Review | Tagged Depeche Mode, Fashion, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Human League, K-Tel, Landscape, OMD, Simple Minds | 8 Comments

Song of the Day: Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease

Posted on January 24, 2011 by postpunkmonk

Last weekend I bought this, the first Depeche Mode recording I’ve purchased since the releases [all of them] that accompanied “Violator” almost 20 years ago! After that I stopped with Depeche Mode for no reason that I could name, other … Continue reading →