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Depeche Mode

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Forfans of synth-pop and electronic music, long-time depeche mode listeners, concert-goers and readers of album reviews.
110 Reviews 62 Definitions 79 Charts
Electronic Synth Pop Alternative

The Profile

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music group formed in Basildon in 1980, led by Dave Gahan and Martin Gore. They built a global audience with synth‑based albums and large-scale tours and remain influential in synth‑pop and alternative electronic music.

Core members include Dave Gahan and Martin Gore; Alan Wilder was a member until the mid-1990s. Anton Corbijn has been a long-term visual collaborator since the early 1990s. Andrew Fletcher ("Fletch") was a founding member; his death in 2022 was widely reported.

Depeche Mode’s DeBaser reviews mix admiration for the classic 1980s–1990s albums and live rites with occasional critiques of later-period sameness. Reviews emphasize synth‑pop roots, stadium-level shows, and the long Corbijn visual collaboration. Fans and concert reports figure prominently.

Notable Quotes

❝ Desolate Notes of Faith and Devotion.
❝ For me, it was that image of the Rose Bowl. At one point, during the song "Never Let Me Down Again," I jumped onto one of the pillars and saw a couple of people in the audience waving their arms in the air, I started doing it too, and suddenly there were seventy thousand people doing the same thing! I was overwhelmed, feeling something like tears inside me, and sweat running down my face, but that was pure joy! A feeling like, "It can't get better than this!" It was wonderful, the Basildon boy had made it...
❝ The thrill of the crowd's roar as "In Chains" is played is wonderful.
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