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Tag: Depeche Mode
Halo :: The Story Behind Depeche Mode’s Classic Album Violator
By the late 1980s, Depeche Mode had found global success—but the U.S. remained elusive. Despite support from stations like WLIR and KROQ, mainstream America hadn’t caught on. That changed with 1990’s Violator. Riding the momentum of Music for the Masses and Depeche Mode 101, the band hit a creative high, delivering the album that would launch them into true worldwide fame.
Depeche Mode :: Memento Mori (Columbia/Mute)
The album is one of triumph over that grief and living despite the sadness and struggles of the world we live in, and life in general. Fragmented vocals weave in and out as echoes of past deeds and memories come back to mind.
Kurt Uenala feat. Dave Gahan :: Manuscript EP (hfn music)
The Manuscript EP, composed of tones, poetry, and tone poems, featuring Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode, was released by Kurt Uenala (aka Null + Void) on December 16, 2022, via hfn music.
Symphony of Sirens :: The sound of a city alive with industry
A much lesser-known name is Russian composer Arseny Avraamov (1884-1944), who was producing music just as radical and challenging to audiences, and to our ears, and 100 years ago today.
I Dream Of Wires in Berlin
Not some dodgy ’80s neu-Romantische synth-pop revival heralded by the headline, but a documentary about the modular synthesizer-its history, demise and resurgence. I Dream Of […]
Fluorescent Grey :: Antique Electronic / Synthesizer Greats 1955-1984 Pt 1 (Acroplane)
Highly recommended for lovers of vintage electronica and people interested in a history lesson of where the music they listen to came from. From Acroplane, […]
HECQ :: Ben Lukas Boysen DJ Mix
Ben Lukas Boysen offers a seventy-four minute private DJ mix now made available to Igloo Magazine readers to digest in its full capacity. Engorge yourself […]
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