Depeche Mode
British band
Depeche Mode is an English band. They formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The band's name was taken from French fashion magazine, Dépêche mode, which means "fashion update" or "fashion news dispatch". Depeche Mode became famous in the 1980s. The band has sold over 100 million records around the world.
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![]() Depeche Mode in concert, 2006. Other musicians Peter Gordeno (far left) and Christian Eigner (centre-left), with original members Dave Gahan (centre), Martin Gore (centre-right) and Andy Fletcher (far right). | |
Background information | |
Origin | Basildon, Essex, England |
Genres | Synthpop New Wave Alternative dance Dance rock Alternative rock Electronic rock |
Years active | 1980–present |
Labels | Mute, EMI, Sire, Reprise, Some Bizzare |
Associated acts | Yazoo, Erasure, Recoil |
Website | Official site |
Members | Dave Gahan Martin Gore Andrew Fletcher |
Past members | Vince Clarke (1980-1981) Alan Wilder (1982-1995) |
Depeche Mode were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
Depeche Mode has three members:
DiscographyEdit
Bremen, June 2006
- Speak & Spell (1981)
- A Broken Frame (1982)
- Construction Time Again (1983)
- Some Great Reward (1984)
- Black Celebration (1986)
- Music for the Masses (1987)
- Violator (1990)
- Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)
- Ultra (1997)
- Exciter (2001)
- Playing the Angel (2005)
- Sounds of the Universe (2009)
- Delta Machine (2013)
- Spirit (2017)
Other websitesEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Depeche Mode. |
- The official Depeche Mode website
- Depeche Mode International Archived 2019-06-06 at the Wayback Machine (Official Fan Club on Smule)