Depeche Mode - Single releases (loads of top remixers) /Album remasters reissued

[stimpee]

New single out soon:

Suffer Well Single Version
Better Days Single Version
Suffer Well Album Version 3:50
Suffer Well Tiga Remix 6:28
Suffer Well Tiga Dub 5:29
Suffer Well Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub 6:44
Suffer Well Alter Ego Remix 6:14
Suffer Well Metope Remix 6:53
Suffer Well Metope Vocal Remix 6:28
Suffer Well M83 Remix 4:42
Suffer Well M83 Remix Instrumental 4:42
Better Days Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Vocal Mix 7:09
Better Days Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Remix 7:10
Darkest Star Monolake Remix 5:54

As you can see, a whole raft of names there, a new B-side and a remix of The Darkest Star also. Not sure when its out. It was supposed to be out already but its been delayed. The DM Site (http://www.depechemode.com/playingtheangel/index.html#sufferwell) says rather confusingly thats its out 6th March AND 20th March.

[joethelion]

yea - I got that 11 track promo too...

I kinda got the impression that they're releasing them almost in 'installments' kinda like w/ the Enjoy the Silence remixes from last year - where there was like a 'limited' version that came out later

[EuroZeroZero]

How's 'Better Days'?

[crank]

mmmmm....monolakeeeee....

and how is it?

craNk!

[stimpee]

It seems that the CD/DVD formats (i.e. charts) are out 6th and the vinyl (non-charting) is out the 20th. What I missed was that there is an extra track on the DVD:

Suffer Well (Alter Ego Dub)

Official list below and it looks like the bastards are milking it by making you buy all the formats to get all 14 tracks. The Darkest Star remix is only on promo (picture disc 7" and on test pressing). I believe there are another couple of unreleased remixes of The Darkest Star floating around also by "holden" (our holden? i dont think so), on a promo 12" (PXL12Bong37). BTW, Suffer Well was co-written by Dave Gahan.

"Suffer Well"

UK - Mute BONG 37
(commercial 7" single, release date: March 20th, 2006)
1. Suffer Well (Metope Vocal Remix) *1
2. The Darkest Star (Monolake Remix) *2

UK - Mute 12 BONG 37
(commercial 12" single, release date: March 20th, 2006)
1. Suffer Well (Tiga Remix) *3
2. Suffer Well (Tiga Dub) *4
3. Suffer Well (Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub) *5

UK - Mute L12 BONG 37
(commercial limited 12" single, release date: March 20th, 2006)
1. Suffer Well (Metope Remix) *6
2. Suffer Well (Metope Vocal Remix) *7
3. Suffer Well (M83 Remix) *8
4. Better Days (Basteroid 'Dance Is Gone' Vocal Mix) *9

Mute CD BONG 37
(commercial CD single, release date: March 6th, 2006)
1. Suffer Well (Single Version) *10
2. Better Days *11

UK - Mute LCD BONG 37
(commercial limited CD single, release date: March 6th, 2006)
1. Suffer Well (Tiga Remix)
2. Suffer Well (Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub)
3. Suffer Well (Alter Ego Remix) *12
4. Suffer Well (M83 Remix)
5. Suffer Well (Metope Vocal Remix)
6. Suffer Well (Metope Remix)

UK - Mute DVD BONG 37
(DVD single, release date: March 6th, 2006)
1. Suffer Well (Video) *13
2. Suffer Well (Alter Ego Dub) *14
3. Better Days (Basteroid 'Dance Is Gone' Vocal Mix)

[undarrenworld]

I got that 11 track promo too. This is very interesting.
Thx Stimpee for the info ;)

[Camiel]

You know that they're gonna release remastered CD's as well? First on the list are Speak & Spell, Music for the Masses and Violator.

http://remasters.depechemode.com/

[Drix]

The Darkest Star Monolake remix that i wanted the most isn't on the promo.. How is it? Is it as good as i think it can be? ;)

[negative1]

on one hand, i actually like this album,
its a throwback to their earlier days ('black celebration')
much more emphasis on the keyboards..

but this is one group i'm not keeping up with
all the releases...i think there's been , what
3 singles so far, all with a lot of promos and
remixes on each of them...

i think i'll wait until they're more manageable
to get them...but i do like this single..

as far as the remasters for the albums go..
why don't they release them in chronological
order? i don't really care for any of the latter
ones...especially after 'black celebration'..

also, i see they put 5.1 mixes of the albums on
there along with a few selected mixes, i would
rather have had ALL the releases/b-sides/etc,
like they did with each of the boxsets...theres
plenty of space on the dvd..

i don't really care for surround sound versions
of albums...(well for one, i don't have a system
that supports it)....but i think its overkill for now..

later
-1

[stimpee]

I think the idea is to release 5.1 versions and add the B-sides that were around at the time to the discs. If you want all the mixes then buy the singles box sets. However, unless you want 5.1 I dont see much value here. I suppose theyve been remastered for stereo though as well so I'll have to take a listen somehow. I dont want to buy them again if theres not much difference.

[negative1]

well, i do usually get remasters from most groups
just for the extra tracks...however, i might pass
this time...

i don't have a sound system that would take
advantage of them...however, i know that
some of the original pressings came out ages
ago, and very probably analog-> digital mastering

whereas now its all digital -> digital

i heard quite on difference on all the single greatest
hits releases, and 3cd release of the remix set had
really good mastering...but as far as the latter albums
go, i don't think there would be much of a difference..

i was trying to point out, that since they had a DVD
storage to work with, how hard would it have been
to also include all the mixes, etc on there, and leave
out some of the other surround sound versions..

i notice that theres going to be 3 versions
-cd+SACD (who uses this format?)
-collectors SACD version (again, who uses that format?)+DVD
-normal cd+DVD version (i hope this is not the dualdisc format)

i think they could have done a better job
with the formats...thats all..

later
-1

[crank]

I wouldn't mind updating my version of Violator.

What a great album.

[joethelion]

yea... that's prolly one of the only albums I'll actually get in this remastered format (and finally buy 'Music for the Masses')

I know a lot of people will get pissed at me saying this, but...
I actually prefer their output from Violator onward overall than their earlier albums. I mean - there's some incredible tracks from the previous albums, but again... it's just some great "tracks" and not necessarily albums.

I understand them not putting on the remixes, esp as those boxsets are still easy to get, especially as all of them are on iTunes, but I would've hoped that maybe some outtakes could be added onto the albums, but whatever, you know?

[EuroZeroZero]

yea... that's prolly one of the only albums I'll actually get in this remastered format (and finally buy 'Music for the Masses')

I know a lot of people will get pissed at me saying this, but...
I actually prefer their output from Violator onward overall than their earlier albums. I mean - there's some incredible tracks from the previous albums, but again... it's just some great "tracks" and not necessarily albums.


I'm with you on this.

As an album, give me Ultra over Music for the Masses/Black Celebtration/Speak and Spell/etc anyday.

[crank]

IMO Black Celebration began "it all".
Music for the Masses Is great and Violator is excellent. SoFaD was
medi-ochre at best. Ultra was okay but I do think the new record takes them back to form. DjEddy will disagree. (:) )

[stimpee]

For me BC started it all too. SGR was ok-ish in places but still a little primitive. MTFM and V are DM at their peak. SOFAD took me a long time to get into but I like it a lot now. Ultra has some great tracks but its patchy (although the people they got to remix those tracks was inspired). Exciter was a bit of a let down but the new one is a return to form. I'm not bothered about putting tracks from the box sets on these releases tho, but some demos would have been nice. AFAIK, the "harmonium mix" of Enjoy The Silence was the demo.

[crank]

So I *acquired* these trax and I must say the Tiga and M83 trax are by far the stand out trax. The monolake wasn't included unfortunately. I'll have to hunt that un' down.

Here's hoping they'll release a long US box set of sorts for this record.

cranK!

[joethelion]

So I *acquired* these trax and I must say the Tiga and M83 trax are by far the stand out trax. The monolake wasn't included unfortunately. I'll have to hunt that un' down.

Here's hoping they'll release a long US box set of sorts for this record.

cranK!

unfortunately, I don't think this is going to happen. "Pain I'm Used To' was iTunes only, and on the DM webpage, they say that there's no plan for a physical release (only digital) for 'Suffer Well'

...I don't really mind - but it's still kind of disappointing, you know?

[crank]

it SURE is. I mean why release all the "new" singles via a box if you aren't going to continue to release cd's?

in the meantime I found this:
http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/49_sufferwell.html
it doesn't mention the monolake single there anywhere. (did I miss it?)
NEVER mind. I see it on the main page along with a teaser mp3...

crAnK!

As I'm listening to Better Days, I quite like it. Quite dark and NASTY. Not really the DM we know either. well,erm I mean, it's DM, but it's different. just check it out...

[djeddy]

IMO Black Celebration began "it all".
Music for the Masses Is great and Violator is excellent. SoFaD was
medi-ochre at best. Ultra was okay but I do think the new record takes them back to form. DjEddy will disagree. (:) )

Chris..let me tell you the progress of DM's albums:

speak & spell and a broken frame is when they are flirting with you.
construction time again is when you buy the drinks.
some great reward is when you invite them to your house.
black celebration is foreplay.
'music for the masses' is when they're pumping
'violator' gives us the money shot.
'SOFD' is that cigarrette after sex.
ultra is when you're asleep.
exciter wakes you up.
and playing the angel is morning breath.

capiche?


that said...didnt i remember reading here a while back a thread that mentioned Martin disapproving the selection of remixes/remixers used to remake their songs on PTA? is this one of those 'disapproved' cuts? (curious)

[Camiel]

Haha, a very accurate metaphor and in line with their lyrics subjects.

[crank]

That right there is classic Eddy Folks.

Made me laugh quite loud this Am. thanks for the chuckle.

c.RanK.

[joethelion]

that said...didnt i remember reading here a while back a thread that mentioned Martin disapproving the selection of remixes/remixers used to remake their songs on PTA? is this one of those 'disapproved' cuts? (curious)


I think what he said was actually along the lines of - the record company wouldn't let us choose all of the remixes for Precious, and we don't approve of the 'dumbed-down' remixes that were made exclusively for the US market

I don't think he was talking about the actual singles... but he may or may not have been talking about some of the remixes that have come after Precious, as it seems that all of the singles seem to have remixes by two contrasting types - like more abstract stuff (like "A Pain That I'm Used To (Bitstream Threshold Mix)") and more 'mainstream' stuff (like the Jacques Lu Cont Remix of the aforementioned single)

and no - I wouldn't say that you find this in the remixes from previous albums - they were more consistent

[negative1]

here's a really cool mix of 'lillian'
mixed with beats from new orders - blue monday...

i thought it was pretty good..

(oops never mind the link changed)..

look for depeche mode - lillian (blue monday 2006 mix)

its a fanmix...

i'll try to upload it, if anyones interested..

later
-1

[undarrenworld]

here's a really cool mix of 'lillian'
mixed with beats from new orders - blue monday...

i thought it was pretty good..

(oops never mind the link changed)..

look for depeche mode - lillian (blue monday 2006 mix)

its a fanmix...

i'll try to upload it, if anyones interested..

later
-1




Oh yeah, New Order vs. Depeche Mode, oh come on, what you are waiting for? ;)

[stimpee]

ugh. Lillian is probably the worst song on the album (tho its a close call with John The Revelator having similarly cringeworthy lyrics).

[negative1]

a lot of times, the album version isn't that great,
but the remixes are a lot better..

i don't really care for the album versions of:
'precious', 'suffer well', etc..

although there are several mixes of those songs
that i like..

later
-1

[negative1]

ok,

here's the link for the file

[link]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z3PXKNRO

i like that its sounds very 'retro',
and more like classic depeche mode..

see what you think..

later
-1

[undarrenworld]

ugh. Lillian is probably the worst song on the album (tho its a close call with John The Revelator having similarly cringeworthy lyrics).

How can you say that? Lilian is my fav song. But its a matter of taste;)

[undarrenworld]

ok,

here's the link for the file

[link]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z3PXKNRO

i like that its sounds very 'retro',
and more like classic depeche mode..

see what you think..

later
-1


This is weird: All download slots (300) assigned to your country (Czech Republic) are in use.
Please try again later.

:(

[negative1]

ok,

i dont know if you ever downloaded the track
or not..

but here's a whole ton of mixes :

[link]
http://www.dmremix.be/index.htm

have fun..

later
-1

[djeddy]

New single out soon:

Suffer Well Single Version
Better Days Single Version
Suffer Well Album Version 3:50
Suffer Well Tiga Remix 6:28
Suffer Well Tiga Dub 5:29
Suffer Well Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub 6:44
Suffer Well Alter Ego Remix 6:14
Suffer Well Metope Remix 6:53
Suffer Well Metope Vocal Remix 6:28
Suffer Well M83 Remix 4:42
Suffer Well M83 Remix Instrumental 4:42
Better Days Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Vocal Mix 7:09
Better Days Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Remix 7:10
Darkest Star Monolake Remix 5:54



you better add James Holden to the remix list...he remixed (a rather dark dirty and vicious) Darkest Star. no its not danceable. not to me anyway, but if you like holden's clikkity chirp chirp experimental stuff. you'll love it.

[joethelion]

any chance someone could yousendit those two holden mixes?

I've had no luck on solarseek - and it's only on a promo

please?

[stimpee]

I have these somewhere. I'll dig them out.

[34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j]

33 replies? Since when is it OKAY to like Depeche Mode?

[absolute zero]

since always. dm is king :cool:.

[negative1]

here's some sales info about how they are doing
in the US, (not sure about europe), i got this
from 'neworderonline.com' in a thread about dm vs no..

Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel" slipped off The Billboard 200 after 16 weeks. However, New Order's "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" dropped like a rock and only spent four weeks on the tally, after debuting and peaking at No. 46.

"Playing the Angel" bowed at No. 7 and has sold 371,000 in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. On the other hand, "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" has shifted only 84,000.

Here is a rundown of the sales for Depeche Mode's U.S. album releases since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991:

"Songs of Faith and Devotion" (1993; 919,000)
"Songs of Faith and Devotion - Live" (1993; 114,000)
"Ultra" (1997; 584,000)
"The Singles 86>98" (1998; 562,000)
"The Singles 81>85" (1999; 283,000)
"Exciter" (2001; 426,000)
"Singles Box 1" (2004; 2,000)
"Singles Box 2" (2004; 2,000)
"Singles Box 3" (2004; 2,000)
"Singles Box 4" (2004; 5,000)
"Singles Box 5" (2004; 4,000)
"Singles Box 6" (2004; 4,000)
"Remixes 81-04" (2004; 89,000 - all versions combined)
"Playing the Angel" (2005; 371,000)

Additionally, since 1991, when SoundScan set up shop, 1990's "Violator" has moved 1.5 million U.S. copies.

In other Depeche Mode news, three of the bands albums -- "Speak and Spell," "Music for the Masses" and "Violator" -- will see an April 25 U.S. reissue in deluxe editions. They will include all sorts of bonus tracks and video footage, along with remastered sound and expanded packaging. For further information, visit Depeche Mode's official Web site at depechemode.com or the band's remasters mini-site at remasters.depechemode.com.

Depeche Mode's "Touring the Angel" concert trek is on a short break until it April 27 in Mountain View, Calif. After that, the band heads to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. on April 29.

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they're not doing so well here lately,
i thought the latest album was doing ok,
but not so much anymore..

later
-1

[joethelion]

you can say what they want about their album sales, but it definitely seems like their US tour went well

...why else would they be coming back? and not to just cities where they didn't visit before

they're playing in DC again in not too long...

[negative1]

you can say what they want about their album sales, but it definitely seems like their US tour went well

...why else would they be coming back? and not to just cities where they didn't visit before

they're playing in DC again in not too long...
not to take anything away from DM, but album sales
have a lot to do with touring, and vice versa...

sometimes they tour more to pump up the album sales..

other times..if they have great sales, they know they
can tour more places..

however, with a band like new order, who don't have
great sales, they don't get the touring support.

later
-1

[djeddy]

any chance someone could yousendit those two holden mixes?

I've had no luck on solarseek - and it's only on a promo

please?


look for me on ssx..i'm on there.
i have them under james holden/remixes folder

[34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j]

yeah well...heard a lot about the playing the angel album and i want to check it out...does this mean it's cool to like gary numan too?

[negative1]

darn,

another promo to look for:
JOHN THE REVELATOR
1) TIEFSCHWARZ DUB
2) "DAVE IS IN THE DISCO" TIEFSCHWARZ REMIX
3) MURK MIAMI MIX
4) MURK MODE DUB
5) MURK MODE MIX
6) BOOSTA EXTENDED CLUB MIX

i don't think this is scheduled
for release..



later
-1

[joethelion]

well - I know that UNKLE are also doing a remix of John the Revelator... so that might be just one of a few upcoming promo's

and no - it's not cool to like Gary Numan now:p

[stimpee]

well - I know that UNKLE are also doing a remix of John the Revelator... so that might be just one of a few upcoming promo's

and no - it's not cool to like Gary Numan now:pi've heard some of Numans latest stuff and instrumentally it sounds pretty good. Its just a shame that he cant sing.

As for John The Revelator, its one of the two really awful tracks on the album (Lillian is the other) so I hope that UNKLE will twist it and release a dub version with the shit lyrics removed :p

[negative1]

i'm not a huge fan of gary numan..

although i really liked the remix albums that came out:

random, and random 2

now of course, most of these remixes only alluded
to the originals....but i still liked them..

later
-1

[joethelion]

yea I wasn't a huge fan of "John the Revelator" until I heard it live... kinda makes me hope that the 'single version' is closer to that

but honestly - I only really dig the first seven tracks off the album

come to think of it though, seven tracks isn't bad for an album, you know?

[negative1]

did anyone get any of the new remasters that
are out now?

any reviews? issues? surprises?

i'll wait until the US releases later this month.

the ones that are out are PAL video..

later
-1

[Camiel]

I've just purchased the violator and music for the masses cd's/dvd's, but still have to listen to the 5.1 version. I'll let you know tomorrow.

By the by, I've been to the Rotterdam concert and I thought it was awesome. Especially with Anton Corbijn announcing them.

[Camiel]

Allrighty. The Violator version sounds awesome in 5.1. The songs got more dimensions, though I have to listen to the original again to see whether some songs (especially Clean) haven't been changed. I hear a melody in Clean that I've never heard before.

As for Music for the Masses: fuck that. It won't play on my dvd player in stereo, Dolby 5.1 or DTS! I have contacted the shop already and have to change the dvd.

[sloff]

I co-DJed a whole evening of New Order and Depeche Mode last month, I got the responsiblity of Depeche Mode. Anyway, Suffer Well (Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub) and Pain That I'm Used To (Jacque LeCont mix) went over huge. I was really suprised since the crowd seemed like the kind of fans who like their songs unremixed. People really danced their asses off the whole night. :D

As far as my favorite on Suffer Well it is with out a doubt the M83 vocal mix, funny because the first listen really disappointed me but after that it was obsession.
Oh and my favorite for A Pain That I'm Used To is the Bitstream Spansule Mix. Made my girlfriend sick playing that one.

[negative1]

thanks for the review camiel tow,
i'm actually interested in speak and spell (and all
the other earlier albums), i don't really like any
of the latter ones...

although some of the mixes are ok..

are the videos cleaned up? i know they put
some b-sides on there also..

later
-1

[pemachine]

There's something that really is bothering me about DM lately, aside from the eclectic songwriting on the latest album, and that is I heard a rumour that they rerecorded Suffer Well for the new Sims game, and Dave sung the vocals in Simlish, the language used in the game by those little buggers... I thought it was a joke until I went to depechemode.com and found the EA promo for the game there... they even rendered the band as though they were in the game... i think this is kinda sad, anyone else?

[negative1]

why? its just another way for exposure to their music.
maybe they even like playing the game..

artists have been using their music in videogames
for quite some time, even underworld for some of
the 'wipeout' series......although they weren't in
the game though..

[ultradave]

Better Days - great track. The remixes on the Suffer Well Single are pretty good - the -Basteroid Dance Is Gone Remix- is the better of the 2 IMO.
I just listened to this today on my nano... now I'm playing it again because I can... The -Basteroid Dance Is Gone Vocal Mix- - the lyrics are just too chopped up to me... They're very similar though.

The Tiga Remixes of Suffer Well are good. The M83 instrumental is really good and the Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub is a nice club track (when you really want to feel the music through the body)...

I for one am looking forward to the remastered albums. I actually d/l them from a torrent site and for mp3's - I think they sound pretty good - looking forward to getting the actual CD/DVD releases though. I really can't wait for the re-issue of Black Celebration (the orginal recording is just too low and too tinny, it'll be nice to have nicer quality recording with some good bass and a fuller sound - I can't wait!!!!)

now playing: Suffer Well (Narcotic Thrust Vocal Dub) - DM

[ultradave]

Suffer Well... in Simlish... i think this is kinda sad, anyone else?

In a review Dave said he wanted to do this because the vocals were to be in the Sim language (a cross between Tagalog and Russian) - Interesting... He was up for the challange - and it was something different. What else could you expect from Dave Gahan?

I have the movie file of the video for it - it's pretty interesting...

Now what would be sad is if they ended up being nominated and winning a grammy for it - ha ha... that would be sad with all the other great music they 've released without much recognition here in the US because of the crappy pop music that fills the air...

now playing: Suffer Well (Alter Ego Remix)

[34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j]

i've heard some of Numans latest stuff and instrumentally it sounds pretty good. Its just a shame that he cant sing.


I only have his early stuff (Tubeway Army, Replicas, Pleasure Principle, and Telekon), but I like his voice! Its got a certain unique quality to it that most people don't have...I could tell his voice apart from anyones. Also in that respect, I like Stan Ridgway even better...

[ultradave]

ok,

i dont know if you ever downloaded the track
or not..

but here's a whole ton of mixes :

[link]
http://www.dmremix.be/index.htm

have fun..

later
-1

I must have about a million bootleg remixes from DM, but for some strange reason I must d/l these... Thanks -1 for feeding my addiction...

now playing: Obsession - XYMOX

[joethelion]

no - it's not sad at all... as aforementioned - there's the UW / Wipeout Connection, Underworld's "Word Image Sound Play" (or whatever it was called) and David Bowie's work & appearance in "Omicron: the Nomad Soul"... I think you could even play as bowie in it - i don't know, as I didn't own the console needed to play it

and - it's really not any different than someone using soundtracks to promote their work

There's something that really is bothering me about DM lately, aside from the eclectic songwriting on the latest album, and that is I heard a rumour that they rerecorded Suffer Well for the new Sims game, and Dave sung the vocals in Simlish, the language used in the game by those little buggers... I thought it was a joke until I went to depechemode.com and found the EA promo for the game there... they even rendered the band as though they were in the game... i think this is kinda sad, anyone else?

[pemachine]

no - it's not sad at all... as aforementioned - there's the UW / Wipeout Connection, Underworld's "Word Image Sound Play" (or whatever it was called) and David Bowie's work & appearance in "Omicron: the Nomad Soul"... I think you could even play as bowie in it - i don't know, as I didn't own the console needed to play it

and - it's really not any different than someone using soundtracks to promote their work

it's not the promotion of the music that bugs me per se, it's the Simlish Language... my ex was totally in love with the sims games when we lived together and I just found it really annoying to listen to LOL...

anyhow, I'm sure with enough exposure to the track, I could get used to it. Actually, I'm just glad that DM is still around and popular enough that they can get these opportunities.

[stimpee]

Out on June 5th is the double A-side single "John The Revelator"/"Lilian" by Depeche Mode. The single is the fourth release from their "Playing The Angel" album that has surpassed 2 million copies in sales. Following "Precious", "A Pain That I'm Used To" and "Suffer Well", both tracks were written by Martin Gore and produced by Ben Hillier of Doves and Blur fame.

Considered by many as being the albums best two tracks (hah! not by me! albums two worst!) the songs will be available on a 2-track CD, Maxi CD and DVD, featuring exclusive remixes by Unkle with a new video, which was filmed at their live show in Milan.

The full tracklisting for the 5 different formats is:
2-Track CD single ("John The Revelator" Single Version, "Lilian" Single Version),
CD Maxi single ("John The Revelator" 'Dave Is In The Disco' Tiefschwarz Remix, "John The Revelator" Murk Mode Remix, "John The Revelator" Unkle Re Construction, "John The Revelator" Boosta Club Remix, "John The Revelator" Tiefschwarz Dub),
the DVD single ("John The Revelator" Video, "Nothing's Impossible" Bare, "Lilian" Chab Vocal Remix)
and 2 twelve inch releases ("John The Revelator" 'Dave Is In The Disco' Tiefschwarz Remix, "John The Revelator" Tiefschwarz Dub, "Lilian" Chab Dub, "John The Revelator" Murk Mode Dub, "John The Revelator" Boosta Club Remix and "Lilian" Chab Vocal Remix).

They say you cant polish a turd, but I hope these remixers can do a good job on them. Hopefully they'll start by removing those godawful lyrics.

[stimpee]

They say you cant polish a turd, but I hope these remixers can do a good job on them. Hopefully they'll start by removing those godawful lyrics.HAHAHAHA well, this is not quite what I meant but as most Depeche Mode fans know, Martin Gore is going thru a divorce right now and this parody (http://www.bigupload.com/d=C93F4B09) of John The Revelator, titled Martin The Divorcer has been doing the rounds so I uploaded it for your listening and laughing pleasure. Poor Martin :p

[negative1]

ok, i've heard all the mixes off the 11 track promo..

i think some are pretty good..
as far as the john the revelator mixes go,
only 2 have a lot of vocals in them, the rest
are all pretty instrumental..

i don't really care for the 'lillian' mixes though,
most are pretty minimal noise, electro, type
mixes, and barely use the vocals..

i have to admit depeche mode is finally
getting more adventurous with their
mixers though..

is this a record for releases/mixes off an
album? there must be about 50 official
ones for all the singles...

later
-1

[joethelion]

I also scored the remixes off the 11 track promo, and although I haven't really had the chance to properly listen to all of them, but yea I'd have to agree with -1 about the remixes

overall, I definitely think I like this group much more than the ones from the previous singles - especially "Suffer Well"

and it definitely seems that with each of the singles, there seems to be a consistent pattern of 1/2 of them being more danceable, then the other half being more ...'glitchy' for a lack of a better term

as far as this album bringing the most (overall) mixes, that I'm not sure of... I think Ultra might've had more, but... what I have noticed is that they really haven't had any 'promo-only' mixes off this album (save for James Holden's mixes of "The Darkest Star") - which, honestly I feel is a massive improvement over past albums. It was always such a pain that some of the better mixes were always so hard to track down

but - if anyone has the time, they count up the total number of remixes from each album on http://www.depmod.com/misc/index.html

and ...one favor to ask - does anyone have Mayer's Ambient mix of Precious? I only have it on the dvd and well... I'm a bit too lazy to record it off the disc (and I'm running out of space on my HD for another .aif file)

[negative1]

just rip the track from the dvd, if you have a pc,
there's a program i always use called dvd audio extractor
that does the job..

i'm glad depeche is making a come back of sorts,
i haven't really listened them in about 15 years
(on and off)...maybe they still have it in them.
(unlike u2, new order, human league, etc.....)

later
-1

[Troy McClure]

-1, thank you for the suggestion about ripping audio from a DVD. I didn't know there was software available to do this. I found a 30 day trial from http://www.castudio.org/dvdaudioextractor/ . Works great. Just finished ripping my Depeche Mode, 'One Night in Paris' DVD.

Cheers, Jason