Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe 2009

Artist : Depeche Mode
Genre : Rock / Alternatif
Album : Sounds Of The Universe
Location : Basildon, United Kingdom
Website : www.myspace.com/depechemode
Label : Mute, EMI, Capitol records
Releases : April 20th, 2009
Available Format : CD, Digital Download, Vinyl LP (plus bonus audio CD), Special Edition CD+DVD Combo

Desription :

Sounds of the Universe is the twelfth full-length album by Depeche Mode, released in Europe on 20 April, and on 21 April in the US and Canada. Recorded in Santa Barbara and New York, 'Sounds Of The Universe' reunites Depeche Mode with producer Ben Hillier (Blur, Doves, Elbow), who previously produced their 2005 album 'Playing The Angel'.
Track Listing :
1. "In Chains" – 6:53
2. "Hole to Feed" – 3:59 (Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott)
3. "Wrong" – 3:13
4. "Fragile Tension" – 4:09
5. "Little Soul" – 3:31
6. "In Sympathy" – 4:54
7. "Peace" – 4:29
8. "Come Back" – 5:15 (Gahan, Eigner, Phillpott)
9. "Spacewalker" – 1:53
10. "Perfect" – 4:33
11. "Miles Away / The Truth Is" – 4:14 (Gahan, Eigner, Phillpott)
12. "Jezebel" – 4:41
13. "Corrupt" – 5:04 (8:58)
"Interlude #5" – 0:41 (hidden song starting at 8:17)

Members :
Dave Gahan
Martin Gore
Andrew Fletcher

Press Release :

DEPECHE MODE
ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF
SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE
APRIL 21, 2009

January 15, 2009- Groundbreaking, chart-topping electro legends Depeche Mode are proud to announce the release of their long-anticipated new studio album, Sounds Of The Universe on April 21, 2009 (Mute Records).

Eclectic and energized, the band's new release is their most dazzling and diverse album in decades. Recorded in Santa Barbara and New York, Depeche Mode returned to using a lot of vintage gear, from analogue synthesizers to drum machines, in order to conjure up the retro-futuristic arrangements featured on the album. Lyrically the release contains many of the group's enduring obsessions plus more overt black humor than any of their previous collections.

Like with their 2005 studio album, Playing The Angel, Sounds Of The Universe features writing credits for both Martin Gore, the group's primary songwriter, and Dave Gahan who after honing his talents on two solo albums, has earned his place as Depeche Mode's second writer. The release also marks a reunion between the band and producer Ben Hillier (Blur, Doves, Elbow), who worked with the band to help give their new album its timeless sound. The first single from the release, "Wrong," grabs the listener's attention from its first stack-heeled, staccato shriek. Over stomping beats, screeching synthesizers, and Dave's overlord chant, "Wrong" already feels like a Depeche Mode classic. Other standout tracks include Martin's velvet-lined Scott Walker croon on the sensual lounge-music ballad "Jezebel," to the sci-fi gospel-blues hymn "In Chains" and "Hole To Feed," which marries modern electronics to a floor-shaking, bone-rattling Bo Diddley beat.

As one of the most influential bands of the post-punk era, with global sales in excess of 100 million, Depeche Mode belongs to a select premiere league of super groups who have survived from the early 1980s with their ideals, creative vision and core members intact. Formed in 1981, Depeche Mode - Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher - continue to win critical and commercial acclaim across the world both in the studio and on the road. All of the band's 11 studio albums have reached the Top Ten in not only the UK and USA but 20 plus countries around the world including Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Belgium. Additionally, since their inception Depeche Mode's live shows continue to be a must-see attraction, with the group playing to 2.8 million people across 31 countries on their last tour alone.http://www.depechemode.com