Depeche Mode. 7,288,909 likes 43,071 talking about this. From beginnings in Basildon, Essex, to the Universe, Depeche Mode have been creating their. Depeche Mode Depeche Mode esiintymss Barcelonassa vuonna 2006. Tiedot Toiminnassa 1980 Tyylilaji synthpop, new wave, alternative dance, electronic rock. Sampletank 2 L. Depeche Mode Discography at Discogs. English electronic music band formed March 1. Basildon, Essex, and named after a popular French fashion magazine. The groups original line up consisted of Dave Gahan lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2. Martin Gore keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1. Andy Fletcher keyboards, and Vince Clarke keyboards, chief songwriter from 1. Depeche Mode released their debut record in 1. Speak Spell, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. Clarke left the band after the release of the album, leaving the band as a trio to record A Broken Frame, released the following year. Gore took over lead songwriting duties and, later in 1. Depeche Mode Live CdsAlan Wilder keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter officially joined the band to fill Clarkes spot, establishing a line up that would continue for the next thirteen years. The bands last albums of the 1. Black Celebration and Music for the Masses, established them as a dominant force on the mainstream electronic music scene. A highlight of this era was the bands concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, where they drew a crowd in excess of 6. In the new decade, Depeche Mode released Violator, a mainstream success. The subsequent album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, and the supporting Devotional Tour exacerbated tensions within the band to the point where Alan Wilder quit in 1. Now a trio once again, the band released Ultra in 1. Gahans near fatal drug abuse, Gores alcoholism and seizures and Fletchers depression. The release of Exciter confirmed Depeche Modes willingness to remain together, the subsequent, and very successful, Exciter Tour being their first tour in support of an original album in eight years since the Devotional Tour, although the band had toured in 1. The Singles 8. 69. Blogspot Templates Mosaic. Depeche Mode have had fifty songs in the UK Singles Chart and thirteen top 1. UK charts, two of which debuted at No. Depeche Mode have to this day sold over 1. Q magazine calls Depeche Mode the most popular electronic band the world has ever known and included the band in the list of the 5. Bands That Changed the World. Depeche Mode also rank number 9. VH1s 1. 00 Greatest Artists Of All Time. Current lineup. Martin L. Gore keyboards, guitar, vocals. Dave Gahan lead vocals. Andrew Fletcher keyboards. Former members. Vince Clarke 1. Alan Wilder 1. 98.