The Oedipus Project
Depeche Mode have been with us since 1980.
They continue to create splendid music and will soon release their 15th album, Memento Mori, and the first since the death of founding member Andy Fletcher.
“Ghosts Again” with that classic Depeche Mode sound is the first single, no doubt written with Andy in mind.
Protests songs are slowly emerging. We will feature them here as them become available.
Depeche Mode will include Where’s the Revolution on their album Spirit in March.
A bit lyrically mundane but the spirit is there and this is only the beginning.
Where’s the Revolution
Dave Gahan, lead vocalist of Depeche Mode, has released his 2nd solo album with the help of the production team Soulsavers (aka Rich Machin and Ian Glover).
Angels & Ghosts gives Gahan room to stretch himself as he is not the primary songwriter in Depeche Mode.
“All of This and Nothing” is the lead track.
As we have discussed here in the past, corporations are increasing associating themselves with musicians in the alternative world to enhance their products. In kind, this corporate underwriting has helped these artists to survive and to create, particularly in light of the deteriorating revenue streams of the music business over the past couple of decades.
Gucci has commissioned Bat For Lashes (the wonderful artist Natasha Kahn) to cover Depeche Mode’s 1987 hit “Strangelove” as the soundtrack for the new fragrance Gucci Guilty Pour Homme.
Gucci has also made it a free download here.
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“Strangelove” by Bat For Lashes
