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30 years ‘Dreaming of me’

Anja — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:25:12 +0000

Compositionofsound.com supports Depeche-World´s new project ‘Dreaming of me’ in honour of the 30 year Anniversary of Depeche Mode´s Song ‘Dreaming of me’. Fans all over the world are invited to support and purchase the song online on the due date February 20th 2011. Visit dreamingofme.eu for more information about the idea!

Tour of the Universe Final Gig

Anja — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:35:45 +0000

I was so lucky to attend the last two final Gigs of the ‘Tour of the Universe’ this last weekend in Duesseldorf, Esprit Arena. It was a highly emotional time, especially on date 2, of course, when Dave said Thank you and Goodbye to us Fans.

The shows were a blast and almost every song was performed very powerfully and as a dance-guarantee. Only the first three songs are too slow for the show-start (‘In Chains’, ‘Wrong’ and ‘Hole to feed’ from ‘Sounds of the Universe’, of course)

Especially Martin´s intense performances touched me deeply. His almost Acapella performance of ‘Insight’ on the 26th, ‘Home’, ‘One Caress’, ‘Somebody’ and ‘Dressed in Black’ are exactly what I would like to hear from DM in the future. More classic elements, mixed with old components from all their 30 years of work-experience? Worth a thought, boys.

Anyways, I hope the gentlemen recover thorough from this heavy tour.

Here are a few impressions.

And check my Youtube-Channel for a few video-snippets and close-ups.

‘One Caress’

Depeche Mode Calendar 2010

Anja — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:29:54 +0000

An illustrated Depeche Mode Calendar 2010 is in the making. I will offer it for download again by the end of this year and you can download the pdf-sheet for free again, for pixel-free printing. The Calendar will be completely illustrated and won´t have any pixelled photography inside, so there won´t be any quality loss in printing process.
View a Teaser below:

Opinion on ‘Hole to feed’

Anja — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:52:56 +0000

Okay, I have to join in the fan-ranks of disappointed people, who dislike the new Depeche Mode Music Video for their song ‘Hole to feed’. It got released last evening and since then, the negative comments massively spread over the web. No wonder with a video like this that just makes one wonder what the Band thought of releasing something like this creation. What is the purpose, what is the aim? Maybe piss us off until there is no interest or expectations left? Or align the Band to the Zeitgeist so much until there is nothing left but aggressive scenery and pictures sans purpose?

Plot

Depeche Mode don´t appear in this video for even one single moment. Instead, we see a Teenage Combo on stage, dressed in excessively colourful crazy fashion. Gender seems to be of no importance here. The frontman/woman starts to move their mouth to Dave´s singing and stares into the watching club-crowd below without any emotion. The emotionless crowd simply stares back.

With the camera moving around the location, it catches a couple that almost swallows themselves by very heavy french kissing. The man is covered in Tattoos. While the crowd watches them dumbly, more and more couples turn to each other – mindless it seems – and start to french-kiss animalistically.

The Teenage Band just watches, as if there was no brain-activity or realization of what happens around them. One Band-Member wears heavy fake eyelashes and braces. She looks like a 15-year-old girl.

We leave the club and enter the streets where hetero couples only play with each other´s tongues like animals. Their faces are covered in Spit and Food. The camera doesn´t leave out weird couples either. We only see heteros, though.
Sad Top of the scenery would be the couple by the Hot Dog stand, where the guy stuffs the woman´s mouth with a Hot Dog with lots of mustard. They keep smearing the stuff into each other´s faces.

People keep tongue-playing until the song stops. Then they simply separate and go their own ways like Zombies.
Back in the club and on stage, the Teenage Band stops playing/singing and weirdly look at each other. The crowd stares back…

Screencaps

My opinion

I can understand the band management´s immense efforts to try and fit into today´s zeitgeist: They obviously try to reach the young MTV-audience with intense colours and seemingly shocking actions. While showing the zombie-like behaviour of everyone in the video, they obviously want to mirror today´s society, where people are mainly watching things happen without any action.

For another band with another style and message (and past!!) it´d be a fitting work – but for Depeche Mode?! I´d rather have a simple video with the Band performing or no video at all to let the mind wander than a bad video-creation like this.

Why did they choose this video?

To get attention, any attention, no matter if positive or negative?
To extremely adjust to today´s young and flippant audience to be cool?
To show the old fans and critics that they are in constant change?
Not to be in the video at all and show they don´t really care anymore?
To completely exchange the old fans with new, fresh 18- people?

I have no idea. I´m extremely disappointed and confused.

Official ‘Hole to feed’ Video

Anja — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:04:22 +0000

The official Music Video to ‘Hole to feed’ is now online and viewable here.
It´s not what you expect.
Opinions and reviews spread around the web.
Now, I am very curious about your opinion, what you expected and what you think of this video´s (possible) message, scenery and style.

Please post away.

Depeche in Hamburg

Anja — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:45:08 +0000

I attended the Tour of the Universe Show in Hamburg and uploaded lots of new pictures again.
Preview:

Visit the Gallery for all pictures.

Depeche Mode in Berlin

Anja — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:22:31 +0000

Last Wednesday Depeche Mode entered stage at Olympiastadion Berlin and I had the great pleasure to attend this event. I took my cam with me and made a lot of photos, proof that the boys are back healthy and with a lot of energy.
Dave threw all his power into the performance. He even spoke a few words during the show.

To the Gallery

All SotU Webclips so far

Anja — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:01:21 +0000

A list of all current Webclips with snippets from ‘Songs of the Universe’:

Depeche Studio Clip #7

Anja — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:50:52 +0000

Depeche released a new studio webclip. So cute, they have a lot of fun with the technique, especially Dave.

Sounds of the Universe Tracklist

Anja — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:29:48 +0000

The Band released the tracklist of their upcoming album. Here are the song´s names:

1. In Chains
2. Hole To Feed
3. Wrong
4. Fragile Tension
5. Little Soul
6. In Sympathy
7. Peace
8. Come Back
9. Spacewalker
10. Perfect
11. Miles Away / The Truth Is
12. Jezebel
13. Corrupt