Depeche Mode & related artists

out now: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – Angels & Ghosts [Columbia Records]

Artist:
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers

Title:
Angels & Ghosts

Label:
Columbia Records

Cat#:
tba

Release Date:
23rd October 2015

Format:
CD, vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Shine

02)
You Owe Me

03)
Tempted

04)
All Of This And Nothing

05)
One Thing

06)
Don’t Cry

07)
Lately

08)
The Last Time

09)
My Sun

Press Info:
Multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning recording artist Dave Gahan, along with musical partner Soulsavers, will release a new album October 23rd. Entitled ‘Angels & Ghosts’, this is the collaborators’ second album, following their critically-acclaimed 2012 release ‘The Light the Dead See’. The album will be released in digital, as well as physical CD and vinyl formats, worldwide on October 23rd through Columbia Records. The “utterly riveting” album boasts nine original tracks, all written by Dave Gahan & Soulsavers.

The album launches today with the online premiere of the moody, cinematic anthem “All of This and Nothing”, can be heard below.

An evolution from their first album, ‘Angels & Ghosts’ proves to be a markedly stronger and more hard-hitting body of work. Listeners can expect to be led through an aural mix of dark, brooding sounds, elements inspired by gospel and blues, and the stark beauty that has become a signature of Dave and Soulsavers’ works. Dave Gahan’s emotionally powerful voice has never sounded better, and drives the album forward over a landscape of meticulously crafted instrumentation.

A transatlantic collaboration, the writing process started with Dave Gahan and Soulsavers’ Rich Machin exchanging demos and ideas from their respective studios in lower Manhattan and rural England. They then recorded the album with additional musicians in studios around the world, including classic locations such as Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and Electric Lady in New York. The end result is a vibrant, live-sounding album, and proof of the “instant and obvious fit” Machin felt writing with Gahan.

To fully showcase the powerful, live nature of the album, Dave Gahan & Soulsavers will bring the project to life in a series of six special shows in iconic, intimate venues across the US and Europe. Starting October 19th at the first show in Los Angeles, Dave Gahan & Soulsavers will perform as a ten-piece band, with shows in New York, London, Berlin, Paris and Milan to follow. Tickets for all shows will go on sale September 18th and select shows will be broadcast and streamed for fans worldwide. Full dates and venues are listed below

Listen:
soon

Video:
“All Of This And Nothing” (Lyric Video)

Short Film:
click here to watch the official short film

Live Dates:
October 19th – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
October 22nd – New York, NY – Town Hall
October 26th – London, UK – Shepherds Bush Empire
October 30th – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom
November 2nd – Paris, FR – La Cigale
November 4th – Milan, IT – Fabrique

Live Special:
DG & Soulsavers – 4 tracks live in Berlin, recorded by Electronic Beats

Recommendation:
album “The Light, The Dead See”

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Websites:
Soulsavers
Dave Gahan
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out now: MG – Remixes [Mute]

Artist:
MG

Title:
Remixes

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
MUTE539

Release Date:
02nd October 2015 9th October 2015

Format:
2×12″, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Europa Hymn
(Andy Stott Remix)

02.
Brink
(Virgil Enzinger Remix)

03.
Pinking
(Christoffer Berg Remix)

04.
De Nada

05.
Gifting

06.
Featherlight
(Mantra Of Machines Remix)

Track 06 is digital only. It’s the winner of the remix competition.

Press Info (English)
Martin Gore announces a remix EP, available on double 12” vinyl and digital October 2nd via Mute. The EP will include remixes by Andy Stott, Virgil Enzinger, and Christoffer Berg, alongside two previously unreleased tracks.

In association with BitTorrent, Martin is also launching a remix competition for the track “Featherlight.” The winning remix will be included on the digital release of Martin’s EP.

Download the stems and send in your remix!

Press Info (German)
Nach Veröffentlichung seines elektronischen Instrumental Albums MG kündigt Martin Gore heute die MG Remixes EP an. Auf der EP, die nur digital und auf Vinyl erscheinen wird, sind Remixes durch Andy Stott, Virgil Enzinger und Christoffer Berg sowie zwei bisher unveröffentlichte Tracks enthalten.

In Zusammenarbeit mit der Filesharing-Plattform BitTorrent startet Martin Gore nun außerdem ein Remix Wettbewerb zu dem Albumtrack Featherlight. Der Gewinner-Remix wird dann auf dem offiziellen, digitalen Release der EP enthalten sein

Hole dir die Parts und lade deinen Remix hoch!

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Europa Hymn (Andy Stott Remix)”

Specials:
CLR Podcast by Martin Gore
Drop The Biscuit Podcast by Martin Gore

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Websites:
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out now: MG – Pinking (Christoffer Berg Remix) [Mute]

Artist:
MG

Title:
Pinking (Christoffer Berg Remix)

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
IXMUTE539

Release Date:
02nd July 2015

Format:
digital

Tracklist:
01.
Pinking
(Christoffer Berg Remix)

Press Info:
Listen to the intense, pulsing remix of the new electronic Martin Gore track ‘Pinking’, taken from his critically acclaimed solo project MG and remixed by Swedish producer, DJ and musician, Christoffer Berg.

‘Pinking’ is one of the many highlights on Gore’s evocative 16-track electronic instrumental album, MG, which is out now on Mute. The album is creates an absorbing and emotional sonic landscape, and was described by VICE as “a textural, complicated album”. Explaining the appeal of a purely instrumental record, Martin says, “I am aware of the power of pure music and the emotions that can be created by musical atmospheres and that is what I wanted to capture with this project.”

Christoffer Berg is well known for his programming work, perhaps most notably on Depeche Mode’s 2013 album ‘Delta Machine’, where he worked closely with Martin, exploring his vast selection of vintage synthesizers and gear. Christoffer also remixed the VCMG track ‘Aftermaths’.

Note: it is part of the remix EP (see link below) so this release was removed from the stores.

Snippets:
soon

Specials:
CLR Podcast by Martin Gore
Drop The Biscuit Podcast by Martin Gore

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Websites:
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out now: MG – MG [Mute]

Artist:
MG

Title:
MG

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
STUMM381

Release Date:
27th April 2015

Format:
CD, LP & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Pinking

02.
Swanning

03.
Exalt

04.
Elk

05.
Brink

06.
Europa Hymn

07.
Creeper

08.
Spiral

09.
Stealth

10.
Hum

11.
Islet

12.
Crowly

13.
Trysting

14.
Southerly

15.
Featherlight

16.
Blade

Press Info (Englisch):
Martin Gore, songwriter and founding member of Depeche Mode, announces the releases of ‘MG’, an evocative 16-track electronic instrumental album out on 27 April 2015 on Mute.

Written and produced by Martin Gore, work began on ‘MG’ following the final dates of Depeche Mode’s ‘Delta Machine’ tour in March 2013 at Gore’s home studio in Santa Barbara. An entire instrumental album had been in his thoughts for some time, particularly since he has been writing instrumentals for Depeche Mode since 1981.

“I wanted to keep the music very electronic, very filmic and give it an almost sci-fi like quality,” Martin explains. “Music is a necessity for me. I go into the studio at least 5 days a week, every week, so once I had the idea and the template, the process was quick and fun.”

‘MG’ is a soundtrack to an emotional and mysterious film of your own design.
From the Angelo Badalmenti – like atmosphere of ‘Elk’ to the industrial electro swagger of ‘Brink’, it landscapes a unique and arresting vision.

After finishing recording ‘MG’, Martin asked Q to mix it which seemed a perfectly natural choice as he previously mixed VCMG, Martin Gore and Vince Clarke’s 2012 album, ‘SSSS’.

Explaining the decision to release the album under the acronym, MG, Gore says, “As the album is very electronic and has no vocals, I felt it deserved another persona so decided to carry on the MG concept from the VCMG album.”

‘MG’ showcases another side to this multi-talented musician. “As a songwriter, I am aware of the power of words,” Martin admits. “Especially when they are juxtaposed in the right way with chords and melody. I am also aware of the power of pure music and the emotions that can be created by musical atmospheres and that is what I wanted to capture with this project.”

Press Info (German):
Martin Gore, Songwriter und Gründungsmitglied von Depeche Mode, kündigt die Veröffentlichung of MG an, seinem 16 Tracks umfassenden, elektronischen Instrumental Album, das am 24. April bei Mute erscheinen wird.

Jetzt schon lässt sich daraus der Vorgeschmack Europa Hymn hier anhören (siehe unten).

Das Schreiben und Produzieren an Album MG begann Martin Gore im heimischen Studio in Santa Barbara gleich im Anschluss an die letzten Termine von Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine Tour im März 2013. Ein komplettes Instrumental Album schwebte ihm schon länger vor, schrieb er für Depeche Mode Instrumentals im Grunde schon seit 1981.

“I wanted to keep the music very electronic, very filmic and give it an almost sci-fi like quality,” erklärt Gore. “Music is a necessity for me. I go into the studio at least 5 days a week, every week, so once I had the idea and the template, the process was quick and fun.”

MG ist der Soundtrack zu Martin Gores ganz eigenem Kopfkino. Von der Angelo Badalmenti-artigen Athmosphäre in Elk hin zum Industrial Electro Swag auf Brink zeichnet das Album eine fesselnde und ungeahnte Klanglandschaft.

Nach dem Aufnahmen zu MG bat Gore Q (alias Überzone), das Album zu mixen, was ganz logisch erschein, mixte Q zuvor bereits VCMG, Martin Gore und Vince Clarkes (Erasure) 2012er Album SSSS.

Danach gefragt, warum Martin Gore sein Solo Album unter dem Namen MG veröffentlicht, antwortet er: “As the album is very electronic and has no vocals, I felt it deserved another persona so decided to carry on the MG concept from the VCMG album.”

So kurz das Akronym MG auch zu sein scheint, so breit ist das Abgebot, das uns Musik-Multitalent Martin Gore hier präsentiert. “As a songwriter, I am aware of the power of words. Especially when they are juxtaposed in the right way with chords and melody. I am also aware of the power of pure music and the emotions that can be created by musical atmospheres and that is what I wanted to capture with this project.”

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Europa Hymn”