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Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom (1980 – present)

Depeche Mode are an English band, founded in 1980, originally from the town of Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom. They are one of the most enduring and successful bands to have emerged during the , and particularly from the / era. The band name is derived from a French fashion magazine, Dépêche mode, which means “fashion dispatch.”

The band have been highly influential in the dance music scene, especially , techno and trance, in part due to their innovative work, recording techniques and use of sampling. Their most successful album is arguably 1990’s Violator, which reached the #2 position in the UK, #7 in the US, and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The band has released a long series of high-charting singles over their three-decades long career. Enjoy The Silence is their most recognized song and is one of the most covered songs in history.

The original line-up was Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke. In December 1981, Clarke left the band and later went on to form Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. Alan Wilder joined the group initially in January 1982 as a live keyboardist but became an official member in December 1982. He left mid-1995 to fully concentrate on his Recoil project and the band continued as a trio. In 2010 Wilder re-joined Depeche Mode on stage after 16 years, for a performance of Somebody during a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
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  • The Singles 86>98
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  • xNosaru

    here is the house where it all happens ♪

    6 hours ago
  • Dealerka

    Panowie Depesze, Polaczki czekają! [2]

    yesterday evening
  • Varnish_ice

    Россия любит дм [58]

    yesterday afternoon
  • aguness

    Panowie Depesze, Polaczki czekają!

    yesterday morning
  • MyMusicMyDivas

    ↨♥↨ Enjoy The Silence ↨♥↨

    yesterday morning
  • Pikoleh

    come to brazil!

    Sunday evening
  • isaacjp

    best band ever

    Sunday evening
  • tuhde

    I want new pictures of DM. Tired of the old ones.

    Saturday evening
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Ben Sherman VIP Depeche Mode Signed Plectrum In Aid Of Lifebeat

6 Jun 2011 | from www.depechemode.com/RSS.php

Ben Sherman is auctioning off one of Martin's guitar picks from the Tour Of The Universe. The pick, as seen in the image to the left, comes framed with a signed postcard from Martin, and a …

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