Posted by admin on Oct 11, 2008 in
A Broken Frame,
Dave Gahan,
Depeche mode,
Music The first album on which Martin Gore stepped forward to fill the departed Vince Clarke’s songwriting shoes, taking his predecessor’s catchy electro-pop approach a step further.
When pop mastermind/main songwriter Vince Clarke departed DM after the group’s first album to form Yaz with Alison Moyet, it seemed like the end for the boys from Basildon, but it was really a new beginning. Martin Gore stepped forward to fill Clarke’s songwriting shoes, surprising the world by taking his predecessor’s catchy electro-pop approach a step further.
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Posted by admin on Oct 11, 2008 in
Dave Gahan,
Depeche mode,
Music,
Paper monsters More than two decades after Depeche Mode’s debut, mouthpiece Dave Gahan finally got around to releasing his solo debut in the shape of 2003’s PAPER MONSTERS. Having wrestled with more than his share of personal demons during his ascent to stardom, it’s no surprise that this Gahan fills the album with echoes of his inner struggle. Working with New York City-based multi-instrumentalist Knox Chandler, the dour vocalist injects enough swirling synths, droning guitars, and oddly arranged strings to approximate a murder-ballad ambiance that brings to mind Nick Cave. This is particularly true on songs like the harrowing “Black and Blue Again” and the subtler, more ambient “Stay.”
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Tags: cd, Dave Gahan, Depeche mode