5/3/2023 0 Comments Depeche mode album violatorA highly addictive synth instrumental that separates each verse and chorus. It’s still very Depeche but this track raises the bar with different levels that will become apparent throughout the album. The album begins with the superb “World In My Eyes” which sets the scene for DM in the 90’s. By the end of March 1990 we could all judge for ourselves just what we thought of this new and exciting direction… 1. With a dramatic change of direction when compared with their previous releases, chiefly down to producer Mark Ellis aka Flood (who had been an engineer on their 1985 album “Shake The Disease”), The Mode reinvented themselves, this time with a more alt-rock, band feel, whilst retaining a certain amount of electro-pop to satisfy the core of their fanbase who had worshipped them for over a decade. Surprisingly, the first fruit of this new project was ‘unleashed’ in the Autumn of 1989, while production was still nowhere near complete on the album, which was spread across five different studios in London, New York, Milan and Gjerlev in Denmark. Thirty years ago: a retrospective review of Depeche Mode’s 1990 album, “Violator” Following their 1987 album “Music For The Masses” and a live album in early 1989 (“101”), Depeche Mode settled down to writing and recording new material for their seventh studio release.
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