Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 in
Basildon city. The first name of the band was “Composition of Sounds” and their
original members were Vincent Clarke, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher, but in
1981, Vincent Clarke left the band and began his own project called “Yazoo”.
Then, he formed “Erasure” with Andy Bell.
“Composition of Sound” made an
audition to search a new vocalist, who was David Gahan. He suggested a new name
for the band: “Depeche Mode”. This name was taken from a French Magazine.
Their first, single was “Photographic”,
but with the song “Just can get enough”, they were famous around the world,
with this song, they became the number one on Billboard and they maintained their
success with forty eight songs in the UK single chart and #1 albums.
They have become one of the most influential
bands. They are considered part of the best 50 bands of the last time. Some of
the bands influenced by Depeche Mode are “Ultravox”, “kraftwerk”, and some
other new wave band like “Cabaret Voltaire”.
On 6 June 2011, Depeche Mode
released “Remixes 2:81-11” which is a collection of new and classical remixes.
These remixes reinforced the status of Depeche Mode as one of the most
influential bands ever.
written: by Yasna Valdes
written: by Yasna Valdes
