MAGAZINE
* March 2024 (Cover & 130 pages with Depeche Mode)
This deluxe bookazine steers readers through every Depeche Mode release (album by album, song by song) beginning with their debut single Dreaming Of Me in February 1981 and concluding with last year’s powerful and poignant Memento Mori.
Beautifully illustrated with sleeve artwork and rare and iconic photographs, Depeche Mode Essentials is a must-have for all fans of the group and music connoisseurs.
In between evaluates the group’s 14 other studio albums, celebrating the noirish genius of their first big international smashes, Music For The Masses (1987), Violator (1990) and Songs Of Faith And Devotion (1993), while also delving deep into lesser-appreciated works, such as their transitionary second LP A Broken Frame (1982) and analogue synth-driven Sounds Of The Universe (2009). Appraises their live albums, compilations, remix collections and solo projects, as well as recommend the best Depeche Mode documentaries and literature.
The group’s 44-year career hasn’t been without its fair share of drama, of course – singer Dave Gahan’s near-fatal overdose; Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder’s sudden departures; chief songwriter Martin Gore’s creative struggles; Andy Fletcher’s unexpected and devastating death in 2022. To shed more light on these pivotal events, includes the finest in-depth features and interviews from MOJO’s extensive archives.