At the end of 1981, lead songwriter Vince Clarke quit the Basildon synth-pop band as they were poised to become an international success. Radio X digs into the story behind one of the biggest bands of ...

“See You” may have been the first time Depeche Mode used objects to emulate synthesizers and drum machine samples, a technique they employed throughout the ’80s—even in live performances. Here, a baby ...

(Pic :© Etienne Tordoir) Photo: Dave Gahan, during a break in the recording of the "Generation 80" programme for Belgian television on 3 April 1982 (© Etienne Tordoir). Be sure to read all our ...

Ha ha! FLETCHER: Dave actually locked himself away for days on end, painting. Alan was really not in a good mood, he was just eating apples, not communicating with anyone else. GAHAN: It sounds ...

I remember me, Andy and Dave all left that project early to go ... then went back and it was like The Beatles! Hysteria! GAHAN: We thought we were never going back to America again.