Little bits and pieces are trickling through at a steady pace. The Depeche Mode machinery is getting in gear, and we’ll try to sift through the information, and give you a summary of what’s going on!
As we reported way back in July of last year, Depeche Mode are set to return to the studio in early 2008. Well now we know. The band met earlier this month, and agreed to hit the studio in March.
Martin’s been writing songs, and has already taken his new compositions into pre-production (ie. not just demos), working with Sie Medway-Smith in Martin’s home studio in Santa Barbara.
Dave has also been writing, although details of his progress are scarce.
EMI in Spain let slip that Mute are hoping to have the album ready at the end of this fiscal year, in time for Christmas. A tentative date of “late November” was circulated to retailers and media in Spain, via the IFPI owned operation Promusicae.
Sources close to the band tells us to expect a tour to be announced some time in the early fall of 2008, with tickets going on sale in September or October. A tour would probably not start till early 2009, however.
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Ben Hillier returns to helm another Mode album
According to sources close to the band, Ben Hillier will do a repeat stint as producer for Depeche Mode on their forthcoming album. Hillier, who’s CV includes names like U2, Smashing Pumpkins and more recently The Rascals and The Horrors, also helmed Mode’s most recent full length studio output, “Playing The Angel”.
Other names already known to be involved with the record include Sie Medway Smith, who worked as a programmer on Martin’s demos, and Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott and Kurt Uenala who worked with Dave on his compositions.
Hillier’s management did not respond to our requests for comments on Monday.
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Depeche Mode are back in the studio! // 07.05.08 14:49 // Posted by Peter2 //
It’s finally happening! Work has begun! The new Depeche Mode album is now under way! Yes, you’re reading this, and it’s real! Yay!
Last night sources close to the band informed us that studio work has begun. The band and their production team met up in California late last week and began the first set of studio sessions on Monday, May 5th.
Sessions are tentatively scheduled to wrap up in late Autumn, leaving time for mixing and mastering in time for a March ‘09 release.
Touring is still being penned - expect to hear more on this nearer the completion of the album.
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OCTOBER 6TH PRESS CONFERENCE CONFIRMED
Depeche Mode will be holding a press conference on October 6th, 2008, in Berlin, Germany, to announce their future plans. As in previous PR events, Marek Lieberberg, the german promoter will be hosting the conference.
The band is currently in the studio, working with "Playing the Angel" producer, Ben Hillier, on their upcoming 12th studio album. The album is expected to land around Spring 2009. According to recent publications, Israel is the country who will open the band's world tour.
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