Tag: Martin L. Gore

Vince Clarke not expected to participate in Rock Hall induction of Depeche Mode

Vince Clarke not expected to participate in Rock Hall induction of Depeche Mode

For Depeche Mode fans hoping the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this spring will bring all five current and former members — Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Andrew Fletcher, Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder — together onstage, don’t hold your breath. Full details right here.

Video: Depeche Mode plays ‘But Not Tonight’ for first time ever at L.A. club gig

Video: Depeche Mode plays ‘But Not Tonight’ for first time ever at L.A. club gig

The Depeche Mode promo juggernaut continued Friday night with the band performing a tiny club gig at The Troubadour in Los Angeles to a crowd of about 400 KROQ contest winners and VIPs — and then proceeding to stun fans with the first-ever live performance of “But Not Tonight.”

Video: Ex-Depeche Mode bandmates Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore discuss VCMG

Video: Ex-Depeche Mode bandmates Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore discuss VCMG

Mute Records this week released a 10-minute video Q&A with former Depeche Mode bandmates Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore in which the duo discuss their reunion under the banner of the VCMG techno project, the making of their album ‘Ssss’ and unresolved issues between the two.

Martin Gore: New Depeche Mode album to be released ‘no later than early 2013’

Martin Gore: New Depeche Mode album to be released ‘no later than early 2013’

With Depeche Mode returning to the studio in March, the first word of a timetable for the band’s 13th album has emerged: Martin L. Gore tells German magazine Sonic Seducer that the record will be released ‘no later than early 2013,’ according to fansite Home.

Stream: VCMG, ‘Single Blip’ — 2nd track from Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, Vince Clarke

Stream: VCMG, ‘Single Blip’ — 2nd track from Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, Vince Clarke

Former Depeche Mode bandmatesVince Clarke and Martin L. Gore, working together again for the first time in 30 years under the name VCMG, will precede their debut album with a second teaser, in the form of ‘EP 2/Single Blip’ — featuring the title track, which you can hear here, plus remixes by Byetone and Mathew Jonson.

Video: MOTOR featuring Depeche Mode’s Martin L. Gore, ‘Man Made Machine’

Video: MOTOR featuring Depeche Mode’s Martin L. Gore, ‘Man Made Machine’

Vince Clarke isn’t the only collaborator that Depeche Mode’s Martin L. Gore has been working with of late; electronic duo MOTOR this week released the single ‘Man Made Machine,’ featuring Gore on vocals. The track is the first single off the techno group’s forthcoming, and more song-based, album.

New releases: Joy Division, Vince Clarke & Martin Gore, Mark Reeder, ‘I Melt With You’

New releases: Joy Division, Vince Clarke & Martin Gore, Mark Reeder, ‘I Melt With You’

This week’s new releases include a 10CD version of last year’s Joy Division ‘+/-: Singles 1978-80’ vinyl box set, plus the 12-inch version of VCMG’s debut single ‘Spock,’ a compilation of Mark Reeder remixes of Depeche Mode and more, plus the ‘I Melt With You’ soundtrack.

Andy Fletcher: Depeche Mode to enter studio in March to begin recording next album

Andy Fletcher: Depeche Mode to enter studio in March to begin recording next album

After taking much of the past two years off, Depeche Mode are scheduled to reconvene in January and are planning to enter a studio to begin work on a follow-up to 2009’s ‘Sounds of the Universe’ in March, bandmember Andy Fletcher reveals in a recent Italian interview to promote one of his DJ gigs in that country.

Stream: VCMG, ‘Spock’ — debut single from Depeche Mode’s Martin L. Gore, Vince Clarke

Stream: VCMG, ‘Spock’ — debut single from Depeche Mode’s Martin L. Gore, Vince Clarke

Today sees the debut of the musical reunion of former Depeche Mode bandmates Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore in the form of ‘Spock,’ the first single off the newly christened VCMG’s as-yet-to-be-titled album, due out next year. Check out streams of the original mix and two remixes.

New releases: Vince Clarke & Martin Gore, Mighty Lemon Drops’ David Newton, Lemonheads

New releases: Vince Clarke & Martin Gore, Mighty Lemon Drops’ David Newton, Lemonheads

This week’s new releases include the debut EP from VCMG, the new techno project from Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore, plus the ‘Hotel Sessions’ from The Lemoneheads, and the debut EP from David Newton of The Mighty Lemon Drops and his new band, Thee Mighty Angels.

VCMG: Depeche Mode’s Vince Clarke, Martin L. Gore reunite for EPs, new techno album

VCMG: Depeche Mode’s Vince Clarke, Martin L. Gore reunite for EPs, new techno album

The musical reunion of former Depeche Mode bandmates Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore that was first revealed last summer will see the light of day later this month when the duo releases the first in a series of techno EPs under the moniker VCMG — to be followed by a full-length album in early 2012, Mute Records announced today.

Milestones: Depeche Mode’s Martin L. Gore is 49 today; watch him sing ‘Enjoy the Silence’

Milestones: Depeche Mode’s Martin L. Gore is 49 today; watch him sing ‘Enjoy the Silence’

To commemorate Depeche Mode songwriter Martin L. Gore’s birthday — he turns 49 today — we present this rare solo performance of one of his best-loved songs, ‘Enjoy the Silence.’

Quick Spins: Big Audio Dynamite, Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, Dukes of Stratosphear

Quick Spins: Big Audio Dynamite, Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, Dukes of Stratosphear

Epic/Legacy will release an expanded reissue of the 1985 debut from Mick Jones’ terrific post-Clash project, Big Audio Dynamite, on Sept. 8, according to Pause […]