Delta Machine

With Depeche Mode, you are greedy...you always want more. You literally just can't get enough can you. My deluxe "book set" album arrived via Amazon today..... Delta Machine is radical, dark and with deep biosynthesized tones and melodies, the religious reflections and the pain ...flow...... Gahan adds a different and dark dimension and compliments Martins artistry and incredible genius of writing.. Opening tracks are brilliant, is Heaven my fav? or the opening 3? Hard to choose. SECRET TO THE END really thumps it out for example. All the sounds are crisp and clear, a trip back to Black Celebration with Modern power and technolgy. Some of the Album is "Playing the Angel..." style. But refreshing. Gahan and Gore appear much more of a partnership in the vocals. Fletch appears to have been let "loose" on the depth of the synth action.( or am I wishful?) SLOW is Violator like, with a kinda Route 66 type guitar. Quite jazzy. Gahans iron like vocals continue to mesmerise and draw you on... How much talent has it he got...(I can think of no-one that currently or in last 20 years who has his range and depth) Martin Gore chooses "The Child Inside" as his traditional Ballad, crisp and sharp and totally DM, Very "Judas" very "home" quality. Very surreal. SOFT TOUCH/RAW NERVE, a surely chartable track (if someone played it on the wireless) Its catchy and booming and more modern than Swedish house mafia. The bass on "Should be higher" will test you Linn Speakers to the limit and will blast your dry lining.... You will need a Victorian house to play this at volume. Bass Depth is amazing! Again i reckon very marketable track..... if they played it. The album is a triumph. You judge it for yourself. Better than SOU I feel. Right up there. ULTRA level at least....and on 1 listen. There's only way to soothe my soul.... Goodbye? I'm Greedy . I hope not

Depeche Mode's 13th studio album is not an instant classic. When I first heard the single Angel I was left a little cold. I went back and listened to it again and then found myself humming it soon after. That's how this album works. Not on first listen, but slowly and stealthily it works it way into your head. It starts slowly with the opening trio of Welcome To My World (slow build with a dirty fat beat), Angel (one of the standout tracks and a real slow burning masterpiece) and Heaven (slow and maudlin it is almost a funeral dirge - I am still not loving this track yet). On first listen I almost screamed 'up the tempo' as it is a slow start, but they are real growers of tracks. And actually the tracks all work like this, a steadily layering of beats, guitar (way back in the mix mostly), synths that gradually allow tracks to reach their chorus before hooking you. My Little Universe is a great example of this. It starts off sounding like something off one of the synth albums that have been released over the past two years (think Daphnii or similar). It then layers Gahan's vocals and more synth on top before Gore joins in and the chorus breaks into electric noise and more layering. Eventually you reach the crescendo of noise which unleashes. There is evidence here of them listening to those who they have influenced and then borrowing back - to great effect. Soft Touch/Raw Nerve is a great stomping number that will go down very well live. It sounds a bit like Question of Time though. Alone is a rumbling brute of a track that works really well and is a throwback to the decade that they started in whilst sounding very much up to date. Soothe My Soul is an absolute masterpiece of a track with a great refrain and has guitars (one of the few tracks pushing them ahead of the mix) and drums that stomp and pulse in the chorus. Depeche Mode are now an album band more than a singles one. This is proof of that. It won't win over any new converts, may alienate the casual listener on first listen as well. But give it a chance and you will be loving it.

OK Massive DM fan, Violator one of my most favourite albums, but I love loads of other music from that time. Since then DM have produced consistently good stuff and so I have kept faithful (having fallen off the U2, Prince and even Springsteen wagon) and purchased everything since Violator, when Heaven single came out last week had to buy despite pre- ordering album as well (iTunes Ok at 2.99 with three remixes). So I was pretty excited about album today(Amazon £11.99 Deluxe) OK, now forget any negative reviews, by now you should know whether or not you like DM. If you have liked any DM stuff you will love this it is a gift to the fans. Artistically a perfect 10. Deluxe CD packaging awesome, great title duplicating the DM. Track sequence really been thought out, amazing sophisticated music with references to previous DM hooks, album has a jazzy edge but at the same time so polished and deliberate. Three tracks in and I was hooked, but scared that they would start to fall off, how wrong, they kept going with favourite track after new favourite track right up to the end. Why Deluxe? Because extra tracks are great but as mentioned the album is meant to be listened to as a good old album track by track and flows beautifully as it is and had to finish with Goodbye. In summary this is a gift to fans- as a fan - cheers guy's-for me this is the best album in the last 13 yrs. (i.e 21st century) So I doubt I will hear anything better this year (but can't wait for new Emika and Wild Beasts albums); as usual I am sure DM will be ignored when the awards are handed out; but when you are on top of your game like this you don't give a...

1980年、イギリスはバジルドンで結成されたエレクトロニックバンド、DEPECHE MODEが2013年にリリースした13thアルバム。 毎度の通り4年経ったのでいよいよ新譜が出るらしく、今一度聞き返してみたのだがやはり良い。 電子音なのに有機的な温もりのようなモノを感じる彼らの作品は本当に不思議な魅力に満ちている。 アナログシンセサイザーを基調としたシンセポップに艶やかで生々しいDave Gahanのヴォーカルが乗り、Martin Goreの奏でるブルージーなギターフレーズ、そしてポップでありつつも重々しい空気感や陰りのある楽曲が合わさると彼らにしか成し得ない独特な世界観が形成される。 結成から33年目に発表された本作はこれまでの作品で見せたアプローチを（おそらく意図的に）再利用してキャリアの中期あたりまでを振り返るような楽曲を作りつつ、やたらブルージーなスローバラードや彼らには珍しいけたたましいシンセ音の連打から始まるテンポの良い楽曲、バリトンのDaveにしては高めのキーを使う楽曲など、懐かしくも新しい音楽性になっていてとても聴き応えがある。 また、全体的な雰囲気として宇宙を感じるような神秘的で深遠、そして漂うような浮遊感のある曲が多かった前作に比べ、本作はより落ち着いた渋みのある楽曲が増えいくらか楽曲から感じるスケールは小さくなったような気がする。 しかしそれはネガティヴな意見ではなく、例えるなら壮大な宇宙を表現した作品から個である人間の内面にスポットを当てて深く深く掘り下げていったようなイメージだろうか。そんな空気感を本作から感じるのだ。 全体を通してバラエティに富んだ楽曲が揃っており、個人的にはDEPECHE MODEの作品の中でも傑作に入るアルバムだと思う。 メンバーも全員50を越え、ネタも切れそうなベテランもベテランの域に入っているが本作も相変わらず素晴らしい出来だ。4年待たされた期待に十分応えられる内容だといえるろう。 ポップな曲もあるが基本的には暗く地味な作風のバンド故、派手でライトな音楽が好きな方にはかったるいかもしれないが多くのアーティストに影響を与えた大衆性と実験性が混ざり合った彼らの音楽は気に入る人には深く染みいることだろう。いよいよ発売の迫った新譜が待ち遠しい。 なお、初回盤にはブックレットと本編未収録曲4曲入りのボーナスディスクが付いてくる。こちらもオススメだ。

This audio cd comes in a paper case. Audio quality itself is good.

Delta Machine .... il tredicesimo DOPPIO album dei Depeche Mode. altro album doppio , anche in questo caso passati altri 4 anni dal precedente. Bel prodotto classico loro con belle sonorita' ... poche canzoni che eccellono , tranne forse x me : - Should be Higher - Always Belle ma nella loro media : - Angel - Heaven -Secret of the End - Southe my Soul - Happen all the Time Sicuramente album da tenere nella collezione dei DM !

Depeche Mode is my favorite band. I became a fan back in 1983, and my first vinyl I ever bought was the 'People Are People' 45 single and 12" Maxi-Single back in 1984. I have to say, I have loved every album they have released. I love the band's first album 'Speak & Spell', and every album after. I loved 'Exciter', the 2001 album some fans say they don't care for, but I love it. I also loved the band's last album before 'Delta Machine', 2009's "Sounds Of The Universe'. I am a real die-hard fan. I own all the vinyl, 12" Vinyls, 45's. I have almost all the albums on cassette, up until 'Ultra" (1997), I own all the albums on CD, all the remixes, they truly are my favorite band. 'Delta Machine' was a sweet surprise when it came out recently, I love it, from beginning to end. While some fans complain about DM's last album 'Sounds Of The Universe', I actually love that album, and for awhile it was my #1 favorite Depeche album, up until this point. 'Delta Machine' has taken the top spot for me (Some Great Reward, Violator, Black Celebration and Playing The Angel were all at one time my top favorites). This new album 'Delta Machine' is classic Depeche Mode with some very modern sounds woven throughout. I hear sounds and styles from many previous past albums, yet it's very new, modern and fresh. Plus a few new sounds and styles I've never heard Depeche Mode use before. Not one bad track on this album, from the opening to the end, it's grabs you and doesn't let go. The track order flows nicely, my favorite songs are 'Alone', 'Angel', 'Secret To The End', 'Broken', 'Should Be Higher', 'Heaven'.... ok, so I am basically going to end up naming off the whole album, including the second single 'Soothe My Soul' and also the bonus Tracks on Disc 2 of the Deluxe Version. This whole album does not disappoint. It's a great album, in the sense that 'Black Celebration' was great, or 'Sounds Of The Universe' was great. No big hits are on 'Delta Machine' just a bunch of great sings, and a few good choices for singles, but no 'Enjoy The Silence' or 'Precious', and that's fine. I think the song 'Angel' would make a great single, crossing my fingers for that one. I thought 'Heaven' was a great first single, keeping us all on our toes, and full of surprises. In my opinion Depeche Mode keep getting better and better, with each release. I think the closing track 'Goodbye' is epic, and reminds me of the Beatles a bit, I am in love with the sexual, dirty, sleazy-ness of 'Slow', classic Depeche Mode sounds there, with a Delta Blues twist. Martin's 'The Child Inside' is dreamy, floats along and is creepy at the same time. I think 'Should Be Higher' is a stand out track, with classic 'Violator' vibes. 'Soft Touch/Raw Nerve' is DM channeling U2 from the early 90's, and with great effect. One of the biggest surprises is the song 'My Little Universe' which starts off very Thom Yorke-ish and ends on a very mid-90's techno/trancey note. AWESOME. Another favorite is 'The Secret To The End', which brings to mind The Cure's dark, gothic-ness, but very electro/electronic, and very classic Depeche Mode. The opener tot he album 'Welcome To My World' was also a surprise, as it is a new style for DM, but works perfectly. There is something here for everyone. This album goes at the top of the list as one of their best, I am very proud of Depeche Mode for recording such a masterpiece, so proud of them, this is a great addition to a huge and amazing catalog of music. Love it!

Si eres fan de Depeche Mode este es un gran disco que mezcla el blues con el electrónico de manera magistral. Toques oscuros y de gospel nos hacen remontar a las épocas de Violator y Songs of Faith and Devotion. Los extras de 4 canciones que no pudieron entrar en el disco son excelentes y el sonido que emana te transporta al mismisimo río Delta del sureste de los EStados Unidos. Y como es costumbre suena mejor en vinyl! Un gran disco que deben de tener y apreciar durante mucho tiempo!