Tag: Depeche Mode
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RIP Mark Bell
Sad to hear the death of LFO’s Mark Bell after complications from an operation last week. LFO along with Altern-8 were the reason I started making music over two decades ago, and I’ve never stopped loving their music. RIP Mark – here’s Intro from their first LP, Frequencies which lays out their manifesto and influences,…
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RC 261: May The Bridges You Burn Light The Way (!Summer)
Aka Lang May Yr Lum Reek…the Not Summer edition (well Summer can’t make up it’s mind, so really ±Summer) Dark and cloudy at times, it seems the light from all the burnt bridges might be more reliable? [Image is a burnt out scooter from Ham Lands, a supposedly sunny/cloudy day just when it started raining…]…
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Enjoy the Science – 8-bit Operators tribute to Depeche Mode
It was last year that I first heard Bacalao’s version of Depeche Mode’s But Not Tonight and it’s become one of my favourite covers OF ALL TIME. It’s great, honestly. So I’ve been waiting for the full compilation since then – it was going to be ‘coming soon’, and that seems to have stretched out…
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Delica-M – Pretty in the Dark
Just got emailed this song by Toronto band Delica-M, with a video in the works. Love the dark industrial/synthpop 80’s vibe on this (think NIN meet Depeche Mode, that sort of thing), good song too.
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The Beat Bash
Friend of Radio Clash Jeb Edwards aka 50 Pound Note is doing a new regular mix series called The Beat Bash named after the radio show he hosted in the early 90’s. The first installment is up and it’s very good – including tracks from Dead Or Alive, Eurythmics, My Life With The Thrill Kill…