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Martin to appear with Alan Wilder in Santa Ana! (no question mark)

Alan just emailed us to confirm that Martin is indeedilidoo appearing at the Recoil event in Santa Ana. Al writes: "We are very excited to bring you news of an exclusive one show-only guest DJ appearance at Recoil's event at Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA on 24th October. A certain Mr Martin L. Gore will be appearing to DJ at an aftershow DM/Recoil party. Martin has graciously agreed to appear just for this event to spin a collection of his favourite tracks. Many will be aware that Martin likes to DJ occasionally and reveal his enthusiasm for electronica." So there you have it!

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Martin to appear with Alan Wilder in Santa Ana?

Depeche Mode web-guy Daniel Barassi posted a teaser video on YouTube, suggesting (should we say "confirming"?) that Martin Gore will be appearing at one of the Recoil events scheduled for the US this fall. Specifically, the Santa Ana show on October 24. The YouTube video shows Alan, then Martin with their respective initials; then the coordinates of Santa Ana followed by the date. The video can be seen after the jump. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSSoHAcbuG4

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Martin back to work… with Vince Clarke!!

Yes, people, you read that absolutely right. Martin is working on a new project with former band-mate, Vince Clarke. So far very little is known, apart from one a single title: "Zaat". The former Depeche Mode/Yazoo-man revealed the collaboration via Twitter, saying simply: "Am working on the track 'Zaat'. Collaborating with Martin (Gore) (from Basildon)". Well we can't wait to hear it, lads!

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Berlin & Dresden Recoil gigs announced!

Recoil are heading back to Germany for 2 more much demanded shows! Alan and crew will return to Germany for a show in Berlin at Postbahnhof on Friday November 26th followed by a gig the next night in Dresden at Zeitenstroemung on Saturday November 27th! Says Alan: “We started the ‘Selected’ tour proper in Berlin back in March at Hansa studios. That was such a pleasure and we met so many appreciative fans that evening. Unfortunately for some, the show sold out very fast and many people missed out which is why I decided to come back and play these extra dates. I can also tell you that...

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