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RIP Robert Marlow

We are saddened at the news of Robert Marlow's passing. We want to wish our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and all of those who were touched by Robert. Robert Marlow was from Basildon and started off his musical career in the late 70's playing guitar in The Vandals with Alison Moyet. He would go on to join Vince Clarke in the band, The Plan, and later both he and Vince were in the band French Look with Martin L. Gore before he moved on to a solo career. He was a staple in the Basildon music scene and played in many local bands. Robert grew up with Vince, Martin, and Andy Fletcher...

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Playing The Angel | The 12″ Singles out in November

The Depeche Mode 12" vinyl singles Box for Playing The Angel out on 11 November 2022. Like the others, this is also a numbered limited edition Box that will include a reproduction of original marketing poster. It will feature 10 x 12" singles that they describe as, "faithfully reproduced from original artwork and audio masters". All original 12" releases of Precious, A Pain That I'm Used To, Suffer Well, The Darkest Star, and double A Side.. John The Revelator / Lilian. An additional 12 of newly compiled tracks that were previously unavailable. For more info and to order, click here!

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Jean-Michel Jarre Teases New Remix Collaboration with Martin Gore

Jean-Michel Jarre on Tuesday teased a collaboration remix of the new single “Brutalism” from his 22nd studio album, OYXMORE, with Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore titled “Brutalism Take 2.” The remix was announced via Jarre's social media accounts, which proudly announced Gore's contribution as the kickoff to a series of collabs with young and established artists. At the time of writing, these won't be released as part of the album or via physical formats and will be available only for digital download or via streaming services as of Friday, September 9th. Jarre's original track, which...

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BIF Podcast 013 – The Halo Book authors

On the latest episode of the Breathing In Fumes podcast Glen has a chat with Kevin May & David McElroy who are the authors of the forthcoming book, Halo. The Halo book is the story of the classic Depeche Mode album Violator and they discuss the album, the era, and get insights from them on all things Violator. Most of you know that David is also an admin here at Home, so we are so thrilled for he and Kevin. Halo is out on the 29th! Link to pre-order below. For more info on Halo, please visit: www.halotheviolatorbook.com BIF Podcast is available on: Apple Podcast, Spotify,...

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Depeche Mode tease new project

Dave and Martin share photo from the studio on Instagram, writing "finding stability in what we know and love, and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose. The post is the first public indication of a new Depeche Mode project being in the works, since the tragic passing of Fletch in late May. The photo appears to have been taken in Martin's home studio.

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