10.24.2006

Official DM Update

-- BUY STUFF --

"The Best Of, Volume 1" - New "Best Of" collection, with new song "Martyr" - Out November 13th (UK) / November 14th (US)

"Martyr" (single) - Out NOW (USA/Canada iTunes) - Out soon (UK), pending (USA)

"Touring The Angel: Live In Milan" DVD - Out NOW!

"A Broken Frame", "Some Great Reward" and "Songs Of Faith And Devotion" - Remasters! - Out NOW!

Live Here Now - (almost) 50 live recordings of the third leg of Touring The Angel!


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BEST OF MICRO-SITE
http://bestof.depechemode.com/
The micro-site has been revamped a bit. We will have separate pages for each major country that the album will be released in (the first three are up now). In the coming days, there will be additional countries added. Each page will feature direct purchase links unique to each country, and the pages will be in that country's native language. Buddy icons, banners and wallpaper will be the same on each page, but duplicated for browsing ease.

Keep watching for more, including...


MARTYR!
http://bestof.depechemode.com/unitedstates.html
http://bestof.depechemode.com/canada.html
If you are a Canadian or U.S. fan, you get to buy the digital (iTunes) version of the single (Original and Edit versions) now! THe single has been released early to iTunes. Go pick it up - now!

Due to some last minute changes, the track listings for the upcoming vinyl, CD and digital formats are still pending. Watch for them to be added within the next few days.

The "Best Of" micro-site will be your home for Martyr news! Stay tuned!


THE REMASTERS
http://remasters.depechemode.com/
"A Broken Frame", "Some Great Reward" and "Songs Of Faith And Devotion". Have you picked them up yet? If not, go grab them now!


MESSAGE BOARD
http://forums.depechemode.com/forum
Many of you noticed that the board (for lack of a better term) died late Thursday night. There was an issue with our web host, but as of now (2:43 pm PST, Saturday), everything is almost back to normal. We will re-enable the custom icons shortly. Also, if you had an avatar, you will have to add it again. We are sorry for the downtime.

Recoil

Recoil Album.

10.04.2006

Toast Hawaii

[Source: Side-Line, October 2nd, 2006]

ClientToast Hawaii, the record label of Depeche Mode member Andrew Fletcher, has lost its only band, Client. The news was already known for a while in smaller circles but has now been confirmed by Kate Holmes to Side-Line: "It was a mutual decision as Andy was touring with DM for most of
2005-6 and we didn’t want to stop Client and wait. We also became disillusioned with the way Mute got swallowed up by EMI. We still see Andy though as he lives round the corner from us. Maybe he will come on tour with us next."

The band has just finished their new album - provisionally called "Heartland" and mainly produced by Youth. The band is now looking for a release somewhere in 2007. At the moment the band has 4 licensing deals which are about to be signed for Europe, Central and North America. Client expects to be making an announcement on their website pretty soon. So what can you expect from "Heartland", the 3rd Client album? Kate: "It is our best material yet and Youth has injected a New Order/NIN edge to the tracks. We also bring back the guitar for this album!"

Brown Owl doc, etc.

Home reports, that the Brown Owl documentary is now excluded from the best of release. Also the Martyr video, directed by Andreas Nilsson, has been rejected and replaced by a "video montage."