Depeche Mode Sounds Of The Universe (180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 26-05-2014 (originally released in 2009)

2014 EU reissue on 180g vinyl 2LP-Sounds Of The Universe is one of Depeche's lower-key albums, but not without explosive or dramatic moments by any means. The sense of older styles and sounds - classic drum machines, early synthesizers, a rumbling bass undercarriage - serves new purposes.

Tracks
A1 In Chains
A2 Hole To Feed
A3 Wrong

B1 Fragile Tension
B2 Little Soul
B3 In Sympathy

C1 Peace
C2 Come Back
C3 Spacewalker
C4 Perfect

D1 Miles Away/The Truth Is
D2 Jezebel
D3 Corrupt
D4 Untitled

Features:
180 gram audiophile vinyl
4-page insert

Sounds Of The Universe is one of Depeche's lower-key albums, but not without explosive or dramatic moments by any means. The sense of older styles and sounds - classic drum machines, early synthesizers, a rumbling bass undercarriage - serves new purposes. On the whole, Sounds Of The Universe is a grower, relying on a few listens to fully take effect, but when it does, it shows Depeche Mode are still able to combine pop-hook accessibility and their own take on "roots" music for an electronic age with sonic experimentation and recombination - not bad for a band with almost three decades under its collective belt.

Nearly four years since their last studio album, the groundbreaking, chart-topping legendary electronic muisc group Depeche Mode returns with their highly-anticipated and most eclectic and energized album in decades. Sounds Of The Universe finds Martin Gore, Dave Gahan, and Andy "Fletch" Fletcher back at the top of their game.

Sounds Of The Universe is a Violator for the 21st century. Infused with the band's enduring lyrical obsessions - lust, spirituality, romantic yearning, sinful temptation, and sado-masochism - plus more overt dark humor than their previous albums, the music blends modern electronic textures with sounds of analog synthesizers and vintage gear.