Depeche Mode was formed in Basildon Essex in 1980 by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher and Vince Clarke. Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album and enjoyed further UK success with electronic pop ensembles Yazoo, the Assembly & then Erasure.
A good career move then, you might think. [...]

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Depeche Mode Live
Terry Lane - Tuesday 26.01.10, 18:57pm
Tags: 1980's · 1990's · 2000's · Alternative · Dance · Live · Pop · UK & Europe Tour
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough – Live 1982
John Williams - Tuesday 20.10.09, 19:12pm
Here is something you don’t see much of these days – Depeche Mode dancing, singing and enjoying themselves!
Just Can’t Get Enough was the breakthrough single for Depeche Mode at the start of their career in 1981, the single reached the UK top ten and is perhaps the most well known of all their tracks to [...]
Tags: 1980's · Dance · Electronica · Live · Synth Pop
Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro
John Williams - Sunday 01.03.09, 16:04pm
This clip features the Happy Mondays on their first tour of America in 1990 in support of their album Pills ‘n Thrills and Bellyaches. Capturing the era brilliantly with ‘live’ footage from The Sound Factory in New York.
Happy Mondays defined the ‘Madchester’ music craze as well as the term ‘chemical generation.’
Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro
Adamski – Killer
John Williams - Thursday 14.08.08, 07:00am
I remember the first time I heard this track, earlyish one morning I was awoken by my clock radio and this was just starting. I couldn’t get it out of my head at the time.
While it stands the test of time, it somehow seems less groundbreaking than it did in 1990. But it did manage [...]
Tags: 1990's · Dance · House Music · Rave
Black Box – Ride On Time
John Williams - Wednesday 02.07.08, 07:00am
Ride On Time was a massive hit for Black Box in 1989. The song spent six weeks at the top of the UK chart and was the biggest selling single of the year.
The song was written and produced by Italian production team Groove Groove Melody and was first a hit in Italy before going worldwide.
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