Depeche Mode Precious
From Chartattack:
For the first time in history, it is actually a crime to listen to Depeche Mode. The battle against downloading and filesharing continues in Poland, after a man was arrested for allegedly making the band's new single and video available for downloading way, way, way ahead of its scheduled October 3 release date.
The man was said to have put Depeche Mode's upcoming single "Precious" on a Polish website for illegal downloading....
A team effort produced the sting, as Depeche Mode's label Mute worked together with Polish industry group ZPAV to trace the origin of the illegal files. They then assisted the International Federation Of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) to remove the offending files. The new material and video from the band was accessed from a supposedly secure copy....
Lyrics to the song are here. The songwriter is Gore.
Here are some excerpts from a June press conference:
Journalist:
First of all I'd like to thank you guys for coming over to Eastern European countries because so many great artists ignore those countries these days and... I feel... well... you're great actually for doing this. And... this question is probably not appropriate enough in this situation, but, was there ever a moment during the last four years that you felt maybe there might not be another Depeche Mode album?
Dave:
No.
(laughther)
Journalist:
Thank you.
Fletch:
I think what's important is... I think we've all been doing our individual solo projects and sometimes it's very confusing to the fans, you know. Is there gonna be another album? Is there not? But I think it was in the minds of everyone that we were gonna be doing another Depeche Mode album.
Journalist:
Please tell us about the show. Will there be huge...
Fletch:
We are all gonna be nude. Wearing Hawaiian dresses during the interval.
Marek:
Aloha!
Fletch:
Aloha.
Dave:
We've all had surgery... we've all had various surgeries... construction.
Fletch:
Yeah, I think the album is not as digital, perhaps, as "Exciter"... using a lot of analogue synthesizers again, mixed with guitars. It's a bit perhaps more organic... warmer maybe. Ben Hillier has really brought, I think, a new sound perhaps... and it will be great when you guys hear it. We think it's a different sound to Depeche Mode. I hope everyone likes it.
Journalist:
How many songs on the new album are written by Mr. Gahan?
Fletch:
All of them.
(laughter)
Fletch:
No, no... I think... three or four?
Dave:
Three, yeah.
Fletch:
They are very good as well.
Dave:
Thanks, Fletch.
Fletch:
You can give me that tenner afterwards for saying that.
Journalist:
On the 2001 tour, you had Fad Gadget as support in Germany, now he can't support you on the next tour, for obvious reasons. Fad was linked closely to the band's history. How can you find someone as adequate as Fad Gadget to support?
Fletch:
Actually it's quite easy... actually it's terrible that Fad isn't around - that Frank isn't around. But we got the perfect replacement - The Normal - with Daniel Miller. He hasn't said yes yet, but I'm sure if enough fans really go for it, we might persuade him.
Journalist:
Would it be possible to ask a political question as well?
Fletch:
Yeah.
Journalist:
Considering personal experiences, what do you think of the question of drug legalization as a matter of public health care, instead of punishing people for consumption?
Dave:
That's a tough question...
Martin:
I think you're asking the wrong band...
Dave:
Yeah, I don't think there should be punishment for it, actually. People need help.
Journalist:
Would you support legalization?
Dave:
You need help to get them, you know.. that's the... No, no I would not support legalization, no.
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