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Depeche ModeRemixes 81···04

Label:Mute – XLCDMUTEL8, Mute – 0724387455924
Format:
3 x CD, Compilation, Limited Edition
Country:UK & Europe
Released:
Genre:Electronic
Style:House, Techno, Progressive House, Electro, Downtempo, Synth-pop

Tracklist

1-1Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)9:31
1-2Policy Of Truth (Capitol Mix)
Engineer [Remix]Alan Gregorie
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
8:00
1-3Shout (Rio Remix)
Engineer [Remix]Eric Radcliffe
Remix, ProducerDaniel Miller, Depeche Mode
7:31
1-4Home (Air 'Around The Golf' Remix)
ProducerTim Simenon
Producer [Additional], Engineer [Remix]JB Dunckel*, Nicolas Godin
3:55
1-5Strangelove (Blind Mix)6:33
1-6Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)
Engineer [Remix]Joshua Tobias*
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
Remix, Producer [Additional]Jack Dangers
5:26
1-7I Feel You (Renegade Soundwave Afghan Surgery Mix)
Engineer [Remix]George Holt
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
4:57
1-8Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Mix)
ProducerTim Simenon
Remix, Producer [Additional]Underworld
9:36
1-9Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)6:18
1-10Freelove (DJ Muggs Remix)
Engineer [Remix]Brandon Abeln, Troy Staton
ProducerMark Bell
RemixDJ Muggs
4:23
1-11I Feel Loved (Chamber's Remix)
ProducerMark Bell
Producer [Additional], Remix [Credited To]Doug Hart, Paul Freegard
RemixChamber
6:16
1-12Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)
Engineer [Remix]Eric Radcliffe, John Fryer
Remix, ProducerDaniel Miller, Depeche Mode
6:46
2-1Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)
Engineer [Remix]Dennis Mitchell
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
7:47
2-2World In My Eyes (Mode To Joy)
Engineer [Remix]Dominique Brethes, Robin Hancock
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
Remix, Producer [Additional]Jon Marsh
6:28
2-3Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix)
Engineer [Remix]Eric Radcliffe, John Fryer
Producer, RemixDaniel Miller, Depeche Mode
7:55
2-4Everything Counts (Absolut Mix)
RemixAlan Moulder
6:02
2-5Breathing In Fumes
Edited By [Editing Assistance]Thomas Stiehler
Producer, Mixed ByDaniel Miller, Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones
6:05
2-6Painkiller (Kill The Pain DJ Shadow Vs. Depeche Mode)
ProducerTim Simenon
Remix, Producer [Additional]DJ Shadow
6:29
2-7Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session ™)
ProducerTim Simenon
9:05
2-8In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
RemixJohnny Dollar*
Remix [With]Portishead
6:19
2-9Dream On (Dave Clarke Acoustic Version)
ProducerMark Bell
RemixDave Clarke
4:24
2-10It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)
ProducerTim Simenon
RemixSpeedy J
5:01
2-11Master And Servant (An ON-USound Science Fiction Dance Hall Classic)4:35
2-12Enjoy The Silence (Timo Maas Extended Mix)
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
Remix, Producer [Additional]Martin Buttrich, Timo Maas
8:43
3-1A Question Of Lust (Remix)5:09
3-2Walking In My Shoes (Random Carpet Mix (Full Length))
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
Remix, Producer [Additional]William Orbit
8:36
3-3Are People People?4:28
3-4World In My Eyes (Daniel Miller Mix)
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
RemixDaniel Miller
4:37
3-5I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia's Labor Of Love Dub (Edit))
ProducerMark Bell
RemixDanny Tenaglia
11:22
3-6It's No Good (Club 69 Funk Mix)
ProducerTim Simenon
RemixClub 69
Remix, Producer [Additional]Peter Rauhofer
8:50
3-7Photographic (Rex The Dog Dubb Mix)
Remix, Producer [Additional]Rex The Dog
6:20
3-8Little 15 (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)
Remix, Producer [Additional]Ulrich Schnauss
4:51
3-9Nothing (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
Remix, Producer [Additional]Ray Carroll
3:30
3-10Lie To Me ('The Pleasure Of Her Private Shame' Remix By LFO)
Remix, Producer [Additional]LFO
6:35
3-11Clean (Colder Version)
Mixed ByNorscq
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
RemixColder
Remix, Vocals, Programmed By [Additional]Marc Nguyen*
7:11
3-12Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
RemixGoldfrapp
Vocals [Additional]Alison Goldfrapp
4:23
3-13Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted)
Mixed ByMark 'Spike' Stent*
ProducerDepeche Mode, Flood
Remix [Reinterpreted], VocalsMike Shinoda
3:33
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Notes

Track 3-6 "It's No Good" is listed as "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Mix)" but it's actually previously unreleased track "It's No Good (Club 69 Funk Mix)" incorrectly crediting.
"It's No Good (Club 69 Future Mix)" is different on UK promo 12" and the US promo 12".
"It's No Good (Club 69 Future Mix)" also wrongly credited on the limited box of Remixes 81····04.
"It's No Good (Club 69 Funk Dub)" on It's No Good (Club 69 Remixes) including the same start, tempo, sound and voices like a track 3-6 here.
Durations do not appear on the release.

This compilation
(P) 2004 Venusnote Limited.
(C) 2004 Venusnote Limited under exclusive license to Mute Records Limited.
Printed in the EU.

Issued in a hardback slipcase with card inner sleeves and booklet.

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  • Price Code: PM503
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Remixes 81·04 (CD, Compilation)Mute, MuteLCDMUTEL8, 0724387454620Europe2004
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  • alphagrade's avatar
    alphagrade
    Well worth every penny just for the third CD - what a superbly compiled and sequenced set of remixes.
    • dokka.chapman's avatar
      dokka.chapman
      Edited 2 years ago
      Standing as the most substantial collection of remixes for a reasonable price, this compilation released by Depeche Mode in 2004 is the most limited out of all the formats. At three discs long it manages to showcase the band's long interest in having their music reworked perfectly, giving the listener a pretty awesome glimpse into their 30+ career.
      With tracks starting as early as 1981 with the Rio Mix of 'Shout' the album is a monument to some of the best mixes over the last few decades, including some incredible turns from the likes of Dave Bascombe, Underworld, Jack Dangers, William Orbit, Flood and many more. There are your usual club mixes which work more as an extended version to the quite frankly bizarre and abstract, giving fans a chance to hear D.M. in many different electronic styles as dance music evolved over the decades.
      The one struggle with this album is that even though it's jam packed with iconic tunes there seems to be little attempt to line them up properly. When it comes to the single disc version of 'Remixes 81...04' there seems to be a consistency to the tracklist by cherry picking some of the best from this format, whereas here it's more about throwing everything at a wall and seeing what sticks. Some of the earlier remixes come across as a little jarring as well in comparison to the 90's stuff too (Zoom Bop Bop, anyone?), but as some of these have become cult classic amongst the fanbase there does seem to be a place for them here.
      It is in the 3rd CD however where we bear witness to a real treat. The majority of its runtime is comprised of remixes made just for this release, featuring some off the wall appearances by Goldfrapp, Ray Carroll and LFO. Standouts include a great nostalgic throwback of 'Photographic' by Rex The Dog (though it is worth hunting down The Faithful Mix if you'd prefer a more vocal version) as well as Mike Shinoda's Nu-Metal take on 'Enjoy The Silence' (a track that would be used as a single to promote the release). This compilation would become so popular that it would garner a sequel with more exclusive remixes that would also include reworkings from the band's following albums 'Playing The Angel' and 'Sounds Of The Universe', but it is here that we see what legends Depeche Mode had become. With it's stellar cast of producers and artists all packed into a limited edition set this album may not be something a casual listener might enjoy, but for the long running fans it is a way to entertain oneself for an afternoon.
      • normanharvey
        Only superstar bands like DEPECHE MODE can make a remix album..

        the 3 CD box is awesome.
        • Jarren's avatar
          Jarren
          Does anyone know when Daniel remixed World In My Eyes?

          Did he do it in '90 or did he remix it for this compilation?
          • sunn1a's avatar
            sunn1a
            I have the Promo 3 cd version, which does not seem to be listed here.
            • scoundrel's avatar
              scoundrel
              Depeche Mode has always been open to remixes, from their early singles, when a "remix" was little more than extension to keep people on the dancefloor for a few more minutes. On their retrospective, _Remixes 81-04_, they encompass the whole spectrum of mixes from throughout their entire career.

              Certainly, this collection has good represention from almost all of their albums, rather than simply their more popular ones. Although one could quibble with the selections (why a 2nd Francois Kevorkian remix with "Policy of Truth" rather than the KLF mix? why not one of the Orb remixes of "World in My Eyes"), there's a breadth of these mixes that can be surprising. The harsh dub-industrial of Adrian Sherwood's "Are People People?," for example, or the quasi-Western of Johnny Dollar and Portishead's take on "In Your Room" contrast to the mellow stoner vibe of Kruder & Dorfmeister's "Useless" or the dreaminess of Air's "Home."

              House mixes seem to be most prominent -- which makes sense, considering that Depeche Mode has always had one eye on the dancefloor. These tracks range from the straightforward club tracks like Danny Tenaglia's "I "Feel Loved" and Club 69's version of "It's No Good" to the straight up beats of Chamber's take on "I Feel Loved."

              What makes this triple album most interesting, however, are the new mixes. Timo Maas creates a surprisingly relaxed version of the worldwide hit "Enjoy the Silence," while Colder takes "Clean" into a dark 80s wonderland. LFO make "Lie To Me" eerie and robotic. Fans of rock music who might otherwise eschew Depeche Mode altogether might be intrigued by Headcleanr's grungy take on "Nothing" or Mike Shinoda's raucous version of "Enjoy the Silence."

              But my money's on two particular tracks. First, Ulrich Schnauss takes the bildungsroman "Little 15" and imparts it with his usual flair which moves from baroque iciness into dreamy ambience with grace to spare. Goldfrapp, moving away from the uptempo disco of their own work, modify "Halo" into a music box fantasia (punctuated by Alison's breathy vocals) that could have come off _Felt Mountain_ -- high praise indeed. Those tracks are perfect examples of how remixes can utterly transform the familiar. Depeche Mode knew this, of course, and now you can hear it for yourself.

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