May – December 2008. Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California) and Chung King Studios (New York City, New York)
Mixed:
Tony Hoffer, Chung King Studios (New York City, New York) Assisted by Anthony Palazzole
Producer:
Ben Hillier
Pre-production:
assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands
Written:
"In Chains", "Wrong", "Fragile Tension", "Little Soul", "In Sympathy", "Peace", "Spacewalker", "Perfect", "Jezebel" and "Corrupt" written by Martin L Gore / "Hole To Feed", "Come Back" and "Miles Away / The Truth Is" written by Gahan/Eigner/Philpott
EMI MUSIC DEBUTS FIRST iTUNES PASS WITH DEPECHE MODE
The album "Sounds of the Universe", an exclusive Single, video and bonus tracks of Depeche Mode from today for Americans for only $18.99 on iTunes Pass!
DEPECHE MODE's iTunes Pass includes the upcoming 12th studio album, "Sounds of the Universe", plus additional exclusive content.
NEW YORK - February 24, 2009 - EMI Music announced the debut of the first iTunes Pass of the legendary Depeche Mode. With the iTunes Pass, music fans can receive new and exclusive singles, remixes, videos, and other content from their favorite artists for a set period of time, and will be delivered to their libraries as soon as they become available.
The first iTunes Pass debuts today with Depeche Mode, the upcoming 12th studio album "Sounds of the Universe", which will be released on April 21 in the United States. Fans who Sign up today will receive an alternative/new single, "Wrong", as well as a Black Light Odyssey Dub Remix of the new track "Oh Well". They will also receive new album and video exclusives before and after the album's release for the next fifteen weeks. Depeche Mode iTunes Pass is available starting today for $18.99.
iTunes Pass debuts with Depeche Mode: Exclusive content automatically downloaded to your account
Apple and EMI have devised another way to pry precious dollars from your wallet. It’s called iTunes Pass [iTunes link], and it’s available right now. With it, music fans will gain access to exclusive songs, remixes, etc. that are automatically downloaded to your account. First band up? Depeche Mode.
For $18.99, Depeche Mode fans can subscribe to the Pass and iTunes will periodically download all sorts of Depeche Mode songs, remixes, vidoes and whatnot. Buy the Pass now and you’ll be among the first to hear the group’s new single, “Wrong.” The new album, Sounds of the Universe, comes out on April 21 in the U.S.
DIGITAL RELEASE
Sounds Of The Universe: iTunes Pass (24 February 2009) US
Exclusive Retailer - iTunes Store
Sounds Of The Universe
01"In Chains" 06:53
02"Hole To Feed" 03:59
03"Wrong" 03:13
04"Fragile Tension" 04:09
05"Little Soul" 03:31
06"In Sympathy" 04:54
07"Peace" 04:29
08"Come Back" 05:15
09"Spacewalker" 01:53
10"Perfect" 04:33
11"Miles Away / The Truth Is" 04:14
12"Jezebel" 04:41
13"Corrupt" 05:04
14"Oh Well" (Black Light Odyssey Dub) 05:02
Sounds Of The Universe: iTunes Pass
15"Wrong" (Video) 03:23
16"The Sun And The Moon And The Stars" (Electronic Periodic's Microdrum Mix) 04:04
17"Miles Away / The Truth Is" (Lagos Boys Choir Remix) 04:06
18"Wrong" (Thin White Duke Remix) 07:41
19Wrong" (Magda's Scallop Funk Remix) 06:23
20"Wrong" (D.I.M. Vs. Boys Noize Remix) 05:09
21Sounds Of The Universe - A Short Film (Video) 10:05
Recorded at Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California) and Chung King Studios (New York City, New York) / Mixed by Tony Hoffer, Chung King Studios (New York City, New York) Assisted by Anthony Palazzole / Produced by Ben Hillier / Pre-production and assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands / Programming by Luke Smith / Engineered by Ferg Peterkin / Assisted Engineered by Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara); Jesse Gladstone (New York) / Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA / Art direction, photography and cover design by Anton Corbijn / Design by ShaughnessyWorks / Artwork by Tea Design
Original Programming on "Hole To Feed", "Come Back" and "Miles Away / The Truth Is" by Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott
Drums on "Hole To Feed" and "Fragile Tension" by Christian Eigner
"In Chains", "Wrong", "Fragile Tension", "Little Soul", "In Sympathy", "Peace", "Spacewalker", "Perfect", "Jezebel" and "Corrupt" written by Martin L Gore / "Hole To Feed", "Come Back" and "Miles Away / The Truth Is" written by Gahan/Eigner/Philpott
Special thanks to - Daniel Miller, Fred de Jong, Paul A. Taylor, Shaun Connon, Lucy Boughton, M.J., Dave "Noggin" Rowntree, Anne Carruthers, Sinead McCloskey, Paul Baines, Everyone at Mute, Bob Semanovich, Pietro Paravella, Susie Smith, Matt Osborne, Greg Thompson, Bill Carroll, Howard Petruziello, Angelica Cob, Anne Haffmans, Paul Kremen, Zach Leary, Joe McFadden, Anton Corbijn, Ronnie "Chopper" Harris, Andrew Thompson, Josh Smith, Ted Goetz, Sheri Hotchner, Barbara Charone, Carleen Donovan, John Gianquitto, Paula Williams, Guy Moot, May Malik, Marek Lieberberg, Carole Kinzel, Andrew Zweck, Allison McGregor, Sian Roberts, Daniel "The Brat" Barassi, David Cowell, Joe "Moose" Demby, Dom Camardella, Ros Earls, Jennifer Greenwood.
NOTE: Track 13's total duration is 8:58 and contains: "Corrupt" (5:04) and an untitled hidden track (starting at 8:17; an instrumental version of "Wrong"). (P) 2009 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by Venusnote Ltd. under exclusive license to Mute Records Ltd. The pass is active and scheduled to end on June 16, 2009. iTunes file tagging only has a field for "Composer," and no additional information was provided with this release. The gray album image is used for all audio tracks, except the Remix EP, which uses the black album image. The additional images include a scaled-down screen-shot of the iTunes Store with the full tracklist and information about the iTunes Pass, and the Featured release badge for the Sounds of the Universe: iTunes Pass. The 3 remixes of Wrong, listed here as tracks 18, 19, and 20, are tagged as 19, 20, and 21, resulting in no track 18 and two tracks numbered 21. The iTunes Store displays the numbering presented below. Additionally, there are two parts to the iTunes Pass material, as displayed below. Total: 32 tracks / Time: 2h 48m 11s
VIDEO
Depeche Mode live 'Sounds Of The Universe' Studio Sessions 2008
Chung King Studios, NYC (08 December 2008)
Corrupt (Studio Session)
Little Soul (Studio Session)
AUDIO | RELEASES
PRODUCTION DETAILS ALBUM
"In Chains" 06:53 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Hole To Feed" 03:59 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.. Original programming by Christian Eigner & Andrew Phillpott. Drums by Christian Eigner.
"Wrong" 03:13 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Fragile Tension" 04:09 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.. Drums by Christian Eigner.
"Little Soul" 03:31 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"In Sympathy" 04:54 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Peace" 04:29 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Come Back" 05:15 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.. Original programming by Christian Eigner & Andrew Phillpott.
"Spacewalker" 01:53 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Perfect" 04:33 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Miles Away / The Truth Is" 04:14 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.. Original programming by Christian Eigner & Andrew Phillpott.
"Jezebel" 04:41 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Corrupt" 05:04 • Produced by Ben Hillier for 140dB. Mixed by Tony Hoffer. Engineered by Ferg Peterkin. Programming by Luke Smith. Assistant Engineer: Josh Garcia (Santa Barbara), Jesse Gladstone (New York) & Anthony Palazzole (New York, Mixing). Pre-production assistance by Sie Medway-Smith - Grabbing Hands. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
"Oh Well" (Black Light Odyssey Dub) 05:02 • Remix by Black Light Odyssey. Written-By Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore.
"The Sun And The Moon And The Stars" (Electronic Periodic's Microdrum Mix) 04:04 • Remix by Electronic Periodic.
"Miles Away / The Truth Is" (Lagos Boys Choir Remix) 04:06 • Remix by Lagos Boys Choir.
"Wrong" (Thin White Duke Remix) 07:41 • Remix and additional production by Thin White Duke (Stuart Price).
"Wrong" (Magda's Scallop Funk Remix) 06:23 • Remix and additional production by Magda. Mixed by Clickbox (Marco A.S & Pedro Turra).
"Wrong" (D.I.M. Vs. Boys Noize Remix) 05:09 • Remix and additional production by D.I.M. and BOYS NOIZE.
"Wrong" (Trentemøller Remix Edit) 05:42 • Remix and additional production by Anders Trentemøller.
"Jezebel" (SixToes Remix) 05:31 • Remix by SixToes.
"Little Soul" (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Ambient Mix) 09:19 • Remix by Thomas Fehlmann.
"In Chains" (Minilogue's Earth Remix) 07:53 • Remix by Minilogue.
"Little Soul" (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Funk Dub) 10:02 • Remix by Thomas Fehlmann.
"Peace" (Hervé's 'Warehouse Frequencies' Remix) 05:10 • Remix by Hervé.
"Peace" (The Japanese Popstars Remix) 06:41 • Remix, producer by The Japanese Popstars.
"In Sympathy" (Live In Tel Aviv) 05:18 • Mastered By Simon Heyworth. Mixed By Antony King, Christian Eigner, Kerry Hopwood, Kevin Paul. Producer by Anne Carruthers, MJ. Programmed By Kerry Hopwood. Recorded By Will Shapland.
"Walking In My Shoes" (Live In Tel Aviv) 06:24 • Mastered By Simon Heyworth. Mixed By Antony King, Christian Eigner, Kerry Hopwood, Kevin Paul. Producer by Anne Carruthers, MJ. Programmed By Kerry Hopwood. Recorded By Will Shapland.
