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quinta-feira, 1 de março de 2012

Vince Clarke and Martin Gore doing VCMG promotion in LA yesterday!

Soulsavers Announce New Album Featuring Vocals And Lyrics By Dave Gahan

03.01.2012

Soulsavers release their new album 'The Light The Dead See' through Cooperative Music/V2 Records on 21st May. Featuring vocals and lyrics by Dave Gahan, the record is the follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed album 'Broken'. Recorded at various locations and mastered at Abbey Road, the record will be available on CD, LP and as a download.

"There was no real script," says the laconic Rich Machin of the extraordinary fourth album 'The Light The Dead See', a set of songs of majesty and momentum. "It just rolled and rolled; it was effortless." Yet the writing was on the wall from the moment Dave Gahan stepped in to tackle vocal duties that this was going to be something very special. "We realised we were coming from the same place in so many ways," adds Machin. "He's really laid himself bare on this record, his performances are astonishing: he really is a terrific singer." Says Gahan, "Everything about it was relatively unplanned, surprising: a magical thing. We were a perfect match and I'm very, very excited about this record."

Gahan's lyrics and melodies came to him with spontaneity and passion. "About five songs in, I realised I was writing outside myself. I was having a go at myself, to be honest: my questions around faith, and God, or the lack thereof at any given moment. Sometimes I'm full of faith, but there are always questions. And I struggle with letting go of control of what's going on around me. This album became very therapeutic. No restrictions. Coming out of getting sick myself, I found I HAD to get this stuff out of me. This music gave me the perfect palate to play with the BIG questions that we all ask when life becomes less about what can we GET, than: what can we DO? I've been very fortunate, and I'm privileged in my life, so I want to do things I feel really connected to now, otherwise there's no point. Rich and I had both come out of something difficult. This is something to do with that. It was a wonderful experience."

'The Light The Dead See' track listing:

1. La Ribera
2. In The Morning
3. Longest Day
4. Presence of God
5. Just Try
6. Gone Too Far
7. Point Sur Pt.1
8. Take Me Back Home
9. Bitterman
10. I Can't Stay
11. Take
12. Tonight

Fonte: depechemode.com

segunda-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2012

Agora é a vez do Dave Gahan falar sobre o novo álbum do Depeche Mode.

As Depeche Mode prepare to enter the studio in late-March to record their thirteenth album, we find that Martin Gore hasn't been the only one making waves in his free time. Frontman Dave Gahan – who has two solo efforts already behind him – recently completed his latest side project, a collaboration with the eclectic and ever-evolving production duo Soulsavers.

The Light, the Dead See, which will be released by Cooperative Music, features 12 acutely powerful tracks grounded in blues, soul, and flat-out arena rock. Last weekend Gahan and Rich Machin of Soulsavers told us about what went into the album, as well as the massively positive effect this relationship will have on Depeche Mode's future.

"It was definitely a very new experience for me," said Gahan. "I know some of the songs will come across as quite dark and moody, but it was the most uplifting experience I've ever had making a record." And as with Gore (whose full-length collaboration with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke, SSSS, will come out on March 12), it's clear that his outside work has rekindled a desire to write. "I don't think I'd be jumping back into the studio right now if it hadn't been for this experience," he said.

Machin and Soulsavers toured with Depeche Mode in 2009 following the release of the latter'sSounds of the Universe, and even though he and Gahan immediately took an artistic liking to one another, there were never actually any plans. "It was a very natural experience," Machin said. "We certainly didn't set out to make a record when we first started working together; we just thought it would be cool to try some things out and see what happened." The result of that effort has left both feeling a very rare sense of success. "I don't think I've written any better songs than these, or been part of any that have stretched me this far as a musician and as a vocalist," Gahan added.

The Light, the Dead See, which was recorded at studios in London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin and Sydney, features a grand scale of production and wide dynamic range akin to Soulsavers' past work – but the process was characterized by a sense of freedom that led both the music and its making to unexpected places. "I've got a 'seize the moment' kind of attitude towards stuff now." Machin said, looking back. "We even ended up recording parts of it in people's living rooms." And that freedom allowed Gahan, after what has thus far been a thirty-two year career, to explore his spirituality in new ways. "I like that talking about God makes people uncomfortable," he said. " It makes me uncomfortable when I try to accept that there's something greater than myself. And the music gave me goosebumps. It humbled me."

With Depeche Mode's forthcoming album in mind, Gahan also acknowledged that Martin Gore may have hit a creative high point of his own. "There's definitely a change in Martin, in that he's so excited about working right now," he said. "We've been through a lot together, you know, it's a family, you have your ups and downs, and it's nice to be excited about making a record together." He added that Gore is continuing to reconnect with his guitar a primary songwriting instrument. "He comes up with great ideas, he really does some great things. But I feel Martin enjoys playing live, he enjoys playing guitar, and he enjoys playing onstage. That element is now shifting into the studio a lot more."

Check the Quietus soon for our full interview with Dave Gahan and Rich Machin

Crédito:

Fabiana Fernandes

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