DepecheMode started out as a four-piece in Basildon, Essex, in 1980 before achieving global fame with their trademark electronic sound and brooding lyrics ... Calls for official recognition come as a BBC Radio 4 documentary Depeche Mode.
The director behind the new documentary "DepecheMode... "One of the things about a Depeche Mode concert is it's a communal experience," Gahan said during a Tribeca Film Festival panel after the showing ... Depeche Mode's music connects to Day of the Dead.