Depeche Mode, synth-pop band from Basildon, England
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About · Depeche Mode

Formed 1980 · Basildon, England · synth-pop, electronica · Mute Records

Depeche Mode ( də-PESH MOHD) are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band has consisted of Gahan and Gore since Fletcher's death in 2022. With Clarke as their primary songwriter, Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981 amid the British new wave scene and were a part of the MTV-driven Second British Invasion. Clarke left the band at the end of 1981, going on to form the groups Yazoo and later Erasure. The remaining trio recorded their second album,… via Wikipedia

Band Members: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher, Alan Wilder, Vince Clarke

Awards: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Discography

Depeche Mode’s studio albums / EPs · 16