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Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ...
Career
Depeche Mode Fletch had originally played bass in a band with Vince Clarke, but moved on to play synthesizers in the group Composition of Sound with both Clarke and Martin Gore. In 1980, these three musicians formed Depeche Mode with vocalist David Gahan. Fletch has never been a leading musician in the group, but more of a manager, where his strong points lie. He is also the only member that has never written a song for the band, although it is indicated in one interview that he had attempted it in the past. The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping,popping or using a pick. ...
In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ...
Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, London, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. ...
For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ...
Depeche Mode are a band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ...
Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ...
David Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England) is the baritone lead-singer for English synth pop Band, Depeche Mode. ...
Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ...
Role Although it has been a topic of confusion for many fans, Fletcher has stated that he plays bass in Depeche Mode; programmed on the synthesizer, in addition to electric bass as played on the Songs of Faith and Devotion album. He can also be seen playing keyboards live and in rehearsal videos. Songs of Faith and Devotion is Depeche Modes eighth full-length album, which was released on March 22, 1993. ...
Fletcher is also the "spokesperson" of the band, often the one who announces Depeche Mode news, such as album details for Exciter in 2001 and Playing the Angel in 2004 and 2005, mainly for the press. An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ...
Exciter is Depeche Modes tenth full-length album, which was released on May 14, 2001 in the UK and May 15 in the US. It uses more digital music technology compared to their other albums. ...
Playing the Angel is the eleventh full-length album by Depeche Mode and was released 17 October 2005. ...
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He is also said to be the member that brings the band together, as he was one of the main factors in helping build a compromise that settled the serious dispute between Gahan and Gore over songwriting duties for Playing the Angel.
Popularity Fletcher is often teased by the media and fans for not normally contributing musically to Depeche Mode songs. One reason for this is that he was not shown playing much during the years that Alan Wilder was involved. He did play more during the early days and plays much more today. He plays bass for "A Pain That I'm Used To" on Playing the Angel according to the album's producer Ben Hillier, and is seen playing bass for "The Sinner in Me" on his own Fletchcam. He's also seen playing bass in the "bare" rendition videos of Clean and Surrender from the Playing the Angel sessions, seen on the Playing the Angel bonus disc and the Depeche Mode Receiver respectively. Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ...
A Pain That Im Used To is the second single and opening track of the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and the forty-second DM single overall. ...
Playing the Angel is the eleventh full-length album by Depeche Mode and was released 17 October 2005. ...
Ben Hillier is a British pop-rock music producer who is part of the creative team 140dB. He produced such popular and critically acclaimed albums as Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, Think Tank by Blur, Some Cities by Doves and Cast of Thousands by Elbow. ...
Playing the Angel is the eleventh full-length album by Depeche Mode and was released 17 October 2005. ...
Despite the barracking, Fletcher is said to be a relatively accomplished musician and plays most of the synthesized chords during live shows, the more complex arrangements being assigned to long-term session musicians (and to Alan Wilder between 1982-1995). When Alan Wilder joined the band in early 1982, Fletcher had begun to take on the role of a manager and in the convening years, his musical input has been limited to contributing generic ideas to preformulated Gore/Gahan songs.
Almost solo Interestingly, according to the official Depeche Mode biography, Fletch recorded a solo album entitled Toast Hawaii, named after his favourite dish in the studio canteen. It was recorded during the Some Great Reward sessions in 1984. All the songs on the album are cover songs on which he sings lead vocals. The album features Alan Wilder and/or Martin Gore on the piano and the cover photo was taken by Wilder. However, they could not convince Daniel Miller to release it, so it only exists in rare copies. Fletcher has been criticized for his voice, and is the only member of Depeche Mode that does not sing (except for the hidden song "Crucified" on Violator, the four-part harmony at the end of the song "New Life", the song "Condemnation" where he's said to have sung with Martin and Alan for the background vocals and "The Sun and the Rainfall" where he can be heard towards the end of the song singing the "All that I'm saying..." refrain in the right speaker of the mix). Although he is seen singing during live performances, it is usually only heard through his stage monitors. This article is about culinary recipes. ...
Some Great Reward is pop music band Depeche Modes fourth proper studio album, released September 24, 1984 on the Mute Records label in the UK and on October 29, 1984 on the Sire Records label in the USA. // Track listing Something to Do (3:47) Lie to Me (5...
Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ...
A short grand piano, with the top up. ...
Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ...
Toast Hawaii/DJ Career In recent years, Andy Fletcher has founded a record label, Toast Hawaii, the same name of his supposed lost album, in order to promote the band Client. In October 2006, Side-Line Magazine announced that Client had left the Toast Hawaii label which makes the future of the label quite unsure. Toast Hawaii is a record label founded by Depeche Modes Andrew Fletcher and named after his reported fondness for the sandwich. ...
Client B at a club gig in 2005 Client are a futurist British musical group from Rotherham, England who have toured extensively throughout Europe and Asia. ...
As well as this, he also DJs sometimes. Most of his DJ gigs happened, while on tour with Client. His style has been in the standard "Bedroom DJ" format; picking songs and creating a set list. Nonetheless, the crowds that he has DJed for have enjoyed the sets that he has done, especially when he plays a Depeche Mode track or anything related to Mute Records. One such event that he DJed was documented in "Andy Fletcher: One Night in Warsaw." During the summer of 2007, Fletcher did a small tour, mainly in Italy. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ...
Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ...
Personal life Fletch has been married to Grainne (pronounced 'Grar-nee-ah') for 14 years and has two children, Megan and Joe. Fletcher's parents are Joy and John. He has three siblings; Susan, Karen and Simon, and is the eldest. He dated English actress Jennifer Saunders for almost a year in the early 1980's. Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 12 July 1958) is a BAFTA Award-winning English comedienne, actress, and comedy writer. ...
Trivia - His favourite Depeche Mode song is World in My Eyes.
- He supports Chelsea FC, though he is not from London.
- Fletch is responsible for the title of documentary on the remastered versions of Violator and Music for the Masses. The titles were taking from phrases that he had said during the interviews.
- A light-hearted parody of Depeche Mode's "Somebody", entitled "Some Valium for Fletch" was released on the internet, and features lyrics alluding to - among several other things - Fletch's breakdown during the Devotional Tour.
- Fletch is often seen smoking on stage and his favourite cigarette brand is Marlboro Light.
- Fletch's voice can be heard on the interlude "Crucified" on Violator. His only line "Crucified" (and the only line of the song) is distorted. The song plays at the end of "Enjoy the Silence". He also sings prominent backing vocals on "The Sun and the Rainfall" during the final refrains.[citation needed]
- Has to this day remained close friends with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke.
World in My Eyes is Depeche Modes twenty-sixth UK single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator. ...
Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously also known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in west London. ...
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Music for the Masses is the sixth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. ...
Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody is Depeche Modes twelfth UK single (released on October 29, 1984), from the album Some Great Reward. ...
The Devotional Tour was Depeche Modes 10th concert tour. ...
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Enjoy the Silence is Depeche Modes twenty-fourth UK single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the album Violator. ...
Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, London, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. ...
External links - Official Toast Hawaii-Label-Website
| v • d • e Depeche Mode | David Gahan | Martin Gore | Andrew Fletcher
Vince Clarke | Alan Wilder | | Discography | | Studio albums: Speak & Spell | A Broken Frame | Construction Time Again | Some Great Reward | Black Celebration | Music for the Masses | Violator | Songs of Faith and Devotion | Ultra | Exciter | Playing the Angel Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ...
David Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England) is the baritone lead-singer for English synth pop Band, Depeche Mode. ...
Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. ...
Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, London, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure. ...
Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ...
The Depeche Mode discography contains the 11 studio albums, 44 singles, and a variety of compilations, released by the band dating back to their earliest commercial release in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...
Speak and Spell is Depeche Modes debut studio album. ...
A Broken Frame is Depeche Modes second proper studio album and was released on September 27, 1982. ...
Released by Depeche Mode in 1983, this album saw two shifts in DMs sound. ...
Some Great Reward is pop music band Depeche Modes fourth proper studio album, released September 24, 1984 on the Mute Records label in the UK and on October 29, 1984 on the Sire Records label in the USA. // Track listing Something to Do (3:47) Lie to Me (5...
Black Celebration is the fifth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. ...
Music for the Masses is the sixth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. ...
This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Songs of Faith and Devotion is Depeche Modes eighth full-length album, which was released on March 22, 1993. ...
Ultra is Depeche Modes ninth full-length album, which was released on April 15, 1997. ...
Exciter is Depeche Modes tenth full-length album, which was released on May 14, 2001 in the UK and May 15 in the US. It uses more digital music technology compared to their other albums. ...
Playing the Angel is the eleventh full-length album by Depeche Mode and was released 17 October 2005. ...
Compilations: People Are People | The Singles 81>85 | Catching Up with Depeche Mode | The Singles 86>98 | Remixes 81 - 04 | The Best Of, Volume 1 | The Complete Depeche Mode People Are People is a compilation album released in North America by Depeche Mode on July 2, 1984 to capitalize on the successful radio play of the song People Are People, which was a single from the bands upcoming album Some Great Reward. ...
The Singles 81>85 is a singles compilation album released October 15, 1985 by Depeche Mode. ...
Catching Up With Depeche Mode is a compilation released only in North America by British band Depeche Mode on November 11, 1985. ...
The correct title of this article is The Singles 86>98. ...
Remixes 81 - 04 was released on October 25, 2004 It is the first release by Depeche Mode since Daniel Millers independent label Mute Records was acquired by industry major EMI in 2002. ...
The Best Of, Volume 1 is the fifth compilation album by British synthpop group Depeche Mode The album was released 13 November 2006 by Mute Records (see 2006 in British music). ...
The Complete Depeche Mode is a digital box set by Depeche Mode, released exclusively online in the iTunes Music Store on December 19, 2006. ...
Live albums: 101 | Songs of Faith and Devotion Live | Recording the Angel 101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the bands 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour, and the final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. ...
Songs of Faith and Devotion Live is Depeche Modes live album recorded during their worldwide Devotional tour, and was released December 6, 1993. ...
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Tribute albums: For the Masses | A Techno Tribute to Depeche Mode | Color Theory presents Depeche Mode | Trancemode Express 1.01 | Trancemode Express 2.01 | Your World in Our Eyes | Electronic Tribute to Depeche Mode For the Masses is a 1998 tribute album of Depeche Mode songs, specifically the works of Martin Gore; the fact that no songs by Vince Clarke or Alan Wilder were chosen was not a coincidence. ...
A Techno Tribute to Depeche Mode is a 2001 tribute album of Depeche Mode songs. ...
Color Theory presents Depeche Mode is an tribute album by Brian Hazards Color Theory, published in 2003 as a one-man effort based in covers from british electronical band Depeche Mode. ...
Singles: "Dreaming of Me" | "New Life" | "Just Can't Get Enough" | "See You" | "The Meaning of Love" | "Leave in Silence" | "Get the Balance Right" | "Everything Counts" | "Love, in Itself" | "People Are People" | "Master and Servant" | "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody" | "Shake the Disease" | "It's Called a Heart" | "Stripped" / "But Not Tonight" | "A Question of Lust" | "A Question of Time" | "Strangelove" | "Never Let Me Down Again" | "Behind the Wheel" | "Little 15" | "Everything Counts (Live)" | "Personal Jesus" | "Enjoy the Silence" | "Policy of Truth" | "World in My Eyes" | "I Feel You" | "Walking in My Shoes" | "Condemnation" | "In Your Room" | "Barrel of a Gun" | "It's No Good" | "Home" | "Useless" | "Only When I Lose Myself" | "Dream On" | "I Feel Loved" | "Freelove" | "Goodnight Lovers" | "Enjoy the Silence 04" | "Precious" | "A Pain That I'm Used To" | "Suffer Well" | "John the Revelator" / "Lilian" | "Martyr" Dreaming of Me is the debut single by Depeche Mode originally released on February 20, 1981 in the UK. There were two versions of the song. ...
New Life is the second UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on June 13, 1981. ...
A song by Depeche Mode Reached number 8 in the UK Singles Charts in 1981 - Avalible on Speak & Spell and The Singles 1981-1985 A remix by Daniel Miller is avalible on the album Remixes 81-04. ...
See You is the fourth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on January 29, 1982. ...
The Meaning of Love is the fifth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on April 26, 1982. ...
Leave in Silence is the sixth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on August 16, 1982. ...
Get the Balance Right is the seventh single by Depeche Mode originally released on January 31, 1983. ...
Everything Counts is Depeche Modes eighth UK single (released on July 11, 1983) and third US single (released on November 2, 1983), from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again. ...
Love, In Itself is Depeche Modes ninth UK single (released on September 19, 1983) and the final single for the Construction Time Again album. ...
People Are People is Depeche Modes tenth UK single (released on March 12, 1984) and the first single for the Some Great Reward album. ...
Master and Servant is Depeche Modes eleventh UK single (released on August 20, 1984) and the second single from the Some Great Reward album. ...
Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody is Depeche Modes twelfth UK single (released on October 29, 1984), from the album Some Great Reward. ...
Shake the Disease is Depeche Modes thirteenth UK single (released on April 29, 1985), and was not released on an actual studio album but was released on the compilation The Singles (81-85) in the same year, along with Its Called a Heart. The American version of The...
Its Called a Heart is Depeche Modes fourteenth UK single (released on September 16, 1985), and was not released on an actual studio album but was released on the compilation The Singles (81-85) in the same year, along with Shake the Disease. The American version of The...
Stripped is Depeche Modes fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. ...
A Question of Lust is Depeche Modes sixteenth UK single, released on April 14, 1986. ...
A Question of Time is Depeche Modes seventeenth UK single, released on August 11, 1986, following the similarly titled A Question of Lust single. ...
Strangelove is Depeche Modes eighteenth UK single, released on April 13, 1987, and the first single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. ...
Never Let Me Down Again is Depeche Modes nineteenth UK single, released on August 24, 1987, and the second single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. ...
Behind the Wheel is Depeche Modes twentieth UK single, released on December 28, 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses. ...
Little 15 is Depeche Modes twenty-first UK single, released on May 16, 1988, and the fourth single for the album Music for the Masses. ...
Everything Counts is Depeche Modes eighth UK single (released on July 11, 1983) and third US single (released on November 2, 1983), from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again. ...
Personal Jesus is Depeche Modes twenty-third UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the then upcoming album Violator. ...
Enjoy the Silence is Depeche Modes twenty-fourth UK single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the album Violator. ...
Policy of Truth is Depeche Modes twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator. ...
World in My Eyes is Depeche Modes twenty-sixth UK single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator. ...
I Feel You is Depeche Modes twenty-seventh UK single, released on February 15, 1993, and the first single for the then upcoming album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
Walking in My Shoes is Depeche Modes twenty-eighth UK single, released on April 26, 1993, and the second single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
Condemnation is Depeche Modes twenty-ninth UK single, released on September 13, 1993 (September 14 in the USA), and the third single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
In Your Room is Depeche Modes thirtieth UK single, released on January 10, 1994 (January 18 in the USA), and the fourth and final single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
Barrel of a Gun is Depeche Modes thirty-first UK single, released on February 3, 1997 (January 28 in the USA), and the first single for the then upcoming album Ultra. ...
Its No Good is Depeche Modes thirty-second UK single, released on March 31, 1997 (April 15 in the USA), and the second single for the then upcoming album Ultra. ...
Home is Depeche Modes thirty-third UK single, released on June 16, 1997, and the third single for the album Ultra. ...
Useless is Depeche Modes thirty-fourth UK single, released on October 20, 1997, and the fourth and final single for the album Ultra. ...
Only When I Lose Myself is Depeche Modes thirty-fifth UK single, released on May 9th, 1998, exclusive to The Singles 86>98. ...
Dream On is Depeche Modes thirty-sixth UK single, released on April 23, 2001 in the UK and April 24 in the US. It was the first single for the then-upcoming album Exciter. ...
I Feel Loved is Depeche Modes thirty-seventh UK single, released on July 30, 2001 in the UK and July 31 in the US. It is the second single for the album Exciter. ...
Freelove is Depeche Modes thirty-eighth UK single, released on November 5, 2001 in the UK and December 11th in the US. It is the third single for the album Exciter. ...
Goodnight Lovers is Depeche Modes thirty-ninth UK single, released on February 11, 2001. ...
Enjoy the Silence is Depeche Modes twenty-fourth UK single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the album Violator. ...
Precious is Depeche Modes forty-first single, and the first single from the album Playing the Angel. ...
A Pain That Im Used To is the second single and opening track of the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and the forty-second DM single overall. ...
Suffer Well is the third single of the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and the forty-third DM single overall. ...
John the Revelator / Lilian is a double A-sided single by Depeche Mode, released 5 June 2006. ...
Martyr is a future single by Depeche Mode. ...
| | Videography | | The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg | Some Great Videos | Strange | 101 | Strange Too | Devotional | The Videos 86>98 | One Night in Paris | Live in Milan The Depeche Mode discography contains the 11 studio albums, 44 singles, and a variety of compilations, released by the band dating back to their earliest commercial release in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...
The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg is the first video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1984 Some Great Reward Tour, in Hamburg, Germany. ...
Some Great Videos is the first music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring ten music videos directed by Clive Richardson or Peter Care, released in 1985. ...
Strange is the second music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring the first five Depeche Mode videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1988. ...
101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the bands 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour, and the final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. ...
Strange Too is the third music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring more videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1990. ...
Devotional is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993 Devotional Tour, filmed in Barcelona, Spain and Frankfurt, Germany. ...
The Videos 86>98 is a music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring almost two dozen music videos directed by a variety of directors, released in 1998. ...
One Night in Paris is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring an entire concert from their 2001 Exciter Tour, filmed in Paris, France to promote the album Exciter. ...
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