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Depeche Mode

Ultra

Ultra

UPC: 889853369119

Format: LP (2 disc)

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Depeche Mode: Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore.
Additional personnel: B.J. Cole (pedal steel guitar); Doug Wimbish (bass); Keith LeBlanc, Gota Yashiki (drums); Danny Cummings, Victor Endrizzio, Jaki Liebezeit (percussion); Daniel Miller.
With Alan Wilder now gone, ULTRA is Depeche Mode's first album as a trio. But in many ways it marks a return to form for the band. Producer Tim Simenon gives ULTRA a rich, lush sound that rejects the straight-ahead rock and analog experimentation of VIOLATOR and SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION. Instead, ULTRA moves deftly between the sparseness of Depeche Mode's legendary early work and the complex, hard-edged sounds the band came to experiment with. The wide dynamic range allows for seamless interplay between thick, atmospheric keyboards; snaking intertwining programming lines; and an expansive palette of guitar textures.
"The Bottom Line" features a blend of sweet pedal-steel guitar (played by session great B.J. Cole) and plaintive, soaring synth sounds alongside two DM trademarks: ominous, low-end synth and David Gahan's reverb-soaked baritone. "Barrel Of A Gun" is driven by raspy distorted vocals and a wild, throbbing backing track. "It's No Good," with its insistent hook hidden in bitter industrial longing, gives the band its deftest pop song in almost a decade. For all that this band has picked up in 17 years, it hasn't forgotten where it came from.

Tracks:

Disc 1:
1 - Barrel of a Gun [2007 Digital Remaster]
2 - Love Thieves [2007 Digital Remaster]
3 - Home [2007 Digital Remaster]
4 - It's No Good [2007 Digital Remaster]
5 - Uselink [2007 Digital Remaster]
6 - Useless [2007 Digital Remaster]
Disc 2:
1 - Sister of Night [2007 Digital Remaster]
2 - Jazz Thieves [2007 Digital Remaster]
3 - Freestate [2007 Digital Remaster]
4 - Bottom Line [2007 Digital Remaster]
5 - Insight [Remastered]
6 - Junior Painkiller [2007 Digital Remaster]