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Saturday, June 10, 2006

Enjoy The Silence

Three great albums from Depeche Mode's catalog were recently remasted and re-released (June 6th) in Rhino Record's continuing efforts to honor great albums of the past and update them with new DVD materials and unreleased gems. In case you don't know, Depeche Mode is an electro-pop/new wave (new romantic) band from the town of Basildon, England, that got it's start around 1980. Each album was released as two-disc sets featuring the original albums on CD, plus 5.1 audio and enhanced stereo mixes, b-sides, and remixes on a bonus DVD. Each DVD also includes a short film about the album, featuring current interviews with band members. Deluxe packaging includes a booklet with lyrics, rare photos, and more.

I got my hands on Violator, their top-selling CD from 1990. It contains two of my personal favorites, Personal Jesus and our cover track of the day, Enjoy The Silence. You can buy it at Rhino Records.

Today's catalog was brought to you by Aileen who had 41(!) versions/covers of Enjoy The Silence.

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (7" Version)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (acoustic)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (M.L. Gore Vocal Demo Version).
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted 2004 Mike Shinoda)

G-Force - Enjoy The Silence
Agnes Vanilla - Enjoy The Silence
Swift - Enjoy The Silence
Anberlin - Enjoy The Silence
Electrofunk - Enjoy The Silence
Seduction Vs Dougal & Gammer - Enjoy The Silence
Hiv - Enjoy The Silence (sample)
Him - Enjoy The Silence (Live)
Y-Chromes - Enjoy The Silence
Sasha & Digweed - Enjoy The Silence
The Symphonic Music - Enjoy The Silence
Caater - Enjoy The Silence
Van Helsing And Van Giessen - Enjoy The Silence
Talla 2Xlc - Enjoy The Silence
Oberon - Enjoy The Silence
Dead Souls Rising - Enjoy The Silence
Lacuna Coil - Enjoy The Silence
De Saloon- Enjoy The Silence
Jazzhole - Enjoy The Silence
Failure - Enjoy The Silence
DJ Mystik - Enjoy The Silence
Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
No Use For A Name - Enjoy The Silence
Devushkin Son - Enjoy The Silence
Y-Front - Enjoy The Silence
Moonlight - Enjoy The Silence
The Escape - Enjoy The Silence
Studio 99 - Enjoy The Silence
Flesh Field - Enjoy The Silence
Apoptygma Berzerk - Enjoy The Silence
Pat MacDonald - Enjoy The Silence
Matthew Good Band - Enjoy The Silence
Evergreen Terrace - Enjoy The Silence
Entwine - Enjoy The Silence
Margret Heater - Enjoy The Silence

Ninos Mutantes - Enjoy The Silence
It Dies Today - Enjoy The Silence (.wma)

I'm off to Cincinnati today to watch the Cubs play the Reds.

31 Talk back to yo' mama!:

At 2:58 PM, Bleeding Neon spat...: Have I ever told you "thanks" for having a kick-ass blog?

No, I haven't. Well, now I will:

Thanks.
At 3:16 PM, scot spat...: Being stuck at work on a Saturday (and missing the damn World Cup) has never sounded so good.

Thank you.
At 4:06 PM, phlowtron spat...: go cubbies!
At 4:35 PM, dina spat...: failure's version of this song has always been one of my faves. thanks for all the amazing covers lately... yr blog rocks my socks. xo.
At 9:30 PM, marcela spat...: jajaja...the de saloon's version appears.
At 11:35 PM, Vera spat...: Are you reading my mind? Thanks for the fabulous covers. They've been so much fun.
At 1:12 AM, Rosie spat...: wow, some of these are awesomely bad! and a few excellent ones.

thanks, and great blog. :)
At 4:41 AM, Mike spat...: I just saw Depeche Mode a month ago. possibly the best show I have been to.
At 8:34 AM, rosie spat...: How I adore this blog. Thank you so much!
At 11:26 AM, Mofette spat...: Thanks for linking directly to the folder I asked you not to share...
At 11:34 AM, Dodge spat...: It was a careless accident, i'm really sorry - I didn't even look at the link, just cut and paste! the link is changed! So sorry Aileen!
At 11:50 AM, BG spat...: I'm new here, but I'm hooked. Thanks for the great music! Can anyone tell me if there is a way to search MOKB? Maybe I'm just missing it?
At 9:51 PM, K. spat...: My question:

How long did it take to upload all these tracks to ezarchive??

Go Cubs! Even though the game is over.
At 8:40 AM, Matthew spat...: Sweet. I worry that you have, perhaps, too much time on your hands, but really - that was sweet.
At 8:42 AM, Anonymous spat...: tremendous list. i'm only missing the richard x remix...
At 9:03 AM, Bilvox spat...: Hey (btw) love your blog one of my daily stops..
So this posting, I am a local Boston Musician and thought I would share my version\cover of this tune...
Here is a version of Enjoy the Silence I did a few years ago...
enjoy the silence - bilvox
cheers
-bv
At 5:28 PM, wurd726 spat...: Whether they're related or not I have no cluse, but DJ Sasha and John Digweed have a very kick ass trance song called "Enjoy the Silence" ... it may be worth looking into.
At 7:04 PM, Guuzbourg spat...: Here's another EtS-cover, by Dutch punkband De Heideroosjes: http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4A7B9F4F0DF899E0
At 11:17 PM, Pirate Twin spat...: Are any of them actually any good? I'm not able to download them all.
At 9:18 PM, Chuang Shyue Chou spat...: I am absolutely amazed! I had no idea that there were so many covers of that old synthpop classic.
At 1:15 PM, Gustavo spat...: De Saloon cover is just great. Awsome track.
At 10:27 AM, alan. spat...: janita's soulful lounge version is the best cover by far.
you can check it out at: http://www.giantstep.net/releases/932

i'm heading out right now to city hall park to catch her live set.
At 5:43 PM, Ryan spat...: The "Acoustic" version that you posted by DM is outstanding - I never knew it existed. Is that a snippet from an unplugged concert or something? I'd love to get my hands on more of their classics stripped down like that... can you tell me when to track them down?

Thanks,
Ryan
r_mossa@hotmail.com
At 9:50 PM, triumph2006 spat...: tx for the hard work/search of collecting this material.
have you done other songs ??
At 7:49 PM, Anonymous spat...: You also have the Sylvain Chauveau version ...
http://www.sylvainchauveau.net/sc_en.html
At 12:14 AM, Joseph McDonnell spat...: Irish Band Bell x1-Enjoy The Silence
Live on Today FM
http://www.davejeffery.com/Bellx1/Upload/data/Enjoy%20the%20Silence%20(Ray%20Darcy%20-%20Jan%202006).mp3
At 8:15 PM, Anonymous spat...: hi

there is a fun fun project mashup in France called DELPECH MODE, they mixed up the depeche mode songs with 70's french popstar Michel Delpech's lyrics.

So it is a really fun moment. Enjoy the Loir & Cher is perfect and the video clip so fun.

http://delpechmode.com/

bye
ed
At 3:40 AM, disco citizen spat...: Sasha and Digweed are wrongly credited as remixers here. It should be instead Mike Koglin - The Silence (Matt Darey's Tekara remix). This feature on Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure compilation (1998) but it's not their own production. :)
At 4:27 PM, Soylent Ape spat...: I think the mark of a great song is its ability to maintain its own identity regardless of the style or genre in which it's performed. Thanks for the great collection of covers that highlight the brilliance of the original!
At 5:29 PM, daveches spat...: depeche mode: massive in Europe, not well liked in Britain. It's odd. talk talk were another one.

On May 25 1985 8 of the US Billboard top 10 were by British artists. Duran were there in the guise of the Power Station. To get the whole list, go to

www.daveches.co.uk/80s/
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