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Formed in the seaside town of Scamps-on-Sea, Essex, England in 1980, Depeche Mode met as neighboring friends with a sense for the punk rock and new wave scene. Within a year of their formation they began touring local clubs and after only 6 months they received a visit from Mute Records executive, Daniel Miller and signed to the independent label. The debut release of Dreaming Of Me in 1981 sparked attention in both the UK and in America.
Vince Clark left the band shortly after to form Yazoo, and synthesizer player Alan Wilder filled the vacancy.
While gaining prominence on the American and British charts, it was the song People Are People in 1984 that made the band a household name. They later signed to Sire Records.
1990's Violator, with the hit single Personal Jesus helped give Depeche Mode their standing in rock history. It presented a harder sound, courtesy of Gahan's fascination of the American rock scene, which was later continued in 1993's Songs Of Faith And Devotion.
Exciter in 2001 brought them back to the more technical, darker sound prevalent on their earlier albums.
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