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Please note:  This boxset is exceedingly large and very heavy.

Arriving imminently, the long-awaited new album from DEPECHE MODE entitled "Sounds of the Universe". It is being much touted a return to form for the trio from Essex, and the chosen name alone makes the release feel like the follow up to "Music For The Masses".  But it doesn't stop there...  DEPECHE MODE apparently returned to using a lot of vintage gear in the making of this album, from analogue synthesizers to drum machines, in order to conjure up the retro-futuristic arrangements featured here. Lyrically the release contains many of the group's enduring obsessions plus more overt black humor than any of their previous collections.  Not to be missed.

This collector's box set comes packaged in a two-piece custom-made box with foil blocking, and contains 2 x 84 page hardback books.  The first features the lyrics to all the songs from the "Sounds of the Universe" sessions accompanied by exclusive photography by Anton Corbijn.  The second features exclusive and candid studio photography by Daniel Miller, Ben Hillier, Luke Smith and Ferg Peterkin.  The box also contains two exclusive enamel badges, a poster, 5 artcards sealed in a collectors envelope, and a certificate of authenticity.

Format

Limited 3CD+DVD Box Set

Tracklisting

Disc 1 "Sounds of the Universe":-
01. In Chains (click to listen)
02. Hole to Feed (click to listen)
03. Wrong (click to listen)
04. Fragile Tension (click to listen)
05. Little Soul (click to listen)
06. In Sympathy (click to listen)
07. Peace (click to listen)
08. Come Back (click to listen)
09. Spacewalker (click to listen)
10. Perfect (click to listen)
11. Miles Away/The Truth Is (click to listen)
12. Jezebel (click to listen)
13. Corrupt (click to listen)

Disc 2 "Bonus Tracks and Remixes":-
01. Light
02. The Sun And The Moon And The Stars
03. Ghost
04. Esque
05. Oh Well
06. Corrupt - Efdemin Remix
07. In Chains - Minilogue's Earth Remix
08. Little Soul - Thomas Fehlmann's Flowing Ambient Mix
09. Jezebel - SixToes Remix
10. Perfect - Electronic Periodic's Dark Drone Mix
11. Wrong - Caspa Remix

Disc 3 "Demos":-
01. Little 15 (Music For The Masses)
02. Clean (Violator)
03. Sweetest Perfection (Violator)
04. Walking In My Shoes (Songs of Faith and Devotion)
05. I Feel You (Songs Of Faith And Devotion)
06. Judas (Songs of Faith and Devotion)
07. Surrender (Only When I Lose Myself, single)
08. Only When I Lose Myself (1998 single/The Singles 86-98)
09. Nothing's Impossible (Playing the Angel)
10. Corrupt (Sounds of the Universe)
11. Peace (Sounds of the Universe)
12. Jezebel (Sounds of the Universe)
13. Come Back (Sounds of the Universe)
14. In Chains (Sounds of the Universe)

DVD:-
01. Making the Universe (Documentary Film)
02. Usual Thing, Try and Get the Question in the Answer
03. Sounds of the Universe (A Short Film)
04. Wrong (Promo Video)
05. Corrupt (Studio Session)
06. Little Soul (Studio Session)
07. Stories of Old (Studio Session)
08. Come Back (Studio Session)
Audio - "Sounds of the Universe" plus bonus tracks in 5.1 Surround Sound:-
09. In Chains
10. Hole to Feed
11. Wrong
12. Fragile Tension
13. Little Soul
14. In Sympathy
18. Peace
19. Come Back
20. Spacewalker
21. Perfect
22. Miles Away/The Truth Is
23. Jezebel
24. Corrupt
25. Light (Bonus Track)
26. The Sun and The Moon and the Stars (Bonus Track)
27. Ghost (Bonus Track)
28. Esque (Bonus Track)
29. Oh Well (Bonus Track)

Additional Info

Please note: this item is limited edition, so we cannot guarantee being able to source it. However, we will make all reasonable endeavours to do so.

The following additional postage rates apply for this item :-

UK : An additional £4.00 on top of our standard UK rate.
Europe : An additional £8.00 on top of our standard EU rate.
Rest Of World : An additional £12.00 on top of our standard ROW rate.

Record Label

Mute

Release date

20th Apr 2009

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