one last preview of depeche mode 'remixes 2' — featuring vince clarke and alan wilder tracks

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Depeche Mode's Remixes 2: 81-11 finally arrives next week. We've already heard two remixes of "Personal Jesus" — one by Alec Metric and another entitled "Stargate Remix" — plus the Eric Prydz remix of "Never Let Me Down Again" and Norwegian dance duo Röyksopp's re-do of "Puppets."

So how about one more flood of pre-release leaks? Let's start with the two most ballyhooed tracks — the contributions of former members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder.

Clarke checks in with a propulsive yet subdued take on "Behind The Wheel":




Wilder went with the latter day track "In Chains".. it's a slow burn, but ultimately powerful:




We'll share a few more highlights, if you don't mind. This one is thumping update of "Tora! Tora! Tora!" from Miike Snow's Karlsson & Winnberg:




More straightforward, and quite excellent is the Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders remix of the classic "Strangelove":




Finally, maybe the most pleasant surprise of all, the "Joebot Presents 'Radio Face' Remix" of "A Question Of Time":




So much collective awesomeness.

If you'd like to go back to our original post, you can also enjoy streams of Unkle's "John The Revelator," the Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub of "Everything Counts," and M83's rework of "Suffer Well."

Here's the full tracklist so you can see what's left to hear:

single disc version

1. Dream On - Bushwacka Tough Guy Mix Edit (2001)
2. Personal Jesus - The Stargate Mix (2011)
3. Suffer Well - M83 Remix (2006)
4. John The Revelator - UNKLE Reconstruction (2006)
5. In Chains - Tigerskin's No Sleep Remix Edit (2011)
6. Peace - SixToes Remix (2009)
7. Tora! Tora! Tora! - Karlsson And Winnberg (from Miike Snow) Remix (2011)
8. Never Let Me Down Again - Eric Prydz Remix (2011)
9. I Want It All - Roland M.Dill Remix (2011)
10. Wrong - Trentemøller Remix (2009)
11. Puppets - Röyksopp Remix (2011)
12. Everything Counts - Oliver Huntemann And Stephan Bodzin Dub (2006)
13. A Pain That I'm Used To - Jacques Lu Cont Remix (2005)

triple disc version
disc one

1. Dream On - Bushwacka Tough Guy Mix (2001)
2. Suffer Well - M83 Remix (2006)
3. John The Revelator - UNKLE Reconstruction (2006)
4. In Chains - Tigerskin's No Sleep Remix (2009)
5. Peace - SixToes Remix (2009)
6. Lilian - Chab Vocal Remix Edit (2006)
7. Never Let Me Down Again - Digitalism Remix (2006)
8. Corrupt - Efdemin Remix (2009)
9. Everything Counts - Oliver Huntemann And Stephan Bodzin Dub (2006)
10. Happiest Girl - The Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix (1990)
11. Walking In My Shoes - Anandamidic Mix (1993)
12. Personal Jesus - The Stargate Mix (2011)
13. Slowblow - Darren Price Mix (1997)

disc two

1. Wrong - Trentemøller Club Remix (2009)
2. World In My Eyes - Dub In My Eyes (1990)
3. Fragile Tension - Peter Bjorn and John Remix (2009)
4. Strangelove - Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders Remix (1998)
5. A Pain That I'm Used To - Jacques Lu Cont Remix (2005)
6. The Darkest Star - Monolake Remix (2006)
7. I Feel You - Helmet At The Helm Mix (1993)
8. Higher Love - Adrenaline Mix Edit (2004)
9. Fly On The Windscreen - Death Mix (1985)
10. Barrel Of A Gun - United Mix (1997)
11. Only When I Lose Myself - Dan The Automator Mix (1998)
12. Ghost - Le Weekend Remix (2009)

disc three

1. Personal Jesus - Alex Metric Remix Edit (2011)
2. Never Let Me Down Again - Eric Prydz Remix (2011)
3. Behind The Wheel - Vince Clarke Remix (2011)
4. Leave In Silence - Claro Intelecto 'The Last Time' Remix (2011)
5. In Chains - Alan Wilder Remix (2011)
6. When The Body Speaks - Karlsson And Winnberg Remix (2011)
7. Puppets - Röyksopp Remix (2011)
8. Tora! Tora! Tora! - Karlsson And Winnberg (from Miike Snow) Remix (2011)
9. Freestate - Clark Remix (2011)
10. I Want It All - Roland M. Dill Remix (2011)
11. A Question Of Time - Joebot Presents 'Radio Face' Remix (2011)
12. Personal Jesus - Sie Medway-Smith Remix (2011)

strangeloved: friendly fires and bat for lashes cover depeche mode

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So Gucci has come up with a new fragrance, Gucci Guilty. Who cares, right?

Well, for some reason, some marketer convinced Gucci to release a pair of Depeche Mode covers to commemorate the event. England's Friendly Fires and Bat For Lashes have both offered up reinterpretations of the Music For The Masses classic "Strangelove."

The Friendly Fires version is an amusing, loungey take with plenty of reverb on the vocals and a mesmerizing swirl of keys:




Goth songstress Bat For Lashes provides a more faithful version, with cool organic sounds and haunting harmonies:




Of course, it's really quite impossible to improve on perfection: