The best of Depeche Mode, selected by Marc Houle, Perc + more

The best of Depeche Mode, selected by Marc Houle, Perc + more

27 January, 2012 | 1.00AM

• Written by: Beatportal
• Filed under: Music News: depeche mode

Without Depeche Mode, electronic dance music as we know it would be a very different beast indeed. From their innovations with synthesizers and samplers to their thrilling ability to tease a dark mood out of a pop song—not to mention their progressive approach to commissioning remixes—the iconic new wave group has given “purist” dance music endless inspiration.

We asked a handful of today’s top DJs and producers to share their favorite Depeche Mode songs with us; read on and encounter your own “Personal Jesus” in these charts from Dilo, Mihalis Safras, Marc Houle, Terence Fixmer and others.

While you’re at it, don’t miss last year’s mammoth DM anthology, Remixes 2: 81-11, and Vince Clarke and Martin Gore’s brand-new techno project VCMG. Their first EP came out at the end of November, along with remixes from Regis, Edit Select, DVS1, and XOQ; the follow-up is due out soon.

Dilo Best of Depeche Mode Chart

Argentina’s Dilo is a minimal/tech-house producer known for his records for Clink, We Are Records, and his own Igloo-Rec.

Click here to get Dilo’s chart on Beatport. (The embedded players below link through to the old, Flash site.)

Mihalis Safras Best of Depeche Mode Chart

The Greek DJ/producer Mihalis Safras recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of his label Material.

Click here to get Safras’ chart on Beatport.

Marc Houle Best of Depeche Mode Chart

Long affiliated with Richie Hawtin’s Minus label, Marc Houle recently broke out to focus on Items & Things, his label with Magda and Troy Pierce.

Click here to get the chart on Beatport.

Terence Fixmer Best of Depeche Mode Chart

France’s Terence Fixmer is a dark master of gothic techno, with releases on Electric Deluxe, CLR and his own Planete Rouge, among many other labels.

Click here to get Fixmer’s chart on Beatport.

Black Strobe: My 10 Depeche Mode Tracks

Arnaud Rebotini’s Black Strobe project has been channeling Depeche Mode’s gloomy grandeur for 15 years now.

Click here to get Black Strobe’s chart on Beatport.

Perc’s Best of Depeche Mode Chart

Perc is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of techno’s most adventurous artists, thanks to releases on Electric Deluxe, CLR and his own Perc Trax imprint.

Click here to get Perc’s chart on Beatport.

Black Asteroid Best of Depeche Mode Chart

Black Asteroid is Motor’s Bryan Black, with a string of releases on CLR.

Click here to get Black Asteroid’s chart on Beatport.

Sian Best of Depeche Mode Chart

Dublin’s Sian makes dark, heady techno for labels like Bedrock, Tronic and his own Octopus Records.

Click here to get Sian’s chart on Beatport.

Jens Lissat Best of Depeche Mode Chart

Jens Lissat is one half of Lissat & Voltaxx, long-time heavyweights on the German techno scene.

Click here to get the chart on Beatport.

Alex Bau Best of Depeche Mode Chart

Alex Bau makes dark techno with an industrial edge for labels like Credo, Toneman and CLR.

Click here to get Bau’s chart on Beatport.

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