Depeche Mode

The group was formed in 1979 by school friends from the provincial English town of Basildon. The band, called Composition of Sound at first, played a new romance characteristic of those times, but by 1980, having found a new vocalist Dave Gahan and the new name Depeche Mode brought by him, the group completely switched to synthesizers. Opening up for Fad Gadget, the young group took a liking to the owner of the independent label Mute, Daniel Miller, and soon under his strict guidance they recorded an album for Mute Records. Album "Speak & Spell" climbed to the 10th place in the UK charts, which was an outstanding result for a very young band, published on an indie label. However, immediately after the album was released, the author of most of the songs, Vince Clarke, left the group. In order to compensate for his participation, it took two people at once. The vacant songwriter position was taken by Martin Gore, who was previously on the sidelines, and Londoner Alan Wilder was invited to work on the arrangements.
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