Exciter (album)

Exciter
Depeche Mode studio album
Publication (s)	May 14, 2001
Label (s)	Mute Records
Genre (s)	Synth-Pop , Downtempo , Synth Rock , Dance Rock , Alternative Rock , Musica electronica
Title (number)	13
running time	56:16
occupation	Dave Gahan Martin Gore Andrew Fletcher Christian Eigner Peter Gordeno
production	Mark Bell
Studio (s)	RAK & Sarm West in London, Sound Design in Santa Barbara, Electric Lady & Sony in New York
chronology Ultra (1997) Exciter Playing the Angel (2005)
Single releases April 23, 2001 Dream On July 30, 2001 I feel loved November 5, 2001 Freelove February 11, 2002 Goodnight Lovers

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Exciter   DE 1 05/28/2001 (35 weeks)   AT 2 05/27/2001 (18 weeks)   CH 2 05/27/2001 (18 weeks)   UK 9 05/26/2001 (5 weeks)   US 8th 06/02/2001 (14 weeks)

Singles

Dream On   DE 1 05/07/2001 (8 weeks)   AT 9 05/06/2001 (10 weeks)   CH 13 05/06/2001 (15 weeks)   UK 6th 05/05/2001 (5 weeks)   US 85 05/12/2001 (10 weeks) I feel loved   DE 9 08/06/2001 (5 weeks)   AT 44 08/05/2001 (4 weeks)   CH 64 08/05/2001 (9 weeks)   UK 12 08/11/2001 (6 weeks) Freelove   DE 8th 11/19/2001 (10 weeks)   AT 61 11/18/2001 (4 weeks)   CH 67 11/18/2001 (11 weeks)   UK 19th 11/17/2001 (3 weeks) Goodnight Lovers   DE 15th 02/25/2002 (5 weeks)   CH 69 02/24/2002 (2 weeks)

Exciter (German: Erreger) is the tenth studio album by the British synth-pop band Depeche Mode . It was recorded in various studios in London , Santa Barbara and New York . The band hired Mark Bell, head and founding member of the British music project LFO, as a producer .

background

After the singles tour in 1998, the band members withdrew and devoted themselves to their families. Martin Gore started writing new songs in 1999, but lacked motivation and inspiration. So he invited his friend and musician Paul Freegard and producer Gareth Jones, who had worked with Depeche Mode in the mid-1980s, to his private studio in Santa Barbara, California. With their (mainly moral) support, Gore managed to record demos, which he finally presented to the rest of the band members. Actual work on the album began in mid-2000 after Mark Bell was hired as a producer.

Immediately after the album was released, Depeche Mode started the worldwide Exciter Tour . The two concerts in the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy were filmed by Anton Corbijn and released as a live DVD One Night in Paris in 2002 . After the tour was over, the band members devoted themselves to their own projects. Martin Gore released his second solo album Counterfeit² in 2003 , while Dave Gahan wrote his own songs for the first time for his debut Paper Monsters . Andrew Fletcher marketed the British band Client through his own label Toast Hawaii . It wasn't until 2005 that Depeche Mode returned with a new album, Playing the Angel .

reception

The trade press rated Exciter mostly positively. For example, laut.de wrote : “It looks good for the future of Depeche Mode. "Exciter" is the step forward. If this is the beginning of a new Depeche Mode decade, Mark Bell could become the new Gareth Jones. That man drove the boys to great success from the mixing desk in the 80s. He only came to the third album. "

Track list

1. "Dream On" - 4:18
2. "Shine" - 5:29
3. "The Sweetest Condition" - 3:40
4. "When the Body Speaks" - 6:00 am
5. "The Dead of Night" - 4:48
6. "Lovetheme" - 2:00
7. "Freelove" - ​​6:07
8. "Comatose" - 3:22
9. "I Feel Loved" - 4:18
10. "Breathe" - 5:16
11. "Easy Tiger" - 2:05
12. "I Am You" - 5:05
13. "Goodnight Lovers" - 3:48

All songs were written by Martin Gore, who also sings the pieces "Comatose" and "Breathe". Dave Gahan sings the rest of the songs, "Lovetheme" and "Easy Tiger" are instrumental pieces .

Single releases

• "Dream On" - April 23, 2001
• "I Feel Loved" - July 23, 2001
• "Freelove" - ​​November 11, 2001
• "Goodnight Lovers" - February 11, 2002

The B-side of "I Feel Loved" is a cover of the song "Dirt" by Iggy Pop .

The single version of "Freelove" is a remix by Flood .

"Goodnight Lovers" was released as a single in Great Britain, but was not rated in the local charts because the CD contained four songs too many.

Setlist of the Exciter Tour 2001

1. Easy Tiger-Dream On (instrumental intro)
2. The Dead of Night
3. The sweetest condition
4. Halo
5. Walking in My Shoes
6. Dream On
7. When the Body Speaks
8. Waiting for the night
9. • The bottom line
   • Surrender
   • Dressed in black
   • Sister of Night
   • Condemnation
   • Judas
   • It doesn't matter two
   • Somebody
10. Breathe
11. Freelove
12. Enjoy the silence
13. I feel you
14. In your room
15. It's no good
16. I Feel Loved (was not played on all appearances on the tour)
17. Personal Jesus
18. World Full of Nothing (only played on the last appearance of the tour)
19. Home
20. • Clean
    • Condemnation
21. Black Celebration
22. Never Let Me Down Again

Republication

On October 1, 2007, Exciter was re-released as SACD and DVD . In addition to the multi-channel album songs and the documentary Depeche Mode 1999–2001: "Presenting the intimate and delicate side of Depeche Mode" , the new edition also contains the following bonus tracks:

• "The Dead of Night (Live in Paris, October 2001)"
• "The Sweetest Condition (Live in Paris, October 2001)"
• "Dream On (Live in Paris, October 2001)"
• "When the Body Speaks (Live in Paris, October 2001)"
• "Breathe (Live in Paris, October 2001)"
• "Freelove (Live in Paris, October 2001)"
• "Easy Tiger (Full Version)"
• "Dirt"
• "Freelove (Flood Mix)"
• "Zen station"
• "When the Body Speaks (Acoustic)"

Trivia

• The album cover, designed by Anton Corbijn , shows an agave .
• On most of the European concerts of Exciter Tour came Fad Gadget on the opening act. Conversely, in 1980 it was Fad Gadget who had the then unknown band play as the opening act at his concerts.
• While 8 of the 13 album songs were played live on the Exciter Tour , it was only one each on the Touring the Angel 2005/06 (“Goodnight Lovers”) and Tour of the Universe 2009/10 (“Freelove” ) tours , and this even only on a few shows).
• Despite the good reviews, the album is considered one of the least popular with fans.

Web links

• Exciter , Dream On , I Feel Loved , Freelove and Goodnight Lovers on the official band homepage
• Criticism on laut.de
• Criticism on plattentests.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ musicline.de: Depeche Mode in the German single charts ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Austriancharts.at: Depeche Mode in the Austrian charts
3. ↑ hitparade.ch: Depeche Mode in the Swiss charts
4. ↑ Depeche Mode in the Official UK Charts (English)
5. ↑ billboard.com: Depeche Mode on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart
6. ↑ musicline.de: Depeche Mode in the German album charts ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ billboard.com: Depeche Mode on the US Billboard 200 album charts
8. ↑ Steve Malins: Depeche Mode - Black Celebration Hannibal, Höfen, 2007, ISBN 3-85445-277-2
9. ↑ laut.de : Depeche Mode-Live Spirits ; With "Exciter" their last fresh and exciting, but unloved by many fans, is now almost twenty years ago. ; accessed on July 4, 2020