Remixes 2: 81-11 (3CD)(Deluxe Edition)
Depeche Mode have been at the forefront of remix culture for the best part of three decades and this new compilation includes classic mixes from M83, UNKLE, Trentem¸ller, Fran§ois Kervorkian and Dan The Automator, alongside all-new mixes from Stargate, Eric Prydz, Karlsson & Winnberg (from Miike Snow) and R¶yksopp. In addition to this, the expanded edition includes exclusive remixes by former band members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder - the first time either artist has remixed tracks for their former colleagues. Remixes 2: 81-11 will be available in two different CD formats, Single and Triple Disc versions.
Highlights from the selection of classic mixes include reworkings of "Dream On" from 2001€s Exciter, "Suffer Well," "John the Revelator" and "A Pain That I€m Used To" from 2006€s Playing The Angel and "In Chains," "Peace" and "Wrong" from 2009€s Sounds Of The Universe, while the new mixes include "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Puppets" from 1981's Speak And Spell, "Never Let Me Down Again" and "Behind The Wheel" from Music For The Massesas well as "A Question Of Time" from 1986's Black Celebration. Lead single "Personal Jesus", from 1990's Violator, also features several strong remixes as part of the package.