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U.S. DM Fans Deserve a U.S. Release of this Single!

Mr. | USA | 03/13/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Goodnight Lovers has been chosen to become the fourth single for DM's Exciter album. Nothing extra is done with the track. Unlike most of their singles, which get a little extra remix or shortening done to them, the single version of Goodnight Lovers is simply the album version(3:50). But another take on the song is also included: Goodnight Lovers - Isan FALLING LEAF MIX(5:53), which gives the song an even more quieter & personal feel to it, by opening the song with little electronic drops of water giving off a crescendo/rippling effect, accompanied by a synthesizer with very few other electronic sounds added. You really get to hear David Gahan's voice even more clearly than before. Very intimate. Another excellent track is When The Body Speaks - ACOUSTIC VERSION(6:02). This was the song I personally thought should've become the fourth single off of Exciter and the acoustic version only enhances that reasoning. A beautiful track that is identical to the album version, only without the use of any electronics. You just get the orchestra in the background, Martin Gore's wonderful guitar playing & David Gahan's hauntingly sweet and gentle voice, heard crystal clear for the first time. It almost makes me wonder if DM, at one point, had considered a non electronic album, but then decided against it? The one track that may take getting use to for some fans is The Dead Of Night - ELECTRONICAT REMIX (7:38), which goes in a completely dark direction, using a repetative bass & treble note combination with a reverb so loud that even Dave & Martin's voices can barely be heard. In fact at first I wasn't even sure it was their voices, it sounded so distorted. It's a long track you can get into after repeat listenings. I am from the U.S.A. and a huge fan of Depeche Mode. But I've been reading that there are no plans to release this single in the U.S., and I for one am outraged that Mute Records would do such a thing! I've been collecting DMs Singles since the '80s, and never has any of their singles not been made available here in the states. So I've been forced to pay the extra bucks for the UK version to own it, but it's not the same. For one thing, the UK CD single is housed in a small cardboard sleeve that can be easily ruined. I'd much prefer the standard jewel case (which is what all other CD singles from Exciter are stored in, here in the USA). They're easy to replace if they get broken and are much easier to use to display my singles collection all together. I employ all U.S. fans of DM to let Mute Records know that we deserve our own release of this wonderful single!Stay Devoted!"