Alan Wilder "Violence" UNRELEASED DEMO

THIS IS NOT MY MUSIC OR PICTURE DONT COPYRIGHT STRIKE ME. (From Some Great Reward era) and the cover image quality got lowered.

[@chichiboypumpi]

What a crime this wasn't released. DM was at its best with Alan Wilder.

[@mindmutebutton]

I want more of Alan singing, he really has a beautiful voice.

[@Universe021]

Yeah!!

[@patricinha3467]

True

[@vanillacaffelatte]

Me too!!

[@mikejett2733]

That's one of the reasons depeche mode sought him out also on construction time he say 2 songs

[@moment5604]

Alan's voice and vocals were once indispensable too ... especially on the live tracks. If you listen closely to old DM-songs, you will recognise him in the chorus, backing vocals and many samples.

[@mindmutebutton]

I know. His vocals are missing. Him singing backing live for Martin was always the best part of the show.

[@mauranadiraramli]

Amazing singing voice of Alan Wilder.. They should give him the credit. Not only he can sing and he can also played music instrument as well.. Very talented, gifted and genious Alan Wilder ❤😍😍😍❤❤❤❤

[@l33haze]

reminds me of soft cell, especially alan's voice. a gem

[@saltysynthesizers]

his voice is so underrated

[@saltysynthesizers]

@@vivica7 same!

[@ucity88]

This is still better than EVERYTHING in the charts right now. Proof that the swinging danceability in dM was courtesy of ACW.

[@stevenbakos]

I can hear Soft Cell influence throughout this entire track👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@oiluanax]

that’s. so. good! it's so sad that alan doesn't see himself as a songwriter because it would be interesting watch him taking over more often

[@mikemoreau995]

it's a fake...

[@TenmaBK]

acho que é coisa de quem trabalhou com o Martin Gore... natural...

[@oiluanax]

@@TenmaBK também acredito que, em muitos cenários, o Alan se viu comparando a própria lírica com a do Martin.

[@TenmaBK]

@@oiluanax espero que ele tenha a noção de que as melodias dele são tier 1... sem frustrações. Considero ele um gênio de vdd

[@oiluanax]

@@TenmaBK disse tudo, eu também! ;-)

[@noojet]

I wish they’d recorded this one. I really like it. Alan wrote really interesting songs. Thanks for posting this:)

[@MauGifts]

@@vivica7 Alan left a big hole in dM :( I miss the true dark years.

[@mikemoreau995]

@@vivica7 it's a FAKE!

[@Soul_In_Isolation]

@@mikemoreau995 oh no, another earless dummy

[@EtsiJuuret]

@@mikemoreau995 nine

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

This was included on the european version of the CD along with several other demo greaats from Alan . Checknout the Wikipedia entry for this.

[@ratgrrl1]

Oh my goodness!! I love this!!! His voice!! The gentle, softly whispered “violence” towards the end! (Genius contrast!) The juxtaposition of the dark words with the upbeat, twinkly melody!! Love!!!!! Thank you for posting. 🙏❤️

[@mikemoreau995]

Sorry it's a fake...

[@ratgrrl1]

@@mikemoreau995 Awwww that's a shame! 😞 It's still good though. I don't love it any less. Do you know who sang this?

[@annier895]

This isn’t fake, this is Alan and it is an unreleased demo. The other comment is spam

[@vanillacaffelatte]

What a wonderful track. Shame it's never been released. And if Alan would sing.... oh gosh. He has such a smooth and pleasant voice. Thank you so much for posting!

[@cherrpup]

Alan has a very beautiful voice and makes the most beautiful music.

[@SkyeID]

What a sweet voice. It worked so well with Martin's voice, unlike Peter Gordeno, who is not only a mediocre keyboard player but also not much of a singer.

[@blooddude]

Alan’s voice fit nicely between Dave and Martin.

[@vermonthippiee]

I couldn’t agree more!

[@bongo4unme]

I can’t stand the guys that replaced Alan…

[@mistrergalaxis2275]

Je suis d accord avec vous Peter qui

[@an_edits987]

Just because you don’t like peter gordeno does not make him a mediocre musician, the guy is a talented musician, alan is untouchable but that does not make petwr or christian mediocre

[@trishgibbons]

Wow Alan has an amazing voice. He shld of sung more with Depeche mode. Love his voice.

[@ashemobaby]

This should have been recorded. It’s really good.

[@katiesmith160]

absolutely love this song, Alan Wilder is one of the best musicians i have ever known, OMG i love him and his music, AMAZING

[@Judy-1989]

Happy 61st A. C. Wilder! May you have all your heart desires & enjoy good health. You deserve the very best. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN!!!!!!

[@mikemoreau995]

Sorry it's a fake...

[@eraserreal]

@@mikemoreau995 it's real?

[@maxivicentini805]

This would have been a hit. No doubt about it...

[@maxivicentini805]

@V1-CONTACT why not?

[@hippriest9448]

@@maxivicentini805 because it’s too good for most people to appreciate

[@user-micromir]

Хорошее демо. Странно, что его в альбом не пустили. Редкий случай, когда можно услышать чистый вокал Алана.

[@СвятославСвятозарович]

Возможно это демо 1983года и написано для 3го альбома ДМ

[@dennishough3709]

Fantastic music. I don’t know if this would have been a main stream hit but DM loyalists would have loved it.

[@vermonthippiee]

I love his voice.

[@altermimro2800]

Wooow thought ive heard everything from 80's dm. That one is great

[@RobinPM100]

his best unreleased song for DM is Until you sow the seeds, that one should have been on Some great reward

[@mindmutebutton]

Anyone that has done acid and listened to DM can pull Alan's voice out of the mix. 101 is when people got to see, like holy shit...Alan sings. We knew he sang but didn't know he could sing. So underrated as a vocalist. I love how he keeps his accent.

[@peacemusic6512]

Outstanding!!! Perfect!! Thank you for posting this,, Much Appreciation!! His voice is Super Kool, great song, parts and arrangement,, wishing we had many more more tracks to enjoy!!!

[@mikemoreau995]

Sorry it's a fake...

[@TzadikTheManic]

How did you find this?!? Wow...it’s fantastic and I’m surprised I’ve never heard it before; anything DM-related even if its unreleased/demos, I’ve always managed to get the majority of the material.. This is one major gem that had escaped me. -Thank U & kind regards🖤🖤

[@juaneduardomunozmariangel7633]

Alan, Why are you so underrated?

[@mikemoreau995]

Sorry it's a fake...

[@johnblackmouth]

@@mikemoreau995 how do you know

[@evelyncastro2632]

@@mikemoreau995 it's not a fake, it's him. Stop spreading misinformation.

[@ucity88]

@@mikemoreau995 Martin, is that you? Stop being a hater. LOL

[@inprogress93]

I don't think he is. Unfortunaletly, he took a turn in his musical career that did not justice to all his musical abilities. I listened to Recoil and found it a bit bulky. It worked the best when he was together with Depeche Mode.

[@Calendula-my5ll]

Absolutely brilliant! I'm addicted

[@mikemoreau995]

it's a fake...

[@alcolumbato9349]

No it's not. Some sample were later used on his Hydrology

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

@@mikemoreau995 you are a bellend.

[@Question8619]

This is just stunning

[@figureheaduk]

He doesn't sound that different to Martin. As much as Martin was in many ways the better songwriter (and Alan the better musician/producer), they should have let Alan write more songs when it came to B-sides and album tracks...

[@yuria_nihilisten]

I believe it wasn't that they didn't let him, it was more he was too critical of himself and too perfectionist, always dissatisfied with his songwriting. Nonetheless, I agree, would have been amazing to have more tracks written by Alan.

[@Shadowman820]

@@yuria_nihilisten You're right it was Alan's choice not to write anymore songs .

[@SOLOLULA2]

BEAUTIFUL!!! ALAN WILDER FANTASTIC!!! ALAN WILDER DM FOREVER 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵

[@ifSome]

This is completely DM of those years.

[@SlantCarson]

will forever love those faint whispers at the end

[@sophwritesau]

Te amo, Alan Wilder.

[@bzanit]

this is gold thank you

[@mikemoreau995]

Sorry it's a fake...

[@bzanit]

@@mikemoreau995 it's a rumour

[@An_Dulachan]

This song and the sounds used in it was turned into, "If You Want" off of, Some Great Reward.

[@peliniremorhan9270]

His voice's so soft. He should did more backvokal without Martin.

[@mikemoreau995]

it's a fake...

[@darkwolf_3018]

@@mikemoreau995 not fake do your research

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

What a beautiful piece of History...like finding a Message in a Bottle. No mistakeimg..he really was the heart and soul of that band. The singer sings, the song writer writes fletch claps...and Alan litterally did the rest. Flood has some of the most impressive things to say about working with Alan, and he saw the situatio n that forced his departure. So sad. But this is so awesome to find and post for us..thanks

[@Kazilikaya]

Alan could really play a mean Synclavier!

[@BRBX777]

omg that breakdown is insane LOL, this track reminds me of In Your Memory a little bit, it's cool AF!!!

[@csilt]

Alan is a super talented keyboardist and sound designer but I can see why they didn't use this

[@Keira.10188]

That drum solo hit so hard wtf

[@vepsmedusa]

A very lovely song!

[@claudiaflores2663]

Hermosa voz cuánto deseaba escucharlo solo a él y me siento tan feliz, no me equivoque cuando me dije esa voz es muy sexy y en esta canción lo confirmo woww es un bombón hecho para mí lo amo!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋💋💋😍😍😍😍😍

[@mikemoreau995]

Sorry it's a fake...

[@theghostofmaximumvolume3414]

I dig the drum loops, and the beep boops... Construction Time vibes. I would rather listen to DM- Dangerous to get a better version of this experiment in sound.

[@murrynathan]

I like the beep boops, too!

[@maxmartino8979]

AW is the real DM soul

[@jakublewandowski429]

Stunning voice

[@74goldenjet]

Perhaps they used this sound idea for it's called a heart

[@kameronishikata2874]

Thanks for sharing! Loved it.

[@RetroMuseumTV]

Andy Fletcher is singing The Sun & the Rainfall too. Search Andy Fletcher singing

[@billyfouronesix]

Classic Alan. A "demo" but it wouldn't require much more if it was included on Some Great Reward.

[@chilloutzone2732]

"Enjoy the Silence" and be happy with real wilder violence! :)

[@juanpabloarena2724]

Dueño de un estilo ÚNICO!

[@helige1]

Ohh Alan, this is good 💕👍👍

[@jeshkam]

Sounds more like early 80s Yellow Magic Orchestra.

[@collapsingnewpunkie]

Woke up today and chose *VIOLENCE..... infatuation*

[@claudiaflores2663]

Woww que voz tan sensual!! Por eso me encanta Alan porque aparte de guapísimo es un placer escucharlo 😍😍😍te amo mi amor❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

[@mikemoreau995]

Sorry it's a fake...

[@arturomoreno8606]

Alan, my man.

[@Doobie1975]

Shame Alan didn't have the best relationship with Martin and Andy during his tenure with Depeche Mode, also is it true that Dave and Andy weren't really the best of friends in their younger years?

[@gemellimusic931]

Yes, there were paired friendship as Martin-Fletch and Dave-Alan

[@Doobie1975]

@@gemellimusic931 I also noticed Dave seemed to be friendlier with Alan and Martin than he was with Fletch.

[@rikimarudonchelie1229]

the genius behind DM sound ID.

[@jebby16]

This is better than People are People. 😁

[@INISOUT]

This is like a 1000 times more interesting and charming than newer depeche

[@norahagen9754]

It sounds a bit Duran Duran-ish, doesn't it? Great song!! 👍

[@ivanakloubec9638]

What are the other songs he actually sang? I really like his voice. Why was this not on a album?

[@ivanakloubec9638]

@@vivica7 Oh THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! He really has a beautiful voice....

[@ivanakloubec9638]

@@vivica7 Any other demos with him singing??

[@miropropgo9401]

It was obviuosly Martin singing all the vocals in the album version of "The Things You Said".

[@jonathanleblanc2140]

@@miropropgo9401 during the show in Pasadena, Alan backed Martin up on "The Things You Said" and you can tell because 1) all the girls in the audience go wild, and 2) it's obviously not Dave's voice.

[@tonguepetals]

@@vivica7 Nope. Alan only did backing vocals live. He sounds amazing and I'd have love to hear more of just him.

[@deborabarnes5915]

Alan ❤️❤️❤️

[@thebrightsideok]

Best kick drum solo since Blue Monday.

[@omgsolikevalleygirl]

how did this end up on youtube?

[@mackousko5641]

Super Alan

[@BitcoinWillFixEverything]

Samples from "Shame", cool song. Probably from construction time again.

[@antunivanovic]

Actually this one is said to have originated from "Some Great Reward" sessions.

[@Taremioca69]

Alan Wilder used the same drums from new order "blue monday" 2:42 there is, the same drums i think from the begining of blue monday or i'm crazy

[@capitancloss87]

Oberheim DMX drum machine.

[@CB-jq7fe]

awesome!

[@kevinmcdonald9244]

Alan wilder at his best, perhaps he should have stuck to what he knows for the recoil project

[@RealSmartHacks]

Enjoyed the Violence

[@Funckle73]

Wow oh wow oh wow!!!!!

[@Æmeara-Lavey]

@teenage snuff film do you know if the pic was shot in Leeds? Thank u for uploaded it!

[@vivica7]

I do not, sorry !

[@Æmeara-Lavey]

@@vivica7 Ok, fine. P.S. I heard your fantastic playlist.

[@dimianatrigg9323]

Anyone know the year this was recorded?

[@vivica7]

1983-84

[@dimianatrigg9323]

Thank you :)

[@gustavogustoken]

Excelente Tema, y esto donde estaba?

[@patrikohlsson260]

Posts like these usually are fakes, but I have to say this is a very good one. It's certainly a good song with an impressive touch of Depeche Mode and Alan Wilder. You can even hear some instrumentals within it right from Alan Wilder's production and he is known for re-using his own sounds. The voice is very much like Alan's as well. Good try. If not fake then prove it isn't ^^ But... great post anyway. I enjoyied. If trying to fool someone then this is the way to do it - with great effort and sophisticated.

[@patrikohlsson260]

I couldn't just let this one pass but checked around. I have to back down. It's most likely real. Check this out: dmremix.pro/threads/demos-and-studio-outtakes-2018.485/

[@tronique]

Could have been a song from Japan or their solo projects.

[@Doobie1975]

I wish Alan Wilder would've gotten to sing lead on several DM songs and write more songs with DM, not to be dissing on Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher but I felt these two wanted more control of the band.

[@kirillurvancev2116]

So is it fake or not?I really like this music.if this music isn't DM,i continue listening again and again.I am very young to know the voice of Alan

[@antunivanovic]

It's more of a factual mess, rather than a "fake demo". Alan himself understandably doesn't remember recording anything under the title "Violence", thus insisting himself he never did which many many now take for granted and insist on the song's "fakeness". BUT there's another possible theory about it - this particular demo was possibly recorded as is, but without the actual title chosen by anyone in the band ("Violence" is said to be a mere choice of title by people who knew about this demo, and came up with the title themselves, in order to index the song somehow, and "Violence" is obviously the most "proper" title for the song)... Had the band actually ever recorded the final version, who knows what title they'd come up with - in that, I guess one such demo would be more historically valid. But songs like this one simply get lost in time, merely existing on a private edition cassette or two, so there's very little chance for anyone in the band ever remembering they've recorded it... Depeche have way too many official songs (and b-sides), I don't doubt privately there's many unknown demos of theirs... in that, I believe certain online sources that dig up bits like "Violence", tend to make things as factually clear in band's favour. The only rumour that exists about this particular demo is that another Mute-signed band, I Start Counting, were for the time rumoured to have been the authors of the song - although, stylistically, it sure doesn't sound like ISC. So, unless ISC themselves ever dig up a more proper quality recording in their favour, my vote still goes to Alan and DM, because it sure sounds quite genuine to their 1984-era material... It would make a great addition on an album like "Some Great Reward", shoulder to shoulder with the likes of "Master And Servant"... or as a b-side to one the singles (to an extent, but only very slightly, this demo does echo "Set Me Free (Remotivate Me)")... In the end, regarding those who still militantly insist that this is a fake - well, DM or "not", it is too good a demo to be "fake". Why would anyone fake it for a Depeche song instead of finishing it and then put out on their own?

[@sexytrashfire]

i love it and he looks kinda drunk here omg

[@LemnzestManatee]

@@vivica7 Yep, most likely was! (I have the original quality version saved :D)

[@joeldionisio]

He sounds very punk .

[@mikemoreau995]

@@joeldionisio Sorry it's a fake...

[@Filmbert]

I have this on my hdd since a few years. Sure it is from Alan Wilder??

[@dlush500]

where did u get this?

[@marguskiis7711]

It was stupid by Alan not to start solo career as singer - musician after leaving DM.

[@juaneduardomunozmariangel7633]

Tango

[@charlottewitt3398]

Is Alan singing this ? :D

[@charlottewitt3398]

@@vivica7 i remembered the voice differently :D

[@47thdarkdimension]

I doubt it

[@freestate74]

Nice song.

[@Lestrela]

Anyone has the lyrics?

[@annagrace8137]

I can make them out if you want me to write them below

[@hi_immkaylee]

they are actually already on the internet if you just search up "alan wilder violence"

[@evelyncastro2632]

Amo su voz es tan sensual y melódica

[@chusnamechusname3703]

Nice track

[@vamnoone]

ok but his voice sounds a little bit like Martin

[@mickadatwist1620]

Unreleased for a reason 😁

[@golem74torti]

🎶🎹🖤

[@libertadversusglobalismo1615]

Some great reward time?

[@Rachel-fv7lo]

Esa voz!

[@kwokkahmun]

which year was this recorded?

[@vivica7]

1984

[@alwaysnature2609]

I cant it beleave! Alan Wilder do singing a komplete Song! This is so overwhelming! I am full Out of Home ...

[@wattage2007]

Like Goldfrapp but 20 years before them.

[@peteykwia2752]

❤❤❤❤🥂👍👌👌👌!!