Analyzing Depeche Mode's Drums - 3 Beats from EASY to INSANE

[@CaptainPikant]

In case you still want to go down the rabbit hole and recreate the exact drum sounds then we've collected a few links for you. The Depeche Mode community has already done some amazing research there :) DM Live Wiki Personal Jesus Sample Sources dmlive.wiki/wiki/Personal_Jesus#Sample_sources Flood talks about Enjoy the Silence [Soundedit 2011] kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXSVXpWio5aBeKs Flood talks about Personal Jesus [Soundedit 2011] kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKetnWeGa8x9kMU (Part 1) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqqmhnqQqdCrbNU (Part 2)

[@winfr34k]

Every video you guys make is such a love letter to the pieces of music you're revisiting, the artists who originally performed and anyone else who helped make them the hits they were. This is such a fantastic channel and I'm really glad we get to see this kind of thorough essay on what seems mundane to the average listener. It truly shows how much detail can go into these drum tracks - from sound selection to programming these patterns. All neatly presented in a very digestible format, so that the interested novice can get something out of it as much as the passionate pro..

[@CaptainPikant]

Thank you so much for your kind words :) :)

[@Jaelights]

Your take on Personal Jesus is…. *chefs kiss*, really captured the feel of the original _superbly_ .

[@CaptainPikant]

Thank you!! 😊😊

[@TheFragrantClerk]

WOW! This is a fantastic display of YOUR talent as a musician and producer of content! Combine with the genius of Depche Mode and this is one of the best YT videos I’ve seen in a very long time. Thank you and congratulations on being awesome!

[@leftengelmann]

Wow! Es ist faszinierend zu sehen wieviel Herzblut in diesen Videos steckt. Die Gestaltung, die Sounds und die kleinen Perlenbilder. Genial!

[@Wolterhon]

You nailed it so hard that content id claimed the video 😭

[@CaptainPikant]

I guess we simply have to take it as a compliment from the algorithm 😄

[@SpikesStudio3]

If you were demonitised, where do the earnings from this video actually go? To DM? 🤔

[@CaptainPikant]

@@SpikesStudio3 our guess is KZbin, the record company and maybe a small part for DM ;)

[@sophiepooks2174]

Literally different nails every time.💅

[@wuokawuoka]

The difficulty level was second right hand requied

[@user-uy1ko9ob5j]

amazing video as always. Everything is so pretty i wish my life looked more like a pikant video

[@exdvayne]

you don't know what's going on behind the scene!! perhaps its a total mess hahaha

[@easternitch]

Amazing video as always! I’ve always thought Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is a hugely underrated rhythm master - perhaps a video on some of his work?

[@soaribb32]

I agree. Especially in the 90's, their work was so intricate in the rhythm section.

[@13StJimmy]

This whole video it’s just beautiful It’s perfect timing because I’ve been on such a DM kick lately Violator and the follow up Songs of Faith and Devotion are masterpieces imo

[@blueswingdown]

i vividly remember first hearing Enjoy The Silence on a canadian compilation cd from the 90s. my young alt rock mind was nurtured heavily! i'd easily consider depeche mode one of my earliest favorite electronic acts

[@djlungo]

Great content and production value. You´re doing a really great job making nerdy stuff relevant for a wider audience...

[@real_anxst]

What incredible work. As usual you do a fantastic job showing how so many small variations in drum pattern programming are what really bring these patterns to life.

[@MelvsAmores]

By far, one of the best if not the best drum pattern analysis for Depeche Mode! Great job and for that you have a new subscriber! Keep it up!

Absolutely love your videos, they are hugely informative and very fun to watch. Well done to you all. Please keep doing what you're doing. Thank you massively.

[@tiagodeaviz]

Captain Pikant always nails all the details of a song that me, as an amateur, would never have noticed. Thanks for opening our minds!

[@etk1138]

Great video. I know you weren't going for identical sounds but just to share the info the snare in Enjoy The Silence was actually a sample of 909 snare from the same remix of That's The Way Love Is that the percussion loop was sampled from.

[@twiff3rino28]

What samplers did DM and Flood use on the song?

[@jtcontreras8055]

I always leave this channel with a smile

[@CaptainPikant]

Thank you so much, that's great to hear :) :)

[@emilyrln]

New viewer here. Not only is the forensic/discovery process fascinating, but the aesthetic is so slick and polished!! Can't wait to watch more of your videos! You've more than earned my sub 😊

[@ChinqMiau1]

Production quality of your videos is making me smile. Color matching nail polish is the cherry on top. 😂

[@synthnerd4539]

Pure art. Depeche aren't bad either...

[@Bucketroo]

That is correct. Violator is Depeche Mode's greatest all-time album ever.

[@noth606]

Just stumbled across this and want to take a small moment to sprinkle a jar or two of high praise: Excellent production value, inventive video work and combined with what I can only call unique didactic flair at this moment. I may come back to this if I find a better way to describe it, but at any rate I'm impressed. I don't often comment, and when I do it's usually to correct or augment some fact in a video. Take it as you may, but I _like_ the way this video was made, it tastes good, the structure is satisfying and it has an aroma that makes one wish for more. Subscribed.

[@CaptainPikant]

Thank you so much! We're glad you found it tasty 😊😊

[@BrandonWalowitz]

It's always a great treat when a new vid is waiting!

[@toh4770]

Tolles video wie immer! Ich lern so viel durch eure videos

[@mike_qbik]

This was fantastic. Superb visual, superb editing …. oh, and the music ;-) Bravo

[@se_blate]

Love DM and love your channel❤

[@johanmard5043]

All your videos are amazing-but this one hits reaaaaally close to home, ever so sweetly!

[@wayner8088]

Enjoy the Silence gave me goosebumps. I never heard a cover SO precise!

[@dekonildo]

I'm simply shocked by this video. I've watched it twice and this is amazing.

[@SoundmanCH]

Captain Pikant and team is teaching at its best!

[@sebastianvega4576]

wow, the covers are so good. i image how much work that was to get it that close. really awesome

[@theb_roll]

Wow! You did such justice to these songs. Impeccable as usual!

[@CaptainPikant]

Thank you so much :) :)

[@jochemmm]

This is a so so good at so many levels. Great music, amazing video production, clear explanations and a touch of humor. Thank you!

[@soaribb32]

Violator is one of my favorite albums of all time. All the recreations sound amazing. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-zq6ni6os7r]

This is absolutely sublime. What a talent to deconstruct this in such a seemingly simple way.

[@uncleblacko]

Ok not only is this some amazing forensic work but it is a fantastic Hapax tutorial. I'm going to have to watch at half speed to work out all the Hapax stuff I'm missing! Best video i have seen in a long time. Thank you so much 🙌

[@RandomUser25122]

Wow, although I’ve heard it a hundred times, I never thought of Personal Jesus’ rhythm as complex! Mind blown

[@peterboels]

Guess you haven’t heard the outro of the “Holier Than Thou Approach Mix” (Mixed By Francois Kevorkian) then…

[@mysteritmodk9572]

Bravo Captain! Great video! Great yoga class! 🙂 The attention to detail is mind-boggling - loved the cocktails on Just Can't Get Enough 🙂

[@CaptainPikant]

Thank you so much :) :)

[@CommunityGuidelines]

Fantastic work deconstructing these DM classics. It really shows how much detail Alan Wilder put into each song while the rest of the band were out partying. 😆

[@CaptainPikant]

😆

[@tubeMonger]

Thank you for sharing this. Aside from the valuable information - I really like the colors you use in your videos.

[@markaprill6501]

This actually amounted to just about the best music lesson I have ever had. Thanks.

[@klinkske]

again, FANTASTIC content.

[@crazydjchile]

This was absolutely amazing. I can´t stop smiling and saying thing out loud to the air....because I am alone. So well edited, so beautifully narrated. Thank you internet. Thanks guys. New fan right here! all the way from Chile, South America.

[@lars-henrikbergstrom8013]

Long time fan, but your videos have reached a new level. Impressive!

[@ThatKa5p3r]

Wow. Who knew I'd like listening to this almost as much as the actual recordings. Very cool stuff.

[@radzmar]

Großartig!

[@pmishraofficial]

Absolutely love the presentation of this video!

[@wboumans]

Always love your covers. Guess I have listen to some more Depeche mode now.

[@TheREAPERBlog]

I think Depeche Mode is a sweet band! 😀

[@CaptainPikant]

Hey Jon, great to see you here!! Your channel is our one-stop-shop for the newest Reaper updates :)

[@benedictnothing]

Orgazmo reference, or just coincidence?

[@TheREAPERBlog]

@@benedictnothing that bit has been my head for 20+ years

[@davidyates748]

Mind blowing attention to detail, first class stuff Cap'n!

[@filip5519]

I'm not a musician, but I've been very interested in music for a very long time, especially when it comes to the emergence of synth-pop, electronic music in general and hip-hop. In this context, this absolutely special beat in Personal Jesus has always fascinated me extremely. And now you explain to me in this great video exactly how it is structured, so that I can now understand much better how complex this song is. That makes it even more important and interesting for me. Thank you very much for this, really great!

[@StefanBoeykens]

So well crafted… even though I don’t have the urge to recreate such iconic songs myself, the gradual dissection and explanation is very clear and easy to grasp. Very high production level.

[@vincentmccormack3629]

Legend has it Daniel Miller’s ARP 2600 was heavily used on Speak and Spell, including the drums.

[@abrokenframe82]

Plus the ARP sequencer Daniel Miller bought from Elton John

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Kick drum was all 2600 yeah. And some weird noise percussion. They kept using 2600 kicks for ages, even when analog wasn’t cool. (Mid-Late 80s)

[@kazoku_rec]

Years ago I was in touch with Martin Gore for business purposes and I asked him. He confirmed that they heavily used the ARP2600 for the drums on Speak & Spell.

[@universalvibe72]

It was a CZ101, sheesh

[@kazoku_rec]

@@universalvibe72 CZ101 in 1981? lol That's a good one... I think I got in touch with him around the time they were in studio for the making of Sounds Of Universe and he was buying many vintage stuff. And if memory serves, he bought a few things from me at the VEMIA. I might still have his email address and home address somewhere. :-)

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

Whelp...that was the best thing I've watched all year.

[@pixel325]

Another impressive breakdown, thanks for doing these videos! :)

[@jaguarvssnake]

Absolutely brilliant work. I’m already a Patron but this is one of your best videos yet.

[@ModePhaser]

Absolutely amazing! ❤

[@tedmuss]

I feel like I'm looking at something on mainstream TV when I watch these videos...so professional and good. That sequencer thing looks amazing. I like lady hands ♥

[@SpikesStudio3]

Brought back some old memories for me, you did. Cheers Cap and intern. Ps love the nails.

[@CaptainPikant]

Thank you so much Michael :) :)

[@madyogi6164]

So different sounding from the original, but at the same time so well recreated. Very, very nice one! As for Violator, its hard to not like any of the songs. The record is one of many masterpieces one needs to have.

[@cheshirecat5824]

Well, this is just fantastic! As a huge DM fan, you really nailed this one - even the Personal Jesus, which has like a ton of different drum tracks/samples - which I was largely unaware of, until I heard Pump Mix version. As a music noob who always struggles with drum programming, this is really insightful. Keep up the amazing work! 👏

[@mafanthedog1]

Mastered! Will be looking out and looking back. Great content. Thank you.

[@marcosbrolio]

all your videos are fantastic, so much passion on it, thanks

[@andrefelixstudio2833]

Amazing, Nice job!

[@shannongrady388]

One of my favorite bands. Best KZbin channel around. 🤖

[@donnythedealah8511]

Oh my god I discovered your channel like 2 weeks ago and have been watching all your videos, and have also really really got into Violator/Depeche mode for the first time the past week (probably because of your video on Mark Bell's beat for Hunter). So I am so fucking excited to watch this yaasss!!!!!!!!! The timing is wonderful holy shit

[@CaptainPikant]

😄😄 that's an awesome coincidence!

[@edwarddannenberg5084]

Insane educational production! Thank you!

[@ArkanhellMagno]

Well done! Beautifully made! You've got a new subscriber 😊👍🏻

[@danpreston564]

This is such excellent content. Did you know that a group of Depeche Mode fans so hated the guitars on Violator that they re-recorded the whole album themselves using only synths?

[@CaptainPikant]

LOL no we didn't stumble upon that during our research 😄😄

[@danpreston564]

@@CaptainPikant it may be apocryphal, but I remember reading it in 1990, so it was a contemporary story!

[@MrKaizwei]

O Captain, my captain! This was once again absf***inglutely awesome!

[@nobel11]

Masterful. And incredibly educating. You've definitely made me better at beats and production.

[@CaptainPikant]

That's so great to hear :) :)

[@DoctorNemmo]

Fantastic video ! As a DM fan I couldn't ask for more.

[@malcolmhodgson7540]

New sub. Loved the whole vid!

[@FuzzleMusic]

As a huge fan of your work and Depeche Mode’s music, I am so excited to watch this 😎 Edit: This is the Masterclass I’ve been endlessly searching for. Thank you!

[@CaptainPikant]

We're happy it was useful to you :) :)

[@Eigenstates.]

The hi hat and shaker tips… very nice. Hard to get the swish with digital but HPF and delay is the business. Subbed!

[@danieltx7066]

As a 35-ish year Depeche Mode fan with about 20 years of Kraftwerk, I am VERY impressed. I almost want to reach out to ML Gore with a link to this video and a “ well… what do you think?” T otally subbed.

[@1morenote.]

They did have a good way of adding an original sound to beats and drum fills that made them very appealing

[@cliffl9669]

Amazing content. Keep it up!

[@kaitlyn__L]

At 18:15 it was quite validating, as I only yesterday or the day before commented on 12Tone's video about Personal Jesus that the part with the stacked fill at the end of the bar just feels to me like it rotates the emphasis round rather than "lagging behind" or putting the beat "off kilter" or, however they said it in their video. I love all the different ways people can feel the same pulse (or indeed, different pulses from the same rhythm).

[@80Jay71]

The completion of everything in a personal jesus-track makes this so entertaining. I wish my neighbors would see the light.

[@RobbekenSynthMusic]

Excellent! Thanks for these!

[@funkykoval2099]

Thank You Mr. Captain ! I'm close to beleive that my MC-303 can be still usable. As usual I liked cute hands of Mrs. Leutenant most :D

[@DjFabi71]

this is what I've been waiting for

[@flare_055]

I enjoyed that wayy more than silence ;)) Great video as always!

[@vincentmccormack3629]

Nice table arrangement!

[@PeranMe]

Superb, thank you! ❤

[@unabyband1263]

Wow, great job. Especially PJ (not the simplest drumtrack ever heard). Would be also cool to see your reconstruction of Dream On, one of my favourites in DM. Thanks ❤‍🔥

[@connyolovsson]

Great drum programming, thanks!

[@te6194]

This is so good my brain is melting.

[@SandroMassarani]

Amazing video as always.

[@Stephan_Hess]

Enjoy the silent war wohl ein Volltreffer. Absolut on point. *nice

[@TheEissman]

These are always so captivating, and only just recently did I learn Enjoy The Silence uses a sample from one of my nostalgically favorite deep house tracks growing up outside Chicago! Side note: still love the font used for credits as it is so Stüssy-esque. Look up album cover and jacket of BAD 2 classic “The Globe”. You’ll enjoy it!

[@tcalixto4v]

A few of my favourite songs are Master and Servant and Strange Love. 😄

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

Brilliant as usual....

[@ipainthouses3084]

Just subbed , i like those dysections of songs. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@keithjack38]

Outstanding!!

[@Peter_Cetera]

The Squarp - Hapax ia so amazing!

[@LFOVCF]

Fantastic!

[@pjb5757]

Great video thanks from NZ

[@FerozaIsmail-f2x]

Enjoy the Silence sounds still gives me the shivers...