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Depeche Mode’s fanbase in Russia has reached mythical levels of obsession, but why so? Music for the Masses is an exploration of Soviet Union-era censorship, 90s VHS home videos, the creation of Basildon New Town and one 2006 documentary film that captures this pop-culture phenomenon.
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Chapters:
0:17 Intro
1:43 Composition of Sound
4:48 Dave Day
9:21 Our Hobby is Depeche Mode
11:46 Basildon New Town
14:46 The Radiant City
18:15 Music for the Masses
19:44 Thank You
VHS Dave Day footage courtesy of: @alexabscoverdave1613
Our Hobby is Depeche Mode (aka The Posters Came From The Walls) by Jeremy Deller and Nicholas Abrahams: • Our Hobby is Depeche Mode
Dave Day photos courtesy of depeche.ru
Biblio:
London Orbital - Ian Sinclair (2002)
Basildon: Depeche Mode in jibe at town - Essex County Standard (Apr. 2001)
Tracing Eastern Europe’s Obsession With Depeche Mode - Natasha Wynarczyk (2017)
101 - Depeche Mode (1989)
Basildon Bond: Depeche Mode & The Essex New Town - Sophia Deboick (2011)
The Athens Charter - Eli Rubin (2009)
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