Depeche Mode - I Feel You [#1]

Following the British model for EPs this once -- and not again for some years -- Depeche released the first single from Songs of Faith and Devotion in two parts in America. The single mix of the lead track is astonishing, a grappling with grunge's emphasis on guitar noise on the band's own terms -- there's feedback everywhere, but brilliantly sculpted and arranged around the main track by Wilder and Flood with fierce, precise vigor. Gahan's new rock god persona fit the lyrics to a tee, just tender when it needed to be and balls-out otherwise. Two further mixes surfaced on this particular single. Mark Stent's "Throb" mix lives up to its name; there aren't many changes, but the steady drum punch remains present, while extra treatments and vocal loops texture the song further. Supereal's "Babylon" mix, meanwhile, gets a more radical workover, with house beats and bass on the one hand and extra distortion and weirdness on the other, while retaining the vocals. The one additional number is a slight curiosity, being nothing more than the Gore-sung, string-driven ballad from Songs, "One Caress," without any additional changes. It's a great song, it's just odd that it would be included here. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Chris Dickie Engineer, Mixing Depeche Mode Mixing, Producer Flood Mixing, Producer Jeremy Wheatley Editing John Crossley Mixing Mark "Spike" Stent Mixing Matthew Vaughan Programming Steve Lyon Engineer Supereal Mixing Will Malone String Arrangements, Conductor