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101

Depeche Mode · 1989

95 min · 20 tracks · alternative rock · new wave · synth-pop

A pulsating blend of synth-driven melodies and introspective lyrics that defined a generation's electronic soundscape.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • atmospheric background focus
  • gradual builds and payoffs

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on March 13, 1989, '101' is Depeche Mode's seventh studio album and follows their critically acclaimed 'Music for the Masses'. At this point in their career, the band was transitioning from underground icons into mainstream success, solidifying their place within the burgeoning electronic and alternative rock scenes.
Stylistic neighbors
New Order· The Cure· Pet Shop Boys

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Pimpf 0:57
  • 2 Behind the Wheel 5:54
  • 3 Strangelove 4:49
  • 4 Sacred 5:12
  • 5 Something to Do 3:51
  • 6 Blasphemous Rumours 5:09
  • 7 Stripped 6:45
  • 8 Somebody 4:36
  • 9 The Things You Said 4:19
  • 10 Black Celebration 4:54

Disc 2

  • 1 Shake the Disease 5:10
  • 2 Nothing 4:36
  • 3 Pleasure Little Treasure 4:38
  • 4 People Are People 4:59
  • 5 A Question of Time 4:12
  • 6 Never Let Me Down Again 6:40
  • 7 A Question of Lust 4:07
  • 8 Master and Servant 4:30
  • 9 Just Can't Get Enough 4:01
  • 10 Everything Counts 6:27

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