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Title: Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1986, Synth-Pop, Darkwave and Industrial Pop, Basildon, England 8/26
Matrix #: Mute STUMM 26
Condition: VG++ (LM) | Members: Dave G (62' - ), Martin G (61' - ), Andy F (61' - 22'), Alan W (59' - ) | Producer: Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
Cultural Facts:

1. Studio Lore: Black Celebration was recorded partly at Hansa Studios in Berlin, where Depeche Mode pushed sampling, sequencing, and electronic sound manipulation further than on any of their previous albums.
2. Sound Design: “Stripped” was built around an idling motorbike sample pitched downward, while the sessions also captured the ignition of Dave Gahan’s Porsche and fireworks in the studio parking lot for additional percussion and texture.
3. Odd Detail: Mute founder Daniel Miller secretly became part of the soundscape too, with his voice sampled saying “horse” and “over and done with” on “Fly on the Windscreen.”

8/26/26 LM