MN : - How did you work to remix easy tiger, the B-side of the first sngle of Depeche mode new album?

I had to hurry because I was on tour with A.S Dragon and there was only one day in which I could do that remix. As the original version was an instrumental, I found interesting to do a kind of cover instead of doing a typical remix, even more that the material at our disposition in our studio didn't allow us to synchronise the original tracks. I recorded then the bass, the guitar, the drums and the orgue all at the same time and added after some overdubs of electronic piano , fuzz orgue , electronic drums and choirs. All was done in one day . What I wanted to achieve was to give the feeling that this version of Martin Gore 's composition was done before the Depeche Mode version , which is more synthetic.

MN :- You've been contacted again for Freelove,the third single, did you work the same way as you did for Easy tiger ?

Not a all . I copied the voice of Dave Gahan and tried on a subtle way to change the harmonic pattern , playing more on the colors . I did a rough mix which didn't satisfy me ; Some days later I wanted to finish my track and my numeric multitrack (a horrible DR 16 Akai that I woudln't adive to anyone) crashed , deleting at the same time everything I've done ;I was really disasppointed , I think I couldn't do it anymore, that i couldn't start it all over again . Then I decided to copy the instrumental rough mix , added some more effects , added the voice on it so finally the result was really close to what i wanted to do something quite solar and aquatic at the same time. I'm very happy about the end, I would have loved the whole track to be on the same way but I was too depressed to start it all over again (with the risk of my hard drive crashing again ...).

MN : - What do you think about the Exciter tour ?

The last time I saw Depeche Mode, it was at the same season in Bercy , eleven years ago and I was very impressed; I was afraid that a few years after the magic would have been gone, but finally that was totally the opposite that happened ; I found that the band progressed a lot and they never have been as good as they are now ,it's so rare that a band after 20 years isn't on their lowest period, but instead at their best ... The other aspect that did surprise me was the passion among the audience but also how different it could be also ,I didn't have the feeling it was a meeting of nostalgic people in their thirties , but this band gathers people from very different generations it's really wonderfull ; During the concert I was waiting for "never let me down", when they played it at the end , you could even cry ,this song and "enjoy the silence" were really beautifull . I also found that all recent songs were really good in live.

MN : - You've already remixed 2 songs from DM, you are appreciated by both the band and the fans so could Bertrand Burgalat produce a DM album if he was asked to ?

I think that if it would happen to me it would mean that I've been at the extrem limits of my dreams about music ,after that I would have to retreat and open a bar , as rugbymen do ; If you could push them to let me produce you , I would be eternally gratefull to you !!