EMI France has launched their own special page dedicated to DM new album with lots on informations on it :

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On April 3rd at 9:00 pm the PARTY of THE UNIVERSE is launched by D-Side and Night LIVE EVENTS with the presence of DJ Zen ( singer of the french band WAITING FOR WORDS)

Adress :

Caves St Sabin
50 rue St Sabin PARIS- Subway station : Breguet St Sabin (line #5)

at 9:00 pm

entrance : 10€

More infos on their facebook page or on NIGHT LIVE website

#13 :

#14 :

LAYS is a new book by JUGURTHA HARCHAOUI with the help of Anton Corbijn and KLAUS VOORMANN that present 87 songs written by Martin Gore between 1981 and 2005 , in a form of a poetry book with the original lyrics, also presented in their french translation, it's a real nice book for Depeche Mode fans

More informations on the official website :

LAYS le livre
you can already order them through Amazon.com

Massive Depeche Mode tribute compilation to be released in April
V/A - "alfa matrix re:covered - a tribute to depeche mode" 2CD is the title of a brand new and massive DEPECHE MODE tribute compilation which will be released in April 2009 worldwide.

On "Alfa Matrix Re:covered - a tribute to Depeche Mode" the Alfa Matrix label unites the electronic sounds from the Alfa Matrix label artists with some of the best songs pop history has ever heard from one single band. All electronic music genres have their very own ambassadors on this double CD compilation including interpretations by Sebastian Komor (Zombie Girl, Komor Kommando, ...), Jean-Luc Demeyer (Front 242), Claus larsen (Leaether Strip) and many many more. 32 tracks in total !

On top, the first online orders for this compilation will receive a FREE promo only 7-track EPCD with their order (next to a FREE label compilation). Included on this EPCD are special mixes from the covers which will be serviced to club DJ's. So be fast if you want to be among the first ones to get this gem !

Tracklist and more info at www.depeche-mode-tribute.com

A youtube video for that tribute :

There will be many versions of the new album that will be released one of the best ones is the deluxe edition featuring all this :

CD 1 - Sounds Of The Universe
1. In Chains
2. Hole To Feed
3. Wrong
4. Fragile Tension
5. Little Soul
6. In Sympathy
7. Peace
8. Come Back
9. Spacewalker
10. Perfect
11. Miles Away / The Truth Is
12. Jezebel
13. Corrupt

CD 2
Bonus tracks
1. Light
2. The Sun And The Moon And The Stars
3. Ghost
4. Esque
5. Oh Well

Remixes
6. Corrupt - Efdemin Remix
7. In Chains - Minilogue’s Earth Remix
8. Little Soul - Thomas Fehlman Ambient Mix
9. Jezebel - SixToes Remix
10. Perfect - Electronic Periodic Dark Drone Mix
11. Wrong - Caspa Remix

CD 3
Demos
1. Little 15
2. Clean
3. Sweetest Perfection
4. Walking In My Shoes
5. I Feel You
6. Judas
7. Surrender
8. Only When I Lose Myself
9. Nothing’s Impossible
10. Corrupt
11. Peace
12. Jezebel
13. Come Back
14. In Chains

DVD
Video
Making The Universe / Film (45.23)
Usual Thing, Try And Get The Question In The Answer (55.12)
Sounds Of The Universe [A Short Film] (10.05)
Wrong (promo video - 3.16)
Studio Sessions:
Corrupt (4.08)
Little Soul (3.52)
Stories Of Old (3.24)
Come Back (6.05)

Audio
Sounds Of The Universe plus bonus tracks in 5.1 surround sound
1. In Chains
2. Hole To Feed
3. Wrong
4. Fragile Tension
5. Little Soul
6. In Sympathy
7. Peace
8. Come Back
9. Spacewalker
10. Perfect
11. Miles Away / The Truth Is
12. Jezebel
13. Corrupt

Bonus tracks
1. Light
2. The Sun And The Moon And The Stars
3. Ghost
4. Esque
5. Oh Well

Packaging / additional content:
2 piece custom made box with foil blocking.
2 x 84 page hardback books:
The first featuring the lyrics to all the songs from the Sounds Of The Universe sessions accompanied by exclusive photography by Anton Corbijn.
The second featuring exclusive and candid studio photography by Daniel Miller, Ben Hillier, Luke Smith and Ferg Peterkin.
2 exclusive enamel badges
1 poster
5 artcards, sealed in a collectors envelope
1 certificate of authenticity

You can order them at Mute Records through their Mute banks / Recordstore :
or through Amazon.com

"WRONG" is the first single from that album and will be released on April 06th 2009 under those formats :

7" - BONG 40
A. Wrong
B. Oh Well

CD1 - CDBONG 40
1. Wrong
2. Oh Well (Black Light Odyssey Remix)

CD2 - Maxi - LCDBONG 40
1. Wrong
2. Wrong - Trentemøller Club Remix
3. Wrong - Thin White Duke Remix
4. Wrong - Magda's Scallop Funk Mix
5. Wrong - D.I.M. vs Boys Noise Remix

The video for "WRONG" is available on Youtube :

The 12th studio album of Depeche Mode is called "Sounds of the Universe" , its release date is April 20th 2008 .
‡‡ E P E C H E ††† O D E - The artwork and cover of the album has been made by Anton Corbijn as usual.

Here is the tracklist of the songs of the new album :
1. In Chains
2. Hole To Feed
3. Wrong
4. Fragile Tension
5. Little Soul
6. In Sympathy
7. Peace
8. Come Back
9. Spacewalker
10. Perfect
11. Miles Away / The Truth Is
12. Jezebel
13. Corrupt

On October 6th 2008 , Depeche Mode held a press conference in Berlin to announce the release of their new album and the launch of their new tour called :" Tour of the Universe"

Here are some details of that tour :
08 May 2009 Warm Up show Luxemburg Luxemburg
12 May 2009 Terra Vibe Park Athens Greece
14 May 2009 Santral Istanbul Istanbul Turkey
16 May 2009 Parc Izvor Bucharest Romania
18 May 2009 Vasil Levski Stadium - Tuborg Greenfest Sofia Bulgaria
20 May 2009 USCE Park - Tuborg Greenfest Belgrade Serbia
21 May 2009 Arena-Tuborg Greenfest Zagreb Croatia
23 May 2009 Gwardia Stadium Warsaw Poland
25 May 2009 Skonto Stadium Riga Latvia
27 May 2009 Zalgirio Stadionas Vilnius Lithuania
30 May 2009 O2 Arena London UK
02 June 2009 HSH Nordbank Arena Hamburg Germany
04 June 2009 LTU Arena Dusseldorf Germany
07 June 2009 Zentralstadion Leipzig Germany
10 June 2009 Olympiastadion Berlin Germany
12 June 2009 Commerzbank Arena Frankfurt Germany
13 June 2009 Olympiastadion Munich Germany
16 June 2009 Stadio Olimpico Rome Italy
18 June 2009 Stadio San Siro Milan Italy
20 June 2009 TW Classic Festival Werchter Belgium
22 June 2009 Inter Stadium Bratislava Slovakia
23 June 2009 Puskas Ferenc Stadium Budapest Hungary
25 June 2009 Slavia Stadium Prague Czech Republic
27 June 2009 Stade de France Paris France
30 June 2009 Parken Stadium Copenhagen Denmark
02 July 2009 Koengen Bergen Norway
03 July 2009 Arvika Festival Arvika Sweden
11 July 2009 Super Bock Super Rock Festival Porto Portugal

(Dates to be updated soon)

At the beginning of that press conference were played two snippets from songs of the new album : "WRONG" and "PEACE"