Depeche Mode - Ice Machine

[missgenevincent]

probably my favourite song that clarke wrote while in dm.

[natalieanne101]

PERHAPS I SHOULD LISTEN TO THE UNHEARD SONGS

[Vibracobra23]

@natalieanne101 always a good idea

[natalieanne101]

I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS SONG... I CALL MYSELF A FAN PSSHHH THERES STILL SO MANY SONGS I HAVEN'T HEARD YET

[missjacko1]

This one has a very OMD sound to it. an early influence?

[brianartillery]

I always preferred this to the A side. Got it when it first came out. My original 7'' still plays perfectly, over 30 years on. Can't say that for some CD's that I own. They seem to be fucked after about 5 years or so. Vince's songs are so odd because he used to write the words first, and then fitted the tune round them. He told this to 'Smash Hits' Magazine in 1981.

[combatsignaller]

@brianartillery Same here , same vinyl ...bloody classic ..

[KILLERmikeMODE]

the screen name 'electroexecutoidE' is a pedophile from manchester england.

mark it.

[chubbylegend]

Depeche Mode invent Rhythm Is A Dancer

[XabiAlonsosCousin]

@chubbylegend You are right and countless others too. Saw that knob Calvin Harris recently claiming he was leading the way in new music or some such dogdoo, yet Ive yet to hear him do anything DM hadnt already don't by 1983 and only a fraction of what they did do

[bladerunner53311]

@XabiAlonsosCousin calvin harris is MEGA TARD

[thecoldheart2012]

One of the best b-sides ever made! The "Ice machine" is (together with "The sun and the rainfall") my all time-fav from Depeche Mode.

[sidandmoi]

@thecoldheart2012

OMG we have the same taste exactly! <3

[verapamil07]

I always loved more their pure electronic sound than guitar.

[Wehategod]

this is a great Song It Reminds me of Metriod Prime for the Nintendo

[Sequence14]

I like it now and I liked it when it came out, though it just occured to me it sounds a bit like Sudeten Creche (or is that the other way 'round? ^^,) watch?v=WPRkrn4-AHM

[ZuZuPEDL]

Одна из лучших песен. Ностальгия=)

[schuen101]

ich liebe dieses lied

[anysecondnow81]

Resurrect ... as a feeling ... on my window

Of a past reunion ...

[solid1538]

con esta rola me acuerdo cuanto tenia 20 años....XD

[peregrinations95]

the extended 'last note' version

[MegaBeeper1]

Holy sh*t!!

[shtirlic76tube]

@MegaBeeper1 не любо - не слушай!

[sanfoxmusicband]

ESTE FUE MI PRIMER CD¡LA VANGUARDIA DE LA TECNOLOGIA PARA LOS SENTIDOS

[MixMasterGodlike]

I have this one

[eisigerengel78]

liebe grüße zurück.......denk an dich.....

[gironimoII]

sahnegeiles Stück von Depeche Mode !!!! (Grüße an Sandra nahe CH)



[DanaMConrad]

hands down my favorite song by them. No contect whatsoever

[djmusicjac]

awesome, i love this sound, synth pop new wave, with germanic vocals, MY CUP OF TEA

[TheEduardo4]

The darkest song Vince ever wrote.

[otterboi26]

Another on of my favourite tracks, just got it on 45. I wonder what DM would have sounded like if Vince Clarke had stayed in the band with Alan Wilder still joining in 1982.

[mutedisease]

@otterboi26 ...one of the 2 would have left and pretty soon. Can´t have 2 creative egos like that in one small place.

[alanwilder81]

@otterboi26

i wonder what DM would have sounded like if Clarke hadn't left .....thank god he did .....

martin gore and alan wilder took over and made DM become one of the most succesful acts of the apst 30 years . Under the influence of Clarke DM woulndn't have sounded any better than crappy Yazoo , that in fact , disappeared after releasing a few albums .

WIlder was the one who brought MUSICIANSHIP and CREDIBILITY wihin DM

[HatManAtLarge]

@alanwilder81 Crappy Yazoo? Not with a voice like Alison Moyet's, their music still sounds fresher than a lot of "crappy" stuff today, and more memorable than Erasure.

[1016arroues]

@alanwilder81 I saw an interview where Dave was so glad that he didn't have to sing "Only You". That would've been their next single with Vince. Imagine Dave singing that one...he could do it but it would've changed history or something.

[marianotrecaman]

@1016arroues is that interview on youtube?

[1016arroues]

@marianotrecaman I believe it was on the Remasters DVD Documentary to the making of either Speak and Spell or A Broken Frame. All of them are worth getting if you don't have them.

[McLarenMercedes]

@alanwilder81

Actually WIlder had pretty much zero say when Martin Gore did "A Broken Frame", and he didn't start to become a factor until "Construction Time Again".

Btw, Yazoo's two albums do contain several high quality pop songs, which present day critics regard pretty highly. Under Erasure Vince Clarke sure kept them successful for over 20 years.

Now, DM wouldn't have changed anyway unless they decided to change their sound a little to be able to appeal to millions of Americans.

[McLarenMercedes]

@alanwilder81

Another way of seeing it is that following U2's huge success in the USA, Depeche Mode decided to make their sound a little bit more "rock stadium" like.

You must also know the fact that Duran Duran sold more records in the 80's (proves commercial succes is a shitty measurement of quality), so DM hardly were a "successful act" until Music For The Masses and the Violator, which made them a legitimate "MTV act".

You can also than Anthony Corbijn's videomaking for their fame...

[skintrade]

Great track, sounds even better live

[GuardianLuxe]

Heh, reminds me of 1984

[McLarenMercedes]

S.P.O.C.K made a cover of this. They are a synth band.

The original is better of course.

[biospark64]

For me, even when I heard the songs for the first time, Depeche's older songs always seemed timeless, but this one seems to have a real classic 80's feel to it... I don't know what it is though...

[Tidpole]

I know Vince was in Depeche Mode at the time of this track but this a very unlike vince track and to me its the best DM song of this era and hints how good DM could be without the Chirpyness of Vince's Input.

[DianaDiazSinger]

So glad they grew up!! Dave can barely sing here! Still, it's an important stage in their development.

[logen9finger]

the dancing feet

[miguelitopower68]

Que cancion tan mas chingona................

[logen9finger]

the past lifes on

[logen9finger]

dancing feet

[BlaargZ]

This is the alternative version of the song, not the b-side. I had the original single and it was a fade version, a bit shorter...

[AliceBabybat]

Ahh... the old good Depeche Mode<3

[admi908]

@AliceBabybat this is more the old synthpop style ! Depeche Mode are always electronic and are the best they are as wine