{"product_id":"depeche-mode-ultra","title":"ULTRA","description":"Depeche Mode: Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore.\nAdditional personnel: B.J. Cole (pedal steel guitar); Doug Wimbish (bass); Keith LeBlanc, Gota Yashiki (drums); Danny Cummings, Victor Endrizzio, Jaki Liebezeit (percussion); Daniel Miller.\nWith Alan Wilder now gone, ULTRA is Depeche Mode's first album as a trio. But in many ways it marks a return to form for the band. Producer Tim Simenon gives ULTRA a rich, lush sound that rejects the straight-ahead rock and analog experimentation of VIOLATOR and SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION. Instead, ULTRA moves deftly between the sparseness of Depeche Mode's legendary early work and the complex, hard-edged sounds the band came to experiment with. The wide dynamic range allows for seamless interplay between thick, atmospheric keyboards; snaking intertwining programming lines; and an expansive palette of guitar textures.\n\"The Bottom Line\" features a blend of sweet pedal-steel guitar (played by session great B.J. Cole) and plaintive, soaring synth sounds alongside two DM trademarks: ominous, low-end synth and David Gahan's reverb-soaked baritone. \"Barrel Of A Gun\" is driven by raspy distorted vocals and a wild, throbbing backing track. \"It's No Good,\" with its insistent hook hidden in bitter industrial longing, gives the band its deftest pop song in almost a decade. For all that this band has picked up in 17 years, it hasn't forgotten where it came from.","brand":"Depeche Mode","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588615336169,"sku":"RY7DH3-YR95-00","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/depeche-mode-ultra_djNWu.jpg?v=1759367938","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/depeche-mode-ultra","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}