English-speaking fans will have to be patient: the edition will be available in September.
After “Depeche Mode: Live” by Sascha Lange and Dennis Burmeister was released in German in October 2023, the work has now also been announced for the English-speaking market. The illustrated book will be available on September 10th Akashic Books USA onto the market and is the successor to the successful book “Depeche Mode: Monument”.
The second Bible for Depeche Mode fans?
Lange and Burmeister also worked on this together and published it in German in 2013. It was quickly dubbed the “Depeche Mode Bible” in fan circles. In 2017 it was also published in English, and in 2023 it was expanded to an “Extended Version”. Now English-speaking fans of the band can also read the sequel.
Enthusiasm and outrage
Non-German-speaking followers of Depeche Mode are thrilled that they are finally getting a copy of the publication and write, for example: “I’m just happy that we’ll have it in English. And I’m grateful to the authors for writing this great book.” Others are also grateful, but also feel it’s not right that they have to wait so long. One man commented on the Facebook post about the announcement: “It was about time… It should have been right now [auf Englisch] should have been without having to wait for it… To be honest, I’m sure I speak for others… Since English is the #1 language, they shouldn’t have made us wait… I didn’t really feel like I fit in with this one either Project included because of this situation… But I’m glad it’s happening.
In “Depeche Mode: Live,” as the title suggests, the authors focused on the group’s unique concerts and live events. Sascha Lange and Dennis Burmeister summarize this phenomenon with unpublished photos and exclusive interviews. They offer insights from the beginnings in 1980 to current live performances. Until recently, Lange was on a comprehensive reading tour throughout Germany to present the work.