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This second volume in the Quintessence series draws from the prime years of a catalog that influenced virtually every vocalist who came after her

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Depeche Mode – Ultra (CD) magazine-latest " cementing the Heartbreakers asRecorded in the aftermath of Dave Gahan's near fatal overdose in 1996 and the band's very public brush with collapse, Ultra carries a weight that goes beyond studio craft. Producer Tim Simenon helped Martin Gore and Gahan find a quieter, more introspective sound than the raw intensity of their previous record, and the result is one of the more emotionally complex entries in the band's catalog. DEPECHE MODE ULTRA Ultra is the ninth studio album by