Depeche Mode Exciter

3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Glimmers like a gentle ambient doodle with vocals....the softest songs leap to the foreground like a whisper from a lover....maintaining an otherworldly mood and purity of purpose..."
"...Producer Mark Bell smartly leaves the retro melodies intact, while decorating them with experimental, electronic gloss..." - Rating: B-
4 out of 5 - "...Embraces the latest electronic substrata within the context of cheif songwriter Martin Gore's well-crafted pop tunes....this mesh of men and machinery is definitely not your parents' Depeche Mode..."
"...Like an amalgamation of all of its '90s incarnations....The band is in good form...Dave Gahan's voice...is now as confident as ever, and Gore's guitar playing blends with DM's electronics in a way it hasn't since VIOLATOR..."
"...Innovative, enigmatic and passionate...it's also Martin Gore finally achieving the pop perfection he'd locked inside for so long..."
8 out of 10 - "...Fresh and confident....Producer Mark Bell has coaxed a kind of electro-acoustic mix from the Mode putting clear blue water between EXCITER and their most recent experiments..."