Alan Wilder

Alan Wilder

Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer and former member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. Since his departure from the band, the musical project called Recoil became his primary musical enterprise, which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. Alan Wilder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of Depeche Mode. He is a classically trained musician. Alan Charles Wilder was born the youngest boy born into a middle class family of 3 boys and was raised in Acton, West London. He began piano at the age of eight, through the encouragement of his parents. Later on, he learned the flute at St Clement Danes grammar school and became a leading musician in his school bands. After school, Alan worked as a studio assistant at DJM Studios. This led to him ending up working for bands such as the Dragons and Dafne & the Tenderspots (as Alan Normal). Others include Real to Real (featuring Adrian Chilvers on bass, Pete Fresh on guitar, Wolfgang Marlander on drums and Paul St. James on vocals), the Hitmen, and the Korgis, appearing on the UK No. 13 single "If I Had You" (1979). Following the departure of Vince Clarke, Depeche Mode placed an advertisement in the music magazine Melody Maker: "Keyboard player needed for established band – no timewasters." Even though the ad was looking for someone under 21 (Wilder was 22) he lied about his age to get the job, and got away with it. He joined Depeche Mode in January 1982, initially as a tour keyboardist, and soon thereafter as a full member of the recording band. His first studio contribution was on the single "Get the Balance Right!" in December 1982, released the following month. Wilder wrote a handful of songs for Depeche Mode, including "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing" (and a B-side, "Fools") from the album Construction Time Again, and "If You Want" (and a B-side, "In Your Memory") from the album Some Great Reward and finally co-wrote "Black Day" (and a B-side, "Christmas Island") from the album Black Celebration. However, Wilder's more notable contributions to Depeche Mode were as a musician, arranger, and producer. In addition to playing synthesizer throughout his time with Depeche Mode, Wilder also played piano on the band's signature ballad "Somebody". In the documentary film 101, Wilder demonstrates how different synthesizer parts of a song are split and arranged across a sampling keyboard for playing them live during the concert, just one small example of Wilder's ongoing contributions to Depeche Mode during his time as a member of the group. For the recording of the album Songs of Faith and Devotion and its corresponding Devotional Tour, Wilder also played live drums. For "Enjoy the Silence" from the album Violator, Wilder took Martin Gore's melancholy ballad-esque demo and re-envisioned the song as a percolating, melodic dance track. The resulting single went on to become one of the most commercially successful songs in Depeche Mode's history. ... Source: Article "Alan Wilder" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Alan Wilder
  • Popularity: 0.1853
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1959-06-01
  • Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Homepage: http://recoil.co.uk
  • Also Known As: Depeche Mode
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Alan Wilder Movies

  • 1998
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    Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98

    Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98

    7.8 1998 HD

    The Videos 86>98 is a music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring almost two dozen music videos directed by a variety of directors, released in 1998. It coincides with The Singles 86>98. The original movie was released on VHS and DVD. There was however a special edition, DVD only, called Videos 86>98 + (without "The", and with "+") released in 2002. The DVD was two discs, the first disc being identical to the only disc in the original DVD, while the second DVD contains bonus material not found in the original release.

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  • 1985
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    Depeche Mode: The World We Live in and Live in Hamburg

    Depeche Mode: The World We Live in and Live in Hamburg

    8.4 1985 HD

    First video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1984 Some Great Reward Tour, in Hamburg, Germany on December 14, 1984.

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  • 1989
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    Depeche Mode 101

    Depeche Mode 101

    7.9 1989 HD

    A fascinating documentary focusing on backstage realities of art and business during the British synthesizer band's 1988 American tour.

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  • 2006
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    Depeche Mode: 1982 “The Beginning of Their So-Called Dark Phase…”

    Depeche Mode: 1982 “The Beginning of Their So-Called Dark Phase…”

    7 2006 HD

    "The Beginning Of Their So-Called Dark Phase…" - A documentary about the making of the album A Broken Frame, featuring interviews with the group including former band member Vince Clarke, new live member Alan Wilder and other relevant personnel such as Daniel Miller of Mute Records. It also features vintage footage from UK television.

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  • 1993
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    Depeche Mode: Devotional

    Depeche Mode: Devotional

    8.6 1993 HD

    This video release by Depeche Mode features almost an entire concert from their 1993-1994 Devotional Tour, filmed in Barcelona, Liévin and Frankfurt.

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  • 2012
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    Recoil A Strange Hour In Budapest

    Recoil A Strange Hour In Budapest

    7.5 2012 HD

    The band fronted by former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder captured live in performance in Budapest. Wilder gave Recoil his full attention when he left Depeche Mode in 1995. The concert was filmed in Budapest's Szikra venue and saw the band play songs from all stages of their career.

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  • 1982
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    Depeche Mode - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982

    Depeche Mode - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982

    1 1982 HD

    Hammersmith Odeon, London on October, 25th 1982 Tracklist: Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) , My Secret Garden , See You , Satellite , New Life , Boys Say Go! , Tora! Tora! Tora! , Nothing To Fear , Leave In Silence , Shouldn't Have Done That , The Meaning Of Love , Just Can't Get Enough , A Photograph Of You , The Sun & The Rainfall

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  • 1986
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    Depeche Mode: New Dress · Hamburg

    Depeche Mode: New Dress · Hamburg

    1 1986 HD

    Depeche Mode: Black Celebration Tour May 16,1986: Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg 01. Christmas Island 02. Black Celebration 03. A Question of Time 04. Fly on the Windscreen 05. Shake the Disease 06. Leave in Silence 07. It's Called a Heart 08. Everything Counts 09. It Doesn't Matter Two 10. A Question of Lust 11. Blasphemous Rumours 12. New Dress 13. Stripped 14. Something to Do 15. Master and Servant 16. Photographic 17. People Are People 18. Boys Say Go! 19. Just Can't Get Enough [cut off] (20. More Than a Party [not in video])

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  • 1990
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    Depeche Mode: Strange Too

    Depeche Mode: Strange Too

    7.3 1990 HD

    Strange Too - Another Violation by Anton Corbijn is the third music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring more videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1990. Unlike the previous video, Strange, all the videos are fully in color. There are six videos, all songs from the album Violator, released in the same year. There is one for each of the four singles, plus two bonus videos, for "Halo" and "Clean", exclusive to "Strange Too". As with its predecessor, Corbijn shot all six videos in Super-8. The tallest woman in the "Halo" video is a young Jenna Elfman. The Drive-In featured in the introduction to the compilation is the "Motor Vu Drive-In", located in Erda, Utah, west of Salt Lake City, near the town of Tooele, this part of the video being shot the day after the band's concert in Salt Lake City in July, 1990.

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  • 2023
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    Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too

    Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too

    1 2023 HD

    Freshly Restored from Original Super 8 Sources, the Compilation of Groundbreaking Depeche Mode Videos, Directed and Filmed by Anton Corbijn, includes 11 Music Videos + 6 Previously Unreleased Outtake "Vignettes". Previously available as individual titles in VHS and Laserdisc formats, Strange (1988) and Strange Too (1990) are compilations of the provocative and visionary short films lensed by master photographer/director Anton Corbijn, in collaboration with Depeche Mode, to create a new visual iconography for the band and their music. When assembling the final edits for Strange and Strange Too, Corbijn created a visual running order where the individual music videos are perceived as one continuous film, with additional interstitial content not seen in the original clips.

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  • 2006
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    Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”

    Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”

    8.5 2006 HD

    "Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…" - In both musical and commercial terms, Depeche Mode had been building slowly but steadily by the time of Music for the Masses in 1987. The album really did feel like a great leap forward. It was the start of a new chapter. This short film tells the story of that album, it's aftermath and the impact on the band. The DVD also contains a 5.1 surround sound mix of the original album.

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  • 1988
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    Depeche Mode: Strange

    Depeche Mode: Strange

    8.6 1988 HD

    Strange - A Black and White Mode by Anton Corbijn is the second music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring the first five Depeche Mode videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1988. Corbijn shot the entire video album in Super-8. The five videos are mostly in black and white, except for some random megaphones that were colored red. There were the three main singles for Music for the Masses, the final Black Celebration single "A Question of Time", and "Pimpf", the instrumental closer to Music for the Masses. The "Pimpf" video is currently exclusive to "Strange".

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  • 2006
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    Depeche Mode: 1984 “You Can Get Away with Anything as Long as You Give It a Good Tune…”

    Depeche Mode: 1984 “You Can Get Away with Anything as Long as You Give It a Good Tune…”

    7 2006 HD

    "You Can Get Away With Anything As Long As You Give It A Good Tune…" - Short documentary of making "Some Great Reward", the fourth studio album.

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  • 2006
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    Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”

    Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”

    7.5 2006 HD

    "The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles And It'll Never Get Played On The Radio" - Like the other reissues, the DVD includes a documentary on the album. The title - The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio - is Gore paraphrasing Daniel Miller about his demos for Black Celebration in the film. The double-documentary discusses both The Singles 81→85 and Black Celebration, its more challenging commercial success (especially the song "Stripped") and all five related singles. It also includes a plethora of behind-the-scenes footage of the making of Black Celebration and the ensuing tour. Highlights include the band meeting The Cure, and behind the scenes footage of several of the music videos. The documentary is nearly an hour long.

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  • 2006
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    Depeche Mode: 1989–90 “If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars…”

    Depeche Mode: 1989–90 “If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars…”

    6.6 2006 HD

    "If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars…" - A 32-minute short film, entitled Depeche Mode 1989–90 (If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars), featured interviews with the band, Daniel Miller, Flood, François Kevorkian (who mixed the album), Anton Corbijn (who directed the music videos and did the album's photography/cover), and others. It also includes news footage from the infamous "riot" in Los Angeles, which gave the band media publicity the day before Violator came out.

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  • 2006
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    Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”

    Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”

    8.5 2006 HD

    "We Were Going To Live Together, Record Together… And It Was Going To Be Wonderful…" - As part of the band's Documental series about their history, the documentary short about the making of Songs of Faith & Devotion and its eventual tour showcases the band moving into different directions where they nearly killed each other followed by a tour that broke the band leading to the departure of its longtime member Alan Wilder.

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  • 1986
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    Depeche Mode: Black Celebration Tour 1986

    Depeche Mode: Black Celebration Tour 1986

    8 1986 HD

    Depeche Mode - Live at Wembley Arena, London, 17 April 1986 (Black Celebration Tour) 01. Black Celebration 02. A Question Of Time 03. Fly On The Windscreen 04. Shake The Disease 05. Leave In Silence 06. It's Called A Heart 07. Everything Counts 08. It Doesn't Matter Two 09. A Question Of Lust 10. Blasphemous Rumours 11. New Dress 12. Stripped 13. Something To Do 14. Master And Servant 15. Photographic 16. People Are People 17. Boys Say Go! 18. Just Can't Get Enough 19. More Than A Party

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  • 1989
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    Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl

    Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl

    1 1989 HD

    Depeche Mode's famous 101st and final concert of the 1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

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  • 2006
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    Depeche Mode: 1983 “Teenagers Growing Up, Bad Government… and All That Stuff.”

    Depeche Mode: 1983 “Teenagers Growing Up, Bad Government… and All That Stuff.”

    8.5 2006 HD

    "Teenagers Growing Up, Bad Government… And All That Stuff" - While Alan Wilder becomes a full member of Depeche Mode, the band experiment with new sounds through sampling, for their third album "Construction Time Again".

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  • 2016
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    Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

    Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

    10 2016 HD

    The complete collection of Depeche Modes videos.

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  • 2007
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    Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1

    Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1986
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    Depeche Mode: Some Great Videos

    Depeche Mode: Some Great Videos

    1 1986 HD

    The first music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring ten music videos.

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  • 1984
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    MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

    7.7 1984 HD

    An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.3 1982 HD

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  • 1987
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    Na siehste!

    Na siehste!

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

    5.1 1987 HD

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  • 1982
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    Riverside

    Riverside

    1 1982 HD

    Riverside was a TV series broadcast on BBC2 in the United Kingdom featuring musicians, bands, actors, fashion designers, artists and comedians. It consisted of sketches, interviews and live performances. Guests included Alice Cooper, Steve Strange, Martin Rushent, Alan Adler, Clare Grogan, Paul Weller, Martin Fry, The Cure, The Smiths, New Order and Pauline Black.

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