More info on upcoming Depeche Mode Ultra and Exciter remasters Some unexpected Depeche Mode news popped in. In a phonecall Side-Line.com had with Simon Heyworth of Super Audio Mastering it has become clear that the upcoming remasterings of the Depeche Mode albums "Ultra" (1997) and "Exciter" (2001) will not be much different from the existing masterings done for the CD re-leases back in 1997 and 2001.

Heyworth: "Except for a few details here and there, it will really be sounding like the recording as you know it." And he adds: "You actually need to have a trained ear in order to tell the difference between the two masters." The reason for keeping the remastering minimal is simple: "They already sounded great from the start and there was really nothing we could add to make it sound better and closer to the original recording." The re-releases will be worth getting anyhow, as the packages will come with the original recording remastered as a SACD and with a bonus DVD. Or as Heyworth says: "The SACD mastering is excellent and worth getting for sure!" Both re-issues will be out on May 21 via Mute/EMI.

Source: side-line music magazine