MODE UNKNOWN

Master and Servant

A heavy iron chain meets a fragile thread under tension.
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Some Great Reward · 1984

Master and Servant

The rhythm pulls. The relationship pushes back.

A heavy iron chain meets a fragile thread under tension.

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Inside the release

The US seven-inch uses an edit exclusive to that release. The archive also distinguishes Joseph Watt's US Black & Blue Mix from the separate Razormaid remix: the names belong to different versions.

Release details in the official Depeche Mode archive ↗

Listen closer

Follow the clipped rhythm and the vocal exchanges. The track makes tension danceable, allowing the arrangement itself to suggest a contest of control and response.

Another way in

Compare the standard recording with the US Black & Blue Mix. Which gestures become more forceful when the remix changes their scale and placement?