Those obsessive fans must be excited by the idea of reunions with Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder, who contribute remixes to this new collection (вЂњBehind the WheelвЂќ and вЂњIn Chains,вЂќ respectively). It was so exciting to go to the record shop and buy a piece of vinyl and hold it, read the liner notes, look at the pictures. Kids today donвЂ™t know that much about vinyl. I think itвЂ™s really important that vinyl is available. Are you a purist about that? Does a true club remix have to be on a 12-inch vinyl? ThereвЂ™s a vinyl box-set version of this remix collection as well. The more remixes we can give them, the more interesting those nights have got to be. There are Depeche Mode parties around the world where people listen to our music all night long. I donвЂ™t think so, because anyone whoвЂ™s that obsessed would want as many versions of the song as they could possibly find. Between Mute and us, we come up with quite a few people and we choose the best of the bunch. People submit songs on spec, but we also get a list together of people who weвЂ™re interested in. But a lot of times, weвЂ™re pleasantly surprised.Дo people submit remixes on spec? Or do you invite musicians you admire to remix your work? If I donвЂ™t like whatвЂ™s being done or feel there isnвЂ™t enough of the song in there, we have total control we can veto anything we donвЂ™t like. The only single we ever put out that didnвЂ™t have any kind of remix was our first. IsnвЂ™t the idea of a remix antithetical to that, since it upsets everything youвЂ™ve worked so hard on? Martin Gore: ItвЂ™s been so much a part of our fabric from day one, I donвЂ™t even think about it anymore. *Marc Spitz:*As Depeche ModeвЂ™s primary songwriter, you spend a lot of time in the studio trying to perfect each piece of music. Here, legendary co-founder Martin Gore discusses veto power, vinyl (records, not trousers), and whatвЂ™s next for one of the worldвЂ™s most massive musicians.

Remixes 2 is out Tuesday, featuring vintage and current Mode material tweaked by UNKLE, Dan the Automator, Jacques Lu Cont, Peter Bjorn and John, and Mike Snow, as well as former members Vince Clarke (later of Yaz and Erasure) and Alan Wilder. In 2004, they issued their first collection of new and classic remixes. Whether self-created or deconstructed by a guest artist, over the course of a 30-year career, the electronic rockers have treated the 12-inch club mix as a valid art form. *Courtesy of Reprise Records.*Depeche Mode were remixing when MGMT were toddlers, hip-hop meant вЂњRapperвЂ™s Delight,вЂќ and Ministry was a disco act.

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