Album · 2013
Delta Machine
by Depeche Mode
Delta Machine is a 2013 electronic album by Depeche Mode. It runs 17 tracks across 75 minutes on Columbia. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.4/5 from 7 ratings.
Electronic · Electropop · Pop
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- 3.4 /5
- 7 ratings
- 62 /100
- 10 critics
- 17
- Tracks
- 75 min
- Runtime
- 125 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
Ratings
7 ratings · avg 3.4
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10 publications
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Clash8/10
- The Times4/5
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- AllMusic3/5
- The Guardian3/5
- NME5/10
- Pitchfork5/10
- The Independent2/5
- The Observer2/5
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate6.5/10
- Metacriticaggregate65/100
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Delta Machine album cover

The Delta Machine cover was designed by Anton Corbijn and photographed by Anja Grabert and Anton Corbijn.
- Design
- Anton Corbijn
- Photography
- Anja Grabert, Anton Corbijn
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Tracklist
17 tracks · 75 min
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About
Delta Machine is the thirteenth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 22 March 2013 by Columbia Records and Mute Records. Recorded in 2012 in Santa Barbara, California and New York City, the album was produced by Ben Hillier and mixed by Flood. A deluxe edition will also be released, containing a bonus disc with four bonus tracks, as well as a 28-page hardcover book including photos by Anton Corbijn. "Heaven" was released digitally as the album's lead single on 31 January 2013, before its physical release on 5 February in United States and on 18 March in the United Kingdom. On 15 March 2013, the band premiered the album's upcoming second single, "Soothe My Soul", on Shaun Keaveny's BBC Radio 6 morning show. Following the album's release, Depeche Mode will embark on The Delta Machine Tour, kicking off in Nice's Palais Nikaia on 4 May 2013, and wrapping up the European leg of the tour in Minsk, Belarus on 29 July.
In brief
- Is Delta Machine good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Delta Machine 3.4/5 from 7 ratings.
- When was Delta Machine released?
- Delta Machine was released in 2013 on Columbia.
- How many tracks are on Delta Machine?
- Delta Machine has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 75 minutes.
- What genre is Delta Machine?
- Delta Machine is catalogued under Electronic, Electropop, Pop.
- What BPM is Delta Machine?
- Delta Machine runs at a median tempo of 125 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Delta Machine?
- Listeners of Delta Machine also rate Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, Disintegration by The Cure, In Rainbows by Radiohead.
- Who produced Delta Machine?
- Ben Hillier produced all 17 tracks on Delta Machine.
Delta Machine at a glance
- Labels
- Columbia Records, Mute Records, Sony Music
- Recorded at
- Jungle City Studios, Santa Barbara Sound Design
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- Mixed by
- Vocals by
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