Alan Wilder

Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959 in Hammersmith, West London, England) is an electronic musician, composer, arranger and record producer. He is best known as a former member of Depeche Mode. He is also the founder of an electronic music project named Recoil. Recoil started as a side project to Depeche Mode, but when he left in 1995, it evolved into Wilder's primary project.

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1 June - 1959 - Hammersmith - London - England - Depeche Mode - Recoil

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For many years, Wilder was seen as the musician in Depeche Mode. As such, he is credited by much of the fan base for moulding Martin Gore's songs and sculpting the sound that became known as the Depeche Mode sound. His efforts can be felt all over classic albums like Black Celebration, Music for the Masses and Violator.

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Black Celebration - Music for the Masses - Violator

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It is rumoured his departure in 1995 was due partly to being taken for granted in the band and not having any say musically, apart from forming Gore's embryonic songs into Depeche Mode masterpieces.

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After the release of Recoil's 2000 album Liquid, Wilder announced his semi-retirement from recording. This was partly due to the way Mute had promoted the album and it's singles.

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In 2005, Depeche Mode fan site Empty World that Wilder was going back into the studio to work on a futher Recoil project.

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