genre exciter 
The theremin ( originally known as the ætherphone / etherphone , thereminophone or termenvox / thereminvox ) is an early electronic ___MASK17___ instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist ( performer ). It is named after the Westernized name of its Russian inventor , Léon Theremin ( é ), who patented the device in 1928 . Reprise Records is an American major record label , founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra . It was mostly inactive from 1976 to 1987 . It is owned by Warner ___MASK44___ Group , and operates through Warner Bros . Records . Warner Bros . ___MASK16___ Inc . ( known professionally as Warner Bros . Pictures , often referred to as Warner Bros . and Warner Brothers and abbreviated as WB ) is an American ___MASK16___ company , film studio and film distributor that is a division of Time Warner and is headquartered in Burbank , California . It is one of the " Big Six " major American film studios . ___MASK13___ is a subgenre of ___MASK21___ that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom , especially Bristol . Deriving from later idioms of ___MASK39___ , the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of ___MASK84___ emerging from the Bristol Sound scene , which contained influences of soul , funk and jazz . It has been described as " Europe ' s alternative choice in the second half of the ' 90s ", and " a fusion of hip hop and electronica until neither genre is recognisable ". ___MASK13___ music fuses several styles and has much in common with other genres ; it has several qualities similar to ambient music , and its drum - based breakdowns share characteristics with hip hop . It also contains elements of R & B , dub and house , as well as other ___MASK21___ . ___MASK13___ can be highly experimental . David " Dave " Gahan ( born David Callcott ; 9 May 1962 ) is an English singer - songwriter , best known as the baritone lead singer for the ___MASK21___ band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980 . He is also an accomplished solo artist , releasing albums in 2003 (" Paper Monsters ") and 2007 (" Hourglass "). Though his bandmate Martin Gore continues to be the main Depeche Mode songwriter , Gahan has also contributed a number of songs to the band ' s most recent albums ; " Playing the Angel " ( 2005 ), " Sounds of the ___MASK58___ " ( 2009 ) and " Delta Machine " ( 2013 ). Three of these songs were released as singles , including " Suffer Well " in 2005 , " Hole to Feed " in 2009 , and " Should Be Higher " in 2013 . In 2012 and 2015 , he also contributed lyrics and sang lead vocals on the Soulsavers albums " The Light the Dead See " and " Angels & Ghosts ". " Q " magazine ranked Gahan no . 73 on the list of the " 100 Greatest Singers " and no . 27 on " The 100 Greatest Frontmen ". Multimedia is content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text , audio , images , animations , ___MASK79___ and interactive content . Multimedia contrasts with media that use only rudimentary computer displays such as text - only or traditional forms of printed or hand - produced material . Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( born 21 November 1965 ), known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer , songwriter , producer , DJ , and actress . Over her four - decade career , she has developed an eclectic ___MASK17___ style that draws on a wide range of influences and genres spanning electronic , pop , experimental , classical , trip hop , IDM , and avant - garde styles . She initially became known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes , whose 1987 single " Birthday " was a hit on US and UK indie stations and a favorite among music critics . Björk embarked on a solo career in 1993 , coming to prominence as a solo artist with albums such as " Debut " ( 1993 ), " Post " ( 1995 ), and " Homogenic " ( 1997 ), while collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a ___MASK2___ of multimedia projects . The Republic of Iceland , " Lýðveldið Ísland " in Icelandic , is a Nordic island ___MASK49___ in the North Atlantic Ocean . It has a population of and an area of , making it the most sparsely populated ___MASK49___ in Europe . The capital and largest city is Reykjavík . Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the ___MASK49___ are home to over two - thirds of the population . Iceland is volcanically and geologically active . The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields , mountains and glaciers , while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands . Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate , despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle . Its high latitude and marine influence still keeps summers chilly , with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate . Goldfrapp are an English electronic duo from London , formed in 1999 . The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp ( vocals , synthesizer ) and ___MASK40___ Gregory ( synthesizer ). Francis Albert Sinatra ( December 12 , 1915  May 14 , 1998 ) was an American singer , actor , and producer who was one of the most popular and influential ___MASK17___ artists of the 20th century . He is one of the best - selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 150 million records worldwide . Born in Hoboken , New Jersey , to Italian immigrants , Sinatra began his ___MASK17___ career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey . Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943 , becoming the idol of the " bobby soxers ". He released his debut album , " The Voice of Frank Sinatra ", in 1946 . Sinatra ' s professional career had stalled by the early 1950s , and he turned to Las Vegas , where he became one of its best known performers as part of the Rat Pack . His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of " From Here to Eternity " and his subsequent Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Sinatra released several critically lauded albums , including " In the Wee Small Hours " ( 1955 ), " Songs for Swingin ' Lovers !" ( 1956 ), " Come Fly with Me " ( 1958 ), " Only the Lonely " ( 1958 ) and " Nice ' n ' Easy " ( 1960 ). Vince Clarke ( born Vincent John Martin ; 3 July 1960 ) is an English ___MASK61___ musician and songwriter . Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985 , and was previously the main songwriter of several groups , including Depeche Mode , Yazoo and The Assembly . Francis John " Frank " Tovey , known also by his stage name Fad Gadget ( 8 September 1956  3 April 2002 ), was a British avant - garde electronic musician and vocalist . He was a proponent of both ___MASK27___ and early ___MASK19___ , fusing together a unique blend of ___MASK8___ structured songs mixed with mechanised experimentation . ___MASK21___ is music that employs electronic ___MASK17___ instruments and electronic music technology in its production , an electronic musician being a musician who composes and / or performs such music . In general , a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology . Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium , Hammond organ , and the electric guitar . Purely electronic sound production can be achieved using devices such as the theremin , sound synthesizer , and computer . Exciter is the tenth studio ___MASK63___ by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode , released in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2001 by Mute Records and in the United States on 15 May by Reprise Records . The ___MASK63___ was produced by Mark Bell of Björk and LFO fame . The ___MASK63___ also launched the Exciter Tour , one of the band ' s most successful tours . Exciter debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart and at number eight on the Billboard 200 , selling 115 , 000 copies in its first week in the US . It is the only Depeche Mode ___MASK63___ to debut higher in the US than in the UK . As of April 2006 , Exciter had sold more than 426 , 000 copies in the US , and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The ___MASK63___ was also certified Gold in Canada for shipments of 50 , 000 units . The remastered ___MASK63___ was released on `` deluxe '' vinyl 30 March 2007 in Germany and 1 October 2007 internationally . The plant that appears on the cover of the ___MASK63___ is part of the genus Agave , used to produce tequila . Warner Bros . Records Inc . is an American major record label established in 1958 as the foundation label of the present - day Warner ___MASK44___ Group ( WMG ), and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation . Warner Bros . Records was established on March 19 , 1958 , as the recorded - ___MASK44___ division of the American film studio Warner Bros . For most of its early existence it was one of a group of labels owned and operated by larger parent corporations . The sequence of companies that controlled Warner Bros . and its allied labels evolved through a convoluted series of corporate mergers and acquisitions from the early 1960s to the early 2000s . Over this period , Warner Bros . Records grew from a struggling minor player in the ___MASK44___ industry to become one of the top recording labels in the world . Martin Lee ___MASK56___ ( born 23 July 1961 ) is an English singer - songwriter , guitarist , keyboardist , producer , remixer , and DJ . He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the majority of their songs . His work now spans over four decades . ___MASK56___ ' s best - known compositions include hits such as " Personal Jesus ", " Enjoy the Silence ", " Stripped ", " It ' s No Good ", " In Your Room ", " Strangelove ", " I Feel You ", " People Are People ", " Precious ", " A Question of Time ", " Policy of Truth ", " Everything Counts ", " Behind the Wheel ", " Shake the Disease ", " Never Let Me Down Again " and many more . Mute Records ( simply known and stylized as mute ) is a British record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller . It featured several prominent ___MASK17___ acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode , Erasure , Fad Gadget , Goldfrapp , Grinderman , Inspiral Carpets , Moby , New Order , Nitzer Ebb , Wire , Yeasayer , and Yazoo . A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the ___MASK10___ of ___MASK44___ recordings and ___MASK44___ videos . Often , a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , ___MASK10___ , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and ___MASK44___ videos ; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists (" artists and repertoire " or " A & R "); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers . The term " record label " derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer ' s name , along with other information . Richard Melville Hall ( born September 11 , 1965 ), known by his stage name Moby , is an American DJ , singer , songwriter , musician , photographer and ___MASK29___ rights activist . He is well known for his ___MASK21___ , veganism , and support of ___MASK29___ rights . Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide . AllMusic considers him " one of the most important ___MASK14___ music figures of the early 1990s , helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the UK and in America ". An electric guitar is a fretted string instrument that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings  which are typically made of steel , and which occurs when a guitarist strums , plucks or fingerpicks the strings  into electrical signals . The vibrations of the strings are sensed by a pickup , of which the most common type is the magnetic pickup , which uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction . The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker , so it is plugged into a guitar amplifier before being sent to a loudspeaker , which makes a sound loud enough to hear . The output of an electric guitar is an electric signal , and the signal can easily be altered by electronic circuits to add " color " to the sound or change the sound . Often the signal is modified using effects such as reverb and distortion and " overdrive ", with the latter being a key element of the sound of the electric guitar as it is used in ___MASK91___ and ___MASK87___ . The Sugarcubes (" Sykurmolarnir " in Icelandic ) were an Icelandic alternative ___MASK68___ band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992 . It featured Björk on voice . The Sugarcubes received critical and popular acclaim internationally . Homogenic is the third international solo ___MASK63___ by Icelandic musician Björk , released in September 1997 . Produced by Björk , Mark Bell , Guy Sigsworth , Howie B and Markus Dravs , it was released on One Little Indian Records . The music of " Homogenic " was a new style for Björk , focusing on similar - sounding music combining electronic beats and string instruments with songs in tribute to her native country Iceland . " Homogenic " was originally to be produced in her home in London , but was later recorded in Spain . " Homogenic " marked the first of several production collaborations between Björk and Mark Bell , whom Björk would cite as a major influence on her ___MASK17___ career . The ___MASK63___ peaked at number twenty - eight on the " Billboard " 200 , and at number four on the UK Albums Chart . An electronic ___MASK17___ instrument is a ___MASK17___ instrument that produces sound using electronics . Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker . Erasure are an English ___MASK61___ duo , consisting of singer and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke . They formed in London , and entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single " Who Needs Love Like That ". Following the release of their fourth single " Sometimes ", the duo established itself on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the most successful artists of the late 1980s to mid - 1990s . Grinderman was an Australian - British alternative ___MASK68___ band that formed in London , United Kingdom , in 2006 . Since its inception , the band included Nick Cave ( vocals , guitar , organ , piano ), Warren Ellis ( tenor guitar , electric mandolin , violin , viola , guitar , backing vocals ), Martyn P . Casey ( bass , guitar , backing vocals ) and Jim Sclavunos ( drums , ___MASK22___ , backing vocals ). A synthesizer ( often abbreviated as synth , also spelled synthesiser ) is an electronic ___MASK17___ instrument that generates electric signals that are converted to sound through instrument amplifiers and loudspeakers or headphones . Synthesizers may either imitate instruments like piano , Hammond organ , flute , vocals ; natural sounds like ocean waves , etc .; or generate new electronic timbres . They are often played with a ___MASK17___ keyboard , but they can be controlled via a ___MASK2___ of other input devices , including music sequencers , instrument controllers , fingerboards , guitar synthesizers , wind controllers , and electronic drums . Synthesizers without built - in controllers are often called " sound modules ", and are controlled via MIDI or CV / Gate using a controller device , often a MIDI keyboard or other controller . Alan Charles Wilder ( born 1 June 1959 ) is an English musician , composer , arranger and record producer , known as a former member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995 . Since his departure from the band , the ___MASK17___ project called Recoil became his primary ___MASK17___ enterprise , which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986 . Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve . He is a classically trained musician and renowned contemporary music producer . A computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out an arbitrary set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically . The ability of computers to follow a sequence of operations , called a " program ", make computers very flexible and useful . Such computers are used as control systems for a very wide ___MASK2___ of industrial and consumer devices . This includes simple special purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls , factory devices such as industrial robots and computer assisted design , but also in general purpose devices like personal computers and mobile devices such as smartphones . The Internet is run on computers and it connects millions of other computers . A Broken Frame is the second studio ___MASK63___ by the British electronic band Depeche Mode , released in 1982 . The ___MASK63___ was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke , who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet . Alan Wilder was part of a second tour in the United Kingdom occurring prior to the release of this ___MASK63___ , but he had not officially joined the band yet , and thus , does not appear on the ___MASK63___ . The Hammond organ is an electric organ , invented by Laurens Hammond and John M . Hanert and first manufactured in 1935 . ___MASK57___ models have been produced , most of which use sliding drawbars to create a ___MASK2___ of sounds . Until 1975 , Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup , and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier so that it can drive a speaker cabinet . Around two million Hammond organs have been manufactured . The organ is commonly used with , and associated with , the Leslie speaker . Yeasayer is an American experimental ___MASK68___ band from Brooklyn , New York , formed in 2006 . The band consists of Chris Keating , Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder . Exciter Tour was a 2001 ___MASK33___ tour by the English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group ' s tenth studio ___MASK63___ , " Exciter ", which was released in May 2001 . Alternative ___MASK68___ ( also called alternative music , alt - ___MASK68___ or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK87___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK87___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the ___MASK17___ style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk ___MASK68___ , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground ___MASK68___ artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether ___MASK68___ or not , that is seen to be descended from punk ___MASK68___ ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as ___MASK27___ , and post - punk ). Inspiral Carpets are an English alternative ___MASK68___ band , formed in 1983 in Oldham , Greater Manchester . The band ' s most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley , drummer Craig Gill , guitarist Graham Lambert , bassist Martyn Walsh and keyboardist Clint Boon . Warner ___MASK44___ Group ( abbreviated as WMG , commonly referred to as Warner ___MASK44___ ) is an American multinational ___MASK16___ and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City . It is one of the " big three " recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry , next to Universal ___MASK44___ Group ( UMG ) and Sony ___MASK44___ ___MASK16___ ( SME ), being the only American music conglomerate worldwide . Formerly owned by Time Warner , the company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until May 2011 , when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries , which was completed in July 2011 . With a multibillion - dollar annual turnover , WMG employs in excess of 3 , 500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world . Depeche Mode are an English ___MASK21___ band that formed in 1980 in Basildon , Essex . The group ' s original line - up consisted of Dave Gahan ( lead vocals , occasional songwriter since 2005 ), Martin Gore ( keyboards , guitar , vocals , main songwriter after 1981 ), Andy Fletcher ( keyboards ), and Vince Clarke ( keyboards , main songwriter from 1980 to 1981 ). Depeche Mode released their debut ___MASK63___ in 1981 , " Speak & Spell ", bringing the band onto the British ___MASK27___ scene . Clarke left the band after the release of the ___MASK63___ , leaving the band as a trio to record " A Broken Frame ", released the following year . Gore took over lead songwriting duties and , later in 1982 , Alan Wilder ( keyboards , drums , occasional songwriter ) officially joined the band to fill Clarke ' s spot , establishing a line up that would continue for the next thirteen years .