genre playing the angel
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 ___MASK10___ 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 ___MASK10___ 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 ). Playing the Angel is the eleventh studio ___MASK66___ by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode , released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records and in the United States and Canada on 18 October by Sire Records and Reprise Records . It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour . Yeasayer is an American experimental ___MASK15___ band from Brooklyn , New York , formed in 2006 . The band consists of Chris Keating , Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder . Sire Records is an American record label , owned by Warner ___MASK100___ Group and distributed by Warner Bros . Records . 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 ___MASK10___ acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode , Erasure , Fad Gadget , Goldfrapp , Grinderman , Inspiral Carpets , Moby , New Order , Nitzer Ebb , Wire , Yeasayer , and Yazoo . 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 ___MASK10___ project called Recoil became his primary ___MASK10___ 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 . ___MASK88___ is music that employs electronic ___MASK10___ 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 . An electronic ___MASK10___ instrument is a ___MASK10___ instrument that produces sound using electronics . Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker . The Hammond organ is an electric organ , invented by Laurens Hammond and John M . Hanert and first manufactured in 1935 . ___MASK92___ models have been produced , most of which use sliding drawbars to create a ___MASK9___ 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 . Warner ___MASK100___ Group ( abbreviated as WMG , commonly referred to as Warner ___MASK100___ ) is an American multinational ___MASK89___ 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 ___MASK100___ Group ( UMG ) and Sony ___MASK100___ ___MASK89___ ( 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 . Erasure are an English ___MASK51___ 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 . 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 ___MASK58___ and ___MASK69___ . Touring the Angel was a 2005 / 2006 ___MASK78___ tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the act ' s 11th studio ___MASK66___ , " Playing the Angel ", which was released in October 2005 . Inspiral Carpets are an English alternative ___MASK15___ 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 . A Broken Frame is the second studio ___MASK66___ by the British electronic band Depeche Mode , released in 1982 . The ___MASK66___ 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 ___MASK66___ , but he had not officially joined the band yet , and thus , does not appear on the ___MASK66___ . Martin Lee ___MASK79___ ( 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 . ___MASK79___ ' 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 . Depeche Mode are an English ___MASK88___ 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 ___MASK66___ in 1981 , " Speak & Spell ", bringing the band onto the British ___MASK96___ scene . Clarke left the band after the release of the ___MASK66___ , 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 . Grinderman was an Australian - British alternative ___MASK15___ 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 , ___MASK56___ , backing vocals ). Warner Bros . ___MASK89___ Inc . ( known professionally as Warner Bros . Pictures , often referred to as Warner Bros . and Warner Brothers and abbreviated as WB ) is an American ___MASK89___ 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 . 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 ___MASK96___ and early ___MASK5___ , fusing together a unique blend of pop structured songs mixed with mechanised experimentation . A synthesizer ( often abbreviated as synth , also spelled synthesiser ) is an electronic ___MASK10___ 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 ___MASK10___ keyboard , but they can be controlled via a ___MASK9___ 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 . The theremin ( originally known as the ætherphone / etherphone , thereminophone or termenvox / thereminvox ) is an early electronic ___MASK10___ 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 . Vince Clarke ( born Vincent John Martin ; 3 July 1960 ) is an English ___MASK51___ 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 . 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 ___MASK100___ Group , and operates through Warner Bros . Records . David " Dave " Gahan ( born David Callcott ; 9 May 1962 ) is an English singer - songwriter , best known as the baritone lead singer for the ___MASK88___ 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 ___MASK83___ " ( 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 ". 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 ___MASK9___ 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 record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the ___MASK95___ of ___MASK100___ recordings and ___MASK100___ videos . Often , a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , ___MASK95___ , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and ___MASK100___ 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 . Warner Bros . Records Inc . is an American major record label established in 1958 as the foundation label of the present - day Warner ___MASK100___ 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 - ___MASK100___ 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 ___MASK100___ industry to become one of the top recording labels in the world . Goldfrapp are an English electronic duo from London , formed in 1999 . The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp ( vocals , synthesizer ) and ___MASK84___ Gregory ( synthesizer ). Richard Melville Hall ( born September 11 , 1965 ), known by his stage name Moby , is an American DJ , singer , songwriter , musician , photographer and ___MASK46___ rights activist . He is well known for his ___MASK88___ , veganism , and support of ___MASK46___ rights . Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide . AllMusic considers him " one of the most important ___MASK82___ music figures of the early 1990s , helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the UK and in America ".