AN ASSORTED COLLECTION

I’ve just treated myself to what’s probably the most expensive birthday gift I could have ever bought: the collector’s edition of “DMAC”, or “Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn” as stated on the box. The career-spanning photographic anthology of Anton Corbijn’s collaboration with Depeche Mode. Forget “Strangers”, tour books, music video stills and all artworks he has produced for them. This is all of that… and then some. Starting from their accidental session for NME in 1981 (when he “did not want to touch them”), but really kicking in from 1986 on, Anton has dug deep in his archives to produce this 500-page, 2-kilo+ Gutenberg beast of a book. In case the promotional material released so far hasn’t given the actual dimension of it, bear in mind Anton is a very tall guy and the book is roughly half his height. Mine just so happened to have arrived on my birthday, but I had it delivered to the local Taschen shop. And I had to bring it home by car. I have no idea in which shelf I can fit it. Or even in which room to keep it. Or how many liters of blood I must sell to pay this off. But It’s indeed a wonderful work of art. I did’t go with “art edition” because I’m also running out of walls to hang things. Of course both versions are sold out. But a more affordable edition has been confirmed by Anton himself to be coming sometime soon. I also did a quick unboxing video for the FB “Depeche Mode Global Fan Group” which is for members only, but you can join here. Sorry for not always having the best angle. It wasn’t easy to even fit the book inside the frame.