In The Posters Came from the Walls, the entertaining 2007 documentary by Jeremy Deller and Nick Abrahams about Depeche Mode fans around the world, a Russian devotee who translates their lyrics into poetry said they were like “prophets without honour at home”. Going by the packed arena for their…

In the middle of the weave and weft of throbbing synthesisers and galloping drum loops on Secret to the End, there is a 16-bar drop that splits the sound into its stereo components, with a fat electro hook coming from the left side, and a chugging, electric guitar emerging from the right. That, in a…