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On this album it was a bit difficult because I guess we were at a transitional stage in terms of Daniel’s studio role.’
Alan Wilder feels some of the clarity of opinion was lost during the making of the darkly ambient Black Celebration: ‘When too many additional voices were brought into the equation, problems seemed to arise. I hadn’t immediately had a lot of power in the group, it took a long period of time. It was also a question of getting to know Daniel, which wasn’t a quick thing, and then it was more a case of Daniel relinquishing control rather than the rest of the group, or me, stamping their mark. He just gradually started letting go over the course of these albums. It was probably quite conscious on his part, to allow us to take a more active role as we became more experienced. But on this album it was a bit difficult because I guess we were at a transitional stage in terms of Daniel’s studio role.’

From: Depeche mode – A Biography