Ice Machine
Ice Machine
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| Song | Ice Machine |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Vince Clarke |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode Daniel Miller |
| Recorded at | Blackwing Studios (London) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 3:54 (fade-out version) 4:06 (cold end version) |
| Tempo | 135 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | A Minor |
| Engineered by | Eric Radcliffe John Fryer |
| Photography | Brian Griffin |
| Originally released | 20 February 1981 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 135 times * |
| Total live performances | 135 times * |
"Ice Machine" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 1981 album Speak & Spell. It was released as a B-side on the 'Dreaming Of Me' single on 20 February 1981.
Summer 1980 demo tape
Andrew Fletcher plays bass guitar on this demo. Dave Gahan sings "The ice machine, the ice machine" at the end of the song. He also does this at 1980-10-30 Bridge House, London, England, UK, but not at the next concert with an available recording at 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK, nor at any other concert in the future.
Lyrics
Ice Machine
Running through my head secretly
The shouts of the boys in the factory
I ring you on the telephone silently
Like blood, like the wine in the darkroom scene
The darkroom scene
Darkroom scene
A letter
Once composed
Seven years long and as tall as a tree
Reading
On the wall
Emissions, efficiency
Efficiency
Efficiency
Resurrect
As a feeling
On my window
Of a past reunion
Resurrect
As a feeling
On my window
Of a past reunion
Vision
Of a picture
Like the city
And the air we breathe
The air we breathe
Air we breathe
She stood beside me once again
I knew her face
We met before in the street
Recalling all the children dancing at our feet
The dancing feet, dancing feet
Songwriter: Vince Clarke
Publishing Information: ©1981 Musical Moments Ltd./Sony Music Publishing Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Ice Machine"
- Main article: List of dates where "Ice Machine" was played
Live versions
This section provides examples of live versions of Ice Machine from each tour that it was played. The recordings from 1981-09-29 Paris, 1982-02-21 Glasgow and 1984-11-02 London are generally regarded as the best sounding versions out of these examples.
1980 Tour
- Play 1980-10-30 Bridge House, London, England, UK (Audience)
- Play 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK (Audience)
1981 Tour
- Play 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (FM broadcast)
- Play 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France (pre-FM broadcast)
1982 See You Tour
- Play 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (FM broadcast)
- Play 1982-03-28 De Lantaren, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (FM broadcast)
1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour
- Play 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK (pre-FM broadcast)
- Play 1984-12-09 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany (pre-FM broadcast)
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