This song is penultimate example of Depeche Mode's experimentation with sampling everyday sounds and constructing them into a viable tune. Some of the sounds heard are kicking a vacuum cleaner (the loud thud that repeats throughout), dragging a piece of metal across a rail, and dropping a ping-pong ball. The group continued to use samples to create their music but in future releases, the sounds would be manipulated and massaged such that the original source is unrecognizable.
This song is penultimate example of Depeche Mode's experimentation with sampling everyday sounds and constructing them into a viable tune. Some of the sounds heard are kicking a vacuum cleaner (the loud thud that repeats throughout), dragging a piece of metal across a rail, and dropping a ping-pong ball. The group continued to use samples to create their music but in future releases, the sounds would be manipulated and massaged such that the original source is unrecognizable.