Dennis Burmeister / Sascha Lange - Behind The Wall / DEPECHE MODE Fan Culture in the GDR

Depeche Mode is one of the longest-lasting bands from the fast-paced pop music era of the 1980s. And they still have the most loyal fans. "Behind the Wall" tells the story of this special fan culture in the 1980s – behind the Wall, in the GDR.

Sascha Lange and Dennis Burmeister, after their 2013 bestseller "Depeche Mode Monument", have now turned their attention to the phenomenon of Depeche Mode fans in the GDR. The immense amounts of unpublished photos and documents, the interviews with numerous fans, concert promoters, fanzine editors, fan club operators and other contemporary witnesses provide an unprecedented testimony to counter-culture as well as everyday life in the GDR.

At the same time, "Behind the Wall" is also a coming-of-age story. A do-it-yourself story. A music story. A story about Depeche Mode. A story that shows that young people in East and West in the 1980s were much more similar than they knew. And yet they were different – due to social circumstances. "Behind the Wall" tells the story of a fall of the Wall long before the actual fall of the Wall. And of an unusual and long-lasting love of fans for their band.

Paperback, with colored illustrations, 240 pages, ISBN 978-3-95575-089-3

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