The main issue is one that lasts from start to finish and first appeared on 'Ultra'. The album is far from awful though, as if you’re looking for a gentle, feather-soft set of songs to play as serene noise then ‘Exciter’ will surely do the trick and if Depeche Mode’s mandate in 2001 was to create an album that fits aforementioned description (which it certainly feels like), then they did succeed in that sense. This wouldn’t be an issue for a band that gained its fan base for delivering silky soft songs like 'When the Body Speaks' or 'Goodnight Lovers' but that’s the problem - Depeche didn’t - they provided dark, layered, moody synth pop that earned them a cult legion of followers.
The consistent theme of 'Exciter' is mellow, mellow and even more mellow. Was 'Exciter' meant to be an ironic title? Because after listening to Depeche Mode’s tenth studio album, it’s difficult to see it as anything other than that, as the 13 more-mellow-than-a-stoner-after-an-all-night-weed-fest tracks do little to excite. Arguably the bands least satisfying album so far. Review Summary: Mellow, tranquil, chilled, relaxed - none of these words are likely to spring to mind when you think 'Depeche Mode', yet they’re the only moods you’ll hear on 2001’s 'Exciter'.
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