"The main thing about 'Construction...' was that it was the group's first album with Gareth Jones and the first recorded away from Blackwing. We worked at John Foxx's Garden Studios. It also marked the introduction of the sampler (Emulator and Synclavier) and I think it marked a turning point in DM's musical history." Unlike any other Mode LP, the lyrical focus of 'Construction...' centred around popular political concerns of the day such as nuclear arms, global pollution and economic gluttony. The music was given a hardened, more 'industrial' treatment thanks to the new sampling craze and use of discarded junk from any source at hand, including the building sites of Shoreditch in East London. The new production team helped to ensure that 'Construction Time Again' was eclectic for its time, revealing a new and more thought-provoking Depeche Mode.