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Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke’s VeryRecords is his bespoke label for releasing top-quality electronic music – but, as he reveals to Classic Pop, it’s also a great way for him to get out…
Union Street: Vince Clarke’s side projects
It’s plain to see Vince Clarke is a born collaborator, for throughout his career he has sought to find like-minded souls with whom he can bring his visions to life.…
Mute Records’ Daniel Miller talks Vince Clarke
The story of Daniel Miller and Vince Clarke goes back 40 years. In this interview from 2020, the Mute Records founder candidly looks back over four decades with “A warm-hearted,…
Gareth Jones interview: Electric Dreams
Music producer Gareth Jones has worked with some of the biggest names in synth-pop, including Erasure, Depeche Mode, Wire and John Foxx. In 2020, he talked us through his stellar…
Erasure announce brand new album Day-Glo (Based On A True Story)
Erasure have announced details of a surprise new album, Day-Glo (Based On A True Story), out on Mute on 12 August 2022 on fluorescent green vinyl, CD and digitally. Day-Glo (Based…
Andy Bell Talks Erasure: ABBA-esque
Erasure: ABBA-esque was a 1992 EP of ABBA cover versions that helped revitalise the Swedes’ fortunes ahead of Mamma Mia! et al. Erasure’s Andy Bell talks frankly about the ABBA…
Top 40 Vince Clarke Songs
Timeless synth-pop nuggets, stunning ambient textures, soaring, life-affirming singles and album cuts – all these, and more, have earned their place in our round-up of the best Vince Clarke songs……
Making Erasure: The Innocents
Erasure: The Innocents was the biggie for Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the one where melodies and lyrics coalesced to form one of the finest pop albums of the 80s.…
Erasure Interview: Turn On The Bright Lights
It’s nearly four decades since Erasure’s debut single Who Needs Love Like That, but Andy Bell and Vince Clarke sound as youthful as ever on their latest studio album, the…
Making Erasure: The Circus
Lauded for bringing fun and flamboyance back to synthpop, Erasure: The Circus masked deeply political statements as well as heartbreaking despair with gloriously uplifting harmonies Vince Clarke had built up…