New Erasure album to be released in Autumn
In a tweet Vince Clarke announced that the new Erasure album is going be released in the Autumn and not in Summer like previously announced. Clarke got the news from ‘the record company’, Mute that is. But before that the Erasure camp needs to sort out which producer they are going to work with and that seems to be a hurdle at the moment so it seems. Says Vince Clarke in a tweet: “Erasure producer negotiations are stalled. The ‘manager’ is having hemorrhoid issues…I really need to get to the bottom of this!”. We reached out to Vince Clarke for more info.
Vince Clarke is back with his 5th episode
The fifth webisode in Vince Clarke’s increasingly irreverent series of ‘Analogue Monologues’ on online now for your viewing pleasure. Dedicated to the Syrinx this is a video that will appeal to you who like vintage synths or just music history in general. Here´s the link check it out!
The Analogue Monologues is a new series of mini video documentaries. In each webisode Vince talks about one his analogue synths and explains where the on/off switch is. This series proves, once and for all, that he really doesn’t know much about anything (a must see!).
Sign-up to the Vince Clarke mailing list if you want to receive news of the next Analogue Monologues webisode…
Billie Ray Martin being remixed by Vince Clarke
Out digitally on the 28th of February including a full package with remixes is the newest Billie Ray Martin single “Sweet suburban disco”. And it’s a bomb! Digitally released on Disco Activisto Records, the single is the follow-up to Billie Ray Martin’s 2008 “Undisco Me”. “Reinventing Italo Disco was the goal, but with a unique sound,” is what describes the single the best according to the former Electribe 101 frontwoman. The track was produced by Billie and co-producer Mike Vamp of Maertini Broes.
Included in the remix list we find noone else but Yazoo maestro Vince Clarke. Also included are remixes by Horse Meat Disco’s Severino, Luke Solomon and Ray Grant. This is the first in a string of releases for Billie Ray Martin in 2011, which will include a collaboration with darlings of the underground Hard Ton and the album by The Opiates.
You can get a radio edit of the song at www.media-app.com/en/lp/billieraymartin02 .
Tracklist:
- sweet suburban disco – radio edit
- sweet suburban disco – original version
- sweet suburban disco – Vince Clarke remix
- sweet suburban disco – Severino remix
- sweet suburban disco – Severino less vocal mix
- sweet suburban disco – Ray Grant lights glow disco
- sweet suburban disco – Ray Grant neon disco dub
- sweet suburban disco – Luke Solomon dub
- sweet suburban disco – original version instrumental
Via SL
Vince Clarke has released the 4th episode of Analogue Monologues
This time he is focusing on the Boss DR-55 and the Roland Jupiter-4
Boss DR-55
The DR-55 Dr. Rhythm was released in 1980 and was one of the first step-write-style drum machines, and it was the first rhythm machine in BOSS’ successful Dr. Rhythm Series. It was small, inexpensive and easy to use – perfect for musicians at any level. Incredibly basic controls and sounds made this drum machine an instant hit among guitarists and other musicians looking for drum accompaniment to practice along with and even record into their home recordings.
The DR-55 could store up to six 16-step drum patterns plus an additional two 12-step patterns. The 12-step patterns allowed for 3/4 and 6/8 rhythms. A variation switch allowed you to, on-the-fly, alter the pattern playing. There were only four sounds in the DR-55 which included Snare Drum, Kick Drum, Rim Shot and Hi-Hat. The sounds are comparable to Roland’s CR-series of rhythm machines as well as some of Roland’s cheaper TR-machines (like the TR-505, TR-606). You can globally adjust the Volume, Tempo, Tone and Accent for the drum sounds.
Roland Jupiter 4
The first Jupiter synth. It was among one of the first poly synthesizers (4 individual voices which could be synced together for one fat monophonic lead), it had a pitch wheel that could be assigned to the VCA, VCF, VCO or all together, there are 8 memory locations and a cool arpeggiator – the arpeggiator can in the Duran Duran classic, “Rio”. It also has a very slow LFO for those ever-so-long filter sweeps. Pretty good for 1978!
Not so cool however, are the 10 preset sounds which sound nothing like the piano, brass or strings they claim to be. The placement of all the preset buttons below the keyboard can be inconvenient, especially while playing it. And as with most old analog synths, the Jupiter 4′s tuning can go out often. Still it is a nice analog synth for creating weird trippy analog sounds. It’s used by >Meat Beat Manifesto, Gary Numan, Thomas Dolby, Saint Etienne, the Cars, BT, Simple Minds, Moog Cookbook, Vangelis, The Human League, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Heaven 17, and film-maker Satyajit Ray.
Holiday greetings from Erasure
A festive message from Vince Clarke and Andy Bell…
Vince Clarke on his synths – part 3
Featuring the ARP2600
The Analogue Monologues is a new series of mini video documentaries. In each webisode Vince talks about one his analogue synths and explains where the on/off switch is. This series proves, once and for all, that he really doesn’t know much about anything (a must see!).
Sign-up to the Vince Clarke mailing list if you want to receive news of the next Analogue Monologues webisode…
Alan Wilder and Vince Clarke to remix Depeche Mode
There are rumours about a pretty special Depeche Mode remix album set for next year. Vince Clarke stated on his Twitter that he’s working on a remix of “Behind the Wheel”, and now www.depeche-mode.com reports that Alan Wilder is making a remix as well. We hope to hear more of this soon.
In other Depeche related news, Vince Clarke and Martin Gore is collaborating on a techno sort of album. Also revealed on Vince Clarke’s Twitter.
Depeche Mode’s “Tour of the Universe – Live in Barcelona” is out now.
Via RM
Vince Clarke on the ARP2600
Vince Clarke has uploaded a new episode of his “Analogue Monologues” series of mini-docs featuring some of his favorite gear. This one takes a look at the mighty Arp 2600.
Vince and the Analogue Monologues part II
Synth pop legend Vince Clarke (Yazoo, Erasure, Depeche Mode) is back with another episode of his Web series, Analogue Monologues, which offers his take on classic synths:
The Analogue Monologues is a new series of mini video documentaries. In each webisode Vince talks about one his analogue synths and explains where the on/off switch is. This series proves, once and for all, that he really doesn’t know much about anything (a must see!).
The 2nd episode takes an entertaining look at a Clarke’s massive 12 VCO Roland System 100m.
Martin Gore and Vince Clarke have a complete dance album in the making
Erasure songwriter Vince Clarke has confirmed that he and Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) are collaborating on a dance record. Clarke already revealed on Twitter earlier this year that he and Gore would be collaborating on a track , but things have gotten a bit bigger since. Don’t expect the release to be ready soon, as Clarke noted in an interview to The Quietus “it’s going to be a long, long process. I’m emailing him my ideas and he’s emailing me ideas back and so we’re just compiling stuff that way.”
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