Vince Clarke & Andy Bell On The New Erasure Album
London Sessions 1 – March 2010 was uploaded by: erasureinfo
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London Sessions 1 – March 2010 was uploaded by: erasureinfo
Duration: 58
Rating: … Read More Vince Clarke & Andy Bell On The New Erasure Album
Once upon a time, Vince Clarke just could not get enough of this place. With good reason, too. Here’s the official description: A truly exceptional and innovative new home situated in secluded wooded grounds of approximately 5.6 acres. Three bedrooms (all bedrooms en-suite) first floor balcony, entrance hall, sitting room with games area, open plan… Read More Buy Vince Clarke’s Awesome House So He Can Move Out – For Good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAuqCf-47z0 The BBC again proves just how mighty mighty it is, putting together this hot and tasty documentary, Synth Britannia, about synth music in the UK, broadcasting starting October 16th. It looks like must-see TV – if you’re in the UK. No word yet on when it will be available online or outside the UK.
Image: Neil Vance Vince Clarke with his Yamaha DX7 in 1984. via the Synthtopia Flickr Group
Hal Leonard has published a new book, The Best of The ’80s, that compiles 80’s articles from Keyboard magazine. Description: The editors of Keyboard magazine have culled that era’s most insightful and landmark articles and combined them with a wealth of insight looking back now some 20 years later to paint a vivid and accurate… Read More New Hal Leonard Book Revisits Keyboards Of The 80’s
“When Alison first approached me, I was quite flabbergasted,” said Vince Clarke. “I’m pretty much married to Andy [in Erasure], and it’s like you and an old girlfriend going out on a date. But we met and we spoke, and it’s been 25 years between then and now. A lot has gone on — mostly… Read More Vince Clark On Yaz Reunion
There’s a nice Flickr set of Yaz, performing at the Paramount Theater. Let me know if you caught the show.
Yaz was only around for two years (82-83), but it the music it made in that short time period has had a huge impact on synth pop. Now, Yaz is on tour for the first time in 25 years and getting good reviews: Moyet’s deep, husky and sensual voice seems, at least on paper, an… Read More Yaz Live Concert Review
The video quality is pretty poor, but these fan videos show that Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet are staying true to their sound with their live version of their Yaz electropop classics. Here are the remaining dates for their tour: 07 July Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre [sold out] 08 July Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre… Read More Yazoo (Yaz) Live In Copenhagen
Vince Clark, of Yazoo (Yaz), Depeche Mode & Erasure fame, is going on tour with Yaz partner Alison Moyet, and sat down with Native Instruments for a short interview that looks at the technology behind the new tour: You are famous as a user and collector of analog synthesizers, but computers made it into your… Read More Vince Clarke Talks Synthesizers, Analog & Virtual