"End of the World"". All titles were pressed and distributed by Play It Again Sam on 180-gram vinyl and shrinkwrapped with a custom anniversary sticker. This marked the first release of this album on vinyl. Light at the End of the World Light at the End of the World is the 13th studio album by English synthpop duo Erasure. The album's release was announced on the band's website on 26 January 2007 in a video message from members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. It made the UK Top 30 upon its release. The album was released by Mute Records in"
"Brooklyn, where he also relocated his Cabin studio and synthesizer collection. He has remixed the following songs for artists other than Erasure: Vince Clarke Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin; 3 July 1960) is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985, and was previously the main songwriter of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and The Assembly. Vincent John Martin was born in South Woodford, Essex and then he moved to Basildon, Essex. He initially studied the violin and then the piano, but he was inspired to"
"Vince Clarke Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin; 3 July 1960) is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985, and was previously the main songwriter of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and The Assembly. Vincent John Martin was born in South Woodford, Essex and then he moved to Basildon, Essex. He initially studied the violin and then the piano, but he was inspired to make electronic music upon hearing Wirral synth band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). Along with OMD, other early influences included The"
"Erasure set at Mute Records's Short Circuit music festival for a one-off performance of ""Never, Never"" with Clarke. The Assembly Co-working based in Manchester <br>The Assembly Bar and Brewery The Assembly The Assembly were a British synthpop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England, by Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) and Eric Radcliffe (songwriting, production). Feargal Sharkey was hired as a guest vocalist for the A-side of the group's only single, ""Never Never"". Clarke and Radcliffe had planned to use a different singer on each track the group recorded, but the group disbanded after the release of ""Never Never"","
"Vince Clarke formed the short-lived project The Assembly with Yazoo's producer Eric Radcliffe before going on to greater and long-lasting success with the synthpop duo Erasure. The problems within Yazoo had started even before the recording of ""You and Me Both"". Clarke had never envisioned the band as a long-term project, and was ready to move on after making ""Upstairs at Eric's"", but having already walked out of Depeche Mode after just one album he was persuaded that it would not be a good idea to do the same thing again only a year later. Moyet said, ""I think the"
"to use a different singer on each track the group recorded, but none were released after ""Never Never"". The other track on the single, ""Stop/Start,"" was an instrumental, featuring Clarke's signature songwriting style with syncopation that gradually became the downbeat of the musical phrase. Despite the commercial success of the single, The Assembly was no longer a functioning entity by the end of 1984. Clarke went on to form Erasure with vocalist and co-songwriter Andy Bell in 1985. Although Erasure worked with Radcliffe on some of their early work, they eventually began working with other producers and engineers, including Flood."
"Vince Clarke. Subsequent to their acquisition of Erasure's back catalog, and in anticipation of the band's 30th anniversary, BMG commissioned reissues of all previously released UK editions of Erasure albums up to and including 2007's ""Light at the End of the World"". All titles were pressed and distributed by Play It Again Sam on 180-gram vinyl and shrinkwrapped with a custom anniversary sticker. Wild! (Erasure album) Wild! is the fourth studio album by British band Erasure. Released in 1989, it was the follow-up album to their 1988 breakthrough ""The Innocents"". The album was produced by Erasure, along with Gareth Jones"
"1975. They had several UK hits, with songs such as ""Teenage Kicks"", ""Here Comes The Summer"", ""My Perfect Cousin"", ""Wednesday Week"" and ""It's Going to Happen!"". The band split in 1983 citing musical differences, with Sharkey pursuing a solo career and other members of the band forming That Petrol Emotion the following year. Before his solo career took off, he was also the singer of the one-shot group The Assembly with ex-Yazoo and Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (pre-Erasure). In 1983 their single ""Never Never"" was a UK No. 4 hit. Sharkey's debut single was a collaboration with Madness member"
"on the UK singles chart, just missing the Top 10 by peaking at number 11. In the United States, it became Erasure's mainstream breakthrough by climbing to number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and becoming the group's first entry on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also hit number four on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ""Chains of Love"" remains Erasure's highest-charting single in the United States. The song, written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, is an uptempo dance-oriented synthpop track with Clarke's signature analogue sound and Bell's lyrics about breaking through any restrictions or stereotypes"
"Vince Clarke and Andy Bell and is an uptempo dance music track. The music video features Bell singing the song as he walks through an amusement park (the actual filming was done in the London Docklands). Upon its release, the song became Erasure's twenty-second consecutive Top 20 hit in the UK singles chart. In Germany the song stopped at number sixty-nine. It was a hit on the U.S. dance charts, peaking at number ten on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in ""Billboard"" magazine. The single's B-side is a cover version of ""High Energy"" (retitled ""Hi NRG""), a 1984 number-one"
"Drama! ""Drama!"" is the first single released in September 1989 by Erasure from their fourth studio album ""Wild!"". It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. Written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the synthpop song begins with a low-key keyboard line and a subdued vocal from Bell. As the song progresses, the instrumentation and vocals become more hectic, ultimately ending as a full-blown dancefloor anthem. ""Drama!"" is known for its mob-shouted ""Guilty!"" exclamation throughout and Bell's intricate, multi-layered background vocals. The mob's vocals were added to by The Jesus and Mary Chain,"
"followed by larger plastic items falling from above. As the items begin to fill up the alley, Clarke and Bell initially escape onto a rooftop, but are ultimately engulfed by the rising tide of plastic. Drama! ""Drama!"" is the first single released in September 1989 by Erasure from their fourth studio album ""Wild!"". It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. Written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the synthpop song begins with a low-key keyboard line and a subdued vocal from Bell. As the song progresses, the instrumentation and vocals become more"
"Bell has become a gay icon. They have penned over 200 songs and have sold over 25 million albums worldwide. As a teenager, Vince Clarke was inspired to make electronic music after hearing Wirral synth band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (who would be an influence on Erasure's work years later). He went on to become a founding member of Depeche Mode and the sole writer of their first three singles, including the breakthrough Top 10 hit ""Just Can't Get Enough"". After leaving the band in late 1981, Clarke forged a similarly notable career with the duo Yazoo (known as"
"Erasure embarked on another major tour of the UK and U.S. to promote this album, in their trademark style it contained elaborate stage settings and costumes (including Clarke dressed as a guitar-playing cactus). All tracks written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, except where noted. Subsequent to their acquisition of Erasure's back catalog, and in anticipation of the band's 30th anniversary, BMG commissioned reissues of all previously released UK editions of Erasure albums up to and including 2007's ""Light at the End of the World"". All titles were pressed and distributed by Play It Again Sam on 180-gram vinyl and"
"Yazoo (band) Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America for legal reasons involving Yazoo Records) were a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex, England, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a UK music magazine, although the pair had known each other since their schooldays. Over the next 18 months the duo made two albums, ""Upstairs at Eric's"" and ""You and Me Both"", which received critical acclaim for their production, particularly the blending of Clarke's synthesizer melodies with Moyet's"
"Clipse Clipse was an American hip hop duo, formed by brothers Gene ""No Malice"" Thornton and Terrence ""Pusha T"" Thornton, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992. The group was affiliated with the production team The Neptunes, and in 2001 signed to their imprint Star Trak Entertainment. The Thornton brothers were born in The Bronx and moved to Virginia Beach. They formed the group Jarvis and were introduced to Pharrell Williams, one half of the production team The Neptunes. Impressed with their lyrical talents, Williams formed a working relationship with the duo. He eventually helped them secure a recording contract with"
"India Company, released a four track, self-titled EP. Clarke worked with synthpop producer Martyn Ware (of Heaven 17 and The Human League) in 1999 as ""The Clarke & Ware Experiment"" and released the album ""Pretentious"". The duo collaborated again in 2001 for the album ""Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle"", which was created with ""3D music technology"" specifically designed for listening in headphones. 2001 also saw the release of the Clarke-produced album ""Erasure's Vince Clarke"" which featured ""The Peter Pan Effect,"" an album that he and Eric Radcliffe produced for his long-time friend, Robert Marlow. Clarke wrote ""Let's Get Together"" for the pop"
"Human League, Daniel Miller, and Fad Gadget. In the late-1970s, Clarke and schoolmate Andy Fletcher formed a short-lived band called No Romance in China. In 1980, he teamed up with Robert Marlow and Martin Gore to form French Look. Another band, named Composition of Sound, followed in 1980 with another addition of Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher. Clarke provided vocals until singer Dave Gahan joined the band, which was renamed Depeche Mode. At that time, he adopted the stage-name Vince Clarke, by which he is currently known. The band initially adopted a slick synthesized electropop sound, which produced the album"
"April 2007 and in North America the following day. It was the first Erasure single to be commercially released on 7"" vinyl since ""Run to the Sun"" 13 years previously. Erasure member Vince Clarke described the origins of ""I Could Fall in Love with You"": There are two different music videos for this song. Erasure's official website initially presented viewers with a ""behind the scenes"" look at the making of the music video for this song via RealMedia, Windows Media Player and QuickTime. The footage showed Clarke and Bell as cashiers in a shop-like set-up. The scenes were filmed with"
"and released as a single in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2003 and in the US on 14 January 2003. This Erasure single became a hit, reaching No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 7 in Denmark, No. 29 in Germany, No. 39 in Sweden and No. 41 in the Republic of Ireland. The track was chosen for the album by Erasure member Vince Clarke. Clarke and singer Andy Bell turned the song into a mid-tempo electronic dance tune, displaying the signature Erasure sound. The only major change made to the structure of the song was the modification"
"not occur with this album, it did generate two hits (including a number-one) on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It also became their first record to enter into the ""Billboard"" 200. ""The Two Ring Circus"", also released in 1987, is a double 12"" remix album that served as a companion piece to ""The Circus"". It includes remixes and re-recordings along with live bonus tracks on the cassette and CD versions. All tracks written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, unless otherwise noted. On 4 July 2011, EMI re-released Erasure's first two albums in 2CD/DVD format. Both feature the original"
"Erasure (album) Erasure is the seventh studio album by Erasure, released in 1995. It was produced by Thomas Fehlmann (of The Orb) and Gareth Jones. An overtly experimental and introspective album, ""Erasure"" contains eleven, mostly mid-tempo tracks that differed from their past output of shiny, three-minute pop songs. Most tracks clocked in at five minutes or more, several contained long synth interludes, and guest artists included the London Community Gospel Choir and performance artist Diamanda Galás. Although appreciated for its experimental nature, ""Erasure"" marked the beginning of Erasure's slide from the peak of their popularity in the mainstream music world."
"200, easily beating their previous highest chart placing. In Germany, the album climbed to #6. Although Erasure always maintained popularity in the U.S. dance club community, with the rise of grunge rock Erasure saw their exposure on college radio, mainstream stations and MTV become mostly non-existent by 1994. This made it even more of a surprise when the ballad ""Always"" gave them their third Top 20 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in September. The album saw keyboardist/programmer Vince Clarke continue with his by-then trademark exclusive usage of pre-MIDI analog synthesizers and sequencers, with the additional self-imposed constraint that no"
"Eric Erlandson Eric Theodore Erlandson (born January 9, 1963) is an American musician, guitarist, and writer, primarily known as founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist of alternative rock band Hole from 1989 to 2002. He has also had several musical side projects, including Rodney & the Tube Tops, which he formed with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, and RRIICCEE with Vincent Gallo. While studying creative writing, Erlandson published a book titled ""Letters to Kurt"" in 2012, consisting of free-form and stream-of-consciousness poetry. Erlandson was born January 9, 1963 in Hollywood, Los Angeles and raised in San Pedro, California. He is"
"concert Moyet said she was ""99.9% sure it's the last time"" that she and Clarke would perform together as Yazoo, adding, ""It was really good that Vince and I had come through the whole circle of being really angry with each other, forgetting what we'd been angry about, and forgetting that there was ever any displeasure"". Yazoo (band) Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America for legal reasons involving Yazoo Records) were a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex, England, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after"
"Am I Right? ""Am I Right?"" is a song by Erasure that was released in Europe and Canada as the third single from their album ""Chorus"". ""Am I Right?"" is a synthpop ballad written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. Lyrically the song examines the feelings of a protagonist who is wandering through the city streets after a romantic separation, while his lover contemplates whether or not they are really in love and want to return to the relationship. Upon its release ""Am I Right?"" became the fifteenth consecutive Top 20 song on the UK singles chart for"
"Erasure.Club Erasure.Club is a remix EP by Erasure. Featuring six remixes (four previously commercially unavailable), it was released on by Mute Records. In 1990, Mute released a series of rare promotional Erasure 12"" singles, using the umbrella term ""Erasure - Club"" for the series. The four singles released were ""Push Me Shove Me"" (ERAS1) from the ""Wonderland"" album, ""Sometimes"" (ERAS2) from ""The Circus"", ""Ship Of Fools"" (ERAS3) from ""The Innocents"" and the standalone ""Abba-esque Remixes"" (ERAS4). ""Erasure.Club"" collects six mixes from the first three 12"" singles - three from ERAS1, one from ERAS2 and two from ERAS3. ERAS4 was eventually"
"his audition and together they formed the group Erasure. The pair have sold over 25 million albums worldwide. Bell has also donated time and made recordings for charities. These included Ferry Aid's cover of ""Let It Be"" (1987); a cover of Cole Porter's ""Too Darn Hot"", that was included in 1990s ""Red Hot + Blue"" album to raise funds for AIDS and HIV research; re-making Lene Lovich's ""Rage"" alongside her to be included in ""PETA""'s album (1991) in favour of a wildlife campaign; and performing twice on Big Spender's Red Hot and Dance events to support various AIDS projects (in"
"career, and their third album ""Astraea"", in 2012 with the first line-up change in their career. They then released two albums on Holy Roar records: ""Grievances"" (2015) and ""Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It"" (2018). Shortly before the band formed, Eva Spence was in a small garage band for a few months as a keyboardist. The band was looking for an aggressive vocalist to help make it a six piece band but Eva stepped up to give screaming a go. To practice she and her brother, James Spence, would scream in their parents' car, with very loud music"
"is part and parcel of the framework in which Entourage operates; an often sinister, but more often frighteningly intricate series of compositions adaptable for dance purposes. On their own, without visual aid, the recordings are awesomely imagistic; a maelstrom of impressions..."" The Entourage Music and Theater Ensemble The Entourage Music and Theater Ensemble was an ambient music group. The group was active from 1970 to 1983 and performed in theaters in combination with dance ensembles. The primary members were founder and director Joe Clark on saxophones and keyboards; Rusti Clark (no relation) on viola and guitar; Michael S. Smith on"
"form promoting their ""Pop! The First 20 Hits"" and ""Hits!"" compilations respectively. However, the album fared better in both Germany and Sweden, where it was a Top 20 success. Erasure's initial exposure in the US came via dance clubs, as two singles did hit the top ten on ""Billboard""'s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. At the time of its release, ""Wonderland"" was considered a failure, especially when comparing it to Clarke's prior successes with Depeche Mode and Yazoo. Early reviews of the album dubbed Andy Bell as 'an Alison Moyet imitator'. ""Wonderland"" is widely revered as a classic example of"
"Cause and Effect (band) Cause & Effect is an American electronic/synthpop band. Cause & Effect were formed in Sacramento, California, consisting of founding members vocalist/guitarist Rob Rowe and vocalist/keyboardist Sean Rowley. They originally released their debut in 1990 as a self-titled album on minor label Exile Records. C&E was subsequently picked up by BMG Music subsidiary, Zoo Entertainment, and a reworked version of their album was released in 1991 as ""Another Minute"". The re-released album spawned two top-ten dance singles, ""What Do You See?"" (number 8, Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) and ""You Think You Know Her"" (number 9, Billboard"
"Vic Steele Victor Farrell (born 8 May 1945, Manchester, England) best known as Vic Steele, is a former British guitarist. He was the original lead guitarist of the Hollies. Farrell played the guitar since early-adolescence and was inspired by American rock and roll. In 1961 he became the lead guitarist of Manchester-based group the Emperors of Rhythm, which featured Eric Stewart, later of the Mindbenders and 10CC fame, on rhythm guitar. He was also close friends with Mindbenders frontman Wayne Fontana. After the Emperors of Rhythm disbanded in the summer of 1962, Farrell decided to team up with singer Allan"