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VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

VCMG – Vince Clarke’s techno project with his former Depeche Mode bandmate, Martin L. Gore – has announced that their debut album will be called ‘Ssss’ and will be released on March 12th.

The duo will also follow the project’s first release – December’s EP1/Spock – with a second EP entitled  EP2/Single Blip, again via download and on 12″ vinyl. More details of that soon…

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Here’s the official press release announcing the album;

VCMG ANNOUNCE ALBUM DETAILS

VINCE CLARKE AND MARTIN L. GORE RELEASE ‘SSSS’ 12 MARCH 2012

VCMG release one of 2012′s most anticipated musical collaborations with the album ‘Ssss’, out on Mute on 12 March 2012.

It marks the long awaited reunion of electronic pioneers Vince Clarke (Erasure/ Yazoo/ Depeche Mode) and Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode), who have joined forces for the first time in over thirty years to craft a 10-track album which demonstrates their mutual love of electronic music.

After initial tentative discussions, and a meeting at Short Circuit presents Mute festival in London, where they both performed, these two influential musicians and songwriters worked in a typically unique way. Clarke and Gore worked alone in their respective studios, communicating only via email and exchanging files until the album was ready. The album includes the recent 12” EP1/Spock, described by The Quietus as “one of the best tracks of 2011”, plus the forthcoming EP2/Single Blip.

‘Ssss’, written and produced by Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore, was mixed by Timothy ‘Q’ Wiles, recorded and engineered by Sie Medway Smith and Vince Clarke and mastered by Stefan Betke (aka Pole).

Full remix details for EP2/Single Blip, the follow up to EP1 / Spock – out now on 12″ / download and featuring remixes by Edit-Select, Regis, DVS1 and XOQ – will follow.

SSSS (STUMM441) TRACKLISTING:

  • Lowly
  • Zaat
  • Spock
  • Windup Robot
  • Bendy Bass
  • Single Blip
  • Skip This Track
  • Aftermaths
  • Recycle
  • Flux

“Fusing stripped down percussion, Teutonic precision and dank, brutal walls of rhythmic noise, “highly anticipated” is not even close.” – Electronic Beats

“Aimed squarely at the wee small hours of the club” – Fact

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

Vince Clarke’s remix of Depeche Mode’s classic ‘Behind The Wheel’, taken from the Depeche Mode remix album ‘Remixes 2: 81-11′ which is due for release on June 6th, has appeared on YouTube, have a listen…

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

Depeche Mode announced today that they will release a remix compilation entitled ‘Remixes 2: 81-11′ on June 6th, a release that will include a Vince Clarke remix of ‘Behind The Wheel’.

The release will be available in a number of formats, including a 3-CD edition, an edited 1-CD edition and a boxset containing six 12″ vinyl singles.

TRACKLISTING (3-CD EDITION)

CD1: Dream On – Bushwacka Tough Guy Mix (2001); Suffer Well – M83 Remix (2006); John The Revelator – UNKLE Reconstruction (2006); In Chains – Tigerskin’s No Sleep Remix (2009); Peace – SixToes Remix (2009); Lilian – Chab Vocal Remix Edit (2006); Never Let Me Down Again – Digitalism Remix (2006); Corrupt – Efdemin Remix (2009); Everything Counts – Oliver Huntemann And Stephan Bodzin Dub (2006); Happiest Girl – The Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix (1990); Walking In My Shoes – Anandamidic Mix (1993); Personal Jesus – The Stargate Mix (2011); Slowblow – Darren Price Mix (1997)

CD2: Wrong – Trentemøller Club Remix (2009); World In My Eyes – Dub In My Eyes (1990); Fragile Tension – Peter Bjorn and John Remix (2009); Strangelove – Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders Remix (1998); A Pain That I’m Used To – Jacques Lu Cont Remix (2005); The Darkest Star – Monolake Remix (2006); I Feel You – Helmet At The Helm Mix (1993); Higher Love – Adrenaline Mix Edit (2004); Fly On The Windscreen – Death Mix (1985); Barrel Of A Gun – United Mix (1997); Only When I Lose Myself – Dan The Automator Mix (1998); Ghost – Le Weekend Remix (2009)

CD3: Personal Jesus – Alex Metric Remix Edit (2011); Never Let Me Down Again – Eric Prydz Remix (2011); Behind The Wheel – Vince Clarke Remix (2011); Leave In Silence – Claro Intelecto ‘The Last Time’ Remix (2011); In Chains – Alan Wilder Remix (2011); When The Body Speaks – Karlsson And Winnberg Remix (2011); Puppets – Röyksopp Remix (2011); Tora! Tora! Tora! – Karlsson And Winnberg (from Miike Snow) Remix (2011); Freestate – Clark Remix (2011); I Want It All – Roland M. Dill Remix (2011); A Question Of Time – Joebot Presents ‘Radio Face’ Remix (2011); Personal Jesus – Sie Medway-Smith Remix (2011)

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

Vince has hand-painted a canvas for the Willow Foundation’s upcoming ‘Stars on Canvas’ auction. The Willow Foundation are dedicated to providing special days out for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds. Click the link below for more details or to make a bid…

BID NOW

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

Depeche Mode’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ was made Song of the Day on NJ.com last week, with a nice write up acknowledging Vince’s key role in shaping the early Depeche Mode sound, follow the link below to read the full piece and watch a vintage piece of video…

SONG OF THE DAY

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

A new interview with Vince Clarke has gone online at the Songfacts website. The interview concentrates on the songwriting process for the website’s ‘Songwriter Interviews’ series, and covers all stages of Vince’s career. You can read the interview by following the link below.

SONGFACTS INTERVIEW

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

Vince Clarke’s recent interview with the Mog Music Network is now online, and it’s a good read, covering a wide range of topics from the impact his music has had on people’s lives, to working with Andy Bell and Alison Moyet, to songwriting and future projects. Read the whole interview by clicking the link below.

MMN INTERVIEW

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

Vince has chosen his favourite books in a feature for the New York Public Library website. Originally asked to to identify his favourite book he found the task impossible and came up with a shortlist of five. Click the link below to see his choices.

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

The second part of Full Frontal Fashion’s interview with Vince Clarke has gone online today. Click the link below to have a read!

FULL FRONTAL FASHION 2

VCMG announces ‘Single Blip’ EP and ‘Ssss’ album (10 January 2012)

Vince Clarke was recently interviewed by FullFrontalFashion.com ‘about style, fashion — and, of course, his decades of making music’, and the first part of the interview has gone online today. You can read the piece by clicking the link below.

FULL FRONTAL FASHION 1

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