Vince Clarke asked. For the previous few minutes, ... He wrote the three hit singles on Depeche Mode’s 1981 debut album, then quit the band and formed a duo, Yazoo, with the singer Alison Moyet.

Erasure’s Vince Clarke has announced that he’ll be releasing his debut solo album, Songs of Silence, on November 17th via Mute. Along with the announcement, he has shared the album’s first ...

Vince Clarke is almost unique in the synth-pop world for attaining significant success with a multitude of electronic bands throughout the ’80s and beyond. Having studied violin and piano at school, ...

The British synthpop originator Vince Clarke has a long and distinguished history. Clarke was one of the founding members of Depeche Mode. He produced their 1981 debut album Speak & Spell, and he ...

By November 1981, a month after they released their debut album, Speak and Spell, Clarke left the band. Yazoo. ... by Vince Clarke, is released on Friday, November 17th, via Mute Records.

Clarke, 63, and Martin were New Yorkers, making their home in Brooklyn; he gained prominence with bands like Yazoo, Erasure, and Depeche Mode, selling 30 million records over four decades.

Erasure star Vince Clarke has been left devastated after his beloved wife Tracy Hurley-Martin died of stomach cancer ... when he dabbled with vocals in a short-lived band called The Romance, ...

Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure ...

Enjoy the silence while you can Park Slope, there’s a new record store opening on Fifth Avenue next month, promising to be a haven for music aficionados of all ages.. Sterling Records, a passion ...

Deep in the bowels of Holborn, the archetypal keyboard shadowlurker shrouded himself once more in comforting technology. Vince Clarke might be the synthpop genius who founded Depeche Mode, Yazoo ...

Alison Moyet, 46, was one half of the 1980s pop duo Yazoo, alongside Vince Clarke. Her subsequent solo career included the top-10 hits "All Cried Out" and "Love Resurrection".

Synth-pop legend Vince Clarke is releasing a new solo LP. The 63-year-old songwriter - whose previous bands include Depeche Mode, Erasure and Yazoo - has announced the details for 'Songs Of ...