Posts Tagged ‘Depeche Mode’
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VCMG Announce New LP
Synth-pop legends Martin Gore and Vince Clarke announced in November they formed a band,VCMG, and would release a series of EPs and a new album in early 2012. Their first EP, Spock, was released on November 30th through Beatpor...
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Stream: VCMG – Spock
The synth-based super-duo VCMG comprises Depeche Mode's Martin Gore and Erasure's Vince Clarke, both responsible for some of the most successful electronic projects in the history of music. In anticipation of i...
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Martin Gore + Vince Clarke = VCMG
Synth-pop powerhouses Martin Gore and Vince Clarke have formed a band, VCMG, and will release a series of EPs and a new album in early 2012. Their first EP, Spock, will be released November 30th through Beatport, followed by a ...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
The New Division
Few artists can top the sheer moodiness of ’80s groups that teetered on the edge of post-punk and newly concocted electronic-pop. New Order and Depeche Mode are generally the most cited in this regard, and they are often ...
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Silk Flowers
The subdued form of electronic-pop that NYC-based Silk Flowers pursue is a glittery cross between industrial ambience and chillwave. Behind their simplistic leads of bass-synth and keyboards, the trio presents interesting piece...
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Grimes’ Halfaxa
In my first feature of Grimes, I made the point that the music of Claire Boucher resembled conceptual art. With gauzy layers of synth that embed themselves into post-punk rhythms reminiscent of Joy Division’s “She...
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Solar Bears in Space
Things usually fare well for film geeks when they show a passion for making music. By film “geeks”, I’m not referring to that friend who can name every David Lynch or Lars von Trier film. They might know every underground film ...