EP09: Vince Clarke

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Martyn here…In the interview, I mention an hour’s worth of music we produced for the Sony PS2 launch party, which I’ve just rediscovered – this was the first Illustrious project Vince and I did together in 2000 As a special treat and for a limited time, Vince and I are allowing listeners to this podcast to hear this... https://soundcloud.com/martynware/sets/playstation-ps2/s-CENN6M20l2s Here is the link for your listening enjoyment – especially good on headphones as it is mixed in binaural format (3D for headphones). Enjoy, and thanks for your support – please subscribe as I have some amazing guests already in the can – you will be impressed! ________ Vince Clarke needs very little introduction. Apart from being one of my greatest friends, he is also my partner in our 3D soundscape company Illustrious Company, and he is one of pop’s leading songwriters. As recently mentioned by Jim Ottewill in Sound On Sound’s intervi Erasure's musical wizard Vince Clarke is pondering the future of electronic music, and whether pop's tectonic plates will ever be shaken in the way they were when machines first came to prominence in pop at the start of the '80s. As a founding member of Depeche Mode, Vince lit the touch paper for a sonic explosion, and then fanned the flames with Alison Moyet in Yazoo. He continues to be a pioneering force in synth-led music right through to the present day, most notably in the form of his 30-year-plus songwriting relationship with Andy Bell in Erasure. There is much to discuss on this podcast as we ponder our past work together, the future of our craft and our mutual love of the world of electronic music, so let’s dive in!