Depeche Mode Founders Martin Gore And Vince Clarke Work Together Again On New Project
Before Depeche Mode‘s guitarist/keyboardist Martin Gore took over the band’s songwriting, Yazoo and Erasure‘s Vince Clarke was the man who wrote the majority of the band’s music including their debut album Speak & Spell. Now the two musical forces have once again joined forces and are collaborating on a new project.
Clarke broke the news over Twitter, making mention to a new track titled “Zaat.”
So far, no new information about this collaboration has been posted, but if you’re a fan of Depeche Mode or any of Clarke’s music, be sure to follow him on Twitter. He advises fans to follow “for updates direct from the studio.”
Vince Clarke was only with Depeche Mode for their first album and was responsible for writing the band’s first singles Dreaming of Me, New Life and Just Can’t Get Enough.
For those of us that haven’t been following Vince Clarke’s career as of late, it seems as though he’s been quite busy remixing songs from classic KROQ bands Depeche Mode fans are familiar with.
Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (Vince Clarke Remix)
White Town – Wanted (Vince Clarke Remix)
Happy Mondays – Wrote For Luck (The Vince Clarke Mix)
Nitzer Ebb – Ascend (Vince Clarke Mix)
Yonny1994
September 2, 2010 10:09 am
True but hey it’s something about DM
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September 8, 2010 8:23 pm
Martin is a much better song writer than Vince. Sorry, Vince. I think Martin is responsible for the band’s darker music later on….And Dave…..well Dave just does as he’s told.
BillyC
September 13, 2010 8:07 pm
Vince has proved his talent 3 times over. He started Depeche, Yaz and Erasure and wrote their biggest pop hits. There would be no Depeche Mode without Vince Clarke.
DJ Sam
September 14, 2010 9:17 am
Of course martin is responsible for the darker music. He was the songwriter then. Vince wasn’t in the band any longer. Vince writes pop. great synth pop.
BillyC
September 13, 2010 8:05 pm
Vince Clarke is GOD.
DJ Sam
September 14, 2010 9:16 am
VINCE CLARKE IS THE MASTER! He is the reason for modern pop music and you can hear his influence in just about any artist today.
Zizzles
September 14, 2010 9:18 am
Why not post vince’s remixes of The Presets and Gold Frapp…etc.?
ProjectPersonalJesus
December 29, 2010 1:05 pm
Project Personal Jesus is collecting fans’ personal reflections on the 127 songs* Martin L. Gore has written for Depeche Mode (this project to be posted on Facebook on 7/23/11, his 50th birthday) – Follow on Twitter to contribute: http://twitter.com/ProjectPerJesus
*not counting co-written or instrumentals
NuclearC
March 6, 2011 6:24 pm
Vince has blown all his money and both of his other bands have petered out… So it’s back to Martin for some exposure and one last hurrah… I don’t see this going anywhere… Maybe Martin produces a song, not the whole record, no reunion, etc…
tytr
June 2, 2011 6:27 pm
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