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Erasure: Vince Clarke
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In 1992 Erasure recorded four ABBA-covers on the EP "ABBA Esque". This EP was Erasure's first No. 1 single in England. This annoyed Vince Clarke, that he had to play someone else's songs to become No. 1. This year they ... released a collection of their singles so far, called "Pop! The Twenty First Hits".
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Formed by Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode and Yaz and vocalist Andy Bell, Erasure features heavy electropop music, full of heavy dance beats and synthesized melodies. Like both Depeche Mode and Yaz, Erasure's music is designed to be as listenable off the dance floor as on it, with soaring vocals building a major part of the band's songs. Most known for a couple singles, "Chains of Love" and "A Little Respect," in the States, Erasure remains a relatively underground act.
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Clarke and Bell hit it off, and Erasure was born. Erasure released their first album, “Wonderland,” in 1986, and it tanked, receiving devastatingly bad reviews, and racking few sales. To counteract the disappointment of their first album, Erasure quickly released the single “Sometimes.” “Sometimes” shot to the second spot on the British charts, and was only a preview of the success Erasure would have in the ensuing twenty years.
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Following the disbandment of the short-lived synth pop group Yazoo, former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke formed Erasure in 1985 with singer Andy Bell. Like Yaz and Depeche Mode, Erasure were a synth-based group, but they had stronger dance inclinations, as well as a sharper, more accessible sense of pop songcraft, than either of Clarke's previous bands. Furthermore, Erasure had the flamboyantly eccentric Andy Bell -- one of the first openly gay performers in pop music -- as their focal point. Bell's keening, high voice and exaggerated sense of theatrically became the band's defining image. In their native Britain, Erasure were successful from their inception. After a few years, the duo achieved commercial success in America with 1988's "Chains of Love," but they remained, in essence, a cult band on both sides of the Atlantic, cultivating a dedicated fan base over the course of their career.
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Formed in the U.K. in 1985 by Depeche Mode founder Vince Clarke after his stint with Alison Moyet in the short-lived Yaz, Erasure scored hits on both sides of the Atlantic with their stylish pop-soul fusion. Energetic and infectious, their music evokes a time in pop music when a sparkling sound ruled the airwaves and churned the dance floors.
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Erasure fans intent on finding out which song Clarke is referring to will just have to wait patiently in line, together with everyone else. Someday soon listeners will be rewarded with a classy contemporary take on several classic songs. And, hopefully, the good ship Erasure may find itself once again riding the crest of pop’s fickle wave.
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