TAG: Depeche Mode

Mar06

STREAM VCMG (Vince Clark & Martin Gore) :: ‘Ssss’ (MP3)

You’re never too old to techno. Want proof? VCMG, the Berlin-inspired techno project by Depeche Mode alums Vince Clark and Martin Gore. Despite having 118 years between them, the pair have made one of the finest dance floor ready techno albums we’ve heard in a long time. Perhaps the fact that both have day jobs in platinum selling techno-pop projects meant that there was no need for the usual compromises EDM acts make when producing an album project. What Ssss offers is 60 minutes of tough and smart techno that wouldn’t sound out of place at clubs worldwide, from Berghain Berlin to Womb in Tokyo. You can feast on the full album helping after the jump. …MORE

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Jan10

Vince Clarke & Martin Gore Of Depeche Mode Reveal Techno Album Details

A little over a month ago, we were treated to “Spock” the first track from current and former Depeche Mode members Martin Gore and Vince Clarke. And boy was a it a serious banger. The duo, who have been recording under the name VCMG haven’t given up any new tunes since, but we’ll be hearing plenty come March 12 when they release their album, Ssss, on Mute Records. Check the tracklist after the jump. …MORE

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Nov30

VCMG :: “Spock” (Original & Regis Remix) (MP3)

Depeche Mode Founders Vince Clarke and Martin Gore Unveil New Techno Track 

This summer, it was announced that Depeche Mode founding members Vince Clarke and Martin Gore were working together for the first time in 30 years. The pair promised a “techno record” produced under the name VCMG. We have the first results of this reunion, the dark and melodic “Spock,” which will be released as an EP on Mute Records with remixes from Regis, DVS1, Edit-Select and XOQ (aka Überzone).

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Mute has also posted the Regis remix, which you can hear after the jump.

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Oct25

Depeche Mode, NIN, The Killers Cover U2 (MP3)

Most magazine promotional CDs come with one or two decent tracks and a lot of filler. But when the project is to cover U2’s iconic techno-pop album, Achtung Baby, you can recruit some serious heat for the tracklist. Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and The Killers have all recorded versions of tunes from the album for Q Magazine next CD, AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, which came with the November issue (on stands now). You can hear the three hit-makers cover “You’re So Cruel,” “Zoostation” and “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)” respectively after the jump. …MORE

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Oct03

L-Vis 1990 – Neon Dreams (Review)

L-Vis 1990

Neon Dreams

Released by PMR Records / Island Records


London electronic label Night Slugs have defined dance floors with indefinable dance music since early 2008, and the club turned label’s steady run of 12-inches have blessed us with thick synth chords, echoes of old-skool rave euphoria and futuristic house vibes. Night Slugs is the creation of Alex Sushon AKA Bok Bok and James Connolly AKA L-Vis 1990, and the the wider Night Slugs posse includes Girl Unit and Jam City from London, Kingdom from New York, Egyptrixx from Toronto and other trendsetters like Lil Silva, Mosca, Gucci Vump, ...

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