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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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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).
by Mute UK ‘]Mute has also posted the Regis remix, which you can hear after the jump.
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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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Between the two of them, Depeche Mode founding members Martin Gore and Vince Clarke have pretty much defined several decades of crossover electro-pop. Now the pair have reunited to work on a “techno” album.
Gore recently told Billboard Magazine, “Out of the blue I got an e-mail from [Vince Clarke] just saying, ‘I’m interested in making a techno album. Are you interested in collaborating?’ This was maybe nine months, a year ago. He said, ‘No pressure, no deadlines,’ so I said, ‘OK,’ and that’s what we’ve been doing the last six months.” …MORE
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