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Erasure's Andy Bell believes that he was born to sing

Erasure lead vocalist Andy Bell thinks that singing was his natural calling as he always loved expressing himself with his voice.

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You can stick your Manchester and stick your London: here’s 10 reasons why Essex is responsible for the UK’s best ever artists (as decided by an Essex boy)

Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!

Louder

“As soon as I played the demo I was just like ‘Yes! There he is!’ It was at the level of his old Erasure stuff, of Yazoo and his period of Depeche Mode": Producer Danny L Harle and Olly Alexander on their "extraordinary" collab with a synth-pop legend

“His musical point is so distilled in his music, and he’s the same in the way he talks,” says Harle. “He’s a man of few words”

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Olly Alexander flails on his debut solo album Polari, while Inhaler find their sound on Open Wide

On his first solo album, Alexander explores fascinating themes but struggles to find much of substance of say, while Dublin rock band Inhaler make great strides on their confident third record

The Independent UK

‘It was a really lonely time’: Alison Moyet and Dave Stewart on making Is This Love?

‘The lyrics reflect the fact that I was in quite a dark place – but subverting it all, in a GCSE English kind of way’

The Guardian - UK

Depeche Mode review – to the newly minted power of two

On the latest leg of their first tour after the death of founding member Andrew Fletcher, fellow Depeche Mode mainstays Dave Gahan and Martin Gore reward fans with hits from across the decades

The Guardian - UK

Issue 404 of Future Music is out now

Gear of the Year 2023. Plus: Vince Clarke, Danny Daze, Live 12 guide, Daniel Avery, Fantastic Twins, Cubase 13 & much more!

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‘I feel more like myself when I’m Morrissey’: the bizarre lives of tribute acts

With tickets for big-name stars at a premium, it’s a great time to be a tribute act. Artists from ‘Tina Turner’ to the Arctic Numpties take us into their bizarre lives

The Guardian - UK

Vince Clarke: "Martin Gore brought along his synthesizer, we looked at the thing and thought, this is a lot easier than learning chords on a guitar and you only need one finger to play it"

As synth icon Vince Clarke releases his debut solo album, Danny Turner discovers how he’s embraced the electronic dark side

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Vince Clarke: Songs of Silence review – Covid anxiety fills synthpop star’s debut solo album

Stuck in his studio during lockdown, Clarke recorded this portentous album of wordless, minimalist intrumentals – a soundtrack of dread

The Guardian - UK

“Martin sang it naked. I turned the piano away as I was playing”: How Depeche Mode recorded their very own ‘Berlin Trilogy’ and became one of the biggest bands in the world

And why it's (almost) as important as David Bowie's hat-trick of Hansa Studio recordings

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"The contractors had to excavate half a sphere in the ground and blow up a massive circular balloon in it." We’d forgotten how gloriously crazy Vince Clarke’s dome-shaped recording studio was. Here’s what it is now.

He had huge hits with Depeche Mode, Erasure and Yazoo, so decided to build a Hobbit house and fill it with synths. We'd have done the same to be honest.

MusicRadar

Murdoch’s nepo baby, asteroid samples and a marathon record – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

‘Fletch was meant to outlive us all’: Depeche Mode on death, rebirth and defying the odds

Hit hard by the death of keyboardist Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan questioned whether he wanted to continue – until Martin Gore’s new songs revived him. Making the most of their lives has never been more important, they say

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Parents of quintuplets 'devastated' after 'amazing angel' three-day-old son dies

Henry James, was the fifth of two boys and three girls, born through caesarean section on Sunday, before sadly passing away at three days old

Daily Mirror

Couple with seven kids decide to try for one more - and they welcome QUINTUPLETS

Expat Vince Clarke said he was in shock when his wife Dominika told him she was pregnant with five children. The odds of conceiving quintuplets are one in 52 million

Los Angeles Times

Depeche Mode announces first album and tour since Andy Fletcher’s death

LOS ANGELES — Depeche Mode will return next year with a new album, “Memento Mori,” and an accompanying tour of North America and Europe. The announcement comes only a few months after the group’s co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher died at 60 in May.

The Guardian - UK

Witch trials, angels’ weight and Huw’s Bond cameo – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

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‘It’s the songs that count’: Erasure’s Andy Bell on being out in the 80s, living with HIV and falling from fashion

Alongside Vince Clarke, the electropop pioneer has produced some brilliantly catchy and enduring songs. As the group releases a new album, the singer reflects on what happens when the hits dry up – and why he still loves performing live

The Independent UK

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher died after suffering ‘aortic dissection’

Following his death on May 26, the band said there had been an “outpouring of love” for him.

The Independent UK

Andrew Fletcher: Keyboardist and co-founder of Depeche Mode

The musician helped introduce the band’s electro-pop sound to the world, bringing them global fame

Bangkok Post

Depeche Mode founder dies

Andy Fletcher, who played synthesizers in Depeche Mode, an electronics-heavy British band that developed a huge fan following and sold millions of records in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. He was 60.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Fletcher obituary

Keyboard player and business brain of Depeche Mode who pushed the electronic band to long-lasting success

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Fletcher: the pop-loving everyman who held Depeche Mode together

As well as a keyboard player, Fletch was a facilitator – and someone whose cheerleading demeanour helped fans feel closer to the band they loved

Los Angeles Times

Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode co-founder and keyboardist, dies at 60

Andy Fletcher, a founding member of multiplatinum new wave band Depeche Mode, has died. He was 60.

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