Vince Clarke - In Conversation with Daniel Miller at Rough Trade East (Full) 

The music of Vince Clarke is pretty much responsible for who I am!

Vince had done two of the most iconic electronic albums when he was 22 years old, being Speak & spell and Upstairs at Erics. Not to take away from Martin or Alisons contributions but he was the main songwriter on those albums and probably also did much of the production as well. What an amazing talent. Ice machine, Photographic, Any second now, Only you, Two pieces, Situation to name a few is absolutely brilliant songs and the production on these albums is also fantastic and very much underrated. I'm 55 years old and still cant make even one song that would fit on either of those albums. It's so crazy to think about how an album like Speak & spell is made by a bunch of 20 year olds some 40 years ago.

Both Daniel and Vince are looking well. So fortunate to hear this conversation!

I was there for this great event on Sunday 19 November 2023. Truly great night. Got to meet Vince at the signing and he was so wonderful to meet. Amazingly humble and down to earth guy, yet he’s a hero to me and many others for over four decades now. I’m always astonished at how much he did at such a young age, and still doing great work now. Thank you Vince.

Brilliant. Pair of legends on the stage at the same time.

What’s humbling is that he was very open about learning to use the modular synth rack. When actually to most laypeople, he is one of the kings of synth music! Great guy.

A legendary Vince from DM - HELLO! ) Was glad to hear your mind and voice.. Your Speak & Spell is one of my favourites albums. It is so energetic, especially Photografic. I like experimenting with sound from my youth, thanks to you. First I created Moog like synths, then samplers, and nowadays I stick to programming and softsynths. I highly recommend you the Flowstone VST IDE.. It's a paradise for experimentators like we are. It's much more simple and intuitive that Max For Live. And also greets to Mute and Daniel ! I called my software company MuteByte in your honour, hope you don't mind)

Very nice & humble❤😊

I've been listening to the music of Vince Clarke for 34 years. I still can't believe the success he had when he was barely out of his teens! The new album is amazing, and I listen to it daily. Like him, I've come to really appreciate ambient music as I get older.

Vince Clarke watching RU-vid synth tutorials. A lesser man would have thought that's beneath him. But the master never stops learning. This is inspiring and endearing.

Loved this so much - never underestimate how fascinating the details are to us fans... It gives colour and background to the music we love - more of this please Vince and Daniel - loved it

DEAR VINCE AND FAMILY WE ARE THINKING OF YOU ALL AND PARYING FOR YOU GOD BLESS YOUR TRACY SHE IS SAFE IN PEACE AND WILL GO ON IN YOUR MINDS AND HEARTS BLESS YOU ALL R. I . P. TRACY X

Celebrating you Vince, and I see no ego at all. How refreshing. Thank you.

Absolutely love this album. Play guitar mainly and recording just at home has got me into keys and synths. This is on my wavelength.

Great person. Everything. A pleasure to hear his music and him talking. The music of this album is just beauuutiful! ❤

Very interesting interview thanks for posting - didn’t know Martin Gore and him were so much strangers in 1980/81 - yes interest for ambient music comes with age : of course there’s Eno but also many other fantastic albums like Sigur Ros’ Liminal Sleep - I agree with VC : Blade Runner 2049 is even better than the 1982 movie ! Will now listen to VC new album…and one again Erasure’s Wonderland and Chorus

I was a massive fan in the eighties of his. Aged 16 I shaved my head to look like him haha! My Mum hated it.

This man and his music has touched my heart and mind and ultimately my life in a way that is hard to explain. Thank you.

Thank you, Vince. Thank you, Daniel.

I followed Vince since dot. I have the same passion for Synths & a avid collector .Still a Futurist. All the best Vince. Thank you so much for your music 👍

Wonderful video. Vince Clarke is always amazing. Truly inspiring!

Wonderful, thanks for sharing!!

The GOAT 🩷

Such a humble genius ❤

Vince - a genius and a legend..!!!

Excellent interview, thanks very much 👍

Two legends...

loved every minute of this, 2 legends on stage,

Cheers for sharing this! 🤩

Please be a tour to go with the album i cannot wait to hear the album and see you guy's on stage again

Couple of legendary characters from 43 years ago at the start of the UK synth pop explosion

I was at the mean fiddler at Harlesden 🙂 for the Erasure tour

Thanks for sharing this amazing interview. Can you maybe subtitle the not understandable questions that have not been repeated by Mr. Miller? Please!

Vince! Your new album is *amazing*!

Wow new stuff coming out from Erasure soon!!

Did Daniel mention something about Alan Wilder releasing an album next year? Sorry haven't watched the full video but someone commented this in a forum... If that's true it's huge!

I once wrote to both of them for a job. They replied too! No job though. 😀

How humble he is to mention things like '' learning '' - '' watching youtube tutorials '' when thinking he is a synth guru, its true that technology is developing fast and everyone has to keep up with it, but if he was an arrogant person probably he would not talk about that euro rack learning process

The new album made me think

I was at the Harlesden gig mentioned for Erasure

Daniel Miller...the Godfather of electronic music

I remember seeing Erasure, must have been 86/87 I guess (?) at what was then North Staffs Poly student union. It was a brilliant gig, but we were very early and Vince and Andy were just milling about - you could have gone up to talk to them if you'd wanted, not that we did. Great days.

I've commented elsewhere that I thought his new album reminded me of Edgar Froese's solo albums & definitely Vangelis. Also very much reminded me of a recent album by Zavoloka with Nata Zyzhchenko. Also regarding using old folk sounds & incorporating into electronic music, I'd say Onuka from Ukraine are currently the perfect example (Nata Zyzhchenko) - the Ukrainian equivalent of Kraftwerk.

#2023

...ponganle subtitulos en español por favor!!!

Hold on. Vince did an album with Paul Hartnoll?! HOW AM I ONLY HEARING ABOUT THIS NOW?!?!

Is there a video of the visuals from the “Friday concert”?

Daniel keeps interrupting.

The first time he makes something he is proud of being free of trying to sell like jingle music for ads.

Did Vince really sell all his old synths?

Does Vince eat? He looks so malnutritioned.

This be actual 10 years ago. 15 year ago Mute can sell it on DVD. For now this like sing of lame duck.

everyone with their word salads in the comments. nobody cares.