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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release from Erasure's Vince Clarke under his name features the use of the Eurorack modular synthesizer format and a single key.
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- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Electronic, Ambient, Downtempo, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Experimental Electronic, Ambient House, Drone
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The WireMar 20, 2024Its ten tracks are heady, contemplative, spacious with a sense of impending loss. [Mar 2024, p.56]
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Nov 17, 2023These are expressive pieces that fit together to form one overarching musical meditation, exploring the extremes of emotion experienced in a dark and treacherous world. Because of this Songs Of Silence is not for every moment in the day, but when you listen it carries great meaning, in spite of the lack of words.
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MojoNov 17, 2023The heavy-breathing White Rabbit and Scarper comes with a prickle of John Carpenter Menance, while Last Transmission or Imminent are hyper-vigilant Tangerine Dream. There are times when a less obviously doctored emotion bleeds through, though. [Jan 2024, p.94]
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Nov 17, 2023Even considering its modest ambitions, it's probably not a surprise that Songs of Silence showcases instincts and inventiveness well beyond that of your typical synth-instrumentals diversion.
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Dec 7, 2023While Songs Of Silence succeeds as a rich and intriguing drone album then, it won't satisfy those hoping to learn more about one of British pop's great enigmas.
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UncutNov 17, 2023The resulting 10 tracks, each maintaining a single key throughout, conjure interstellar space in all its sublime beauty and ominous unknowability. [Dec 2023, p.28]
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Nov 17, 2023There’s no obvious storyline to Clarke’s cinematic adventure, just the same note of dread ringing throughout. But the righteous Blackleg provides an emotional hinge to this largely wordless album, setting a scab-bashing miners’ song from 19th-century Northumberland to a pitch-dark chasm of drones.