Rhino Hi-Five: Erasure

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04.27.12  Spotlight 0

Label Profile: Mute Records

By Philip Sherburne, eMusic Contributor

File under: One of the richest (and most diverse) catalogs in independent music Flagship acts: Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Liars, Apparat, Erasure, S.C.U.M. Based in: London, England For an artist who adopted the moniker theNormal, Daniel Miller's life and career have been anything but. In 1978, he one-upped punk rock with an analog synthesizer: Since the keyboard required no musical knowledge whatsoever, he reasoned, it must be even more punk than an over-driven Gibson Les Paul. He founded his… more »

11.17.10  Six Degrees 0

Six Degrees of ABBA Gold

By Barry Walters, eMusic Contributor

It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »

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• 04.25.13 Robot Unicorn Attack 2 launched on iTunes today and Erasure's 'Always' is still available as the soundtrack... http://t.co/WUJdfbcDIh
• 03.30.13 This week in the Erasure studio... http://t.co/TLBAXzIVcx
• 03.27.13 For #SCOTUS with love from Erasure! #MarriageEquality http://t.co/DjdlgMll8r
• 12.29.12 Something to help you though the gap between Christmas and the New Year... https://t.co/SwKtJWmo
• 12.11.12 Win Erasure's The Complete Tomorrow's World or Vince Clarke & Martyn Ware's boxset 'House of Illustrious' at Mutebank.. http://t.co/AQrUcSLT
• 12.10.12 VInce Clarke and Martyn Ware talk The Clarke & Ware Experiment over at Clash Music's website... http://t.co/0fFCuY0g
• 11.21.12 The Clarke & Ware Experiment. Vince Clarke & Martyn Ware talk about their 10-CD House of Illustrious boxset... http://t.co/IN1eGPgs
• 11.08.12 Vince Clarke & Martyn Ware introduce The Clarke & Ware Experiment 10-CD autographed limited boxset. Video extract 3: http://t.co/CzNuJLZY
• 10.30.12 Vince Clarke & Martyn Ware introduce The Clarke & Ware Experiment 10-CD autographed limited boxset. Video extract two: http://t.co/Khzd0ntS
• 09.26.12 'The Complete Tomorrow's World' limited edition boxset featuring a brand new CD and a DVD... first come, first served! http://t.co/ZAJ6LHwR
• 07.17.12 VCMG (Vince Clarke & Martin Gore) will release EP3/Aftermaths on August 20th. Click the link for details! http://t.co/vhkU5rjm