Gourt > Arts > Music > Bands and Artists > E > Erasure
Erasure is a British synth pop duo band consisting of keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell.
Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love (Like That)" (see 1985 in music). Beginning in late 1986 with the release of their single "Sometimes", Erasure established themselves on the British charts; through 1995, Erasure were the greatest pop phenomenon in Britain since ABBA. Albums such as The Circus, Wild!, Chorus, I Say, I Say, I Say, Erasure, Loveboat and Nightbird demonstrated a further diversity of sound.
Formation of Erasure
Clarke formerly was a member of Depeche Mode and later had a successful career with the duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in the US). Later he split with Yazoo partner Alison Moyet and briefly formed The Assembly with producer Eric Radcliffe. After a successful Assembly single ("Never Never"), Clarke released an unsuccessful one-off single with vocalist Paul Quinn ("One Day"). He then placed a blind advertisement in Melody Maker looking for a vocalist for a new musical project. He selected Andy Bell, who was the forty-first to audition (and whose voice would often be compared to Moyet's). From the start, their success was founded upon their songwriting skills. Clarke's talent for writing melodic, catchy pop songs was evident from his years with Depeche Mode and Yazoo. Bell's gifts as a lyricist and melodist added depth and character to Clarke's style (additionally, Bell was openly gay from the beginning, and he reflected this in his lyrics at a time when society as a whole was more ignorant around queer issues than it is today - making Erasure's success all the more phenomenal). As pop craftsmen, the pair's work bears comparison with that of Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Eurythmics, OMD, Alphaville, a-ha, Roxette and other pop songwriters. More on [ Erasure ]
Depeche Mode :: D
Yazoo
1980s :: By Decade
1990s :: By Decade
Electronica :: E
Synthpop :: Pop
Music :: Arts and Entertainment
Now Playing: Erasure - Love Is A Loser
ErasureFM (Erasure.FM) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:12:17 -0000
Now Playing: Erasure - Love Is A Loser
Now Playing: Erasure - Spiralling (The Circus Tour 1987) [Live]
ErasureFM (Erasure.FM) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:56 -0000
Now Playing: Erasure - Spiralling (The Circus Tour 1987) [Live]
Now Playing: Ship Of Fools BY ERASURE
TheBay1028 (The Bay 102.8) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:06:29 -0000
Now Playing: Ship Of Fools BY ERASURE
Now Playing: Erasure - Hallowed Ground
ErasureFM (Erasure.FM) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:05:14 -0000
Now Playing: Erasure - Hallowed Ground
I'm listening to Voulez Vous by Erasure â« http://bit.ly/6TpE5
lightwood_dev (Chris Newman) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:03:13 -0000
I'm listening to Voulez Vous by Erasure ♫ http://bit.ly/6TpE5
Now Playing: Erasure - Stop!
ErasureFM (Erasure.FM) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:53 -0000
Now Playing: Erasure - Stop!
Erasure Information Service - Official site offering news, interviews, forums, photos, and a discography.
Meta Description: [ The Erasure Information Service - the only official web site for news and features about Erasure (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke). ]
AskMen.com - Erasure - Exclusive interview with photos.
Meta Description: [ Erasure - Erasure interview ]
Erasure - Mute Records - Erasure's record label's website.
Erasure FAQ - Information about Erasure's history and recordings, related bands, and trivia.
Erasure Gig-ography - Offers tour and performance schedules.
Erasure.tk - Contains pictures, MP3s, news and links.
Meta Description: [ erasure: news about "union street" "nightbird", "hits! the best of erasure", "boy", "breathe", "dont say you love me", "solsbury hill", "make me smile (come up and see me)", andy bell & vince clarke - mp3, pictures and more... ]
Erasurette - Features news, exclusive pictures, interviews and articles, audio and links.
Hugo Fernbom's Erasure page - Fan site includes history and an album discography with lyrics.
Make Me Smile - Fan's lists of shows for trade.
Music Information Service: Erasure - Discography, compilation appearances, song/version listings, timeline, and information on members.
Musicfolio: Erasure - Discography with capsule album reviews and ratings.
Meta Description: [ Erasure discography, album reviews and ratings, with links to CD reviews of similar synthpop and newwave bands. ]
Onge's Erasure Page - Contains discography, lyrics, downloads, rare MP3s, MIDI files, and pictures.
Meta Description: [ Erasure fan site which contains news, discography, lyrics, downloads and more. ]
RollingStone.com: Erasure - Includes biography, photo gallery, news, discography, album reviews, audio/video, and message boards.
Meta Description: [ Rolling Stone gives you total Erasure coverage including free music, videos, photos, music news and exclusive Rolling Stone articles. ]
The Relentless Pursuit of Erasure - Discography with collecting information, online archive of tourbooks, and original remixes.
Twelfth of Never Productions - Contains lyrics collection, rare music and video archives, and tribute projects.
VH1: Erasure - Includes album reviews, music news, audio downloads, biography, discography, links, and a bulletin board.
Meta Description: [ VH1.com presents complete artist information on Erasure, including news, bio, message boards, song clips, Urge Music Downloads, and more. ]
| Erasure - A Little Respect [Princes Trust 1989] | |
| Next Video | |
