Erasure

[Vince and Andy of Erasure]
Being dissatisfied with the results of the efforts he put forth in Depeche Mode, Yaz, and The Assembly, Vince Clarke moved on to find the right kind of voice for a new band. After placing an ad in a British music newspaper, he received many replies from interested singers. When he heard the demo tape of Andy Bell, he knew this was what he had been searching for. Andy, a flashy dresser and eccentric character, sings in quite a high vocal range, many times using his smooth falsetto voice.

So in 1985, Erasure was born. Their releases did not catch much attention from pop music audiences until a few years after the duo's inception. Beginning in the latter half of the 1980's however, Erasure climbed to the top of the pop music charts, and amassed a handful of top 10 hits -- both in the U.S. and U.K.

The group began as one performing synth-pop and it has remained that way, even throughout the 1990's when synth-pop essentially died. A collection of synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines help Erasure produce their rhythmic, poppy songs. No band needed. Some assembly required.

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