Songs of Silence (Vince Clarke album)
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| Released | 17 November 2023 | |||
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| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Vince Clarke | |||
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"I could have gone on forever, I could have not stopped. I was enjoying the process so much and wasn't thinking about anyone else hearing it. But hearing it develop in my studio, in my head, learning new tricks—that's been the best thing about this. I was in a state of shock, actually, when Mute said they wanted to release this album."
Songs of Silence is a studio album by British electronic musician Vince Clarke, released through Mute Records on 17 November 2023. It has received positive reviews from critics. The album was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic with Clarke building all songs around a modular synthesizer. Each track is based on a single note that is held throughout the composition, with other musical elements added to it.
The album does not include the synth-pop styles that Clarke has explored in his earlier career and instead has somber tones that reflect his anxiety around the world during COVID and responds to his grief at losing friends and former bandmates during the recording, with sadness reflected in the sounds.