Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur, and Benge form new project, Doublespeak, and announce self-titled debut album
Doublespeak, formed by Erasure’s Vince Clarke, Blancmange’s Neil Arthur, and producer Benge have announced their debut album Doublespeak, and shared lead single, "Back To Nature", a reimagining of the Fad Gadget classic.
The album sees Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge revisit eleven of their favourite songs from the past four decades, envisioned through an electronica lens, including picks from The Sound, Young Marble Giants, ABBA, David Essex, The Carpenters, The Magnetic Fields, Ed Dowie and Laptop. "Back To Nature" arrives as the first preview of the collection of songs.
Speaking about the process of making the Doublespeak, which was developed over the course of seven years, Arthur says: “What’s really stood out for us on this journey is how good these songs are. It’s from doing your own version that you realise what incredible pieces of work they are.”
“I knew so little about some of these songs that they were like demos to me," Clarke adds. "They felt like brilliant new songs that you want to get your hands on. I’ve had people do cover versions of my songs and honestly there’s no better tribute. So that’s what we wanted to do here.”
"For me it was the excitement of hearing these great songs resynthesized into new forms in the studio," Benge continues. "It was such an honour to be part of it.”
Doublespeak artwork
Doublespeak tracklist
"Back To Nature" (originally by Fad Gadget)
"Brand-New-Life" (Young Marble Giants)
"The Visitors" (ABBA)
"I Can’t Escape Myself" (The Sound)
"Goodbye To Love" (The Carpenters)
"Rock On" (David Essex)
"Smoke And Mirrors" (The Magnetic Fields)
"Day Breaks, Night Heals" (Thomas Leer and Robert Rental)
"Gentle On My Mind" (John Hartford)
"Richard!" (Ed Dowie)
"End Credits" (Laptop)
Doublespeak is released on 29 May via London Records
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