Vince Clarke vocals

This page lists confirmed examples of Vince Clarke's vocal contributions in Depeche Mode songs and in his personal demos, with accompanying audio examples.

Vince's speech can be heard in various interviews; see Interviews featuring Vince Clarke. One particularly good example is 1999-02-28 Behind The Music, VH1.

Demo recordings

Composition Of Sound's first demo tape had Vince Clarke singing lead vocals as Dave Gahan had not yet joined the band.

See more: Demos & Studio Outtakes / Composition Of Sound demo tape

Let's Get Together

Let's Get Together is a Clarke-penned song which was written prior to the formation of Composition Of Sound. This demo is estimated to have been recorded between November 1981 and January 1982.

Read more: Let's Get Together

Speak & Spell

All audio examples have been extracted from the SACD multi-channel remaster of Speak & Spell for best clarity, except where otherwise noted.

New Life

Chorus backing vocal:

Bridge backing vocal:

I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead

Verse 1 backing vocal ("Playing on my radio and saying that you have to go"):

Verse 2 backing vocal ("Dancing with you all the time and don't you think that it's a crime"):

Verse 3 backing vocal ("Never say goodbye - you say that it's from above and I say this is modern love"):

Here are the same segments further processed using phase cancellation for even more isolation of the vocals:

Verse 1 backing vocal ("Playing on my radio and saying that you have to go"):

Verse 2 backing vocal ("Dancing with you all the time and don't you think that it's a crime"):

Verse 3 backing vocal ("Never say goodbye - you say that it's from above and I say this is modern love"):

Boys Say Go!

"Boys meet boys, get together / Boys meet boys, it's forever / Don't say no, boys say go!":

This vocal excerpt is further isolated using phase cancellation.

Nodisco

"This ain't no disco and you know how to dance":

Just Can't Get Enough

Chorus backing vocal, the deeper "and I just can't get enough":

Bridge backing vocal, the deeper "I just can't get enough":

Ice Machine

Audio sourced via phase cancellation of the 7" version from CDMUTE13. Vince is the more animated vocal, and Martin is the more subdued vocal heard in the background.

"The dark room scene, dark room scene"

"Efficiency, efficiency"

"The air we breathe, air we breathe"

"The dancing feet, dancing feet"

Live recordings

Vince's vocals can be heard in the left channel throughout the pre-FM recording of 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 1. Martin Gore's vocals are heard clearly in the right channel.