Ssss was a fascinating exercise in pure electronic experimentation. For Martin Gore, it was a chance to step away from the massive pressure of writing stadium-sized anthems for Depeche Mode. For Vince Clarke, it was an opportunity to shed the ultra-polished pop skin of Erasure and get back to gritty, raw synthesis.
It proved that even after decades in the music industry, these two titans still had their fingers firmly on the pulse of cutting-edge electronic music. June 2012 - electronic20.com VCMG -Ssss (2012)
Ssss is not a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s. It is a modern, dark, and hypnotic minimal techno record designed for dark warehouses and strobe lights. Ssss was a fascinating exercise in pure electronic
: They collaborated entirely online, trading files without ever meeting face-to-face during the production process. It proved that even after decades in the
: Bleak, mechanical, driving, and strictly instrumental. 💿 Standout Tracks
: A track featuring thick, pulsing basslines and erratic, skittering synth leads.