Me messing about. I love the original of this song - another classic penned by Vince Clarke and achingly melancholy with an amazing vocals courtesy of Feargal Sharkey. This version is based on the 12" version as it build nicely.

I started breaking down the (quite complex) arrangement for fun and realised that, as much as I adored the original, I wondered what it would have sounded like if it used more analogue synths rather than the DX7/Fairlight sounds it had. So I programmed this using a Behringer Pro-1 (as VC is a famous user of the original Pro One) and a Sequential Prophet 6 as it is from the same sonic family and can happily be a modern replacement for Prophet 5. This is the result. Addictive drums supplied LinnDrum samples, Logic's ultrabeat a CR78 hat and Chromophone was used for a woodblock - I could have found another Linn sample but I liked a sound I had in Chromophone. Vocals were recorded using a Warm Audio WA-14 (which is an AKG 414 clone) that I had on loan to try out (Cheers Wonks). 

Hope you like it. It was fun to make.

NeverNever

Hybridian Music