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.
: They collaborated entirely online, trading files without ever meeting face-to-face during the production process. VCMG -Ssss (2012)
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. Ssss is not a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s
The Synth Pioneers Reunited: A Look Back at VCMG’s Ssss (2012) Ssss was a fascinating exercise in pure electronic
: The opening track that perfectly sets the tone with its slow-building, rhythmic tension.
: A masterclass in modular sequencing and peak-time techno energy. The Verdict