Interview: Depeche Mode alumni Vince Clarke on modern synthpop, recording

If modesty were the best policy, Vince Clarke would be the king of tranquility. When asked about his indelible influence on today’s burgeoning electronic music scene, Clarke replies, “Our connection with what’s happening now is the fact that we play synthesizers. And that’s it.” He’s really being way too modest. A forefather of the electronic generation, Clarke helped pioneer synthpop