Erasure discography
The Violet Flame
Studio album · 2014-09-22
- Label
- Mute
- Tracks
- 31
- Facts checked
- 2026-07-18
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The editorial read
Why The Violet Flame matters
The Violet Flame is Erasure in collaboration with Richard X, and the shared priority is clear: rhythm first, songs built to move, little interest in disguising the dance-floor intent as something more respectable.
“Elevation” is the immediate anthem. “Reason,” “Sacred,” and “Dead of Night” keep the record from depending on one peak. The ten-track sequence is concise enough that the shared production language feels like a decision rather than a filter applied indefinitely. Bell’s voice cuts through the beat instead of floating above it.
Compare it with Chorus. Both bring electronic structure forward, but they do so with very different decades’ ideas of space, weight, and club energy.
Source-checked release reference
The Violet Flame facts
Verified 2026-07-18
- First release
- 2014-09-22
- Release type
- Studio album
- Label
- Mute
Track list (31 tracks)
Reference edition: The Violet Flame · GB · 2014-09-22 · CD. Track order can differ by territory and reissue.
- Dead of Night
- Elevation
- Reason
- Promises
- Be the One
- Sacred
- Under the Wave
- Smoke and Mirrors
- Paradise
- Stayed a Little Late Tonight
- Hideaway
- Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer’s Day)
- Heavenly Action
- Always
- Ship of Fools
- Victim of Love
- Breathe
- Chains of Love
- Sometimes
- Blue Savannah
- A Little Respect
- Dead of Night (Wawa’s in the Dark club mix)
- Elevation (BT remix)
- Reason (Carter Tutti remix edit)
- Promises (Astrolith remix)
- Be the One (Paul Humphreys remix)
- Sacred (Daniel Miller mix edit)
- Under the Wave (Parralox extended mix)
- Smoke and Mirror (Atatika remix)
- Paradise (Black Light Odyssey remix)
- Stayed a Little Late Tonight (Koishii & Hush vs. Scott remix)
Formats, editions, charts, and credits
Formats
CD
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