In the foreground is an Oberheim Matrix 12. To its left on the keyboard stand is a Roland Alpha-Juno 1 above a Roland Jupiter-6. To the left of all that is producer Ben Hillier, partially whited out by the Mac’s flatscreen display. On the other wall, to his right, is where things get even more interesting. That big rack contains two vintage ARP 2600 analog synths, and at far right is an EMS VCS3 above an M-Audio MIDI controller keyboard.
The analogue synth used for Enjoy the Silence as the Roland System 100 modular synth, it was brought to the session in Denmark by Flood (Mark Ellis) the producer for the Violator album.