MARTIN L.. GORE: "Counterfeit2"
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Martin L. Gore, songwriter and one of the founder members of Depeche Mode, has released 'Stardust', a version of the David Essex classic, as the first single to be lifted from this album. So, nothing like Depeche Mode then.
"Counterfeit" is the second in Martin L. Gore's counterfeit cover version series and, like his first Counterfeit release, it is a wildly diverse and passionate collection. The new album sees Gore radically rework 11 tracks, originally made famous by the likes of Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, John Lennon, Brian Eno and David Essex.

Recorded over 18 months at his home studio, Gore revisits and reinvents songs which have touched him deeply over the years. The tracks range from sultry 21st Century blues to achingly lovely sci-fi lullabies; sublime alt-country crooners to engrossing electronic torch songs. A glittering haul of buried treasure, their only guiding spirit being the visceral emotional attachment felt by Martin towards them.

"I really wanted to get across a fan's perspective." Martin told MusicWeb. "There is something about the songs I like that somehow gives the album a thread. Deep emotions, I suppose. There has to be a personal connection."