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<\/p>\nDepeche Mode founding member Martin Gore has collaborated with artist and lyricist Cliff Damavandi on a new track, \u201cCross Whisper\u201d, featuring vocals from Gore\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n
Released today via Mute, the track grew from a conversation about death, unexplained phenomena and the symbolism of birds.<\/p>\n
Gore recalled a number of occasions when birds appeared around the time someone close to him had died, including one instance when a bird repeatedly tapped at the window of his studio shortly before he learned that a close friend had passed away.<\/p>\n
He said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI was out with some friends and we started talking about death so I shared that whenever someone close to me has died, birds start appearing, sometimes arriving every day for a year outside my window. When my mother died, a bird came, and again when my dog passed. When my cat died, a bird came into the house and flew downstairs into the room where it slept!\u201d<\/p>\n
Damavandi was struck by the story and wrote lyrics inspired by it, which Gore then set to music.<\/p>\n
Damavandi said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Martin was sharing his story, he was so alive, and I could feel the story as well as hear it. There was an otherness that compelled me to write the words.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCross Whisper\u201d opens with whispered voices before giving way to Gore\u2019s synths, with an insistent hammering sound echoing the bird that visited his studio.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The track will also be released on 12-inch vinyl on December 4, featuring remixes from ANNA, Regis, Vera Grace, Pye Corner Audio and boothnavy.<\/p>\n
\u2018Cross Whisper\u2019 12-Inch TracklistSide ACross WhisperCross Whisper (Regis\u2019 Learn to See Mix)Cross Whisper (Vera Grace Remix)Side BCross Whisper (ANNA Remix)Cross Whisper (Pye Corner Audio Remix)Cross Whisper (boothnavy\u2019s Murmuration Remix)<\/p>\n
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\u201cCross Whisper\u201d is out now via Mute. The 12-inch vinyl edition will be released on December 4.<\/p>\n
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