Martin Gore - Depeche Mode legend is back with a new collaboration

October 20th, 2026

Single Release

Mode Electronic with Cliff

Martin Gore, songwriter, Electronic composer and founding member of Depeche Mode, has collaborated with artist and lyricist Cliff Damavandi on a haunting new track, 'Cross Whisper', featuring vocals from Gore’s daughter. The track has an unusual genesis: while deep in conversation with some friends, the subject came around to unexplainable phenomenon. Explaining that “he wouldn’t be surprised by anything”, Gore went on to say that on several occasions birds had appeared when someone close to him died. In one instance, he was visited by an insistent bird, tapping ferociously at the window of his studio.

Two days later he found out a close friend had passed, and he wondered about the symbolism and mythology that have surrounded birds since ancient times, and whether these birds could be a harbinger or messenger. 'Cross Whispers' opens with evocative whispered voices that gradually give way to Gore’s synths. Undulating between melodic passages, the whisper comes in waves, alongside an insistent hammering that mirrors the bird that visited Gore’s studio. The track, released today on Mute, has been remixed by a whole host of artists, including Brazilian Techno DJ and producer ANNA; Techno artist, DJ and label head Regis, Dutch Techno artist Vera Grace, Boothnavy, and British hauntologist Pye Corner Audio, aka Martin Jenkins.