We have been wanting to cover a Depeche Mode song together for so long, and we're so excited to share our cover of 'Stripped' with you!

Jules Straw (Pinklogik): Synths, Vocals
Em Baker (Mother Molotov & Plike): Production and Arrangement

Stripped (Depeche Mode Cover)

I wanted to pay tribute to the urgent beauty of early New Order, a sound that continues to resonate with me in its emotional depth and rhythmic drive. Cries and Whispers, in particular, has always captivated me with its melancholy, mystery, and darkness. There’s something haunting yet exhilarating in the way it unfolds, a tension between shadow and pulse that I wanted to explore further and reimagine. Visually, I tried to blur the boundary between organic and digital, making myself look computer-generated to reflect the era when their music helped shape a new sonic landscape. For me, this cover was about stepping into their world, not to replicate it, but to evolve it; honoring the past while perhaps trying to reimagine its future.

I'd like to extend my thanks and gratitude to my musical partner and best friend, Em, for her attention to detail and hard work on the production of this song, for giving me space to choose a song that really means something to me, and for the final editing of this video. I'm proud of how this turned out and I thoroughly enjoyed the creation process! Both myself and Em hope you enjoy watching and listening. ~Jules x

Cries and Whispers (New Order Cover)

Tracing The Line (Excerpt)

This Drowning Sound (Excerpt)

Gravity (Excerpt)

Scar Tissue (Excerpt)

Both Ways (Excerpt)

Available to download for free via Bandcamp --> https://wireandwasteland.bandcamp.com/track/within-you-david-bowie-cover

Recorded by Em Baker and Jules Straw.
Vox: Jules Straw
Synths, production and mastering: Em Baker

Cover art:
Owl photograph: Keith Lazarus (unsplash.com/@klazarus)
Additional design manipulation: Jules Straw.
credits
releases November 19, 2020
Original written by David Bowie, taken from the "Labyrinth" film soundtrack (1986).

Within You (David Bowie Cover)

Wire & Wasteland is an electronic pop duo formed in 2019 by synthesist/vocalist Jules Straw of Pinklogik [https://soundcloud.com/pinklogik]
and producer/composer Em Baker of Mother Molotov & Plike [https://soundcloud.com/plike-1].

Wire & Wasteland

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