Depeche Mode cover

[Kloppsta]

hey team, hope everyone's doing ok in this lockdown.

ive been tinkering around again and decided to have a crack at covering one of my fav Depeche Mode songs, Stripped.

for any fans out there, you'll either dig it or hate it/call it sacrilege! haha : )

https://soundcloud.com/craig-klopper/co ... e-stripped

as always, mixing/production feedback most welcome. and im still keen as to work with muso's out there and will mix/master and even help produce(?) anyone's music free, just keen for the experience.

[GrantB]

Oh, much like. Can't give any expert advice though sorry....

[Kloppsta]

Oh, much like. Can't give any expert advice though sorry....

Thanks Grant always love this DM tune, among many others but Stripped is a fav

[Basket Case]

Wow! That's really good! Great work!

[NippleWrestler]

That reminds me of Porcupine Tree!

I think the snare overpowers a bit of the vocal, like the tails on the hits are too long, and the kick could be a tad louder to my ears.

Those 'tinkle sound's are a bit piercing on my gear but I'm being nitpicky. On the whole I think it's really well done. As a personal preference I'd prefer the piano to not fade in but just come in hard after a measure or so. The ending sounds like death metal vocals which is cool.

Great job man.

[Miza]

Wow, sounds slick.

I don't know the original song, so if I didn't know it was a cover, I'd have thought it was the original.

Agree with above comment, vocals could be just a touch louder maybe.

[jeremyb]

Fucking awesome dude, and thats from a HUGE DM fan!!

[Kev77]

That was massive. Loved when the high vocal came in and the synth counter melody over the chorus. Superb
And of course the piano part at the end…..

[Kloppsta]

Wow! That's really good! Great work!

Thanks mate

[Kloppsta]

That reminds me of Porcupine Tree!

I think the snare overpowers a bit of the vocal, like the tails on the hits are too long, and the kick could be a tad louder to my ears.

Those 'tinkle sound's are a bit piercing on my gear but I'm being nitpicky. On the whole I think it's really well done. As a personal preference I'd prefer the piano to not fade in but just come in hard after a measure or so. The ending sounds like death metal vocals which is cool.

Great job man.

Mucho gracias for the feedback! Seriously.

My wife just says it all “sounds great” lol so getting some unbiased feedback is exactly what i need! Your comments are on point, will make adjustments for mix 2

[Kloppsta]

Wow, sounds slick.

I don't know the original song, so if I didn't know it was a cover, I'd have thought it was the original.

Agree with above comment, vocals could be just a touch louder maybe.

Cheers mate. The original is a true work of art, from an era when the pop charts were still hugely diverse!

[Kloppsta]

Fucking awesome dude, and thats from a HUGE DM fan!!

Thanks heaps JB! Coming from a fellow fan, your comment means a lot the bassist from my old band circa 15 years ago is a gigantic DM fan and he introduced me to the band. Ive send him the link, he’ll either congratulate me or tell me to fek off! Haha

[Kloppsta]

That was massive. Loved when the high vocal came in and the synth counter melody over the chorus. Superb
And of course the piano part at the end…..

Thanks Kev! Its actually a pretty weird song from a structure point of view aye. I also love the synth melody in the final “chorus”. Its what keeps drawing me back to the song and was so well executed in the original