Counterfeit 2

Counterfeit²
Studio album by
Martin L. Gore
ReleasedApril 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)
RecordedElectric Ladyboy (Santa Barbara)
Genre
Length42:59
LabelMute
Producer
  • Andrew Phillpott
  • Paul Freegard
Martin L. Gore chronology
Counterfeit EP
(1989) 		Counterfeit²
(2003) 		MG
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[3]
The Guardian[4]
laut.de[5]
Mojo[2]
Pitchfork(6.9/10)[6]
Q[2]
Release Magazine8/10[7]
Uncut[2]

Counterfeit 2 (stylized as Counterfeit²) is the first full-length studio album by Martin L. Gore, the primary songwriter for the band Depeche Mode, and his second release (his first being the Counterfeit EP in 1989).

Released April 28, 2003 in Europe and April 29, 2003 in the US, Counterfeit² is an album featuring 11 covers of songs that Gore considered influential to his own compositions for Depeche Mode. He recorded this album around the same time as Dave Gahan recorded his first solo album Paper Monsters, after the Exciter Tour ended, and around the same time Andy Fletcher produced Client's self-titled debut album. Counterfeit² is a very synth heavy album compared to Depeche Mode's prior two albums, Exciter and Ultra, and includes a song sung completely in German ("Das Lied vom einsamen Mädchen").

Gore also went on a brief tour consisting of a few concerts in Europe and Los Angeles.

  1. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Martin Gore – Counterfeit²". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "COUNTERFEIT 2 by Martin L. Gore". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Maxim". Retrieved 20 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (25 April 2003). "CD: Martin L Gore: Counterfeit 2". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ Straub, Daniel. "Der Songschreiber von DM bringt selbst Computer zum Weinen" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ Huss, Mattias (17 March 2003). "Martin Gore: Counterfeit 2". releasemagazine.net. Retrieved 21 May 2019.