Calan.Dra – Photographic

Associated artists/bands: Calan.Dra
Aliases: Carnage, The Dust Of Basement

Solo project of Birgitta Behr, front woman of The Dust Of Basement. “Photographic” is one of 3 bonus tracks. This cover was already released 2 years earlier as identical version under the pseudonym Carnage on the Depeche Mode tribute CD “Enjoy The Sounds”.

"Calan.Dra – Photographic" is available on following Depeche Mode compilations and/or tributes

Jan. 1st, 2000

Physical release

Picture of Michael M. Müller

Michael M. Müller

Although I already owned all regular releases, I started "seriously" collecting Depeche Mode's releases from all over the world in the late 80s. But when the internet and espacially eBay came up, I wanted to specialise my collection, because with eBay it was not a question of "how to find a rarity?" anymore, but just a question of "who pays the most?". That was the start of my collection of Depeche Mode cover versions.

I really like it when artists create a completely new mood in a cover version. For me, the best covers are very often just unknown tracks on an artist's album, while many tribute compilations are just "sound-a-likes" without own creativity.
Picture of Michael M. Müller

Michael M. Müller

Although I already owned all regular releases, I started "seriously" collecting Depeche Mode's releases from all over the world in the late 80s. But when the internet and espacially eBay came up, I wanted to specialise my collection, because with eBay it was not a question of "how to find a rarity?" anymore, but just a question of "who pays the most?". That was the start of my collection of Depeche Mode cover versions.

I really like it when artists create a completely new mood in a cover version. For me, the best covers are very often just unknown tracks on an artist's album, while many tribute compilations are just "sound-a-likes" without own creativity.

More info about Depeche Mode's original "Photographic"

Depeche Mode - What's Your Name?

Released on: Speak & Spell

Release year: 1981

Track type: Regular album track

Lyrics of "Photographic"

A white house, a white room
The program of today
Lights on, switch on
Your eyes are far away

The map represents you
And the tape is your voice
Follow all along you
Till you recognize the choice

I take pictures
Photographic pictures

Bright light, dark room
The right light, dark room

I said I’d write a letter
But I never got the time
And looking to the day
I mesmerise the light

The years I spent just thinking
Of a moment we both knew
A second past, like an empty room
It seem’s it can’t be true

I take pictures
Photographic pictures

Bright light, dark room
The right light, dark room