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#NowListening: #OrchestralManoeuversInTheDark - English Electric
Released #OnThisDay!

Hailed as a spiritual follow-up to their panned '83 - and my personal favourite - Dazzle Ships, I see where that claim comes from but I cannot agree wholeheartedly. There is some experimental tracks with interesting sound work but I don't think it translates quite that well into our modern age. This album feels naive and bubbly where Dazzle Ships was dark and metallic.

#music #synthpop #CD #OMD

#NowListening: #OrchestralManoeuversInTheDark

Released #OnThisDay in 1980, 45 years ago. You can tell this album is made with rudimentary synths and grasp of their workings. #OMD at this point is still in its infancy when it comes to tackling the robotic sound that synths produce, a couple months later they show a great mastery of the instrument, being able to create smooth, atmospheric soundscapes. The rough edges of this album are nonetheless amazing to hear, to appreciate their development.

#NowPlaying: #OrchestralManoeuversInTheDark - Junk Culture
2015 European 2×#CD reissue.

I have been wanting to get my hands on this version for ages and it finally arrived here today. Junk Culture marks a drastic departure for the band. Their previous Dazzle Ships failed miserably and was very inaccessible, so with this record they tried to get poppy and mainstream, and it worked! Though they didn't really get rid of their experimentation yet, more of it would come back on Crush and The Pacific Age. Standout tracks for me are Junk Culture - setting the mood, Love and Violence - cathartic, and the beautiful Talking Loud and Clear, which is sensitive and smooth with a gradual buildup. The reason why I wanted this deluxe version, was because the bonus disc contains a lot of good stuff and demos (which could very well be finished songs). Garden City is a favourite B-side of mine, but the real standout is the brilliant Heaven Is (Highland Studios Demo). It's got a jarring drum rhythm, not unlike #NewOrder's Blue Monday (this fact in turn got the song scrapped until 1993's Liberator), and some insanely catchy melodies. This track might be better than anything even on the album!

#80s #80sMusic #SynthPop

Been going down an OMD rabbit hole; just listen to the first 45 secs or so...McCluskey is hilarious and so very British! #music #OMD #IfYouLeave #OrchestralManoeuversInTheDark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOkfF5toMDY&ab_channel=BrightAntennaRecords

Title track off OMD's forthcoming record

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Bauhaus Staircase (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFpIz0RQU9c&ab_channel=OrchestralManoeuvresintheDark #music #OMD #OrchestralManoeuversInTheDark

Winston, the TEAC four track used by OMD to play backing tracks in their early days, and named after the anti-hero from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four #OMD #OrchestralManoeuversInTheDark #Liverpool #MuseumOfLiverpool