KRAFTWERK Live in New York
There’s no doubt about the influence KRAFTWERK has had on OMD. Both founding members have come out dozens of times citing the German experimental electronic band as a main influence. Lead singer Andy...
View ArticleVILE ELECTRODES Announced as Support Act for OMD in Germany
Vile Electrodes have been confirmed as OMD’s support for the German leg of the English Electric tour. The striking duo of Anais Neon and Martin Swan could be described as sounding like The Smiths...
View ArticleEnglish Electric – ANDY McCLUSKEY Interview
Over the past 35 years Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark have written songs covering a vast and eclectic range of topics, creating both catchy and poignant melodies to go with them. These melodies...
View ArticleOMD English Electric
The future that you anticipated has been cancelled The release of History Of Modern in 2010, which effectively marked OMD’s revival with the classic line-up, could have been viewed as setting up the...
View ArticleOMD’s New Studio Album Details
OMD’s 2013 album English Electric was hailed as a successful outing for the classic synthpop outfit. However, there were concerns that the band might be in danger of calling it a day following its...
View Article2017 NEW RELEASES
A look at some of the year’s forthcoming electronic music releases… 2017 is already shaping up to be a good year for record releases with a combination of classic artists and contemporary bands putting...
View ArticleOMD – Liberator Revisited
“I thought this one would be edgier, but I seem to have written my poppiest album ever!” – Andy McCluskey If you were to poll a cross section of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark fans asking them to...
View ArticleOMD’s Unreleased Material album set for release
There’s some good news and bad news for fans of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Sources have revealed that their new album The Punishment Of Luxury has now been delayed until Spring 2018, due to...
View ArticleOMD – La Mitrailleuse
OMD revisit familar themes of war on their latest song… With details of the new OMD studio album The Punishment Of Luxury finally being released, two samples of what the album will sound like have also...
View ArticleOMD – The Punishment Of Luxury
Consumerist culture receives some harsh introspection on OMD’s latest outing… Following on from previous releases ‘La Mitrailleuse’ and ‘Isotype’, ‘The Punishment Of Luxury’ represents the title track...
View ArticleOMD + TINY MAGNETIC PETS Live at Guildford
OMD return to Guildford after a lengthy absence The last time Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark performed in Guildford was in June 1985 at the Civic Hall, prior to the release of their sixth studio...
View Article2017 – Songs Of The Year
Electronic music in 2017… If 2017 proved anything it was that the field of electronic music is a broad one. A lot of songs grabbed our attention across 12 months of intriguing, captivating and often...
View Article2017 – The Year In Review
2017 has been an eventful year in the world of electronic music, particularly here in the UK which saw some of the classic acts back in action. But it also saw the emergence of some talented...
View ArticleOMD – ON A SHIP TO NOWHERE – UNIVERSAL REVISITED
An in-depth look at OMD’s tenth studio album With rave reviews – and a top five placing – for their latest album The Punishment Of Luxury, a near sell-out UK tour, plus long-overdue recognition for...
View ArticleA-HA, OMD & TOM BAILEY Live
The opening night of a-ha’s 31-date Electric Summer tour yielded plenty of surprises, as Barry Page discovered… The home of Kent County Cricket Club, the Spitfire ground has been doubling up as a...
View ArticlePretending To See The Future
New OMD Book explores the electropop outfit’s legacy OMD have a new book out in November which tracks the band’s extensive history and musical career. It includes input from the band members as well as...
View ArticleOMD – Pretending To See The Future
Words on paper, over decades It’s now over 40 years since Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys made their live debut as Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark at Eric’s on the 12th October 1978. The...
View ArticleOMD/RLPO In Concert 2018
This field remains… When OMD first collaborated with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra back in 2009, you would be forgiven for thinking the project sounded unfeasible. For a band that’s carved...
View Article2018 – The Year In Review
A year in electronic music… Although it might have seemed as if 2018 was a quiet year for electronic music in some respects, there was actually more going on than expected. It saw the return of some...
View ArticleSoftback edition of OMD book ‘Pretending To See The Future’ due
OMD book returns… Following on from the original 2018 publication of Pretending To See The Future, a new edition in soft back format is due for release this month. Compiled by author Richard Houghton,...
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