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| - Synthpop group formed in the Wirral, UK, in the late 1970s. Albums:
* Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1980)
* Organisation (1980)
* Architecture & Morality (1981)
* Dazzle Ships (1983)
* Junk Culture (1984)
* Crush (1985)
* The Pacific Age (1986)
* Sugar Tax (1991)
* Liberator (1993)
* Universal (1996)
* History of Modern (2010)
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English new wave/synthpop group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, North West England. While steadily eschewing pop star status,[1] the band cultivated a fanbase in the United Kingdom from 1978–1980. They gained popularity throughout Europe with the 1980 single "Enola Gay", and achieved broader recognition via album Architecture & Morality (1981)[a] and its singles. OMD also garnered acclaim for their experimental recordings.[5][6]
- OMD were part of a cluster of bands that emerged from Liverpool’s Eric’s club in the late 1970s, and Peel was happy to give airtime to their debut single, ‘Electricity’, which was released on Manchester’s Factory Records (introducing their debut session on 03 September 1979 he refers to them as "The Electricity Boys"). Quickly snapped up by Virgin’s Dindisc imprint, the band became chart regulars in the early 1980s, although their first two albums, both released in 1980, were still featured by Peel. The session versions of their first two hit singles "Messages" and "Enola Gay" were both recorded some months prior to their respective release dates and as a result are radically different to the final official releases. The group had the last of four sessions, featuring tracks from their new
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British new wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys(keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single "Enola Gay", which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band's seminal work, it spawned three international hit singles and propelled them to superstar status in their home country. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, were retrospectively described by AllMusic's Ned Raggett as having been "in the enviable position of at onc
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British new wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys(keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single "Enola Gay", which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band's seminal work, it spawned three international hit singles and propelled McCluskey and Humphreys to pop star status, despite their fervent rejection of any such label. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, cultivated a style dubbed "intelligent pop"; the group were
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| - Synthpop group formed in the Wirral, UK, in the late 1970s. Albums:
* Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1980)
* Organisation (1980)
* Architecture & Morality (1981)
* Dazzle Ships (1983)
* Junk Culture (1984)
* Crush (1985)
* The Pacific Age (1986)
* Sugar Tax (1991)
* Liberator (1993)
* Universal (1996)
* History of Modern (2010)
- OMD were part of a cluster of bands that emerged from Liverpool’s Eric’s club in the late 1970s, and Peel was happy to give airtime to their debut single, ‘Electricity’, which was released on Manchester’s Factory Records (introducing their debut session on 03 September 1979 he refers to them as "The Electricity Boys"). Quickly snapped up by Virgin’s Dindisc imprint, the band became chart regulars in the early 1980s, although their first two albums, both released in 1980, were still featured by Peel. The session versions of their first two hit singles "Messages" and "Enola Gay" were both recorded some months prior to their respective release dates and as a result are radically different to the final official releases. The group had the last of four sessions, featuring tracks from their new experimental album Dazzle Ships, in 1983. Andy McCluskey was quoted as saying that he was much happier with the recording of the then new single "Genetic Engineering" than he was with the official studio version, while Peel commented that it featured "a much more muscular sound than we are used to from OMD" . The DJ also introduced OMD on Top Of The Pops. In August 1979, Peel played a version of 'Julia's Song' by an earlier incarnation of the band, then called the Id, from the “Street To Street” compilation of bands from the Liverpool area.[1] (The DJ had written the sleevenotes for the collection.[2]) On introducing the session version of the song he said the The Id and Orchestral Manoeuvres were in fact the same bands. Like OMD, Peel was from the Wirral, on the other side of the Mersey from Liverpool, and this may have encouraged him to give an unexpected play in 2002 to their track ‘Stanlow’, from their 1980 album Organisation, about a local oil refinery in Ellesmere Port.[3]
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British new wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys(keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single "Enola Gay", which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band's seminal work, it spawned three international hit singles and propelled McCluskey and Humphreys to pop star status, despite their fervent rejection of any such label. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, cultivated a style dubbed "intelligent pop"; the group were described by critic Ned Raggett in Allmusic as having been "in the enviable position of at once being creative innovators and radio-friendly pop giants." Record sales incurred a decline in the UK in the mid-to-late 1980s – initiated by sonically challenging, and retrospectively acclaimed, 1983 album Dazzle Ships – but the group remained popular and tended towards more traditional songwriting as the decade wore on. Concurrently, they reached their US peak and had a series of hits, the most notable being 1986's "If You Leave", written for the film Pretty in Pink. Humphreys departed in 1989 with Malcolm Holmes (drums) and Martin Cooper (various instruments) to form The Listening Pool, leaving McCluskey to lead the band. The 1991 album Sugar Tax and its initial singles were hits, particularly in the UK, where OMD experienced a commercial renaissance. By 1996, however, electronic music had become unfashionable amid the mainstream breakthrough of indie rock, and McCluskey disbanded the group due to dwindling popularity, months after their final chart hit, the Britpop-tinged "Walking on the Milky Way".
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British new wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys(keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single "Enola Gay", which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band's seminal work, it spawned three international hit singles and propelled them to superstar status in their home country. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, were retrospectively described by AllMusic's Ned Raggett as having been "in the enviable position of at once being creative innovators and radio-friendly pop giants." Record sales began to decrease in the UK during the latter half of the 1980s, as did critical support, but the group remained popular. Concurrently, they reached their US peak and had a series of hits, the most notable being 1986's "If You Leave", written for the film Pretty in Pink. Humphreys departed in 1989 with Malcolm Holmes (drums) and Martin Cooper (various instruments) to form The Listening Pool, leaving McCluskey to lead the band. 1991 album Sugar Tax and its initial singles were hits, particularly in the UK, where OMD experienced a commercial renaissance. By 1996, however, electronic music had become unfashionable amid the heady Britpop climate, and McCluskey disbanded the group due to dwindling popularity, months after their final chart hit, "Walking on the Milky Way". McCluskey founded successful pop group Atomic Kitten the following year, and co-wrote several of their singles, including their biggest hit, "Whole Again". McCluskey, Humphreys, Holmes and Cooper reformed OMD in 2006 and continue recording and performing to the present day, with over 40 million records sold worldwide to date.Although their unconventional hit singles have not garnered significant radio play in recent years, the group have been cited as an influence by modern acts such as The Killers, La Roux, Robyn, Glasvegas, Death Cab for Cutie, The xx, Hurts and LCD Soundsystem.
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English new wave/synthpop group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, North West England. While steadily eschewing pop star status,[1] the band cultivated a fanbase in the United Kingdom from 1978–1980. They gained popularity throughout Europe with the 1980 single "Enola Gay", and achieved broader recognition via album Architecture & Morality (1981)[a] and its singles. OMD also garnered acclaim for their experimental recordings.[5][6] Although retrospectively lauded, their album Dazzle Ships (1983) eroded European consumer interest during the mid 1980s; Junk Culture (1984) marked a shift toward more pop-oriented songwriting.[7] Concurrently, OMD reached their peak in the United States and had a major hit with 1986's "If You Leave", written for the film Pretty in Pink. Humphreys departed in 1989 with Martin Cooper (various instruments) and Malcolm Holmes (drums) to form The Listening Pool, leaving McCluskey to lead the outfit; Sugar Tax (1991) and its initial singles were sizeable hits in Europe. By the mid 1990s, however, synthpop had become unfashionable amid the guitar oriented musical climate, and McCluskey dissolved the band in 1996, months after their last successful single, "Walking on the Milky Way". He founded pop group Atomic Kitten in 1998. The band reformed in 2006 and began releasing new material in 2009. Their European fanbase remained steadfast: History of Modern (2010) became the group's biggest hit on the German chart; English Electric (2013) their largest in the UK since Sugar Tax. The group have sold over 40 million records.[8][9][10] Despite limitedmainstream support for their works, OMD have carved a unique legacy within popular music, being regarded by critics as the synthpop counterpart of The Beatles, and a pioneering and highly influential act.[11] The Quietus magazine editor John Doran once remarked: "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are not one of the best synth bands ever: they are one of the best bands ever."[12]
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