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| | Omd so in love | | omd so in love 1985 orchestral manoeuvres in the dark often abbre |
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| | Omd vox humana | | omd limited edition b side to single then you turn away, 1991 |
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| | Omd boys | | st agnes, year 10 formal 08 i no its bit late but yeh what can i |
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| | Gugge 2000 omd | | gugge 2000 play omd in stuttgart, germany 2006 more news and in |
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| The eponymous first album (1980) showcased the band's live set at the time, and was basically recorded by the Humphreys/McCluskey duo, although included some guest drums from Id drummer Mal Holmes, and saxophone from Wirral musician Martin Cooper.<br />It had a simple, raw, poppy, melodic synthpop sound.<br />DinDisc arranged for the song Messages to be re-recorded (produced by Gong bassist Mike Howlett) and released as a single (right) - this gave the band their first hit.<br />Dave Hughes a founder member of Dalek I Love You who joined OMD in early 1980 featured in the Messages video.<br />A tour followed, Winston the tape recorder was augmented with live drums from Mal Holmes, and Dalek I Love You's Dave Hughes on synths.<br />Hughes then left OMD in November 1980, replaced by Martin Cooper.<br />The second album Organisation (perhaps a reference to the band which preceded Kraftwerk, founded by Kraftwerk's original members Florian Schneider-Esleben and Ralf Hütter) followed later that year, recorded as a 3 piece with Humphreys, McCluskey and Holmes.<br />It was again produced by Howlett, and saw a rather moodier, dark feel.<br />The album spawned the huge hit single Enola Gay, named after the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.<br />The tour for this album saw a 4-piece band line-up, with saxophonist Martin Cooper (another Dalek I Love You alum) recruited for keyboard duties.<br />Howlett then presided over the recording of a further hit single, Souvenir, co-written by Cooper & Humphreys.<br />It ushered in a striking lush choral electronic sound.<br />The song also became OMD's biggest hit to date.<br />1981 would see the release of what many consider OMD's magnum opus (and it was also the peak of their commercial success in the UK and Europe) - the Architecture & Morality album.<br />The 4-piece went into the studio with Richard Mainwaring producing.<br />Cooper then temporarily dropped out and was replaced by Mike Douglas, but this change was reversed by the time the album was released and a tour embarked upon.<br />The album's striking sound saw OMD's original synth-pop sound augmented by the Mellotron, an instrument previously associated with prog rock bands.<br />They used it to add very atmospheric swatches of string, choir and other sounds to their palette.<br />Hit singles Joan of Arc and Maid of Orleans (which became the most successful single of 1982 in Germany) were taken from the album.<br />A somewhat interesting footnote is that Joan of Arc and Maid of Orleans were originally both titled Joan of Arc; the name of the latter single was only changed after publishers forced OMD to re-title it Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans) and later simply Maid of Orleans.<br />1983 saw the band lose commercial momentum somewhat, with the release of their more experimental Dazzle Ships album, which mixed melancholy synth ballads and uptempo synthpop with musique concrete and short wave radio tape collages.<br />It was recorded by the 4-piece Humphreys/Holmes/Cooper/McCluskey line-up, and produced by Rhett Davies. (*) |
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