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- British synth-pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will perform at Green Point A-Track in Cape Town and Marks Park in Johannesburg on 18 and 20 April 2024.
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The songs that OMD performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the March 27, 2024 concert at Winter Gardens @ Eastbourne Theatres in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom: Evolution Of Species
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OMD record for Virgin Records (originally for Virgin's...
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OMD began to gig regularly as a duo, performing to backing tracks played from a TEAC 4-track tape-recorder christened "Winston" (after the antihero of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four). Their debut performance was in October 1978 at Eric's Club in Liverpool.
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Nov 18, 2023 · Buy tickets for Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark concerts near you. See all upcoming 2023-24 tour dates, support acts, reviews and venue info.
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Jan 27, 2023 · OMD have never been afraid to cite Kraftwerk as an influence. The Punishment Of Luxury arguably has even more of a ‘K’ influence on it than other OMD albums with tracks like Isotype perhaps hinting at Radio-Activity – as do the some of the lyrics of the title track – and Robot Man being an obvious link, even though the song is about ...
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Members include Martin Cooper (left band in 1989), keyboards, saxophone; Malcolm Holmes (left band in 1989), drums; Paul Humphreys (born February 27, 1960, in Liverpool, England; left band in 1989), synthesizers, vocals; and Andy McCluskey(born June 24, 1959, in Liverpool, England), bass, synthesizers, vocals. First live performance as Orchestral M...
OMD’s 1981 album, Architecture & Morality, reflected a further refining of the band’s trademark sound, which combined a haunting electronically-generated atmosphere with the catchiest brand of pop melodies. Melody Maker magazine described the album as “the first true masterpiece of the Eighties.” OMD continued to be a prolific hit machine, scoring ...
In 1988 the band released The Best of OMD, and the following year, with internal tensions mounting, Humphreys left OMD to pursue other musical interests. Humphreys joined forces with old OMD associates Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper to form another band, called The Listening Pool, with Humphreys assuming the role frontman and chief songwriter. Me...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark,Virgin, 1980. Organisation,Virgin, 1980. Architecture & Morality,Virgin, 1981. Dazzle Ships,Virgin, 1983. Junk Culture,Virgin, 1984. Crush,Virgin, 1985. The Pacific Age,Virgin, 1986. The Best of OMD,Virgin, 1988. Sugar Tax,Virgin, 1991. Liberator,Virgin, 1993. Universal,Virgin, 1996.
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Billboard,July 17, 1993 Creem,June 1982; July 1985. Melody Maker,April 28, 1984. Musician,October 1985. Rolling Stone,August 29, 1985.
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Apr 29, 2022 · Watch OMD perform “Almost” Live for Palace One in 1983 via YouTube: Video unavailable. Watch on YouTube. The four individuals who constitute Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark now cast iconic figures on stage as well as throughout modern pop history. Andy windmilled throughout the show in his awkward but charming “dad dance.”
Official Site of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) - the new studio album Bauhaus Staircase will be released on 27th October. Limited & signed formats available!
