Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD or O.M.D. ) are a
synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral
Peninsula, England. OMD were originally assimilated in the greater new wave
batch of synthesiser-based acts of the later 1970s-early 1980s. The group was
founded in 1978 by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys who remained, ... read more

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Interview audio

Andy McCluskey of OMD chats to Geoff Lloyd at Latitude about how festivals have changed over the years and how things...
→ Posted 20 July 2011 1.41pm — Comment on this

The Last Royals: The Last Royals

Brooklyn duo The Last Royals picked up some publicity covering OMD, Prince and EMF. With their electro-pop sound,, it comes as no surprise that their self-titled EP con...
Posted 28 November 2011 1.02pm — Comment on this

PYYRAMIDS: Human Beings

photo: Nathaniel WoodBass player Tim Nordwind (OK Go) and singer Drea Smith (He Say She Say, Lupe Fiasco ) are PYYRAMIDS, a left-field dance pop duo who have just rele...
Posted 8 November 2011 1.04pm — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 1,136: Binary

Standard-issue anthemic dark-rock in the manner of early U2/Bunnymen/the Cure. We can picture crowds singing alongHometown: London.The lineup: David Troster (vocals, guit...
Posted 27 October 2011 5.46pm — Comment on this

Weird At My School: OMD speak!

I geeked out hard about my adoration of UK synth-pop duo Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on the KEXP blog last year, and I was beside myself with joy when they played l...
Posted 29 September 2011 6.00pm — Comment on this

OMD played 2 nights @ Irving Plaza (pics

photos by Chris La Putt OMD @ Irving Plaza - 9/21/2011 "You've gone back to friggin' guitar, bass and drums, how can that be the future? Bloody hell." That's Andy McClusk...
Posted 22 September 2011 3.44pm — Comment on this

have 2 night stands w/ OMD, X, Wilco, Beirut, Mogwai, Girls, Radiohead, Megafaun, tune-yards, Portishead, Jeff Mangum...

OMD @ Terminal 5 in March (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin) As Tune-Yards starts her second of two NYC shows at LPR tonight (9/20), OMD will be beginning their first of t...
Posted 20 September 2011 9.32pm — Comment on this

Moonface: Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped - review

(Jagjaguwar)With Wolf Parade on hiatus, Moonface is co-lead singer Spencer Krug's one-man band (amid a myriad of other projects). Following 2010's Dreamland EP: Marimba a...
Posted 11 August 2011 10.00pm — Comment on this

FlashBack! - Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle (1979) (album stream)

The Pleasure Principle is the third studio album, and debut album under his own name, by electronic music pioneer Gary Numan, released in 1979. Released the same year as...
Posted 31 July 2011 11.24pm — Comment on this

Shorties (AL Kennedy, OMD, and more)

The Independent profiles author AL Kennedy. Contactmusic interviews Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manouvres in the Dark about the band's reunion. The list of online 2011 s...
Posted 29 July 2011 3.01pm — Comment on this

OMD returning to North America -- 2011 Tour Dates

OMD at Terminal 5 in March (more by Chris La Putt) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, who reunited earlier this year to tour in support of 2010's reunion album History of...
Posted 6 July 2011 7.35pm — Comment on this

Kraftwerk appear on Tomorrow's World

1975: Number 1 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicThe germinating moment for British dance music occurred, strangely, in a 1975 edition of To...
Posted 15 June 2011 12.50am — Comment on this

Synth Britannia: The Story of SynthPop (BBC Rockumentary)

Excellent BBC FOUR Documentary, originally aired in 2009, following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the cen...
Posted 25 May 2011 3.42am — Comment on this

KEXP at SXSW: Videos from Mellow Johnny’s, Day 2

As promised, here’s more live performances from our 2011 SXSW broadcast from Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop. Old school-styled singer and Daptone artist Charles Br...
Posted 25 March 2011 4.45pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark songs in the past year.

  • Enola Gay  170 plays
  • Souvenir  101 plays
  • Forever live and die  95 plays
  • Locomotion  84 plays
  • Messages  15 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 426 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 90s 122 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 81 plays
  4. Absolute Classic Rock 7 plays
  5. Absolute Radio 00s 7 plays

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