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- Members:
- Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes
- Genre:
- Electronic, Experimental, Alternative
- Hometown:
- Liverpool
- Record Label:
- DinDisc, Telegraph, Virgin EMI
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OMD WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE OMD's new studio album The History Of Modern is due for release in 2010. Now you can get a sneak preview of the album with an exclusive free download. The track is a demo version of the song Sister Marie Says which has been made available as a special treat for OMD fans...
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A further update (and recap) on the Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra DVD..
1) The copies that have been pre-ordered via FACT will be signed by both Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys.
2) The postage for orders via the FACT site will also be reduced to £3.
3) The release date is now December ...14th.
4) The DVD will also be available for sale on the forthcoming concerts, priced at £14.99.
5) The DVD will be multi regional PAL format
Neal's review has inspired me to finally give my own. The orchestra are brilliant as always even though a few of the violinists are saying that they are exhausted at the end.... 3 hours of holding your arms up! Toots is still a miraculous player.. esp considering he is 87...
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A review of NOTP Rotterdam from Neal McClimon (aka OMDinHolland from our Forum.) You're getting a bit good at this Neal ;)
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Simple Minds today announced they will issue their forthcoming Graffiti Soul UK tour entirely on USB sticks directly after each concert. Each USB stick will come with an individual serial code number...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Why not pop along to our Official Website and participate in the fan forum.
http://www.omd.uk.com/forum/index.php
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Neal McClimon recently did an exclusive interview with us and a review of Night of The Proms. Check the link below and try and join us at one of the shows if you can!
www.notp.com
December 1st 2006 saw the hopes and prayers finally answered for the many fans of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark; whose patience had been rewarded with the reformation of the synth pop pioneers. The ...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
DVD Released December 14th 2009
On June 20 2009, 80’s synth-pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark realised a 30 year dream, backed by the rich resonance of a 75 piece orchestra, the visual majesty of filmmaker Hambi, and the vision of artist Peter Savi...lle.
Set in the opulent and historic setting of Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall, OMD performed their imposing back catalogue abetted by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, after collaborative audio-visual installation The Energy Suite received its orchestral premier.
The hit laden set, dripping with classics such as Enola Gay and Joan of Arc, and stuffed with exclusive firsts, such as the primary live outing of Radio Prague, is captured in all its magnificence on ‘Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’. The band’s determination to utilise the entire orchestra to maximum effect saw Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys abandoning almost all the original instrumentation in favour of complete re-workings of the song arrangements. The result is so much more satisfying than the usual “safe” attempts of rock and pop acts to add a little classical colour to their catalogue!
Aided by Hambi’s commanding film backdrop, the blazing and abstract imagery augments the breathtaking theatrics of this unique musical and artistic performance.
The Energy Suite emerged from an 80’s vision, born around the time OMD recorded ‘Stanlow’, an epic musical journey, which featured ambient recordings from Stanlow Oil Refinery on the Wirral peninsular. The imposing beauty of Stanlow at night fuelled their love for industrial architecture in pictorial settings, a love which was shared by iconic artist and designer Peter Saville.
When the genre hopping art pioneer and Factory Records partner Saville first created the neo-classical cover for OMD’s foremost release ‘Electricity’, no-one could have guessed it would lead to a partnership which would span over three decades.
Though Stanlow stirred their combined passions, it wasn’t until McCluskey and Saville, aided by Hambi, created The Energy Suite for an exhibition at specialist new media gallery FACT in 2008, that their infatuation saw an outlet.
Using striking and often haunting imagery of five power generating sites in the North West of England based in an arc around the Irish Sea, McCluskey along with long time collaborator Stuart Kershaw composed a provocative yet tender score to lift the iconic imagery and purvey the beauty the trio saw within its stature.
The inimitable gig will be available on general release on December 14th 2009 for pre-orders via the FACT website: http://shop.fact.co.uk/
The forthcoming Simple Minds tour with OMD will feature a surprise: The bands will be performing Kraftwerk classic Neon Lights together, starting with the first concert at the Newcastle Metro Arena on 30th November...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark More clips of Andy and Paul whom recently appeared on BBC FOUR's "Synth Britannia"
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