Did you have any sense that Architecture & Morality
The band had been on an upward climb beforehand and Enola Gay
Can you explain a little bit about the evolution of
Souvenir
Paul had asked me to go to the studio to do a bit of writing with him. When I arrived, a friend, Dave Hughes, had given Paul some tape loops of people singing long straight notes. These were arranged into chords and blended around a chord sequence that Paul had been working on. The song gradually evolved from there.
Originally the song was much slower. I think even the finished master was recorded slower, but when it was finally mastered it was sped up.
How do you feel listening to the album today?
Obviously I feel very nostalgic for those times - particularly the touring in the early years, although the whole 10 years that I was involved with OMD do come back to me.
The album still sounds really fresh and original with a wonderfully naïve charm. It is my favourite all-time OMD album.
