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The Year In Review – 2020
A tough year… 2020 hasn’t exactly been a good year with the advent of the Covid-19 crisis, live gigs effectively being written off and the OMD community suffering some tragic losses. But it’s also the year that’s marked some special … Read More
ORGANISATION: These Games You Play
A vision fading fast… Today marks the 40th Anniversary of Organisation, OMD’s second album release and also the album that showed the band taking a more serious step into music as a business – as well as changing some significant … Read More
Hambi Haralambous 1951 – 2020
“I realised what a great honour it was to be creating images and visuals for songs that millions of people had already heard and loved…” One of the most vital locations in Liverpool’s music community of the 1990s was the … Read More
ENOLA GAY 40th Anniversary
This kiss you give, it’s never going to fade away… It’s one of OMD’s most iconic songs and gained them their first UK Top Ten – as well as their first international hit single. ‘Enola Gay’ remains a classic OMD … Read More
SHE’S GOT CLAWS – Doppelgänger
Crunchy electropop excellence… One of the emerging electronic acts of recent years that’s impressed Andy McCluskey is She’s Got Claws, which has resulted in the OMD founder-member applying his production talents to two of the tracks on SGC’s latest release. … Read More
OOBERFUSE & HIBARI – Enola Gay
This kiss you give, it’s never going to fade away… Although the history of the 20th Century is littered with significant events, there’s probably few that can match the scale and impact of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. It … Read More
Listening Party: Architecture & Morality
My feelings still remain… During a turbulent time for the music industry, Tim Burgess seems an unlikely herald for bringing people together over the love of albums. Better known for his involvement with rock outfit The Charlatans, Burgess has been … Read More
ANDY McCLUSKEY Interview by Johnny Normal
Catching up with OMD in lockdown mode… The current Coronavirus crisis has completely changed the landscape of the music industry, with the live circuit effectively coming to a dead halt. But the lockdown has also lead to a spurt of … Read More
Florian Schneider 1947 – 2020
The lights in the electronic music community dimmed suddenly this week when the news broke of the passing of Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider. Born in 1947, Schneider originally began his musical journey while studying in Düsseldorf. Delving into the experimental music … Read More
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark : Strange Directions
We’re pretending to see what the future will hold… This month marks the 40th Anniversary of OMD’s debut album release. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark was a landmark album that not only demonstrated that the duo of Andy McCluskey and … Read More
MAID OF ORLEANS : An Orphan On A Wave
Religious fervour… As one of OMD’s classic singles, ‘Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)’ is perhaps the oddest release that emerged from the Architecture & Morality sessions as a potential single. There are few chart-topping singles that open with such … Read More
The Year In Review – 2019
OMD at 40… 2019 marked the year that OMD really kicked it up a gear in terms of 40th Anniversary celebrations. As well as launching an extensive tour, the release of the Souvenir box set helped to capture the band’s … Read More
OMD Live in London
A warmer feeling seldom owned… Following on from a host of projects tied into OMD’s 40th Anniversary (including a new book and a new compilation album/box set), the band have embarked on a tour which is designed to celebrate that … Read More
THE LOST LIBERATOR
“If I had a complaint about Sugar Tax it was that there was nothing weird on it, so I thought this one would be edgier. But I seem to have written my poppiest album ever – even if, as usual, … Read More
From OMD to YMO: Japanese Manoeuvres
OMD’s Pacific Age With OMD celebrating their 40th Anniversary, it’s also perhaps an opportunity to appreciate the global appeal of the synth-pop pioneers. Japan is no stranger to the world of electronic music, a country which produced iconic technopop outfit … Read More
OMD – Don’t Go
It’s a feeling that can never fade Raw synth classics, dance music, experimental concept albums, pseudo-Caribbean pop; over the last forty years OMD have covered an enormous amount of musical ground, rarely satisfied with keeping to one genre or theme … Read More
JULIA’S SONG – HANDWRITTEN LYRICS
An opportunity to own a handwritten version of the lyrics to 'Julia's Song'. Each one has been handwritten, signed and dated by Julia Kneale herself on A4 parchment paper.
A FAREWELL TO TELEGRAPH
Glossy 16 page magazine issued as part of an OMD Convention held back in 1995.
MESSAGES 3
Each issue of Messages is a glossy publication and features a full colour cover. Includes articles, and interviews as well as a wealth of special features exploring the rich musical legacy of OMD.
MESSAGES 1
Each issue of Messages is a glossy publication and features a full colour cover. Includes articles, and interviews as well as a wealth of special features exploring the rich musical legacy of OMD.
MESSAGES 2
Each issue of Messages is a glossy publication and features a full colour cover. Includes articles, and interviews as well as a wealth of special features exploring the rich musical legacy of OMD.