The UK dates for OMD’s forthcoming English Electric tour will see support by John Foxx & The Maths. John Foxx has been a presence on the UK electronic music scene for many years and was the original vocalist for Ultravox … Read More
Andy McCluskey was the guest this evening on Dave Charles’ radio show on Harborough FM and talked briefly on OMD matters, including the immediate plans for the English Electric album. Andy confirmed that the press release for English Electric is … Read More
Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey were recently interviewed by The Guardian for the paper’s How We Made series, this time looking at the history of one of OMD’s most well-known songs Enola Gay. The article appears to be an early … Read More
Bold visuals for new OMD album With the forthcoming tour dates announced and the OMD engine once again slowly grinding into action, here’s a glimpse of the artwork that’s going to be adorning OMD’s new album release (Note: the sample … Read More
Details of OMD’s forthcoming English Electric UK tour dates have been released which sees the band performing in April/May 2013. The concerts will also feature special VIP Package options on a limited basis enabling some concert goers to enjoy a … Read More
Enjoy the new Messages Spotify playlist which was put together by Andy McCluskey as part of the EMI Electrospective – an exploration of electronic music from its early pioneers through to the contemporary artists of today. In connection with Electrospective, … Read More
We’ve been playing around with a music player option for the Messages site for a while. As the music streaming service Spotify have just launched their new embeddable button, we decided to give this service a trial run here on … Read More
The Quietus celebrates Architecture & Morality’s 30th Anniversary as writer John Dolan looks back on the album along with commentary from Andy McCluskey. A lazy but widespread criticism of the English synth pop scene of the early 80s was that … Read More