2012 The Year In Review
Looking back at OMD’s 2012… The focus throughout 2012 has been the writing and recording of the new OMD album English Electric, but that’s not to say that other OMD news has been lacking this year… As part of a … Read More
ENGLISH ELECTRIC sleeve art
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
ENGLISH ELECTRIC 2013 Tour
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
EMI Electrospective
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
Messages Spotify Playlists
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
KRAFTWERK Live in New York
There’s no doubt about the influence KRAFTWERK has had on OMD. Both founding members have come out dozens of times citing the German experimental electronic band as a main influence. Lead singer Andy McCluskey jokes of how their song ‘Electricity’ … Read More
2011 – The Year In Review
Looking back at OMD’s 2011… 2011 was a busy year for OMD following on from the release of History Of Modern. It was also the year that saw the Messages site feature some great articles, stories and interviews. January saw … Read More
The Quietus celebrates Architecture & Morality’s 30th Anniversary
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
Electricity
Looking at OMD’s classic debut single… ‘Electricity’ emerged as one of the first songs that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys wrote together. Influenced by German electronic pioneers such as Can, Neu! and Kraftwerk, ‘Electricity’ yielded a simple yet infectious electro-pop … Read More
ANDY McCLUSKEY INTERVIEW 2011 PART 2
With the release of their post-reformation album History Of Modern, OMD embarked on a tour which took them back to the USA in 2011. In the second part of this exclusive interview, Lori Tarchala spoke to Andy McCluskey a few … Read More