Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark


Interviews


Interview (2015)

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Interview

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' front man Andy McCluskey speaks to Dave Goodwin about their 1984 fifth album 'Junk Culture', which has just been reissued in a new double CD edition


Live

New Theatre, Oxford, 20/3/2024

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - New Theatre, Oxford, 20/3/2024

Nick Dent-Robinson watches an electrifying set from seminal electro act Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to promote their new 'Bauhaus Staircase' album.


Photoscapes 1

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Photoscapes 1

Darren Aston photographs pioneering synth-pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark over two galleries at Le Bataclan in Paris.


Albums

Junk Culture (2015)



Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Junk Culture


Dave Goodwin reflects on Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1984 fifth album 'Junk Culture', which has just been reissued in a double CD expanded edition


Features

Ten Songs That Made Me Love... (2017)

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...' Dave Goodwin reflects on ten of his favourite songs by influential 80's electronic act Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark


Vinyl Stories (2016)

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Vinyl Stories

In this month's edition of Vinyl Stories, Dave Goodwin reflects on his personal history with one of his favourite albums, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1980 second album 'Organisation', has been on - and he analyses the shape of it thirty-five years on.


Photography

Photoscapes (2024)

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Photoscapes

Andrew Twambley takes photos of influential electro act Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark at the first of two gigs at the 02 Apollo in Manchester to promote their new album, 'Bauhaus Staircase'.


Photoscapes 2 (2018)

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Photoscapes 2




Reviews


Live - Architecture and Morality and More (2013)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Live - Architecture and Morality and More

Fantastic live album from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark recorded in 2007 at a London show on an European tour in which they played all of their third album 'Architecture and Morality' plus many of their other hits


Related


Interviews

John Foxx
Interview

Dave Goodwin chats to ex-Ultravox! front man John Foxx about his career, recent tour in support of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and his present band, John Foxx and the Maths


OMD
Interview OMD - Interview

Marc Samuels speaks to Andy McCluskey, the front man with 80s synth pop pioneers OMD about his group's recently released first album in 24 years, 'History of Modern'


Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Interview OMD - Interview

John Clarkson speaks to Andy McLuskey from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark about their debut release on Factory Records, the continued influence of Factory on their music and his band's recent reformation


Live

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 2/5/2013

Dave Goodwin finds 80's electronic giants Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark still standing the test of time at a gig to promote their new album 'English Electric' at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham