Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD)

English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978 with Paul Humphreys (synthesizers) and Andy McCluskey (vocals and bass guitar). Earlier incarnations of their band included 'VCL XI' and 'Hitlerz Underpantz'.

They played their first gig in 1978 at Eric's (Liverpool), then had a run of UK chart hits after swapping labels from Factory to the Virgin owned label DinDisc starting with the 1980 release 'Messages'. In 1980, drummer Malcolm Holmes and Dave Hughes on synths transitioned from guest/live musicians to be full members of the band. Hughes left 1980 and was replaced by Martin Cooper.
Humphreys left the group in 1989, but McCluskey made a comeback in 1991 with the UK top 5 'Sailing On The Seven Seas', and followed that up with a UK top 3 Album 'Sugar Tax' before finally calling it a day in 1996.
In 2007 they toured together again featuring the classic line-up of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper and released a live-album in 2008: 'OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More'. September 2010 saw the release of History Of Modern featuring the original classic line-up. This has been followed by English Electric (2013) & The Punishment of Luxury (2017) and OMD also performs live extensively.

Members: Andy McCluskey, Martin Cooper, Paul Humphreys, Stuart Kershaw
Former Members: David Hughes, Graham Weir, Malcolm Holmes, Michael Douglas, Neil Weir, Phil Coxon
Location: Meols, UK

Website: https://omd.uk.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/omdofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omdhq/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/officialomd
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/OMDenglishelectric
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark
Bandcamp: http://officialomd.bandcamp.com/


Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay (Official Music Video)




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - If You Leave (Official Music Video)




OMD - Night Café [Official Video]




OMD - Metroland [Official Video]




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Shame




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - So In Love




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - (Forever) Live And Die




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dreaming




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Secret




OMD - SISTER MARIE SAYS - OFFICIAL VIDEO




OMD - History of Modern (part I) - Official Video






Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc (2003 Digital Remaster) TOTP 1980




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Telegraph




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Maid Of Orleans




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Pandora's Box




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Don't Go (Official Video)




Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - The Punishment of Luxury




OMD - Dresden [Official Video]




OMD - Sailing On The Seven Seas




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion




Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Genetic Engineering




Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - What Have We Done

OMD / Bauhaus Staircase
New studio album

https://omd.uk.com/products/bauhaus-staircase-cd


Bauhaus Staircase
OMD

CD

Bauhaus Staircase
Anthropocene
Look at You Now
G.E.M.
Where We Started
Veruschka
Slow Train
Don’t Go
Kleptocracy
Aphrodite’s Favourite Child
Evolution of Species
Healing

Bonus CD on deluxe

Baushaus Staircase (2.7 Demo – Andy 30th Aug 2020)
Anthropocene Demo (A Haven for Lost Souls 1.1 – Paul’s Track April 2020)
Look at You Now Demo (Zimmer Frame for Andy) [Paul 28th Feb 2021]
G.E.M. Demo (Culture War – Andy 6th March 2021)
Where We Started Demo (Stadium 6.0) [Andy 26th May 2020]
Veruschka 2 Demo (2nd December 2020)
Slow Train Demo 1.3 (Dec 2020)
Don’t Go Demo (14th Nov 2018)
Kleptocracy Demo (When I Was Young) [Andy 14th March 2021]
Aphrodite’s Favourite Child Demo (B Side Choir) [Fotonovela 2011]
Evolution of Species (2.5 Ruff)
Healing Demo (Water April 9th 2020)
Bauhaus Staircase Demo (Andy 20th July 2020)

Eighties synth-pop legends OMD return with a new album called Bauhaus Staircase.

The 12-track long-player is their first since 2017’s The Punishment of Luxury and is said to be “the band’s most explicitly political record” and the crowning achievement of their “desire to be both Stockhausen and ABBA – born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during lockdown when, as Andy McCluskey admits: “I rediscovered the creative power of total boredom”.

The album is being issued on CD and as a special 2CD deluxe which offers every track as a demo (including a bonus second demo of the title track). Various coloured vinyl versions are also available.

Bauhaus Staircase will be released on 27 October 2023 via 100%


Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Bauhaus Staircase (Official Video)




Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Veruschka (Official Video)




Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Anthropocene (Official Video)