Reunited synthpop outfit Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark today released the video for the third single off their 2010 album History of Modern, a cool stop-motion/animated clip for “History of Modern (Part I)” created by Sweden’s Lapantafilm, winner of a make-our-next-video contest hosted by the group.
In an e-mail introducing the clip, OMD — set to tour the U.S. next month — says, “The sheer volume of work that has gone into this is incredible. So many different film animation styles. A very creative mixture of stop frame animation, modelling, drawing, film capture. A serious collection of OMD references… some of which are incredibly subtle, some not. The ideas are a varied and effective as the many different techniques. There were several really strong entries but this is the clear winner.”
The new single will be released on CD and 10-inch vinyl on Feb. 28 and features remixes of the track plus “The Grand Deception” and a cover of The xx’s “VCR.”
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