Tag: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

µ-Ziq digs up cover of OMD's 'Souvenir' he recorded as a 13-year-old in 1985

µ-Ziq digs up cover of OMD’s ‘Souvenir’ he recorded as a 13-year-old in 1985

Mike Paradinas, aka electronic-music star µ-Ziq, has been uploading dozens of archival tracks to Soundcloud that span his musical life, including what he says is the first 4-track recording he ever made: a cover of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s 1981 single “Souvenir” he recorded as a 13-year-old in 1985.

OMD's 'Junk Culture' reissue being re-pressed over bonus disc problems

OMD’s ‘Junk Culture’ reissue being re-pressed over bonus disc problems

Universal Music is advising Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark fans who’ve purchased the just-released deluxe-edition reissue of Junk Culture to return their copies to the retailers from which they purchased the album as it’s being re-pressed because of errors on Disc 2.

OMD's 'Junk Culture' reissue to include B-sides, remixes, 5 unreleased tracks

OMD’s ‘Junk Culture’ reissue to include B-sides, remixes, 5 unreleased tracks

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark will reissue its fifth album, 1984’s pop comeback Junk Culture, in February as a two-disc Deluxe Edition that will find the original album fully remastered and supplemented by a disc of the era’s B-sides, extended remixes and five previously unreleased songs and demos.

Premiere: OMD, 'Night Café' (Vile Electrodes 'B-Side the C-Side' Remix)

Premiere: OMD, ‘Night Café’ (Vile Electrodes ‘B-Side the C-Side’ Remix)

With drummer Malcolm Holmes’ onstage health scare now (thankfully) behind the band, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is moving forward with promotion of its new album English Electric — namely the release of the LP’s third single, “Night Café,” which is due out next month.

OMD cancels rest of 2013 concerts after Malcolm Holmes suffers medical emergency

OMD cancels rest of 2013 concerts after Malcolm Holmes suffers medical emergency

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark announced it will cancel the remainder of its North American tour — concerts that had been planned for Detroit, Minneapolis and Chicago — after drummer Malcolm Holmes suffered a medical emergency that forced the band to cut short tonight’s show in Toronto.

Video: Depeche Mode, 'A Concert for the Masses' — rare footage from 1988’s ‘101’ concert

Video: Depeche Mode, ‘A Concert for the Masses’ — rare footage from 1988’s ‘101’ concert

Tuesday marks the 25th anniversary of Depeche Mode’s iconic “Concert For the Masses,” a daylong show at the 100,000-seat Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., that also featured performances by Wire, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Thomas Dolby — and was, of course, filmed and recorded for ‘101.’