Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dazzle Ships (1982) Radio Prague Genetic Engineering ABC Auto-Industry Telegraph This Is Helena International Dazzle Ships [Part ||, ||| & V||] The Romance Of The Telescope Silent Running Radio Waves Time Zones Of All The Things We’ve Made Notes:  I feel a bit funny posting this, since this album was actually the first album StrangeIdols ever shared with me, it’s one of his all time favorites, but I hope he understands because it’s now become one of mine as well.  I’ve just been reading up on this on Wiki and apparently when it first came out it was critically panned, a concept which makes me feel a bit sick to my stomach, and reminds me that the struggle to bring synthpop into the mainstream as a legitimate, intellectual genre to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with post punk is still happening.  This is a complex, many layered, intelligent album full of rich melodies and beautiful soundscapes, but ultimately at it’s core it’s a fantastically listenable pop record that makes you want to smile and cry at once. For fans of:  synthesizers, shortwave radio, heartbreakingly incredible pop songs, New Order, Soft Cell, Echo & The Bunnymen Uploaded by: AlyssaPandaEyes

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dazzle Ships (1982)

  1. Radio Prague
  2. Genetic Engineering
  3. ABC Auto-Industry
  4. Telegraph
  5. This Is Helena
  6. International
  7. Dazzle Ships [Part ||, ||| & V||]
  8. The Romance Of The Telescope
  9. Silent Running
  10. Radio Waves
  11. Time Zones
  12. Of All The Things We’ve Made

Notes:  I feel a bit funny posting this, since this album was actually the first album StrangeIdols ever shared with me, it’s one of his all time favorites, but I hope he understands because it’s now become one of mine as well.  I’ve just been reading up on this on Wiki and apparently when it first came out it was critically panned, a concept which makes me feel a bit sick to my stomach, and reminds me that the struggle to bring synthpop into the mainstream as a legitimate, intellectual genre to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with post punk is still happening.  This is a complex, many layered, intelligent album full of rich melodies and beautiful soundscapes, but ultimately at it’s core it’s a fantastically listenable pop record that makes you want to smile and cry at once.

For fans of:  synthesizers, shortwave radio, heartbreakingly incredible pop songs, New Order, Soft Cell, Echo & The Bunnymen

Uploaded by: AlyssaPandaEyes

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