Matches in DBpedia 2015-04 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark> ?p ?o }
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark abstract "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English new wave/synthpop group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, North West England. While steadily eschewing pop star status, the band cultivated a fanbase in the United Kingdom from 1978–1980. They gained popularity throughout Europe with the 1980 single "Enola Gay", and achieved broader recognition via album Architecture & Morality (1981) and its singles. OMD also garnered acclaim for their experimental recordings.Although retrospectively lauded, their album Dazzle Ships (1983) eroded European consumer interest during the mid 1980s; Junk Culture (1984) marked a shift toward more pop-oriented songwriting. Concurrently, OMD reached their peak in the United States and had a major hit with 1986's "If You Leave", written for the film Pretty in Pink. Humphreys departed in 1989 with Martin Cooper (various instruments) and Malcolm Holmes (drums) to form The Listening Pool, leaving McCluskey to lead the outfit; Sugar Tax (1991) and its initial singles were sizeable hits in Europe. By the mid 1990s, however, synthpop had become unfashionable amid the guitar oriented musical climate, and McCluskey dissolved the band in 1996, months after their last successful single, "Walking on the Milky Way". He founded pop group Atomic Kitten in 1998.The band reformed in 2006 and began releasing new material in 2009. Their European fanbase remained steadfast: History of Modern (2010) became the group's biggest hit on the German chart; English Electric (2013) their largest in the UK since Sugar Tax. The group have sold over 40 million records. Despite limited mainstream support for their works, OMD have carved a unique legacy within popular music, being regarded by critics as the synthpop counterpart of The Beatles, and a pioneering and highly influential act. The Quietus magazine editor John Doran once remarked: "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are not one of the best synth bands ever: they are one of the best bands ever."".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark activeYearsEndYear "1996".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark activeYearsStartYear "1978".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark alias "OMD".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedBand Dalek_I_Love_You.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedBand Godot_(band).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedBand Onetwo_(band).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedBand The_Id.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedBand The_Listening_Pool.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedMusicalArtist Dalek_I_Love_You.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedMusicalArtist Godot_(band).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedMusicalArtist Onetwo_(band).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedMusicalArtist The_Id.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedMusicalArtist The_Listening_Pool.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark background "group_or_band".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark bandMember Andy_McCluskey.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark bandMember Malcolm_Holmes.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark bandMember Martin_Cooper_(musician).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark bandMember Paul_Humphreys.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark formerBandMember David_Hughes_(musician).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark formerBandMember Nigel_Ipinson.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Electronic_music.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Experimental_music.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre New_wave_music.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Post-punk.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Synthpop.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark hometown Meols.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark hometown Wirral_Peninsula.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark recordLabel 100%25_Records.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark recordLabel Bright_Antenna.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark recordLabel Dindisc.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark recordLabel Factory_Records.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark recordLabel Virgin_Records.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark thumbnail OMD_at_MICHALSKY_StleNite.jpg?width=300.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark wikiPageExternalLink www.omd.uk.com.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark wikiPageExternalLink index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2450:theartsdesk-qa-andy-mccluskey-of-omd&Itemid=80.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark wikiPageExternalLink OMD-We-get-no-inspiration-from-a-series-of-boring-old-chords-following-each-other_a1451.html.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark wikiPageID "171507".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark wikiPageRevisionID "643667102".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark alias "OMD".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedActs Dalek_I_Love_You.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedActs Godot_(band).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedActs Onetwo_(band).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedActs The_Id.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark associatedActs The_Listening_Pool.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark background "group_or_band".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark caption "OMD performing in Berlin, July 2010".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark currentMembers Andy_McCluskey.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark currentMembers Malcolm_Holmes.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark currentMembers Martin_Cooper_(musician).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark currentMembers Paul_Humphreys.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Electronic_music.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Experimental_music.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre New_wave_music.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Post-punk.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark genre Synthpop.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark hasPhotoCollection Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark imageSize "250".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark label "100".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark landscape "yes".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark name "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark origin "Meols, Wirral Peninsula, England".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers David_Hughes_(musician).
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers Nigel_Ipinson.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers "Abe Jukes".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers "Graham Weir".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers "Michael Douglas".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers "Neil Weir".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers "Phil Coxon".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark pastMembers "Stuart Kershaw".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark yearsActive "1978".
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:British_electronic_music_groups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:English_New_Wave_musical_groups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:English_electronic_music_groups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:English_pop_music_groups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:English_post-punk_music_groups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:Factory_Records_artists.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:Musical_groups_disestablished_in_1996.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:Musical_groups_established_in_1978.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:Musical_groups_reestablished_in_2006.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:Synthpop_New_Wave_musical_groups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark subject Category:Virgin_Records_artists.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Abstraction100002137.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type BritishElectronicMusicGroups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type BritishHouseMusicGroups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type BritishPost-punkMusicGroups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type EnglishElectronicMusicGroups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type EnglishPopMusicGroups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Group100031264.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type SynthpopGroups.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Agent.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Band.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Group.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Organisation.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type MusicGroup.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Organization.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Band_MusicGroup.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Organization.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type Agent.
- Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark type SocialPerson.