Tune of the Week: OMD

Orchestral Manoeures in the Dark are a UK based post punk/synth pop band. Their journey took them from opening for Joy Division to being a poster band for the John Hughes movie generation. While their later material was much more digital and processed, their earlier tunes blended electronic with acoustic instrumentation. The Speak-And-Spell sampled “lyrics” show a clear Kraftwerk influence. The song’s grim message of the present day’s actions repercussions on future generations is still relevant today, unfortunately. While technologically it seems like a lifetime ago, thematically, 1983 doesn’t seem like that long ago at all.