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OLD MATERIAL BUT A NEW LIVE RELEASE

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5 Aug 31st, 2000 

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OLD BUT SURPRISINGLY FRESH / GROUNDBREAKING MUSIC

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OMD has always been one of my favourite bands since I grew up in the same town as the band and I’ve followed them ever since.

This album from the BBC radio features performances from 1979-1983 of songs they made from the three albums : OMD, Organisation, and Dazzle Ships. The performances are live without an audience which gives the listener the feeling that OMD are performing direct to you. On this release, most of the tracks featured were before OMD’s big hits. We find the band at their most creative and experiential as you might expect.

The songs here are right on target for what they were doing during these early years was groundbreaking electronic music. It's also good to see the rarely heard "Annex." track included. The tracks here are obviously in the raw and minimalist form as these tracks were all recorded live, but they still sound amazing. The full track listing is :

1. Bunker Soldiers
2. Julia's Song
3. Messages
4. Red Frame/White Light
5. Pretending To See The Light
6. Enola Gay
7. Dancing
8. Motion And Heart
9. Annex
10. The Misunderstanding
11. The More I See You
12. Genetic Engineering
13. Of All The Things We've Made
14. ABC Auto Industry
15. Electricity

This album is very early 80’s electro sounding, but it is easy to see why OMD must be considered among the pioneers of electronic music. Totally recommended for all OMD fans.
 

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