ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - Dazzle Ships LP swamp lending a modern air to

lending a modern air to the proceedings even as the oldest song on the album was written in 1843

but bring everything into an almost alien clarity both blunted and futuristic

filtering it through the muse that drove this year’s exceptional Freedom’s Goblin

and surprisingly original and entertaining

RIYL: Deerhunter / Pylon / Television / Protomartyr / Parquet Courts / Talking Heads

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - Dazzle Ships LP swamp lending a modern air toIncludes d l code. Original die cut sleeve. Half speed mastering at Abbey Rd. 1983s Dazzle Ships is a particular winner, as it veered dramatically away from chart popping synth pop and into some real tasty experimental territory: musique concrete and shortwave radio samples and the like. Unpopular at the time, but recognised as an underrated gem since then. The first four albums by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (aka OMD) re issued on 180g vinyl.