Electrical English is the twelfth studio album by the English synthpop Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (OMD) group, and the second since the 2006 band reform. Preceded by the lead single "Metroland" on March 25, 2013, was released on 5 April by 100% Records.
The record peaked at # 12 on the UK Albums Chart, and topped the UK Independent Album Ladder. Like the comeback release History of Modern (2010), Electric English is the Top 10 hit in Germany, reaching # 10. It also makes # 8 on the Electronic Stairs/Albums Billboard in the United States.
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On January 14, 2013, the band announced details of album releases, playlists and teaser videos featuring Dazzle Ships <-i> track-old "Decimal". The album was released on CD, DVD deluxe DVD, heavyweight LP vinyl, tin collector box, and digital.
The song "Kissing the Machine" was originally featured on Esperanto's 1993 album Esperanto by Elektric Music, a project by Karl Bartos after he left Kraftwerk. The song, co-written with Andy McCluskey, was completely reworked by Paul Humphreys for English Electric , and featured Claudia BrÃÆ'¼cken as a machine voice. The song "Stay With Me" featured Humphreys on vocals for the first time since the 1988 "Dreaming" B-side "Gravity Never Failed" release.
The video for "Atomic Ranch" premiered on Pitchfork Media on February 4, 2013. This video is the second of three animations by Henning M. Lederer which will be available on the DVD bonus of English Electric .
The main single "Metroland" aired on BBC Radio 6 Music radio show "Radcliffe & amp; Maconie on February 11, 2013. Side B to "Metroland" is a non-album track titled "The Great White Silence".
The full album is made available for streaming in Pitchfork Media on April 2, 2013.
For the Day of Store Recordings 2013, on April 20, a 10-inch limited edition 10-inch EP "Silent Future" EP is available, which includes an exclusive non-album track titled "Time Burnt".
"Dresden" was released as the second single from the album on May 17, 2013. The promo video premiered on the New York Times website a week earlier on May 10, 2013. The single bundle featured remixes by John Foxx And The Maths who also supported OMD in English part of English Electric Tour them.
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Reception
Electrical English has received generally favorable reviews. At Metacritic, which gives a normalized ranking of 100 to reviews from major critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 15 reviews.
An authors of Express commented, "Their synthpop is still pounding and piercing, exciting and crazy and very familiar. It's fresh and that's pretty wow." Thomas H. Green of The Arts Desk notes, "... History of Modern , gives clues to all the incarnations of OMD music and is a mixed bag, if sometimes fun. their pure synth-pop roots and a cork. " Irish Times Tony Clayton-Lea's critic felt a note borrowed from Kraftwerk, but wrote:" What drags him out of the pastiche area is the craft of the song, that is so silly achieved that you have no choice but to whistle from start to finish. "
Track list
- Notes
- The "Last Song" contains a sample of "Lonely House" as did Abbey Lincoln.
Personnel
Credits for Electrical English are adapted from liner notes.
- Orcestra Maneuver in Dark
- OMD - production
- Andy McCluskey - vocals, bass guitar, keyboard
- Paul Humphreys - vocals, keyboards, mixing
- Martin Cooper - keyboard
- Malcolm Holmes - drum (all tracks) ; additional programming (6)
- Additional personnel
Diagram
Releasing history
References
External links
- Official Video "Metroland" on YouTube
- Official video of "Atomic Ranch" on YouTube
- Official Video "Decimal" on YouTube
- Official "Stay Awaited" video on YouTube
- Official Video "Dresden" on YouTube
- Official Video "Night Cafà ©  ©" on YouTube
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