OMD: Live in Glasgow, 4-28-1983

OMD remains one of my favorite synthpop bands to come out of the 80’s. Their dedication to constructing strong pop songs with whatever instruments they had were incredibly impressive, and it was great to see them find the success they deserved as the decade came to a close. This bootleg of OMD dates back to 1983, when they released what’s considered their most experimental album, Dazzle Ships.

I always dug this record because it did stand apart from their previous work. The weird noises, voice and loops made for an interesting listen, and it didn’t hurt that [...]

This Week’s Top 5 Most Played Songs From Swap’s iTunes

For those of you that are not familiar with this weekly column, here’s how it works:
I reset the play counters for all the songs currently on my iTunes. Then at the end of every week, I check to see what the top five most played songs are. Whatever happens to be [...]

OMD: Synthpop Comes of Age

OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark) first came to my attention when a friend of mine made me a mixtape (remember those?) of imports he picked up from Rhino Records, a GREAT record store in Claremont, CA. Up until receiving that mixtape, I had never bothered to research any artists I enjoyed, [...]