coming soon // OMD : “History of Modern”
Orchestra Manouevres in the Dark // “History of Modern” : 2010.09.20 : 100% Records
Not wholly displayed in this blog (except perhaps via influences on the bands that are displayed on this blog) is my passion for the Post Punk/New Wave/IDM of the 80s—Echo & The Bunnymen, Wire, Magazine, New Order, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, etc. There are few exceptions to the rule of being a fairly nonplussed by these bands contemporary output (Wire and maybe New Order being among the limited exceptions.) I don’t expect to be wowed by the forthcoming OMD album, but I am excited by the fact that it’s the first album that both of the original band members are part of since 1986. As well as the fact that it will contain a song they composed in 1981 but haven’t released until this album—”Sister Marie Says”:
Their new single/video—”If You Want It”—is also pretty rad:
25 favorite albums
These are albums I love listening to from beginning to end and have a magical appeal no matter the time, place or mood. These are not necessarily the albums I respect the most. In other words: this is a list of what I consider to be my favorite albums—but not, in all cases, what I consider to be the best albums. I’ve listed them in chronological order of discovery (I guess I didn’t discover anything good during college years: 1995-1998.)
01 
abbey road the beatles [part of my earliest musical memories—thank you Mom]
All time favorite. The second side of the album is my favorite 22 minutes of popular music recorded.
02 
thriller michael jackson [Dixon 1982, age 5]
Do I need to explain anything? Even if the only song on the album was Wanna Be Startin’ Something, this would be one of my five favorite albums.
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