Dazzle Ships

by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Dazzle Ships cover art

Following massive commercial success, OMD released this profoundly experimental, highly conceptual synth-pop record exploring Cold War paranoia and technological alienation. 'Dazzle Ships' heavily incorporates musique concrète tape loops, shortwave radio broadcasts, and industrial sampling alongside intensely melancholic pop melodies. The album is a cold, avant-garde masterpiece that boldly sacrificed immediate pop stardom for lasting artistic innovation.

Genres

  • Synthpop

Tracklist

  1. Radio Prague
  2. Genetic Engineering
  3. ABC Auto-Industry
  4. Telegraph
  5. This Is Helena
  6. International
  7. Dazzle Ships (Parts II, III And VII)
  8. The Romance Of The Telescope
  9. Silent Running
  10. Radio Waves
  11. Time Zones
  12. Of All The Things We've Made
  13. Telegraph - The Manor Version 1981
  14. 4-Neu
  15. Genetic Engineering - 312MM Version
  16. 66 And Fading
  17. Telegraph
  18. Swiss Radio International