Organisation

by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Organisation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 October 1980
  • Label: Dindisc
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 59:44
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Malcolm Holmes, Paul Humphreys, Harry Warren, Andy McCluskey, Mack Gordon

Album Notes & Community Reviews

OMD significantly deepened their sound on their sophomore record, leaving behind quirky minimalism for a profoundly atmospheric, distinctly gothic synth-pop approach. Featuring the monumental anti-war single 'Enola Gay', 'Organisation' is a remarkably cold, deeply ominous, and passionately melodic album steeped in dark urban landscapes and historical tragedy.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, war, minimalistic, melodic, synth, synthesizers, electronic, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Enola Gay (3:33)
  2. 2nd Thought (4:15)
  3. VCL XI (3:50)
  4. Motion And Heart (3:16)
  5. Statues (4:30)
  6. The Misunderstanding (4:55)
  7. The More I See You (4:11)
  8. Promise (4:51)
  9. Stanlow (6:40)
  10. Annex (4:33)
  11. Introducing Radios (1:27)
  12. Distance Fades Between Us (3:44)
  13. Progress (2:57)
  14. Once When I Was Six (3:12)
  15. Electricity (3:43)

Credits

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - primary artist, producer
  • Interphoto - design [sleeve design]
  • Peter Saville - design [sleeve design]
  • Trevor Key - design [sleeve design]
  • Malcolm Holmes - drums, percussion [acoustic]
  • Laurence Diana - engineer [advision]
  • Peter Woolliscroft - engineer [assistant]
  • Max Norman - engineer [ridge farm]
  • Alain DeRoque - lacquer cut by
  • Paul Collister - management
  • White Noise Limited - management
  • Mike Howlett - producer
  • Andy McCluskey - synthesizer, bass, organ [electronic], piano [treated acoustic], programmed by [rhythm], percussion [acoustic], percussion [electronic], vocals, written-by
  • Paul Humphreys - synthesizer, organ [electronic], electric piano, piano [acoustic], programmed by [rhythm], percussion [electronic], percussion [acoustic], vocals, written-by
  • Harry Warren - written-by
  • Mack Gordon - written-by

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