Even if its predecessor Architecture & Morality opened with the sound of hissing, discordant, rattling machine noises before lurching into an urgent guitar-driven number that was almost synth-punk in its frantic delivery, here the first sounds heard are those of muted horns blaring out a distant fanfare. Britain and Europe in the early 80's was dominated by Margaret Thatcher and her Cold War politics, and this threatening atmosphere greatly influenced Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys' themes on Dazzle Ships - however, despite the album's quirky mix of futuristic sounds and Iron Curtain radio broadcasts evoking almost pre-electricity sentiments. 1983 Preview 1 Radio Prague (2008 Remaster) 1:18 2 Genetic Engineering (2008 Remaster) 3:37 3 ABC Auto-Industry (2008 Remaster) 2:06 4 Telegraph (2008 Remaster) 2:55 5 This Is Helena (2008 Remaster) 1:57 6 International (2008 Remaster) 4:25 7 Dazzle Ships, Pts. And, at how it continues to sound so startling and different as it. I’ve included b-sides on the 2008 release. On initial listen, Dazzle Ships was a peculiarly fragmented affair. Each passing think-piece sent me towards Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darks Dazzle Ships with increasing frequency, each time marvelling simultaneously at how a record so gloriously, unapologetically batshit ever made top five in the albums chart upon its 1983 release. ![]() Maybe not complete and someone can fill in with stuff I’ve missed, but here are what I think are all the officially released songs from the era including these new rarities and demos.
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