{"product_id":"omd-bauhaus-staircase","title":"OMD - Bauhaus Staircase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Indies Exclusive Limited Edition Red Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eOMD\u003c\/strong\u003e) return with their 14th studio album \u003cem\u003eBauhaus Staircase\u003c\/em\u003e, over six years after the triumph of their Top 4-charting record \u003cem\u003eThe Punishment of Luxury\u003c\/em\u003e. The album was born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during lockdown when as \u003cstrong\u003eAndy McCluskey\u003c\/strong\u003e admits: “I rediscovered the creative power of total boredom.” \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album’s first offering as a single is the title track?which serves as a nod both to Andy McCluskey’s love of the Bauhaus era \u0026amp; the power of protest art. “I am a huge lover of visual arts especially mid 20th century movements” Andy comments. “The song is a metaphor for strength and artist passion in the face of criticism and adversity. When times are hard there is a tendency for Governments to look at cutting funding for creativity just at the moment when the arts are most needed to nourish our souls. It seems appropriate that the song and its eponymous album were created during Covid Lockdown.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging further from the beautiful film noir ballad of ‘\u003cem\u003eVeruschka\u003c\/em\u003e’ and the dance stylings of ‘\u003cem\u003eAnthropocene\u003c\/em\u003e’ - a term for the current epoch in Earth’s evolution to the sinister ‘\u003cem\u003eEvolution Of Species\u003c\/em\u003e’ and the hectic ‘\u003cem\u003eKleptocracy\u003c\/em\u003e’ - OMD’s greatest straight-up protest song - the new album is a broad electronic sonic masterpiece that lyrically tackles the topics of the future. The record closes on ‘\u003cem\u003eHealing\u003c\/em\u003e’ - a moment of reflective calm. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy rights OMD should be in semi-retirement performing classics like \u003cem\u003eEnola Gay\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMaid Of Orleans\u003c\/em\u003e on the nostalgia festival circuit like so many peers. Instead they’ve created a landmark album worthy of their finest work. \u003cem\u003eBauhaus Staircase\u003c\/em\u003e remains unmistakably the work of a duo who are still perfectly in sync 45 years after their first gig at legendary Liverpool club Eric’s.? \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I’m very happy with what we’ve done on this record\" McCluskey summarises. “I’m comfortable if this is OMD’s last statement.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"100 Percent","offers":[{"title":"LP - Red Vinyl","offer_id":47045001380185,"sku":"SDZ-26584","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/OMD_-_Bauhaus_Staircase_-_LP_Red_Vinyl_-_2023.jpg?v=1692786681","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/omd-bauhaus-staircase","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}