Liberator

Electronic · 1993 · 12 tracks

Liberator

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

High-gloss 90s synth-pop meeting early techno energy. A bright, club-influenced record that trades industrial gloom for chart-ready euphoria and sampled strings.

June 14, 1993 · Virgin

An extroverted burst of 90s optimism that trades industrial shadows for neon-lit dancefloors.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Stand Above Me

3:34

02

Everyday

3:57

03

King of Stone

4:18

04

Dollar Girl

4:19

05

Dream of Me (based on Love’s Theme)

4:14

06

Sunday Morning

3:24

07

Agnus Dei

3:40

08

Love and Hate You

3:18

09

Heaven Is

4:30

10

Best Years of Our Lives

4:36

11

Christine

5:05

12

Only Tears

4:14

Moments Worth Listening For

The soaring brassy synth hooks of Stand Above Me that signal a high-energy departure from their 80s sound.

The clever integration of Barry White's Love's Theme strings into the modern pop structure of Dream of Me.

The unexpected shift into choral, quasi-religious textures on Agnus Dei amidst the dance-pop surroundings.

Where This Album Departs

How does Liberator sound next to the rest of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's catalogue?

Euphoric+4.0σ

Euphoric saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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