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The Pacific Age
Electronic · 1986 · 10 tracks

The Pacific Age

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Shimmering digital synthesizers and maritime melodies. A polished, mid-80s evolution of their sound that balances chart-ready pop with experimental art-rock textures.

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It's the ultimate 80s sunset soundtrack, full of big synths and even bigger melodies.

A bright, polished nostalgia that feels like looking at a postcard of a place you've never been.

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Stay (The Black Rose and the Universal Wheel)
4:23
02
(Forever) Live and Die (7″ mix)
3:38
03
The Pacific Age
3:59
04
The Dead Girls
4:49
05
Shame
4:16
06
Southern
3:42
07
Flame of Hope
2:40
08
Goddess of Love
4:31
09
We Love You
4:10
10
Watch Us Fall
4:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The bright, brassy synthesizer hook that opens (Forever) Live and Die, instantly defining the mid-80s pop aesthetic.
The eerie, sampled vocal textures and tribal percussion that anchor the title track's experimental atmosphere.
The driving, melodic bassline in Stay that provides a rhythmic counterpoint to the soaring choral synth pads.
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