Dark Orange

Dark Orange is an ethereal wave band from Hamburg, Germany and is probably best known for their gothic rendition of Paul Simon's "Sounds of Silence".

For the colour, see dark orange (colour).
Dark Orange
GenresEthereal wave, dream pop
Years active1990–1993, 2008–present
LabelsKalinkaland, Hyperium, Deathwish Office
MembersKatrin Wegener (Voice)
Dirk Ritter (Guitar)
Michelle (Bass)
Olivier Goyet (Keyboards / Programming)
Past membersChristoph Leffmann (Bass)
Malte Neumann (Keyboards)
Stephan Böhme (Drums)
Andreas (Drums)

History

Dark Orange's last release with Hyperium Records, "The Sea Is My Soul", taken from their album The Garden of Poseidon, was released under the alias 24 Hours and drastically remixed by Mark Tibenham of And Also the Trees.

The band went relatively unknown to American audiences, until 1998 when Cleopatra Records released "The Sea Is My Soul" (as 24 Hours) on the compilation Heavenly Voices.

Dark Orange announced a reunion in 2008. In 2009, a single followed and the band announced that a new album would be released in May, 2010 on the Kalinkaland label, produced by Folker Alberts and Mastered by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins.[1][2] Guest musicians on the album included Steven Burrows (Bass) and Emer Brizzolara (Dulcimer, drums).[3]

Discography

Albums and EPs
Year Title Label
1990 Dahlia Deathwish Office
1991 Oleander Hyperium
1993 The Garden of Poseidon Hyperium
1993 Breathing the Water (Live) Benton Tapes
2010 Clouds, Paperships and Fallen Angels Kalinkaland
2012 Horizont[4] Kalinkaland

Singles
Year Song Chart
 Album Label
1992 "Sounds of Silence" - The Garden of Poseidon Hyperium
1993 "The Sea Is My Soul" - The Garden of Poseidon Hyperium
2009 "Monkey Business" - Clouds, Paperships and Fallen Angels Kalinkaland
2012 "Butterflies" - Horizont Kalinkaland
2012 "Traumwandler" - Horizont Kalinkaland
2012 "Dagger (Special Remix)" - Horizont Self-Release[5]

Promotional Music Videos
Year Song
1993 "The Sea Is My Soul"
2009 "Monkey Business"
2012 "Butterflies (Robin Gutherie Mix)"
2012 "Traumwandler"
2016 "Halt Mich Auf"[6]

Compilations
Year Title Label Song Additional information
1991 Bouquet of Dreams Dark Star "Rose Grower" (from Dahlia) Release by Dark Star, a sidelabel of Strange Ways.
1998 Heavenly Voices Cleopatra "The Sea Is My Soul (Northern Dreamland Mix)" U.S. release of the European Heavenly Voices compilations.

References
  1. Dark Orange on MySpace.
  2. "Album Information". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  3. Originalproduct.de: DARK ORANGE - Clouds, Paperships And Fallen Angels. Retrieved 2020-07-22. (in German)
  4. Pannwitz, Tanja (2012). "Dark Orange – Horizont". Orkus (in German) (10): 66.
  5. "Dark Orange – Dagger (Alternate Non-Album Version) (2012, 192kbps, File)". Discogs.
  6. DARK ORANGE - Halt mich auf (Official Video). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
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