"Night Café" is the third single from OMD's English Electric and was just released this week as a digital EP via BMG.
The
single is accompanied by four superb remixes and a complete collection
of the albums' b-sides, forming a 10 track digital release package. New ttrack 'Kill Me' is also included as the official b-side to
Night Café.
When asked about the track Andy McCluskey said, "'Kill Me'
was actually one of the first ideas that we had for the songs that would
form the English Electric collection. I mentioned to Paul that
it would be interesting to try a looped vocal idea something like our
old song "4-Neu," and suggested the words 'kill me.'"
One
remix in particular features the dark disco re-workings of synth pop
new comers Vile Electrodes. Their 'B-Side the C-Side' remix came as a
result of supporting OMD's live shows throughout Europe.
On
his inspiration for "Night Café" Andy says, "I was in New York for the
first time in 20 years. I was feeling melancholy. It was -9 degrees, it
was dark and I was on a street corner looking into an almost empty
restaurant. How could I not be reminded of Edward Hopper's paintings?"
The
song references seven titles of his works and combines OMD's romantic
melodic touch with a lyrical sadness that matches the tranquil emptiness
of Hopper's art. The accompanying video premiered recently with
Clash Magazine- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPKzOAYu7qs
Track listing for Night Café is as follows:
Night Cafe
1) Night Café
B-Sides
2) Kill Me
3) The Great White Silence
4) Time Burns
5) No Man's Land
6) Frontline
Remixes
7) Night Café (Vile Electrodes 'B-Side the C-Side' Remix)
8) Night Café (Metroland's Nighthawks Remix)
9) Night Café (Taoyoyo Remix)
10) Night Café (Sin Cos Tan Rmx)
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