Album · 1984
Junk Culture
by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Junk Culture is a 1984 electronic album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It runs 25 tracks across 114 minutes.
Electronic · New Wave · Dance-Pop
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- 10 critics
- 25
- Tracks
- 114 min
- Runtime
- 127 bpm
- Tempo
- G major
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- Record Mirror5/5
- Calgary HeraldA
- Louder Than War8.5/10
- Number One4/5
- Record Collector4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Classic Pop4/5
- MusicHound4/5
- The Village VoiceB
- Smash Hits7/10
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Junk Culture album cover
The Junk Culture cover was designed by PSA and photographed by Richard Haughton.
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- PSA
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- Richard Haughton
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25 tracks · 114 min
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Junk Culture is the fifth album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1984. The three most successful singles from the album were "Locomotion", which reached #5 in the UK, "Talking Loud and Clear" (#11), and "Tesla Girls" (#21). Junk Culture has a different sound because of a change in instrumentation due to the band's acquisition of the Fairlight CMI digital sampling/sequencing workstation. The title track is an instrumental with heavy dub overtones and tape collages, "All Wrapped Up" is a calypso pop song. "Talking Loud and Clear" features a soprano saxophone melody. The cover artwork was designed by Peter Saville.
In brief
- When was Junk Culture released?
- Junk Culture was released in 1984.
- How many tracks are on Junk Culture?
- Junk Culture has 25 tracks, with a runtime of 114 minutes.
- What genre is Junk Culture?
- Junk Culture is catalogued under Electronic, New Wave, Dance-Pop.
- What BPM is Junk Culture?
- Junk Culture runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in G major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Junk Culture?
- Listeners of Junk Culture also rate Romantic? by The Human League, This Last Night in Sodom by Soft Cell, Songs From the Big Chair by Tears for Fears.