Dark Orange
{{Short description|German ethereal wave band}}
{{For|the colour|dark orange (colour)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dark Orange
| image =
| genre = Ethereal wave, dream pop
| years_active = 1990–1993, 2008–present
| label = Kalinkaland, Hyperium, Deathwish Office
| associated_acts = 24 Hours
| current_members = Katrin Wegener (Voice)
Dirk Ritter (Guitar)
Michelle (Bass)
Olivier Goyet (Keyboards / Programming)
| past_members = Christoph Leffmann (Bass)
Malte Neumann (Keyboards)
Stephan Böhme (Drums)
Andreas (Drums)
}}
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".
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.[http://myspace.com/darkorange Dark Orange on MySpace. ]{{Cite web |url=http://www.kalinkaland-shop.com/product_info.php?info=p222_Clouds--Paperships-And-Fallen-Angels.html |title=Album Information |access-date=2010-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420054537/http://www.kalinkaland-shop.com/product_info.php?info=p222_Clouds--Paperships-And-Fallen-Angels.html |archive-date=2010-04-20 |url-status=dead }} Guest musicians on the album included Steven Burrows (Bass) and Emer Brizzolara (Dulcimer, drums).[https://originalproduct.de/produktdetails/2529-dark-orange-clouds-paperships-and-fallen-angels Originalproduct.de: DARK ORANGE - Clouds, Paperships And Fallen Angels]. Retrieved 2020-07-22. (in German)
Discography
=Albums and EPs=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Label |
| 1990
| Dahlia |
| 1991
| Oleander | Hyperium |
| 1993
| The Garden of Poseidon | Hyperium |
| 1993
| Breathing the Water (Live) |
| 2010
| Clouds, Paperships and Fallen Angels |
| 2012
| Horizont{{cite journal|title=Dark Orange – Horizont|first=Tanja |last=Pannwitz |journal=Orkus |issue=10 |year=2012 |language=German|page=66}} | Kalinkaland |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Year
! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Song ! style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Chart ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Album ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Label |
|---|
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|1992 | style="text-align:left; "|"Sounds of Silence" | style="text-align:center; " |
| style="text-align:left; "|The Garden of Poseidon
| style="text-align:left; "|Hyperium |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|1993 | style="text-align:left; "|"The Sea Is My Soul" | style="text-align:center; " |
| style="text-align:left; "|The Garden of Poseidon
| style="text-align:left; "|Hyperium |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2009 | style="text-align:left; "|"Monkey Business" | style="text-align:center; " |
| style="text-align:left; "|Clouds, Paperships and Fallen Angels
| style="text-align:left; "|Kalinkaland |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2012 | style="text-align:left; "|"Butterflies" | style="text-align:center; " |
| style="text-align:left; "|Horizont
| style="text-align:left; "|Kalinkaland |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2012 | style="text-align:left; "|"Traumwandler" | style="text-align:center; " |
| style="text-align:left; "|Horizont
| style="text-align:left; "|Kalinkaland |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2012 | style="text-align:left; "|"Dagger (Special Remix)" | style="text-align:center; " |
| style="text-align:left; "|Horizont
| style="text-align:left; "|Self-Release{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dark-Orange-Dagger-Alternate-Non-Album-Version/release/3842899|title = Dark Orange – Dagger (Alternate Non-Album Version) (2012, 192kbps, File)|website = Discogs}} |
=Promotional Music Videos=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Year
! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Song |
|---|
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|1993 | style="text-align:left; "|"The Sea Is My Soul" |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2009 | style="text-align:left; "|"Monkey Business" |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2012 | style="text-align:left; "|"Butterflies (Robin Gutherie Mix)" |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2012 | style="text-align:left; "|"Traumwandler" |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center; "|2016 | style="text-align:left; "|"Halt Mich Auf"{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/YJ3t5nKW61I| archive-date = 2021-12-08| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ3t5nKW61I| title = DARK ORANGE - Halt mich auf (Official Video) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} |
=Compilations=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Label !Song !Additional information |
|---|
| 1991
| Dark Star |"Rose Grower" (from Dahlia) |Release by Dark Star, a sidelabel of Strange Ways. |
| 1998
|"The Sea Is My Soul (Northern Dreamland Mix)" |U.S. release of the European Heavenly Voices compilations. |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dark+Orange Discogs] The most complete and authoritative music discography.
- [http://eyesore.no/tfdi/eklein/index.html Eyesore] The web's largest Industrial/Gothic music index.
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Category:Ethereal wave musical groups