Orange Sector

Martin Bodewell and Lars Felker met in 1992 at an underground club named "Index" in Hannover, Germany. The pair discovered that they had similar tastes in music and decided to work together in their musical efforts. Influenced by fellow German acts DAF and Extrabreit, as well as EBM stalwarts Nitzer Ebb, the pair produced a demo tape as Orange Sector — entitled The War Comes Home — and sent it to the German electronic music label Zoth Ommog.{{cite web |last1=Dolphen |first1=Peter |title=Orange Sector: Für immer... kalt wie Stahl! |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/orange-sector/ |website=Peek-a-boo Music Magazine |access-date=19 January 2021 |date=22 Aug 2013}} Zoth Ommog label head, Andreas Tomalla (aka Talla 2XLC), liked the demo and offered a record deal to Bodewell and Felker.{{cite web |title=Profile: Orange Sector |url=http://alternation.eu/orange_sector,id,860,artysci.html |website=Alternation Dark Culture Magazine |issn=1897-595X |access-date=19 January 2021}}

Over the next two years, the band released two albums on Zoth Ommog: Faith in 1993 and Flashback in 1994.{{cite web |author1=Inferno Sound Diaries |title=‘Click Interview’ with Orange Sector: ‘We Don‘t Like Bands That Behave Like The Next Big Superstars’ |url=https://www.side-line.com/click-interview-with-orange-sector-we-dont-like-bands-that-behave-like-the-next-big-superstars/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=19 January 2021 |date=17 March 2019}} Both were produced by André Schmechta (aka Sevren Ni-Arb) of X Marks the Pedwalk in his T.G.I.F. Studio,{{cite book|last1=Hampejs|first1=Yuma|last2=Schulze|first2=Marcel|title=Electronic Body Music (English Edition)|year=2024|location=Lüdersdorf, Germany|publisher=Mionætti|isbn=9783000785245|pages=270–273}} which was a production nexus for many EBM bands in the early 1990s. The band rounded out 1994 with the release of "Kids in America," an EP that included a cover of Kim Wilde's track of the same name and a cover of the KISS track "I Was Made for Lovin' You."{{cite journal |last1=Dawn |first1=Misty |editor1-last=Valerio |editor1-first=Paul |title=Orange Sector - Kids in America |journal=Industrialnation |date=Spring 1995 |volume=1 |issue=10 |page=70 |location=Iowa City, IA |issn=1062-449X |publisher=Moon Mystique}}

By 1997, Felker left the band to attend to personal and professional affairs, leaving Bodewell to continue the project alone. Orange Sector released several more albums as a solo venture of Bodewell's: Love It! which was released by Synthetic Symfony, and Scars of Love and Masquerade which were released on Zoth Ommog. The style of these albums differed from the initial, EBM heavy output during Felker's involvement and turned away some fans of the earlier work. By the end of the nineties, Bodewell ceased activities as Orange Sector.

In 2004, Torben Schmidt of Lights of Euphoria and founder of Infacted Recordings contacted Felker with interest in releasing a compendium of early Orange Sector work. This led to the compilation release Here We Are [Back Again] and a regenerated Orange Sector under the Infacted label. Here We Are peaked at #10 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) and ranked #64 on the DAC Top Singles for 2005.{{cite web |title=DAC Top 100 Singles 2005 |url=http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2005/DAC/index.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423203707/http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2005/DAC/index.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |date=2006 |url-status=dead}}

Under the Infacted banner the band released a stream of new studio albums: Bassprodukt (2006),{{cite web |author1= |title=Orange Sector - Bassprodukt (cd Infacted Recordings) |url=http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=17622_0_17_0_C |website=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=2 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611155007/http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=17622_0_17_0_C |archive-date=11 June 2012 |date=4 October 2006 |url-status=dead}} Profound (2007),{{cite web |author1= |title=Orange Sector - Profound (cd Infacted) |url=http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=26447_0_17_0_C |website=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=2 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016104735/http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=26447_0_17_0_C |archive-date=16 October 2007 |date=15 October 2007 |url-status=dead}} and Mindfuck (2009).{{cite web |author1= |title=Orange Sector - Mindfuck (cd Infacted Recordings) |url=http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=41625_0_17_0_C |website=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=2 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611124231/http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=41625_0_17_0_C |archive-date=11 June 2012 |date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead}} Clubprodukt, an EP of extracts From Bassprodukt, peaked at #10 on the DAC.{{cite web |title=DAC Top 100 Singles 2006 |url=http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423220627/http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |date=2007 |url-status=dead}} In 2010, the band dual-released Krieg & Frieden on both Infacted and on Metropolis Records in the United States, their first release on that label.{{cite web |last1=Backlash |first1=Brian |title=Orange Sector – Krieg & Frieden |url=https://regenmag.com/reviews/orange-sector-krieg-frieden/ |website=Re-Gen Magazine |access-date=9 October 2021 |date=13 July 2010}} Twenty years after their debut album Orange Sector released the maxi-EP, "Der Maschinist", as a lead-in to their tenth studio album Vorwärts Nach Weit.{{cite web |last1=Elanor |first1=Natalia |title=Orange Sector - Der Maschinist |url=http://alternation.eu/orange-sector-der-maschinist,id,3497,aktualnosci.html |website=Alternation Dark Culture Magazine |issn=1897-595X |access-date=9 October 2021 |date=13 December 2012}}{{cite web |title=Orange Sector – Vorwärts Nach Weit |author= |url=https://www.side-line.com/orange-sector-vorwrts-nach-weit-cd-album-infacted-recordings/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=9 October 2021 |date=29 July 2013}}

2015 saw the release of Night Terrors and its accompanying EPs, Glasmensch and Monoton.{{cite web |author1=Inferno Sound Diaries |title=Orange Sector – Night. Terrors |url=https://www.side-line.com/orange-sector-night-terrors-cd-album-infacted-recordings/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=9 October 2021 |date=7 July 2015}} These were followed by renewed touring activity in 2016.{{cite web |last1=Tabrit |first1=Britta |title=Interview: Orange Sector |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/orange-sector-593/ |website=Peek-a-boo Music Magazine |access-date=9 October 2021 |date=18 January 2016}} Glasmensch and Monoton were the first two parts of an EP "trilogy", the last of which was 2016's Farben.{{cite web |last1=Van Isacker |first1=Bernard |title=Orange Sector to release 3rd and final part of their EP trilogy: ‘Farben’ |url=https://www.side-line.com/orange-sector-to-release-3rd-and-final-part-of-their-ep-trilogy-farben/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=9 October 2021 |date=16 November 2016}}

In 2018 the band brought on René Nowotny as a third member to replace Felker in live support and to provide backing vocals in the studio. Nowotny, also of the band Ad:Key, had previously provided live support for Bodewell after Felker's initial departure. With Nowotny on board, the trio released their twelfth studio album, Alarm, in 2019. Alarm was regarded as the band's most "political" release to date, treating on subjects including racism and hateful politics sung in both German and English.{{cite web |author1=Inferno Sound Diaries |title=Orange Sector – Alarm |url=https://www.side-line.com/orange-sector-alarm-cd-album-infacted-recordings/ |website=Side-Line |access-date=9 October 2021 |date=24 February 2019}}

In 2021, the band co-released a single, "War of the Religions", with former label mates Armageddon Dildos.{{cite web |author1=Inferno Sound Diaries |title=Orange Sector Feat. Armageddon Dildos – War Of The Religions |url=https://www.side-line.com/orange-sector-feat-armageddon-dildos-war-of-the-religions-ep-infacted-recordings/ |website=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=4 August 2024 |date=22 Oct 2021}} "War of the Religions" reached #8 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC).{{cite web |title=Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 23 Jahr: 2021 Kategorie: Single |website=Deutsche Alternative Charts |url=https://deutsche-alternative-charts.de/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614065505/https://deutsche-alternative-charts.de/ |archive-date=14 Jun 2021 |url-status=deviated}}

2021 also saw the release of the album Alles Wird Geld.{{cite web |last1=Dolphen |first1=Peter |title=Review: Orange Sector: Alles Wird Geld |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/orange-sector-alles-wird-gold/ |website=Peek-a-Boo Music Magazine |access-date=21 June 2022 |date=19 December 2021}} The album track "The Work Is Done" was subsequently released as an EP in 2022 and included a remix by the American band, Kreign.{{cite web |author1=Inferno Sound Diaries |title=Reviews: Orange Sector – The Work Is Done |url=https://www.side-line.com/orange-sector-the-work-is-done-album-infacted-recordings/ |website=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=21 June 2022 |date=22 May 2022}} "The Work Is Done" reached #2 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC).{{cite web |title=Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 26 Jahr: 2022 Kategorie: Single |url=https://deutsche-alternative-charts.de/ |website=Deutsche Alternative Charts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630021430/https://deutsche-alternative-charts.de/ |archive-date=30 Jun 2022 |url-status=deviated}}

In 2024, the band embarked on a second EP trilogy with Tanzfabrik, Wo Bist Du, and Schmerz. Schmerz included an collaboration with Tino Claus of TC75.{{cite web |author1= |title=Finaler Schlag: ORANGE SECTOR veröffentlichen letzte EP „Schmerz“ der Trilogie |url=https://monkeypress.de/2025/03/news/new-videos/finaler-schlag-otange-sector-veroeffentlichen-letzte-ep-schmerz-der-trilogie/ |website=Monkey Press |access-date=23 March 2025 |language=German |date=23 March 2025}}

In 2022, Bodewell joined with Uwe Kanka of Armageddon Dildos to form a side project named Kanka Bodewell. The duo released two albums, Herzblut in 2022 and Stroboscope in 2024.{{cite web |author1=Inferno Sound Diaries |title=Click Interview with Kanka Bodewell: ‘We didn´t want to sound like Orange Sector or Armageddon Dildos’ |url=https://www.side-line.com/click-interview-with-kanka-bodewell-we-didnt-want-to-sound-like-orange-sector-or-armageddon-dildos/ |website=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=4 August 2024 |date=6 Jun 2024}}

• The War Comes Home (1992, self-released)
• Faith (1993, Zoth Ommog)
• Flashback (1994, Zoth Ommog)
• Love It! (1997, Synthetic Symfony, Animalized)
• Scars of Love (1998, Zoth Ommog)
• Masquerade (1998, Zoth Ommog)
• Here We Are (Back Again) (2005, Infacted)
• Bassprodukt (2006, Infacted)
• Profound (2007, Infacted)
• Mindfuck (2009, Infacted, Machineries of Joy)
• Krieg & Frieden (2010, Infacted, Metropolis)
• Vorwärts Nach Weit (2013, Infacted)
• Night.Terrors (2015, Infacted)
• Alarm (2019, Infacted)
• Alles Wird Gold (2021, Infacted)
• Feuer & Flamme (2024, Infacted)

• Kids in America (1994, Zoth Ommog)
• Für Immer Kalt Wie Stahl (2006, Infacted){{cite web |author1= |title=Orange Sector - Für immer Kalt wie Stahl (Mcd ep Infacted Recordings) |url=http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=20129_0_17_0_C |website=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=2 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219151837/http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=20129_0_17_0_C |archive-date=19 February 2007 |date=16 January 2007 |url-status=dead}}
• Undertage (2008, Infacted)
• Der Maschinist (2012, Infacted)
• Gelle Zeit (2013, Infacted)
• Monoton (2015, Infacted)
• Glasmensch (2015, Infacted)
• Farben (2016, Infacted)
• Stahlwerk (2016, Infacted)
• Die Fahne (2018, Infacted)
• Zerstörer (2020, Infacted)
• War of the Religions (feat. Armageddon Dildos) (2021, Infacted)
• Angstmann (2021, Infacted)
• The Work Is Done (2022, Infacted)
• Join the Nation (2022, Infacted)
• Der Totmacher (2022, Infacted)
• Farben (2024, Infacted)
• Tanzfabrik (2024, Infacted)
• Wo Bist Du (2024, Infacted)
• Schmerz (feat. TC75) (2025, Infacted)

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