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.Dark Orange on MySpace. Guest musicians on the album included Steven Burrows (Bass) and Emer Brizzolara (Dulcimer, drums). Originalproduct.de: DARK ORANGE - Clouds, Paperships And Fallen Angels. Retrieved 2020-07-22. (in German)
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 Kalinkaland
Singles YearSongChartAlbumLabel1992"Sounds of Silence"-The Garden of PoseidonHyperium1993"The Sea Is My Soul"-The Garden of PoseidonHyperium2009"Monkey Business"-Clouds, Paperships and Fallen AngelsKalinkaland2012"Butterflies"-HorizontKalinkaland2012"Traumwandler"-HorizontKalinkaland2012"Dagger (Special Remix)"-HorizontSelf-Release
Promotional Music Videos YearSong1993"The Sea Is My Soul"2009"Monkey Business"2012"Butterflies (Robin Gutherie Mix)"2012"Traumwandler"2016"Halt Mich Auf"
Compilations YearTitleLabelSongAdditional information1991Bouquet of Dreams Dark Star"Rose Grower" (from Dahlia)Release by Dark Star, a sidelabel of Strange Ways.1998Heavenly Voices Cleopatra"The Sea Is My Soul (Northern Dreamland Mix)"U.S. release of the European Heavenly Voices compilations.
References
Discogs The most complete and authoritative music discography. Eyesore The web's largest Industrial/Gothic music index.