DARK ORANGE is at present both a Hamburg/Germany and a Valentigney/France based band. They were one of the first “Heavenly Voices” Bands from the cult label “Hyperium” in the early 90s. After 15 years working on other projects, Katrin Elna and Dirk Odu decided to make a reunion of Dark Orange in 2008 with some new bandmembers like french programmer Olivier from DEAD BEAT PROJECT or Michelle on bassguitar.
DARK ORANGE have done their schallzentrale studio session in march 2009. There will be a second session in autumn and winter. DARK ORANGE will release their new album "DARK ORANGE...clouds, paperships and fallen angels" in next years spring with the record company KALINKALAND.
On this player you find a medley of the spring studio session. Find also on this player some songs from the Dark Orange period from 1990 - 1993 and an unreleased song called "romance of chevalry" recorded live in mainz in may 1992. You can also find the song "rosegrower" from the first Dark Orange-tape "Dahlia" released by the musicmagazine "Zillo" back in 1989.
Influences
Past, Present and Future!
Sounds Like
Atmospheric guitar music and Heavenly Voices
Releases:
DARK ORANGE - Oleander 1991 (Deathwish)
DARK ORANGE - 12" Sounds of Silence 1992 (Hyperium)
DARK ORANGE - The Garden of Poseidon 1993 (Hyperium)
24HOURS (DARK ORANGE side-project with marc tibenham from And Also The Trees) 1993 (Hyperium)
Appearances on the following compilations:
Reminiscence...Stuttgart, Röhre (aftershow), 6 May 1992 - And Also The Trees & Dark Orange with crew and fans, photo by Achim.
Listen to Dark Orange's interpretation of "The House of the Heart" originally composed by And Also The Trees at the myspace site :
History...first 3-track tape DAHLIA was supported by German Wave-Magazine ZILLO. A little bit later, the song ROSEGROWER could be found on the classic wave-sampler BOQUET OF DREAMS. 1990, first DARK ORANGE longplayer OLEANDER was published. The time after was filled up with playing live together with bands like LOVE LIKE BLOOD, AND ALSO THE TREES, PINK TURNS BLUE, CANCER BARRACK, GALAXIE 500. After a show in Stuttgart with AND ALSO THE TREES, both bands were playing some music backstage and soon was born the idea of doing a cover-version of KATE BUSHs The man with the child in his eyes. The song was released on a 3-track CD SOUNDS OF SILENCE, including also two cover-versions of this unforgettable Simon and Garfunkel song. 1993, the second DARK ORANGE longplayer THE GRDEN OF POSEIDON came into the shops. The following DARK ORANGE-Tour ended with the last concert in June 1993. Longtime bass-player Christof left, band-members Malte and Dirk P. were changing to Hamburg Band SELIG and to PHILLIP BOA. In 1993, former AND ALSO THE TREES-member Marc Tibenham remixed two Dark Orange-songs, published under the project 24 HOURS featuring a 6-track-MCD with different remixes.
Affected by the first Portishead-Album, Katrin-Elna and Dirk founded novaVENUS, working together with different musicians like Axel and Hauke from GIRLS UNDER GLASS or CZECHs Gregcore. Trip-Hop Album VEGALOOP came out in 1998. With the personal split between Katrin-Elna and Dirk also ended the musical partnership. Dirk founded MOONSOON with Sandra Berger, Katrin-Elna was going to do the lounge-project KATE THE CAT.
Hello from Pontypool! Just wanted to let everyone know that we have posted our latest tune "SIGNS" on our myspace profile. Please check it out sometime and let us know what you think. Also our newly updated WEBSITE www.the-transporters.com is NOW ONLINE. So feel free to go have a nose around (there is a link on our myspace profile). In our media room we have our debut lp "TRANSPORTED" re-available on i-tunes as well as a preview of our follow up lp "MY ESCAPE". Not only that there is a live/folk page and a re-mix/radio page with more new and exclusive tracks. Kisses Grace.x
Hello from Wales! We have just posted a new song on our remixed page,The Transporters Remixed. "Machine" is the first track Steve and i have worked on in a while. You can find it on The Transporters profile in the top friends. Please check it out sometime and let me know what you think. There is also a "almost" new tune on our main profile called "Her World"- this is a remix that Jules the bass rocked up in his London studio. Steve has been busy updating our website for us, its looking good and will be up and running soon, our debut "Transported" will be reavailable and we will also be releasing our 2nd Lp "My Escape". The-Transporters.com will have exclusive remixes, new videos, galleries and our shop will be back. We will you keep you updated...Grace.xx
DARK ORANGE - 12" Sounds of Silence 1992 (Hyperium)
DARK ORANGE - The Garden of Poseidon 1993 (Hyperium)
24HOURS (DARK ORANGE side-project with marc tibenham from And Also The Trees) 1993 (Hyperium)
Appearances on the following compilations:
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