| Dark Orange | |
| 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".
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.[1] [2] Guest musicians on the album included Steven Burrows (Bass) and Emer Brizzolara (Dulcimer, drums).[3]
| 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[4] | Kalinkaland |
| Year | Song | Chart | Album | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Sounds of Silence" | style="text-align:center; " | - | The Garden of Poseidon | Hyperium | |
| 1993 | "The Sea Is My Soul" | style="text-align:center; " | - | The Garden of Poseidon | Hyperium | |
| 2009 | "Monkey Business" | style="text-align:center; " | - | Clouds, Paperships and Fallen Angels | Kalinkaland | |
| 2012 | "Butterflies" | style="text-align:center; " | - | Horizont | Kalinkaland | |
| 2012 | "Traumwandler" | style="text-align:center; " | - | Horizont | Kalinkaland | |
| 2012 | "Dagger (Special Remix)" | style="text-align:center; " | - | Horizont | Self-Release[5] |
| Year | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "The Sea Is My Soul" | |
| 2009 | "Monkey Business" | |
| 2012 | "Butterflies (Robin Gutherie Mix)" | |
| 2012 | "Traumwandler" | |
| 2016 | "Halt Mich Auf"[6] |
| Year | Title | Label | Song | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bouquet of Dreams | Dark Star | "Rose Grower" (from Dahlia) | Release by Dark Star, a sidelabel of Strange Ways. | |
| 1998 | Heavenly Voices | Cleopatra | "The Sea Is My Soul (Northern Dreamland Mix)" | U.S. release of the European Heavenly Voices compilations. |