The Orchids
The Orchids are a Scottish band that achieved success with Sarah Records. Formed near Glasgow in 1986, the Orchids released a series of underground singles on the influential Sarah Records (see 1986 in music). The group's line-up comprised James Hackett (vocals), Pauline Hynds Bari (vocals), John Scally (guitar), Chris Quinn (drums), Matthew Drummond (guitar) and James Moody (bass). Their producer, Ian Carmichael, often played keyboards on their records. The group split up in 1995, playing their final gig at the Sarah Records farewell party.
The Orchids were musically one of the most interesting Sarah bands and certainly developed far more on that label than any band except, perhaps, The Field Mice. Starting with a fairly conventional melancholy guitar pop sound on Lyceum and contemporaneous singles, they moved on to become more keyboard and sample/effects-based for their second and third albums, Unholy Soul and Striving For the Lazy Perfection, developing a more electronic sound, possibly as a result of their producer, Ian Carmichael, who was a member of dance band One Dove.
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The Orchids
ALBUMS
- The Lost Star released: 2010
- Good to Be a Stranger released: 2007
- Striving for the Lazy Perfection + Singles released: 2005
- Lyceum + Singles released: 2005
- Unholy Soul + Singles released: 2005
- Striving for the Lazy Perfection released: 1994
- Epicurean - a Soundtrack released: 1992
- Unholy Soul released: 1991
- Lyceum released: 1989
Striving for the Lazy Perfection + Singles
Released 2005- Obsession No. 1
- Striving for the Lazy Perfection
- The Searching
- Welcome to My Curious Heart
- Avignon
- A Living Ken and Barbie
- Beautiful Liar
- A Kind of Eden
- Prayers to St. Jude
- Lovechild
- Give a Little Honey
- I've Got to Wake Up to Tell You My Dreams
- The Perfect Reprise
- Thaumaturgy
- I Was Just Dreaming
- Between Sleeping and Walking
- It's Ours
- The Letter
Lyceum + Singles
Released 2005- It's Only Obvious
- A Place Called Home
- Caveman
- The York Song
- Carrole-Anne
- Hold On
- Blue Light
- If You Can't Find Love
- I've Got a Habit
- Apologies
- Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom
- Defy the Law
- Underneath the Window, Underneath the Sink
- Tiny Words
- Walter
- What Will We Do Next?
- As Time Goes By
- Yawn
- An Ill Wind That Blows
- All Those Things
Unholy Soul + Singles
Released 2005- Me and the Black and White Dream
- Women Priests and Addicts
- Bringing You the Love
- Frank de Salvo
- Long Drawn Saturday Night
- Peaches
- Dirty Clothing
- Moon Lullaby
- Coloured Stone
- The Sadness of Sex, Part 1
- Waiting for the Storm
- You Know I'm Fine
- Bemused, Confused and Bedraggled
- Pelican Blonde
- Tropical Fishbowl
- How Does That Feel
- Sigh
- Something for the Longing
- Farewell, Dear Bonnie
- On a Sunday
Striving for the Lazy Perfection
Released 1994- Obsession No. 1
- Striving for the Lazy Perfection
- The Searching
- Welcome to My Curious Heart
- Avignon
- A Living Ken and Barbie
- Beautiful Liar
- A Kind of Eden
- Prayers to St. Jude
- Lovechild
- Give a Little Honey
- I've Got to Wake Up to Tell You My Dreams
- The Perfect Reprise
- I Was Just Dreaming
- Between Sleeping and Waking
Epicurean - a Soundtrack
Released 1992- Peaches
- A Place Called Home
- Tiny Words
- Moon Lullaby
- Walter
- It's Only Obvious
- Long Drawn Sunday Night
- Blue Light
- Yawn
- Sigh
- Something for the Longing
- The York Song
- Bemused Confused and Bedraggled
- Caveman
- Underneath the Window, Underneath the Sink
- Pelican Blonde
- Women Priests and Addicts
- Carrole-Anne
- Tropical Fishbowl
- The Sadness of Sex (Part 1)
The Orchids
ALBUMS
- Just For You released: 1964
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by Psychic Tv
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by Califone
The Orchids
by: Psychic Tvwhen all the numbers swim together
and all the shadows settle
when doors forced open shut again
a flytrap and a petal
my eyes burn and claws rush to fill them
and in the morning after the night
i fall in love with the light
it is so clear i realize
that here at last i have my eyes
when all the figures sound retreat
the soft skin starts to shrivel
when dreams made real become less sweet
the orchid and the metal
my sex turns and claws rush to spill them
but in the morning after the night
i fall in love with the light
it is so pure i can't arise
without the fear of secret lies
when all the characters full size
and every moon is level
when all the spirits burn in lies
as center grief by steel
my eyes burn and claws rush to fill them
but in the morning after the night
i fall in love with the light
it is so clear i realize
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