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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British New Wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single "Enola Gay", which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band's seminal work, it spawned three international hit singles and propelled them to superstar status in their home country. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, were retrospectively described by AllMusic's Ned Raggett as having been… more »

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Anthropocene 
The current geological epoch 

Ten thousand years before now 
Global human population is five million

One thousand years before now
Global human population two hundred million
 
Walking on the carbon band 
Evidence of human hand
Stain in the stratigraphy
Sedimentary memory

Just another KT line
Start and finish of our time
A dirty mark in history 
Souvenir for all to see

Documenting our decline
Paradox as paradigm
Tragic in trajectory
Trespass in geology 
Fossil footprints in the sand 
Make their mark across the land
Crushing all diversity
Tainted by humanity 

Anthropocene 
The current geological epoch 
Dating from the commencement 
Of significant human impact
On Earth's geology and ecosystems
Including anthropogenic climate change.

Anthropocene 
The current geological epoch 
Anthropocene
Geology and ecosystems
Anthropocene
Significant human impact.

One hundred years before now 
Global human population is two billion
Ten years before now 
Global human population is seven billion
One million years after now 
Global human population is zero

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