The BBC website have a news feature on Onetwo's arrangement with Übersonik which also features quotes from Paul Humphreys and Jim Kjelgaard. Thanks to obs for flagging up the link.

OMD Station - A Japanese OMD fansite is now available via www.k-os.biz/~yasu/omd/omd.html.

The site is quite extensive featuring Biography, Discography (focusing on Japanese releases), News, Gallery and BBS. Please note that the website is in Japanese text. More via OMD Station

The There(there) website has also been updated with new details and information via: www.theremusic.com

Our interview with Paul Humphreys is also online here on the OMD Website via this link.

Mal Holmes has announced a release date for Smile (the dance track featuring Jo Mooney). The CD will be out on Monday 5th July.

It's been all change with plans for Jo Mooney's debut release. Mal Holmes reports that the original idea of producing a CD EP has been shelved recently with the focus shifting to a dance record project involving Jo.

The record is called Smile and will be released under the title First People Featuring Jo Mooney and will feature Jo singing on a track put together by a dance musician colleague of Mally's.

A 7" edit of the song is being bolstered by 12" mixes, including mixes by K-Klass and some radio play has been scheduled. The release is due to go to manufacturing next week and we'll post up more info as we get it.

KJ adds that orders paid for with International Money Orders may take slightly longer to get processed, as they can't be verified as quickly as an electronic payment.

The address for International Money Orders is:

Sonic Seduction Limited
Suite 191
176 Finchley Road
London
NW3 6BT

All International Money Orders should be made in US Dollars, and should be made out to Sonic Seduction Ltd. They should not be issued in Pounds Sterling or Euros.

You will also need to include your eBay user name with your payment

A demo of a remixed version of Telegraph by German producer Michael Bachmeier is available to download via www.trancehousemusic.com.

Meanwhile, Hagen Schmitt, webmaster of the German OMD Fansite has announced plans for a German OMD Fan Gathering. The event is scheduled for September 4th 2004 in Munich.

Events include:

• OMD videos on a large videoscreen
• OMD Quiz
• OMD Disco
• Live OMD songs on stage

More details via www.omd-germany.de/english/htm_english/fangathering.htm

Onetwo is the new outfit consisting of Paul Humphreys and Claudia Brücken as previously reported.

There is also more information on Onetwo in our Paul Humphreys Q & A available here on the OMD Website.

You can also hear samples of two of the tracks Sister and Cloud Nine via the above link.

The pre-sale copies are limited edition first pressings and only 2,000 copies have been pressed. Buyers who order these copies will receive them when the CD is released on the 28th June prior to a second pressing being issued.

Paul Humphreys has also made a posting on the OMD Forum flagging up details on the release.

Paul also reports that the There (there) website will be up and running properly by the 28th June - or possibly earlier - to accompany the release.

Issue 3 of Messages has been held back so that the new issue can provide more information on breaking news such as Onetwo and the release of Item as well as other important updates and news, such as Andy's debate over OMD live performances and other developments which will be detailed in due course.