The Listening Pool was an English band, founded by three former members of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), after the original-lineup split in 1989.
The style of Still Life is quite a change from the electronic sound of the OMD of old using the individual talents of the members with more acoustic drums, saxophone and keyboards.
Paul Humphreys went on to form the band Onetwo with Claudia Brucken,[6] Martin Cooper resumed his painting career and Mal Holmes continued to work in the music industry.
In 2006 the classic OMD line-up of McCluskey, Humphreys, Cooper, and Holmes reunited, and continued to tour and record.
Wilson of City Pages wrote that the band "made a great album, but it's kind of hard to find".
[7] "Oil for the Lamps of China" (1993) "Meant to Be" (1995) The Listening Pool formed their own independent label, Telegraph Records.