Rising out of the Boston indie rock scene that earlier spawned their chief influences the Pixies, Orbit’s brand of punky, poppy alternative rock was initially the product of a power trio: guitarist/vocalist Jeff Robbins, bassist Mark Brookner, and drummer Paul Buckley. They got together in early 1994 and started playing around the Boston area, and drummer Buckley soon formed his own record label, Lunch. After several smaller releases, Orbit issued their full-length debut, La Mano, on Lunch in 1995. Brookner played his last show with the band late that year and was replaced by Wally Gagel, by which time Orbit was starting to build a following on the indie scene. Eventually, the buzz grew to the point where A&M offered them a contract.
Orbit’s major-label debut, Libido Speedway, was released in early 1997, and produced a modern-rock radio hit in "Medicine." Bassist Gagel, who already had some studio credits under his belt (including the Kids soundtrack, where he co-wrote the surprise Folk Implosion hit "Natural One"), served as the album’s engineer, which soon became a lucrative aspect of his career; as a producer, engineer, and/or mixer, he worked with a number of alternative artists including Belly, Superchunk, Sebadoh, the Eels, Juliana Hatfield, and the Old 97’s, not to mention the Rolling Stones on their Bridges to Babylon album. Meanwhile, Orbit set about recording a follow-up album, Guide to Better Living, which was completed right around the time A&M was swallowed up in the 1999 Polygram/Universal merger. By the time the dust settled, the label decided not to release the album, and Orbit was out of a deal.
Gagel drifted away from the group to concentrate on his studio career, and the band revamped its lineup with bassist Linda Bean (formerly of PermaFrost and Frigate) and second guitarist Fred Archambault, who’d served as Orbit’s guitar tech. They returned to Buckley’s Lunch label, which began signing Boston-area acts as well, and recorded new material using cheaper digital equipment. Their first effort was the 2000 EP Tonedeaf, which was followed by the band’s third full-length album, XLR8R, in 2001; both were mixed by Gagel. ~ Steve Huey
long, long time fan from way back in the day. and i am very glad you guys are back! i was at one of the paradise shows and it was damn fabulous. see you at TT's!
I saw you a few months back when you opened up for The Sheila Devine at the Paradise. My friend Jim and I were betting on how many strings Jeff would break on the second night, seeing that he broke a few on the first. We bet 3, he broke 2. Not too bad. But that's what happens when you play as hard as you do. They were amazing shows. I'm glad you have decided to do more. I'll be there in June to see you. Thanks for the music.
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WARNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t let the Ukulele scare you, we rock Musicians Geoff Stein – Lead Vocals – Ukulele – acoustic guitar Baub Eis – Electric Guitars - acoustic guitar – bass- Ashiko Hand Drum – Juice harp (Baub Eis Band) John Marsi – Drums - (Baub Eis Band) Dave Raithel – Bass (Baub Eis Band) Rich Robben - Backup Vocals On Jack Daniels (Baub Eis Band) Corey Duplechin – Bass (Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band) Chubby Carrier – Accordion (Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band) Larry Cox – Bass Guitar (Boxcar Willie) Tim Perez – Backup Vocals on all songs Carissa Dawn - Female Vocals child of god, backup vocals on Why Not Me Brian Herzog – Piano, keyboard, Strings, back up vocals Michael Vyrostek – B-3 Johnny Gibble – Auxiliary Percussion Mike Hahn- Auxiliary Percussion Kyle Wiles – Telecastor Steve Landau – Rap on Coconut Julie James - Backup vocal, Another Day Down Pre Production – Eric Petska, Theresa Jones, Ed Gaston
