SOON Various Artists 1994

 

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Compilation of etheral/shoegaze/indie rock and goth rock on the Castle Von Buhler record label

 

Tracklist

1. Sirensong - Litany
2. Astroboy - Seraphim
3. Zutrau - Burning Bridges
4. The Curtain Society - Love Ends
5. Opium Den - Man On A Bicycle
6. Orbit - Purge
7. Brothers Grimm - Where The Wild Things Are
8. Symbion Project - The Infinite Number Of Truths That Remain To Be Discovered
9. One of Us - Riverflow
10. Mistle Thrush - Beyond Reach
11. Midnight Call - Follow
12. Curious Ritual - It All Falls
13. Inri - Peers of The Realm
14. St. Chimarae - Midnight
15. Vision Thing - Funny Notions

ORBIT Guide To Better Living / The Lost Album 1999

Thanks to Petya

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Album was originally set to be released in 1999 entitled "Guide to Better Living." The album was finally released in 2011.

Tracklist

1	SW3	2:35
2	Bone Machine	4:51
3	I Wanna Make You	3:26
4	Novocaine	3:21
5	Dumb Dumb	3:19
6	It's Alright	3:20
7	Stuck In The House	4:35
8	Wrong	3:25
9	Clean	3:14
10	Out Of Your Mind	2:46
11	In This Time	3:22
12	American	3:45
13	What A Drag	6:40

ORBIT

Xlr8r

2001

La Mano

1995

Thanks to Sparky

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biography

by Steve Huey

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.

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Xlr8r

Tracklist

1	XLr8r	3:24
2	Elect1c	3:36
3	Rad1o Whore	2:07
4	Fade Away	4:24
5	Beaut1ful	3:14
6	Touch Me	3:41
7	Over	3:01
8	Slow Down	3:53
9	Ve La Luz	2:22
10	N1ce R1de	4:18
11	Satell1te	3:59

La Mano

Tracklist

1	Come Inside	4:31
2	Purge	3:05
3	Break	3:04
4	Made Of Wood	3:58
5	Colored Water	2:18

ORBIT Libido Speedway 1996

by request

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Tracklist

1	Yeah	2:35
2	Bicycle Song	5:33
3	Wake Up	3:50
4	Amp	2:43
5	Medicine	3:56
6	Rockets	4:17
7	Motorama	3:01
8	Nocturnal Autodrive	4:21
9	Why You Won't	3:46
10	Carnival	3:25
11	Chappel Hill	1:41
12	Paper Bag	4:44
13	Gazer	8:28
14	Untitled Track	3:04