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{{short description|American indie pop band.}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Echo Orbiter
| image = EchoOrbiterJohnnyBrendas2010.jpg|thumb|245px|center|Echo Orbiter at Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, 2010
| name = Echo Orbiter
| image = EchoOrbiterJohnnyBrendas2010.jpg
| caption = Echo Orbiter performing at Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, 2010
| image_size = 250
| caption = Echo Orbiter performing in 2010
| background = group_or_band
| image_size = 250
| alias =
| alias =
| origin = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]<!--DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT A TALK PAGE DISCUSSION -->
| origin = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[lo-fi]], [[dream pop]], [[shoegazing]] <!-- Same as above -->
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]], [[dream pop]], [[shoegazing]] <!-- Same as above -->
| years_active = 1996&ndash;present
| years_active = 1996–present
| label = [[Looking Glass Workshop]]
| label = Looking Glass Workshop
| associated_acts = [[of Montreal]], [[The Three 4 Tens]], [[Medicine (band)|Medicine]], [[Lilys]]
| associated_acts = [[of Montreal]], [[The Three 4 Tens]], [[Medicine (band)|Medicine]], [[Lilys]]
|website = {{Myspace|theechoorbiter}}
| website = [https://myspace.com/theechoorbiter Echo Orbiter] on [[Myspace]]
| current_members = Justin Emerle<br/>Colin Emerle<br/>Jeremiah Steffen<br/>Rob Hart
| current_members = Justin Emerle<br/>Colin Emerle<br/>Jeremiah Steffen<br/>Rob Hart
| past_members = Bryan Michael (Alka)
}}
}}


'''Echo Orbiter''' is a [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], based [[indie rock]] band founded by brothers Justin Emerle and Colin Emerle, described by ''[[Philadelphia Weekly]]'' as being "Widely considered two of the most inventive songwriters on the Philadelphia scene."<ref>[[Philadelphia Weekly]], June 23, 1999/Volume XXXVIII, No.&nbsp;10 (Pg. 27)</ref>
'''Echo Orbiter''' is a [[Philadelphia]]-based [[indie rock]] band founded by brothers Justin Emerle and Colin Emerle, described by ''[[Philadelphia Weekly]]'' as being "Widely considered two of the most inventive songwriters on the Philadelphia scene."<ref>[[Philadelphia Weekly]], June 23, 1999/Volume XXXVIII, No.&nbsp;10 (Pg. 27)</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Early years===
===20th century===
[[Image:Echo Orbiter Johnny Brenda's Show 2010.jpg|thumb|Echo Orbiter performing in 2010]]
Echo Orbiter formed in 1996 in [[Westville, New Jersey]] when brothers Justin Emerle and Colin Emerle began performing with drummer Jeremiah Steffen.<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/echo-orbiter All Music Bio - Answers.com]</ref> Still in high school, the band entered Miner St. Studios in Philadelphia to record their first album, ''[[A Moment In Life That’s Right]]''.<ref>[http://m.billboard.com/artist/echo-orbiter/469637#/artist/echo-orbiter/469637 Billboard.com]</ref><ref name=autogenerated3>[http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2010/09/23/echo-orbiter City Paper Cover Story]</ref> Engineered by Brian McTear, the album was “a consistent incorporation of pleasingly-textured pop tunes.”<ref>[http://www.splendidezine.com/reviews/jan-31-00/aag.html Splendid E-Zine]</ref> with what one writer called a resemblance to “[[Guided by Voices]] when they made albums that didn’t suck.”<ref>[[Philadelphia Weekly]], April 21, 1999/Vol. XXVIII, No.&nbsp;16 (pg. 70)</ref>
Echo Orbiter formed in 1996 in [[Westville, New Jersey]] when brothers Justin Emerle and Colin Emerle began performing with drummer Jeremiah Steffen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.answers.com/search|title=Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions|website=Answers.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> Still in high school, the band entered Miner St. Studios in [[Philadelphia]] to record their first album, ''[[A Moment In Life That’s Right]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://m.billboard.com/artist/echo-orbiter/469637#/artist/echo-orbiter/469637|title=Billboard.com|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=20 November 2020}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated3>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2010/09/23/echo-orbiter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024604/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2010/09/23/echo-orbiter|url-status=dead|title=Citypaper.net|archive-date=22 February 2014|website=Archives.citypaper.net|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> Engineered by Brian McTear, the album was “a consistent incorporation of pleasingly-textured pop tunes.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://1map.com/it/splendidezinecom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722090813/http://www.splendidezine.com/reviews/jan-31-00/aag.html|url-status=dead|title=Splendid are detective. Splendid are select.|archive-date=22 July 2010|website=1map.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> with what one writer called a resemblance to “[[Guided by Voices]] when they made albums that didn’t suck.”<ref>[[Philadelphia Weekly]], April 21, 1999/Vol. XXVIII, No.&nbsp;16 (pg. 70)</ref>


[[Image:Echo Orbiter Johnny Brenda's Show 2010.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Echo Orbiter performing in 2010]]Soon after the release of their first album, the appearance of the track “Spring is Here” on a compilation of Philadelphia’s newly emerging [[Indie (music)|indie]] bands helped EO gain a spot at the Philadelphia PopFest in 1998 and 1999, and a headlining spot at the PopFest in 2000.<ref>[[Philadelphia Weekly]], June 23, 1999/Vol. XXVIII No.&nbsp;10 (pg. 29-30) Cover Story</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>[http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/060100/mus.echo.shtml City Paper]</ref> The band received widespread coverage after “group members pummeled a giant cardboard robot head, obliterated a couple of guitars and violently dismantled their drum kit,” while destroying the venue’s stage equipment in a “[[The Who|Who]]-like” manner at the 1999 PopFest.<ref>[http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/070899/music.sandv1.shtml City Paper]</ref>
Soon after the release of their first album, the appearance of the track “Spring is Here” on a compilation of Philadelphia’s newly emerging [[Indie (music)|indie]] bands helped EO gain a spot at the Philadelphia PopFest in 1998 and 1999, and a headlining spot at the PopFest in 2000.<ref>[[Philadelphia Weekly]], June 23, 1999/Vol. XXVIII No.&nbsp;10 (pg. 29–30) Cover Story</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/060100/mus.echo.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722051200/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/060100/mus.echo.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Citypaper.net|archive-date=22 July 2012|website=Archives.citypaper.net|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> The band received widespread coverage after “group members pummeled a giant cardboard robot head, obliterated a couple of guitars and violently dismantled their drum kit,” while destroying the venue’s stage equipment in a "[[The Who|Who]]-like" manner at the 1999 PopFest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/070899/music.sandv1.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120706235943/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/070899/music.sandv1.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Citypaper.net|archive-date=6 July 2012|website=Archives.citypaper.net|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>


The band re-entered Miner St./Cycle Sound Studios in 1999 and recorded their second album, ''[[Laughing All The While]]'', which was again engineered by Brian McTear and partly co-engineered by Kurt Heasley of [[Lilys]].<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/032201/mus.hear.shtml City Paper]</ref> At this time, EO began to associate with the [[Elephant 6 Collective]],<ref>[http://www.rocktorch.com/2010/10/22/justin-emerle-of-echo-orbiter-carries-a-torch-for-the-perils-of-pauline/ Rock Torch]</ref> appearing on compilations with [[of Montreal]], often performing with [[Beulah (band)|Beulah]], of Montreal, and [[the Minders]], and releasing a split-45 with [[Calvin, Don't Jump!]].<ref>[http://thekey.xpn.org/2010/09/philly-local-philes-echo-orbiters-mouth-of-an-incomplete-twin/ XPN]</ref><ref>[http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/38339124.html Philadelphia Weekly]</ref><ref>[http://wn.com/perhapstransparent Perhaps Transparent]</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://blog.greenlightgopublicity.com/2010/07/experimental-indie-rockers-echo-orbiter.html Green Light Go]</ref>
The band reentered Miner St./Cycle Sound Studios in 1999 and recorded their second album, ''[[Laughing All The While]]'', which was again engineered by Brian McTear and partly co-engineered by Kurt Heasley of [[Lilys]].<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/032201/mus.hear.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024150/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/032201/mus.hear.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Citypaper.net|archive-date=22 February 2014|website=Archives.citypaper.net|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> EO began associating with [[Elephant 6 Collective]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocktorch.com/2010/10/22/justin-emerle-of-echo-orbiter-carries-a-torch-for-the-perils-of-pauline/|title=Justin Emerle of Echo Orbiter carries a torch for The Perils Of Pauline|date=22 October 2010|website=Rocktorch.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> appearing on compilations with [[of Montreal]], often performing with [[Beulah (band)|Beulah]], of Montreal, and [[the Minders]], and releasing a split-45 with [[Calvin, Don't Jump!]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thekey.xpn.org/2010/09/philly-local-philes-echo-orbiters-mouth-of-an-incomplete-twin/ |title=Philly Local Philes: Echo Orbiter's "Mouth of an Incomplete Twin" &#124; the Key |access-date=2011-04-03 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725061922/http://thekey.xpn.org/2010/09/philly-local-philes-echo-orbiters-mouth-of-an-incomplete-twin/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/38339124.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907035718/http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/38339124.html|url-status=dead|title=Philadelphia Weekly|archive-date=7 September 2012|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wn.com/Perhaps_Transparent|title=Perhaps Transparent|website=World News|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.greenlightgopublicity.com/2010/07/experimental-indie-rockers-echo-orbiter.html|title=Experimental Indie Rockers Echo Orbiter Release Euphonicmontage|website=Blog.greenlightgopublicity.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>


===21st century===
In 2001 the band was in [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], touring with the [[Starlight Mints]], when the [[September 11th attacks]] abruptly ended the tour. Following the broken tour, along with the theft of their instruments, EO discontinued playing live shows altogether, last performing in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], September 18, 2001 and not returning until 9 years later to the day.<ref name=autogenerated3 />
In 2001, the band was in [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], touring with the [[Starlight Mints]], when the [[September 11 attacks]] abruptly ended the tour. Following the broken tour, along with the theft of their instruments, EO discontinued playing live shows altogether, last performing in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], on September 18, 2001, and not returning until nine years later to the day.<ref name=autogenerated3 />


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Although no longer performing live, brothers Justin and Colin continued to record prolifically.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://leonardslair.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/review-echo-orbiter-orphan-kids-withdraw-out-of-this-comedy/|title=Review: Echo Orbiter – Orphan Kids Withdraw Out Of This Comedy|website=Leonardslair.wordpress.com|date=1 February 2010|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> During this period the band recorded music for Eventide Production’s short-film ''Mortality '' and Get-Kinetic’s short-film ''4.50 ''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377931/|title=Four.50|date=5 April 2003|access-date=20 November 2020|website=IMDb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://philadelphia.thedelimagazine.com/|title=Echo Orbiter CD Release Party at JB's Sept. 18|website=Philadelphia.thedelimagazine.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> and appeared on over a dozen compilations by various record labels,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/echo-orbiter-mn0001854329|title=Echo Orbiter &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> including their “life affirming” cover of [[Medicine (band)|Medicine's]] “Never Click” on ''Never Lose That Feeling '' released in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Japan]] on Claire Records and on Club AC30 in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starvox.net/cdr/never.htm|title=V/A Never Lose That Feeling #1 (Club AC30/Clairecords)|website=Starvox.net|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mp3hugger.com/2009/09/echo-orbiter-never-click/,%20https://www.mp3hugger.com/2009/09/echo-orbiter-never-click/|title=Echo Orbiter – Never Click|website=Mp3hugger.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
===2001 to 2010===
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Although no longer performing live, brothers Justin and Colin continued to record prolifically.<ref>[http://leonardslair.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/review-echo-orbiter-orphan-kids-withdraw-out-of-this-comedy/ Leondar’s Lair]</ref> During this period the band recorded music for Eventide Production’s short-film ''Mortality '' and Get-Kinetic’s short-film ''4.50 ''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377931/ IMDB]</ref><ref>[http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/node/2982 The Deli]</ref> and appeared on over a dozen compilations by various record labels,<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/echo-orbiter-p512983 All Music]</ref> including their “life affirming” cover of [[Medicine (band)|Medicine's]] “Never Click” on ''Never Lose That Feeling '' released in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Japan]] on Claire Records and on Club AC30 in the United States.<ref>[http://www.starvox.net/cdr/never.htm Starvox]</ref><ref>[http://www.mp3hugger.com/2009/09/echo-orbiter-never-click/ MP3Hugger]</ref>


During this time EO also recorded 6 albums, 3 EP's, 5 singles, and 9 full-length compilation albums to accompany the albums and EP's,<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref>[http://inyourspeakers.com/content/echo-orbiter-orphan-kids-withdraw-out-comedy In Your Speakers]</ref> “clocking up 15 years at the coalface of indiedom”<ref>[http://www.mp3hugger.com/2009/09/echo-orbiter-never-click/ MP3 Hugger]</ref> with a prolific "collection of superb three-minute pop bursts...."<ref>[http://leonardslair.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/review-echo-orbiter-orphan-kids-withdraw-out-of-this-comedy/ Echo Orbiter Review - Leonard's Lair]</ref>
During this time EO also recorded 6 albums, 3 EP's, 5 singles, and 9 full-length compilation albums to accompany the albums and EP's,<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://inyourspeakers.com/content/echo-orbiter-orphan-kids-withdraw-out-comedy |title=Echo Orbiter: Orphan Kids Withdraw Out of This Comedy &#124; inyourspeakers.com |access-date=2011-04-03 |archive-date=2011-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005153220/http://inyourspeakers.com/content/echo-orbiter-orphan-kids-withdraw-out-comedy |url-status=dead }}</ref> “clocking up 15 years at the coalface of indiedom”<ref name="auto"/> with a prolific "collection of superb three-minute pop bursts...."<ref name="auto1"/>


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In 2010, Echo Orbiter released their ninth Studio album, ''[[Euphonicmontage]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eburban.com/reviews/id.1839/title.review-echo-orbiter-euphonicmontage |title=Eburban |access-date=2011-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310164449/http://eburban.com/reviews/id.1839/title.review-echo-orbiter-euphonicmontage |archive-date=2012-03-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album’s experimental nature mixed a range of influences from writer [[Ayn Rand]] to [[The Flaming Lips]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The album was recorded to reflect the same [[Cubist]] style of Picasso’s [[Three Musicians (Picasso)|paintings]] in music form and was described as “an innovative landmark in the world of indie rock.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sickoftheradio.com/2010/08/22/echo-orbiters-album-euphonicmontage/|title=Sickoftheradio.com|website=Ssickoftheradio.com|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184519/http://sickoftheradio.com/2010/08/22/echo-orbiters-album-euphonicmontage/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010 EO also appeared on Sick of the Radio’s ''New Wave Moons: [[R. Stevie Moore]] Tribute '' along with [[Ariel Pink]] and [[XTC]]’s [[Dave Gregory (musician)|Dave Gregory]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sickoftheradio.com/2010/07/23/echo-orbiter-release-promo-video-stevie-moore-tribute/|title=Sickoftheradio.com|website=Sickoftheradio.com|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023532/http://sickoftheradio.com/2010/07/23/echo-orbiter-release-promo-video-stevie-moore-tribute/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://glgpub.com/blog/launch/echo-orbiter-hand-selected-by-r-stevie-moore-for-tribute-box-set|title=Green Light Go|website=Glgpub.com|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322101903/http://glgpub.com/blog/launch/echo-orbiter-hand-selected-by-r-stevie-moore-for-tribute-box-set|url-status=dead}}</ref> and represented the United States on Indiecater Record's ''Fast Forward '' compilation for the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clareherald.com/art-a-entertainment/music/1273-indiecater-label-on-the-ball-with-latest-offering.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727001713/http://www.clareherald.com/art-a-entertainment/music/1273-indiecater-label-on-the-ball-with-latest-offering.html|url-status=dead|title=The Claire Herald|archive-date=27 July 2011|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiecater.com/the-world-cup-goes-indie/|title=The World Cup Goes Indie! |website=Indiecater.com|date=8 April 2010 |access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
===2010-present===
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In 2010 Echo Orbiter released their ninth Studio album, ''[[Euphonicmontage]]''.<ref>[http://eburban.com/reviews/id.1839/title.review-echo-orbiter-euphonicmontage Eburban]</ref> The album’s experimental nature mixed a range of influences from writer [[Ayn Rand]] to [[The Flaming Lips]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The album was recorded to reflect the same [[Cubist]] style of Picasso’s [[Three Musicians|paintings]] in music form and was described as “an innovative landmark in the world of indie rock.”<ref>[http://sickoftheradio.com/2010/08/22/echo-orbiters-album-euphonicmontage/ Sick of the Radio]</ref> In 2010 EO also appeared on Sick of the Radio’s ''New Wave Moons: [[R. Stevie Moore]] Tribute '' along with [[Ariel Pink]] and [[XTC]]’s [[Dave Gregory (musician)|Dave Gregory]],<ref>[http://sickoftheradio.com/2010/07/23/echo-orbiter-release-promo-video-stevie-moore-tribute/ Sick of the Radio]</ref><ref>[http://glgpub.com/blog/launch/echo-orbiter-hand-selected-by-r-stevie-moore-for-tribute-box-set Green Light Go]</ref> and represented the United States on Indiecater Record’s ''Fast Forward '' compilation for the [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>[http://www.clareherald.com/art-a-entertainment/music/1273-indiecater-label-on-the-ball-with-latest-offering.html The Claire Herald]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiecater.com/the-world-cup-goes-indie/ Indiecater Records]</ref>


Working along with Green Light Go Publicity to promote ''Euphonicmontage'',<ref>[http://blog.greenlightgopublicity.com/2010/08/echo-orbiter-celebrate-record-release.html Green Light Go]</ref> Echo Orbiter played their first show in 9 years at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia with [[Joe Jack Talcum]] of [[The Dead Milkmen]] on September 18, 2010, 9 years to the day of their last show, and were highlighted as a Cover Story in the Music Issue of the ''[[Philadelphia City Paper]]''.<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref>[http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/criticalmass/tonight_echo_orbiter_plays_its_first_show_in_nine_years.html City Paper]</ref> They followed up the year with ''More Batteries'', an [[Extended Play|EP]] recorded entirely on a hacked iPhone.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Echo-Orbiter-More-Batteries/release/3460622 More Batteries on Discogs.com]</ref>
Working along with Green Light Go Publicity to promote ''Euphonicmontage'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.greenlightgopublicity.com/2010/08/echo-orbiter-celebrate-record-release.html|title=Echo Orbiter Celebrate Record Release with First Live Show in Nine Years|website=Blog.greelightgopublicity.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> Echo Orbiter played their first show in 9 years at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia with [[Joe Jack Talcum]] of [[The Dead Milkmen]] on September 18, 2010, 9 years to the day of their last show, and were highlighted as a Cover Story in the Music Issue of the ''[[Philadelphia City Paper]]''.<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/criticalmass/tonight_echo_orbiter_plays_its_first_show_in_nine_years.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614031547/http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/criticalmass/tonight_echo_orbiter_plays_its_first_show_in_nine_years.html|url-status=dead|title=Citypaper.net|archive-date=14 June 2012|website=Citypaper.net|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> They followed up the year with ''More Batteries'', an [[Extended Play|EP]] recorded entirely on a hacked iPhone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Echo-Orbiter-More-Batteries/release/3460622|title=Echo Orbiter - More Batteries|website=Discogs.com|date=26 July 2011 |access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref>


In 2012, EO appeared along with artists including [[Sean Lennon]], [[Matt Pond]], [[Cornershop]], [[Elf Power]], and [[Ra Ra Riot]] in Rock Torch Volume One, a book of artists on artists,<ref>[http://www.rocktorch.com/buy-the-rock-torch-book-today/ Rock Torch Volume One]</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Abramson|first=Randy|year=2012|title=Roch Torch Volume One|publisher=Henrytronic Books|location=Lexington|isbn=978-0615737942}}</ref> and released a free EP called ''Aerosol Power'', which was recorded in a cabin in the [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] in Pennsylvania during the winter of 2011 on a four-track [[Reel-to-reel audio recording|reel-to-reel]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Echo-Orbiter-Aerosol-Power/release/3667028 Aerosol Power on Discogs.com]</ref><ref>[http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/06/05/listen-to-new-music-from-phillys-echo-orbiter-playing-kungfu-necktie-in-july/ XPN The Key]</ref> They are working on their 10th studio album set for release in 2014.<ref>[http://www.reverbnation.com/echoorbiter Reverbnation]</ref>
In 2012, EO appeared along with artists including [[Sean Lennon]], [[Matt Pond]], [[Cornershop (band)|Cornershop]], [[Elf Power]], and [[Ra Ra Riot]] in Rock Torch Volume One, a book of artists on artists,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocktorch.com/buy-the-rock-torch-book-today/|title=Buy the Rock Torch Volume One book today!|date=17 December 2012|website=Rocktorch.com|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Abramson|first=Randy|year=2012|title=Roch Torch Volume One|publisher=Henrytronic Books|location=Lexington|isbn=978-0615737942}}</ref> and released a free EP called ''Aerosol Power'', which was recorded in a cabin in the [[Pocono Mountains]] in [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]] during the winter of 2011 on a four-track [[Reel-to-reel audio recording|reel-to-reel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Echo-Orbiter-Aerosol-Power/release/3667028|title=Echo Orbiter - Aerosol Power|website=Discogs.com|date=3 June 2012 |access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/06/05/listen-to-new-music-from-phillys-echo-orbiter-playing-kungfu-necktie-in-july/ |title=Listen to new music from Philly's Echo Orbiter (Playing Kungfu Necktie in July) &#124; the Key |access-date=2012-06-14 |archive-date=2014-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221035151/http://thekey.xpn.org/2012/06/05/listen-to-new-music-from-phillys-echo-orbiter-playing-kungfu-necktie-in-july/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Albums===
* ''[[A Moment In Life That’s Right]]'' (1998), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''[[A Moment In Life That’s Right]]'' (1998), LGW
* ''[[Laughing All The While]]'' (2000), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''[[Laughing All The While]]'' (2000), LGW
* ''[[On A Deranged Holiday]]'' (2001), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''[[On A Deranged Holiday]]'' (2001), LGW
* ''[[Left Here Alone; Smiling]]'' (2002), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''[[Left Here Alone; Smiling]]'' (2002), LGW
* ''[[Qu’est-ce Pour Nous]]'' (2003), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''[[Qu’est-ce Pour Nous]]'' (2003), LGW
* ''Soundscapes, Vol. 1'' (2004), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Soundscapes, Vol. 1'' (2004), LGW
* ''[[Orphan Kids Withdrawn Out Of This Comedy]]'' (2008), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''[[Orphan Kids Withdrawn Out Of This Comedy]]'' (2008), LGW
* ''Soundscapes, Vol. 2'' (2009), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Soundscapes, Vol. 2'' (2009), LGW
* ''[[Euphonicmontage]]'' (2010), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''[[Euphonicmontage]]'' (2010), LGW


=== EPs ===
=== EPs ===
* ''The Khyber Passed'' (2004), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''The Khyber Passed'' (2004), LGW
* ''The Time Of Ghosts And Clouds'' (2006), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''The Time Of Ghosts And Clouds'' (2006), LGW
* ''The Lost Generation And The Golden Age Of Mysteries '' (2007), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''The Lost Generation And The Golden Age Of Mysteries '' (2007), LGW
* ''More Batteries'' (2011), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''More Batteries'' (2011), LGW
* ''Aerosol Power'' (2012), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Aerosol Power'' (2012), LGW
* ''Luftwaffe Over London'' (2013), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Luftwaffe Over London'' (2013), LGW


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
* “Lost In The Light” (2001), (split 45 with [[Calvin, Don't Jump!]]) [[Perhaps Transparent Records]]
* “Lost In The Light” (2001), (split 45 with [[Calvin, Don't Jump!]]) [[Perhaps Transparent Records]]
* “Sail The Cabin’s Creek” (2002), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* “Sail The Cabin’s Creek” (2002), LGW
* “I Hope It’s Wonderful” (2002), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* “I Hope It’s Wonderful” (2002), LGW
* “Small Town America” (2003), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* “Small Town America” (2003), LGW
* “I’m Ultracet” (2004), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* “I’m Ultracet” (2004), LGW
* “Who Does That Remind You Of?” (2008), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* “Who Does That Remind You Of?” (2008), LGW
* “Bicycle Superstar” (2010), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* “Bicycle Superstar” (2010), LGW
* "What Scissors Sing In Their Halo Of Fog" (7" single) (2011), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* "What Scissors Sing In Their Halo Of Fog" (7" single) (2011), LGW


===Compilation appearances===
===Compilation appearances===
* “Spring Is Here” appears on ''Legion of Boom'' (1999), Ispy Records
* “Spring Is Here” appears on ''Legion of Boom'' (1999), Ispy Records
* “Mrs. Walker’s Ice Cream” appears on ''[[Happy Happy Birthday To Me Vol. 2]]'' (1999), [[Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records]]
* “Mrs. Walker’s Ice Cream” appears on ''[[Happy Happy Birthday To Me Vol. 2]]'' (1999), [[Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records]]
* “I’m A Believer” ([[Monkees]] cover) appears on ''[[Through The Looking Glass: Indie Pop Plays The Music Of The Monkees]]'' (2000), Planting Seeds Records
* "[[I'm a Believer]]" ([[Monkees]] cover) appears on ''[[Through The Looking Glass: Indie Pop Plays The Music Of The Monkees]]'' (2000), Planting Seeds Records
* “Silence The Little Sparkle Girl” appears on ''[[The Winter Report; A Hype City Compilation]]'' (2001), Hype City Records
* “Silence The Little Sparkle Girl” appears on ''[[The Winter Report; A Hype City Compilation]]'' (2001), Hype City Records
* “Christmas In Paris” appears on ''[[Christmas Underground]]'' (2001), Bumble Bear Records/Planting Seeds Records
* “Christmas In Paris” appears on ''[[Christmas Underground]]'' (2001), Bumble Bear Records/Planting Seeds Records
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===Echo Orbiter full-length compilations===
===Echo Orbiter full-length compilations===
* ''The Delta Nine-Sound'' (2003), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''The Delta Nine-Sound'' (2003), LGW
* ''Apathy Cuts Through The Silence'' (2003), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Apathy Cuts Through The Silence'' (2003), LGW
* ''Aerial Laughter of Dreadful Magnificence'' (2004), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Aerial Laughter of Dreadful Magnificence'' (2004), LGW
* ''Bonne Pensee Du Matin'' (2005), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Bonne Pensee Du Matin'' (2005), LGW
* ''Oh Damned Night; You Again?'' (2006), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Oh Damned Night; You Again?'' (2006), LGW
* ''Everything Was Truth And Humor'' (2007), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Everything Was Truth And Humor'' (2007), LGW
* ''Trashcan Funeral Service'' (2008), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Trashcan Funeral Service'' (2008), LGW
* ''The Smoke Endures Around All The Lights'' (2009), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''The Smoke Endures Around All The Lights'' (2009), LGW
* ''The Three Penny Eggplant Symphony'' (2009), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''The Three Penny Eggplant Symphony'' (2009), LGW
* ''Snowglobe Catastrophe'' (2011), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Snowglobe Catastrophe'' (2011), LGW
* ''Placing the Secret to the Glass'' (2012), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''Placing the Secret to the Glass'' (2012), LGW
* ''We're Talking Negative Cool'' (2012), [[Looking Glass Workshop|LGW]]
* ''We're Talking Negative Cool'' (2012), LGW


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Echo Orbiter
Echo Orbiter performing in 2010
Echo Orbiter performing in 2010
Background information
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, lo-fi, dream pop, shoegazing
Years active1996–present
LabelsLooking Glass Workshop
MembersJustin Emerle
Colin Emerle
Jeremiah Steffen
Rob Hart
WebsiteEcho Orbiter on Myspace

Echo Orbiter is a Philadelphia-based indie rock band founded by brothers Justin Emerle and Colin Emerle, described by Philadelphia Weekly as being "Widely considered two of the most inventive songwriters on the Philadelphia scene."[1]

History

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20th century

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Echo Orbiter performing in 2010

Echo Orbiter formed in 1996 in Westville, New Jersey when brothers Justin Emerle and Colin Emerle began performing with drummer Jeremiah Steffen.[2] Still in high school, the band entered Miner St. Studios in Philadelphia to record their first album, A Moment In Life That’s Right.[3][4] Engineered by Brian McTear, the album was “a consistent incorporation of pleasingly-textured pop tunes.”[5] with what one writer called a resemblance to “Guided by Voices when they made albums that didn’t suck.”[6]

Soon after the release of their first album, the appearance of the track “Spring is Here” on a compilation of Philadelphia’s newly emerging indie bands helped EO gain a spot at the Philadelphia PopFest in 1998 and 1999, and a headlining spot at the PopFest in 2000.[7][8] The band received widespread coverage after “group members pummeled a giant cardboard robot head, obliterated a couple of guitars and violently dismantled their drum kit,” while destroying the venue’s stage equipment in a "Who-like" manner at the 1999 PopFest.[9]

The band reentered Miner St./Cycle Sound Studios in 1999 and recorded their second album, Laughing All The While, which was again engineered by Brian McTear and partly co-engineered by Kurt Heasley of Lilys.[8][10] EO began associating with Elephant 6 Collective,[11] appearing on compilations with of Montreal, often performing with Beulah, of Montreal, and the Minders, and releasing a split-45 with Calvin, Don't Jump!.[12][13][14][15]

21st century

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In 2001, the band was in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, touring with the Starlight Mints, when the September 11 attacks abruptly ended the tour. Following the broken tour, along with the theft of their instruments, EO discontinued playing live shows altogether, last performing in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 18, 2001, and not returning until nine years later to the day.[4]

Although no longer performing live, brothers Justin and Colin continued to record prolifically.[16] During this period the band recorded music for Eventide Production’s short-film Mortality and Get-Kinetic’s short-film 4.50 [17][18] and appeared on over a dozen compilations by various record labels,[19] including their “life affirming” cover of Medicine's “Never Click” on Never Lose That Feeling released in the United Kingdom and Japan on Claire Records and on Club AC30 in the United States.[20][21]

During this time EO also recorded 6 albums, 3 EP's, 5 singles, and 9 full-length compilation albums to accompany the albums and EP's,[4][22] “clocking up 15 years at the coalface of indiedom”[21] with a prolific "collection of superb three-minute pop bursts...."[16]

In 2010, Echo Orbiter released their ninth Studio album, Euphonicmontage.[23] The album’s experimental nature mixed a range of influences from writer Ayn Rand to The Flaming Lips.[15] The album was recorded to reflect the same Cubist style of Picasso’s paintings in music form and was described as “an innovative landmark in the world of indie rock.”[24] In 2010 EO also appeared on Sick of the Radio’s New Wave Moons: R. Stevie Moore Tribute along with Ariel Pink and XTC’s Dave Gregory,[25][26] and represented the United States on Indiecater Record's Fast Forward compilation for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[27][28]

Working along with Green Light Go Publicity to promote Euphonicmontage,[29] Echo Orbiter played their first show in 9 years at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia with Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen on September 18, 2010, 9 years to the day of their last show, and were highlighted as a Cover Story in the Music Issue of the Philadelphia City Paper.[4][30] They followed up the year with More Batteries, an EP recorded entirely on a hacked iPhone.[31]

In 2012, EO appeared along with artists including Sean Lennon, Matt Pond, Cornershop, Elf Power, and Ra Ra Riot in Rock Torch Volume One, a book of artists on artists,[32][33] and released a free EP called Aerosol Power, which was recorded in a cabin in the Pocono Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania during the winter of 2011 on a four-track reel-to-reel.[34][35]

Discography

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Albums

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EPs

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  • The Khyber Passed (2004), LGW
  • The Time Of Ghosts And Clouds (2006), LGW
  • The Lost Generation And The Golden Age Of Mysteries (2007), LGW
  • More Batteries (2011), LGW
  • Aerosol Power (2012), LGW
  • Luftwaffe Over London (2013), LGW

Singles

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  • “Lost In The Light” (2001), (split 45 with Calvin, Don't Jump!) Perhaps Transparent Records
  • “Sail The Cabin’s Creek” (2002), LGW
  • “I Hope It’s Wonderful” (2002), LGW
  • “Small Town America” (2003), LGW
  • “I’m Ultracet” (2004), LGW
  • “Who Does That Remind You Of?” (2008), LGW
  • “Bicycle Superstar” (2010), LGW
  • "What Scissors Sing In Their Halo Of Fog" (7" single) (2011), LGW

Compilation appearances

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Short-film music

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  • “Golden Wash Of The Sunset” appears in the short-film Mortality (2000), Eventide Productions
  • "Intelligentsia," "Elevator Radio," and "My Dear" appear in the short-film 4.50 (2003), Get-Kinetic Productions

Echo Orbiter full-length compilations

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  • The Delta Nine-Sound (2003), LGW
  • Apathy Cuts Through The Silence (2003), LGW
  • Aerial Laughter of Dreadful Magnificence (2004), LGW
  • Bonne Pensee Du Matin (2005), LGW
  • Oh Damned Night; You Again? (2006), LGW
  • Everything Was Truth And Humor (2007), LGW
  • Trashcan Funeral Service (2008), LGW
  • The Smoke Endures Around All The Lights (2009), LGW
  • The Three Penny Eggplant Symphony (2009), LGW
  • Snowglobe Catastrophe (2011), LGW
  • Placing the Secret to the Glass (2012), LGW
  • We're Talking Negative Cool (2012), LGW

References

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  1. ^ Philadelphia Weekly, June 23, 1999/Volume XXXVIII, No. 10 (Pg. 27)
  2. ^ "Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
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  5. ^ "Splendid are detective. Splendid are select". 1map.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ Philadelphia Weekly, April 21, 1999/Vol. XXVIII, No. 16 (pg. 70)
  7. ^ Philadelphia Weekly, June 23, 1999/Vol. XXVIII No. 10 (pg. 29–30) Cover Story
  8. ^ a b "Citypaper.net". Archives.citypaper.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Citypaper.net". Archives.citypaper.net. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Citypaper.net". Archives.citypaper.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Justin Emerle of Echo Orbiter carries a torch for The Perils Of Pauline". Rocktorch.com. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Philly Local Philes: Echo Orbiter's "Mouth of an Incomplete Twin" | the Key". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  13. ^ "Philadelphia Weekly". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Perhaps Transparent". World News. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Experimental Indie Rockers Echo Orbiter Release Euphonicmontage". Blog.greenlightgopublicity.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Review: Echo Orbiter – Orphan Kids Withdraw Out Of This Comedy". Leonardslair.wordpress.com. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Four.50". IMDb.com. 5 April 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Echo Orbiter CD Release Party at JB's Sept. 18". Philadelphia.thedelimagazine.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Echo Orbiter | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  20. ^ "V/A Never Lose That Feeling #1 (Club AC30/Clairecords)". Starvox.net. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Echo Orbiter – Never Click". Mp3hugger.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Echo Orbiter: Orphan Kids Withdraw Out of This Comedy | inyourspeakers.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  23. ^ "Eburban". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  24. ^ "Sickoftheradio.com". Ssickoftheradio.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Sickoftheradio.com". Sickoftheradio.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Green Light Go". Glgpub.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  27. ^ "The Claire Herald". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  28. ^ "The World Cup Goes Indie!". Indiecater.com. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  29. ^ "Echo Orbiter Celebrate Record Release with First Live Show in Nine Years". Blog.greelightgopublicity.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Citypaper.net". Citypaper.net. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Echo Orbiter - More Batteries". Discogs.com. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Buy the Rock Torch Volume One book today!". Rocktorch.com. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  33. ^ Abramson, Randy (2012). Roch Torch Volume One. Lexington: Henrytronic Books. ISBN 978-0615737942.
  34. ^ "Echo Orbiter - Aerosol Power". Discogs.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  35. ^ "Listen to new music from Philly's Echo Orbiter (Playing Kungfu Necktie in July) | the Key". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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