{"id":1129,"date":"2022-11-04T14:01:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/?page_id=1129"},"modified":"2022-11-04T14:01:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:01:31","slug":"orbis-max-this-just-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/orbis-max-this-just-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Orbis Max: This Just In"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Orbis Max: This Just In is available from Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Orbis Max<\/strong> describes themselves as “an Internet recording collective with members located in San Diego CA, Dallas TX, Wickenburg AZ, Liverpool UK, and North Carolina.”<\/em> The band also features an ongoing cast of guest players…you’ll find the personnel for each track on “This Just In” below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band’s strengths like in rock \/ pop infused with Soul, Blues, and R&B flourishes, all employed to great advantage here. The primary modus operandi of Orbis Max is to take full advantage of its “collective” status and determine which elements best serve each individual song. They are less about establishing consistency via a sole lead vocalist or guitarist, and more about bringing each song to life in a unique and distinctive manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album kicks off in high gear with Back On The Shelf<\/em><\/strong>, a showcase for Tim Izzard<\/strong>‘s cool, laid back Bowie-esque vocals and the guitars of Ed Ryan<\/strong>, a frequent Orbis Max collaborator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days Back<\/em><\/strong> utilized Orbis Max’s Soul \/ R&B chops to great advantage, with DW Dunphy<\/strong> on lead vocals and smooth, engaging sax fills and solos from Jonnny Viau<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spot On<\/em><\/strong> kicks in like a track from Savoy Brown’s Tell Mama<\/em> <\/strong>album, with Vinnie Zummo<\/strong> and Don Baake<\/strong> on guitars and lead vocals by Dennis George<\/strong>, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change The World<\/em><\/strong> is a tuneful ballad with Rod Bennett<\/strong> on lead vocals, with particularly tasty, jazzy, flowing guitar fills and solos from Don Baake<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Time<\/em><\/strong> is a sixties BritPop-sounding gem, lively, with an infectious sing-along groove, Dennis George<\/strong> on lead vocals, showcasing Don Baake <\/strong>and Orbis stalwart Martin Holt<\/strong> on guitars. Don<\/strong> and Martin<\/strong> are an exceptionally potent duo, and they return with Tim Izzard<\/strong> on the album’s next track, Infatuated With Love<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jump Back<\/em><\/strong> sounds like a great, lost, keyboard-laced, fist-pumping Eighties MTV anthem. DW Dunphy<\/strong> returns on lead vocals, and the whole track is propelled by a driving energy and great guitar fills from Don Baake<\/strong>. Both players return for the next track, the mid-tempo Belford<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album signs off, most appropriately, with Tim Izzard<\/strong>‘s lead vocals on Elvis Has Left The Building<\/em><\/strong>. Over the course of nine tracks, Orbis Max deploys tasteful, engaging and diverse styles and yet still crafts an album that holds together well AS an album. Stay tuned to There Once Was A Note<\/strong> for the ongoing adventures of this band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Back of the Shelf
    Written by Craig Carlstrom, Don Baake, and Tim Izzard<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Tim Izzard – Vocals
    Ed Ryan – Guitars and guitar solo
    Don Baake – Acoustic Guitar, drum programming, mixing
    Craig Carlstrom – Bass
    Bruce Walker – Keyboards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Days Back
      Written by Craig Carlstrom, Reuben Vigil, and Don Baake<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      DW Dunphy – Vocals
      Don Baake – Guitars and mixing
      Bruce Walker – keyboards
      Jonny Viau – Saxes
      Craig Carlstrom – bass
      Dick Winter – Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Spot On
        Written by Dennis George and Craig Carlstrom<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Dennis George – Vocals
        Don Baake – Guitars and mixing
        Vinnie Zummo – Guitars, Slide guitar, hand claps
        Bruce Walker – keyboards
        Craig Carlstrom – bass
        Dick Winter – Drums
        Jonny Viau – saxes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Change the World
          Written by Rod Bennett<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Rod Bennett – vocals
          Don Baake – guitars and mixing
          Bruce Walker – keyboards
          Craig Carlstrom – bass
          Dick Winter – drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Produced by Rod Bennett, Don Baake, & Craig Carlstrom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. On Time
            Music by Vinnie Zummo
            Lyrics by Dave \u201cBoogieman\u201d Kaufman<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Dennis George – lead vocals
            Prudence O’Sullivan – Background vocals
            Don Baake – guitars drum programming, mixing
            Martin Holt – 12 string guitar
            Bruce Walker – keyboards
            Craig Carlstrom – bass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            1. Infatuated With Your Love
              Written by Martin Holt and Tim Izzard
              Performed by Orbis Max with Tim Izzard and Martin Holt<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Tim Izzard – Vocals
              Martin Holt – Guitars
              Don Baake – Guitars, drum programming, and mixing
              Craig Carlstrom – Bass
              Bruce Walker – Keyboards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Produced by Craig Carlstrom, Don Baake, Tim Izzard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Jump Back
                Written by Craig Carlstrom and Bruce Walker<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                DW Dunphy – Vocals
                Don Baake – Guitars and mixing
                Bruce Walker – keyboards
                Craig Carlstrom – bass
                Dick Winter – Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                1. Belford
                  Written by DW Dunphy<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  DW Dunphy – Vocals
                  Don Baake – Guitars, drum programming, and mixing
                  Bruce Walker – keyboards
                  Craig Carlstrom – bass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Produced by Don Baake & Craig Carlstrom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  1. Elvis Has Left the Building
                    Written by Craig Carlstrom, Don Baake, and Tim Izzard<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    Tim Izzard – Vocals and drum programming
                    Don Baake – Guitars and mixing
                    Craig Carlstrom – Bass
                    Bruce Walker – Keyboards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Produced by Craig Carlstrom, Don Baake, Tim Izzard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    All tracks Produced by Don Baake & Craig Carlstrom except as noted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Orbis Max describes themselves as “an Internet recording collective with members located in San Diego CA, Dallas TX, Wickenburg AZ, Liverpool UK, and North Carolina.” The band also features an ongoing cast of guest players…you’ll find the personnel for each track on “This Just In” below. The band’s strengths like in rock \/ pop infused… <\/p>\n

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