Orpheus
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Biography
[Edit]Boston's Orpheus made four albums in the late '60s and early '70s that were something of an antecedent to soft rock. Although some of the members had roots in the folk scene, and although they were lumped in with the heavier and more psychedelic bands that comprised the short-lived "Bosstown sound," Orpheus were in fact much closer to the "sunshine pop" of the late '60s heard on AM radio. Producer Alan Lorber (the key generator of the Bosstown sound hype, who also produced Ultimate Spinach and other local bands) gave their light harmony pop tunes elaborate orchestrated arrangements that, even as they hinted at Baroque classical music, also betrayed his extensive experience working on television commercials.
Jack McKenes and Eric Gulliksen of Orpheus had played together in a pop-folk group, the Minutemen, and McKenes and Bruce Arnold formed the pop-folk duo the Villagers, before the three of them plus drummer Harry Sandler linked up to form Orpheus. Relying largely on original material, mostly written by Arnold and Gulliksen, Orpheus cut three LPs for MGM (the primary home of Bosstown sound bands) in the late '60s. Despite the marketing of the Bosstown sound as a hip and album-oriented phenomenon, the group's harmonies and songwriting were in fact more similar to singles groups such as the Fifth Dimension and the Association, even with echoes of the Lettermen in places. There might have been some traces of folk and psychedelic music on some tracks, but the light, sometimes precious, love songs were forerunners of adult contemporary music. Sometimes, for instance, the albums sound rather like the songs (although not the arrangements) played by Chicago at their most unabashedly pop. Orpheus, however, were ordinary if ambitious songwriters, lacking the grand melodies to either get them national popularity in their lifetime, or retroactive cult status.
When Orpheus made their fourth and final album for Bell in 1971, only Arnold was left from the original band, although the LP had songwriting and vocals from Steve Martin (not the same as the Steve Martin who sang lead for the Left Banke), who had written some material on Orpheus' MGM recordings. The double-CD Big Beat compilation The Best of Orpheus has almost everything from the MGM LPs, as well as a couple of songs from the Bell LP and some previously unreleased material.
Title: Tribal Warrior / Distorted (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Orpheus
Genre: Trance, Psychedelic, Progressive, Classical
Title: Flymenco (Single)
Artist: Orpheus, Osher Swissa
Genre: Trance, Psychedelic Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Progressive
Title: Heartbeat
Artist: Orpheus
Genre: Electronica, Trance, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Psychedelic Rock, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Psychedelic
Title: The Best Of Orpheus (CD2)
Artist: Orpheus
Genre: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic
Title: Congress Alley (feat. Stephen Martin) - Single
Artist: The Alan Lorber Orchestra, Orpheus, Chorus
Genre: Pop
Title: Congress Alley, Vol. 2 - There's Love over Here - Single
Artist: The Alan Lorber Orchestra, Orpheus, Chorus
Genre: Pop
Title: There Is A Place (Single)
Artist: Orpheus, Christopher Lawrence
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Progressive
Title: Tribal Warrior / Distorted - Single
Artist: Christopher Lawrence, Orpheus
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Of Orpheus (CD1)
Artist: Orpheus
Genre: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic
Collections
Title: Best of Here's a Song! (You Might Have Missed), Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Goa, Vol. 48
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Singing for Birds
Genre:
Title: EDM Hits 2015
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Epic EDM Tunes 2015
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: EDM Future Hits 2015, Vol. 1
Genre: House, Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Back Cat 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Back Cat 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Lazy Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Here's A (Cover) Song! [You Might Have Missed], Vol. 21
Genre: Pop
Title: Perception Volume 4 - Compiled By Injection
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Elemental Ambient Chillz 2K9
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Sleepless Society By Narongvit
Genre: Pop
Title: Boston Sound 1968 Revisited, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Get Connected, Vol. 4
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Goa Culture, Vol. 6 (Compiled by Zyce & DJ Bim)
Genre: Electronica, Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Release n' Attack
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Boston Sound: 1968 Revisited
Genre: Rock
Title: Fire On Route 10 : Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
Genre: Pop
Title: Yes It's True (Vol 2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Decoding Process
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Decoding Process
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Parade of Broken Hearts Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Reload - Clip 1
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: DPINC. Five Years Anniversary
Genre: Electronica
Title: Decoding Process
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Goa Trance, Vol. 20 (Compiled By DJ Tulla)
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Best of Spring in Ibiza 2015
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Fire on Route 10 Vol 2
Genre: Country
Title: Absolute Christmas 2008 (CD2)
Genre: Alternative
Title: Goa Culture Vol. 6
Genre: Goa Trance, Psychedelic
Title: Goa Vol. 48 (CD2)
Genre: Progressive Trance, Goa Trance
Title: Pharmacy: Phase 5 (Mixed By Frost Raven)
Genre: Goa Trance, Psychedelic, Progressive
Title: CONtrust Jazz Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: Future Power Trance Sputnik (CD1)
Genre: Progressive
Title: Y. S. E. In The Box Vol. 8
Genre: Goa Trance, Psychedelic
Title: Mega Dance Hits DFM №15 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Side Effects, Vol. 1 (Compiled By Element5)
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Psychedelic
Title: 5: 00 AM - Compiled By The Dude
Genre: Psychedelic, Progressive
Title: Soulectro Music: 5 AM
Genre: Psychedelic Trance, Progressive
Title: Wild Vision (Compiled By Future People)
Genre: Psychedelic Trance, Progressive
Title: All Stars Vol. 5
Genre: Psychedelic
Title: Part Of The Dream (Compiled By Vini Vici)
Genre: Psychedelic, Progressive
Title: Pharma-PSY Volume 1
Genre: Trance, Psychedelic Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Blue Tunes Records: Wild Vision
Genre: Progressive Trance
Title: Pharmacy Phase 6 (Mixed By Christopher Lawrence)
Genre: Trance
Title: The New Stravinsky Complete Edition (CD09)
Genre: Classical
Title: Funky & Soul: The Golden (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Temptation: Jazz Funk And Soul (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz
Title: Acid Nights 2024
Genre: Psychedelic Trance, Goa Trance
Featuring albums
Title: EDM Future Hits 2015
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Best of Essential Trance Music Hits 2016
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Progressive & Psy Trance Pieces, Vol. 16
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Pharmacy: Phase 6
Artist: Christopher Lawrence
Genre: Electronica, Trance, Psychedelic, Progressive
Title: Pharmacy: Phase 6 mixed by Christopher Lawrence
Artist: Christopher Lawrence
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Essentials Chapter 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Psy-Trance Festival Anthems, Vol. 10
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Progressive & Psy Trance Pieces, Vol. 19
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Trip Created By Saint Etienne (CD2)
Artist: Saint Etienne
