The Orange Humble Band
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The Orange Humble Band were formed in early 1995, as the brain child of The Lime Spiders
& The Someloves
founder, Daryl Mather. The band consisted of Ken Stringfellow
of US outfit The Posies
, former Lonely Hearts member, Anthony Bautovich, American indie producer/manager legend, Mitch Easter
, & Mather.
), Mather returned in 1994 with more than an album's worth of new songs, which he took to his old friend Bill Gibson. The songs formed the basis of The Orange Humble Band's first album, Assorted Creams. Recordings for the album took place in 1995 with Bill Gibson on bass, Matt Galvin on lead guitar, Peter Kelly on drums, Anthony Bautovich on vocals. The final recording of the album took place in Mitch Easter
's studios in North Carolina with Easter making contributions to the vocals, before a singer, Ken Stringfellow, was recruited. The album was released in 1997.
The band's second album, Humblin’ (Across America) was released over three years after their debut album, as opposed to Assorted Creams the album only took an eighteen months gestation from recording to release. The band, essentially retained the same line-up from their debut album, with Darryl Mather, Anthony Bautovich, Mitch Easter and Ken Stringfellow. They did however enlist in support, Jody Stephens
(Big Star, Golden Smog
) on drums, Jamie Hoover (The Spongetones) on bass, with Spooner Oldham
(Dan Penn
, Aretha Franklin
, Neil Young
), and Jim Dickinson
playing organ and piano on several other tracks.
Lime Spiders
Lime Spiders are an Australian punk rock band, currently consisting of Mick Blood, Tom Corben, Gerard Corben, David Sparks and Tony Bambach.-Early Days :...
& The Someloves
The Someloves
The Someloves, were a alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. They were noted for their 1980s power-pop underground style.-Biography:...
founder, Daryl Mather. The band consisted of Ken Stringfellow
Ken Stringfellow
Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow is an American musician, best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star.-Musical career:...
of US outfit The Posies
The Posies
The Posies are an alternative rock/power pop group. The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham, Washington by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. They are best known for their radio hits "Golden Blunders" , as well as "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Flavor of the Month"...
, former Lonely Hearts member, Anthony Bautovich, American indie producer/manager legend, Mitch Easter
Mitch Easter
Mitch Easter is a songwriter, musician, and producer. As a producer, he is probably best known for his work with R.E.M. from 1981 through 1984, though he has also worked with many other acts including The Hang Ups, Pavement, Suzanne Vega, Game Theory, Marshall Crenshaw, Velvet Crush, and...
, & Mather.
Biography
Following a three-year absence from the music scene (since the break-up of The SomelovesThe Someloves
The Someloves, were a alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. They were noted for their 1980s power-pop underground style.-Biography:...
), Mather returned in 1994 with more than an album's worth of new songs, which he took to his old friend Bill Gibson. The songs formed the basis of The Orange Humble Band's first album, Assorted Creams. Recordings for the album took place in 1995 with Bill Gibson on bass, Matt Galvin on lead guitar, Peter Kelly on drums, Anthony Bautovich on vocals. The final recording of the album took place in Mitch Easter
Mitch Easter
Mitch Easter is a songwriter, musician, and producer. As a producer, he is probably best known for his work with R.E.M. from 1981 through 1984, though he has also worked with many other acts including The Hang Ups, Pavement, Suzanne Vega, Game Theory, Marshall Crenshaw, Velvet Crush, and...
's studios in North Carolina with Easter making contributions to the vocals, before a singer, Ken Stringfellow, was recruited. The album was released in 1997.
The band's second album, Humblin’ (Across America) was released over three years after their debut album, as opposed to Assorted Creams the album only took an eighteen months gestation from recording to release. The band, essentially retained the same line-up from their debut album, with Darryl Mather, Anthony Bautovich, Mitch Easter and Ken Stringfellow. They did however enlist in support, Jody Stephens
Jody Stephens
Jody Stephens is an American drummer, who has played in Big Star and Golden Smog . When not on tour with Big Star, he works at Ardent Studios, which is where Big Star has recorded all of their albums...
(Big Star, Golden Smog
Golden Smog
Golden Smog is a loosely connected group of musicians comprised, at various times, of members of Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs and Big Star...
) on drums, Jamie Hoover (The Spongetones) on bass, with Spooner Oldham
Spooner Oldham
Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha...
(Dan Penn
Dan Penn
Dan Penn is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and sometime guitar player who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s including "Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "Out of Left Field" & "Cry Like A Baby"...
, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
, Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
), and Jim Dickinson
Jim Dickinson
James Luther "Jim" Dickinson was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the Memphis based band, Mudboy & The Neutrons.- Biography :...
playing organ and piano on several other tracks.
Discography
- Assorted Creams - Half A CowHalf A CowHalf a Cow is an independent record label from Australia, established in 1990 by Sydney musician and music identity Nic Dalton.- History :In 1987 - 1989 Dalton ran a bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Glebe called Dalton's Books...
(1997) - Down In Your Dreams EP - Half A CowHalf A CowHalf a Cow is an independent record label from Australia, established in 1990 by Sydney musician and music identity Nic Dalton.- History :In 1987 - 1989 Dalton ran a bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Glebe called Dalton's Books...
(1998) - "Any Way You Want It" Single - Half A CowHalf A CowHalf a Cow is an independent record label from Australia, established in 1990 by Sydney musician and music identity Nic Dalton.- History :In 1987 - 1989 Dalton ran a bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Glebe called Dalton's Books...
(2000) - Humblin' (Across America) - Half A CowHalf A CowHalf a Cow is an independent record label from Australia, established in 1990 by Sydney musician and music identity Nic Dalton.- History :In 1987 - 1989 Dalton ran a bookshop in the Sydney suburb of Glebe called Dalton's Books...
(2001)