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Orthotonics was an American experimental rock and free improvisation group from Richmond, VA, that began in 1979 as Ortho-Tones, but changed their name to Orthotonics in 1982. The group released a cassette-only release in 1983, "Accessible As Gravity", followed by the full-length albums "Wake Up, You Must Remember" in 1984 and "Luminous Bipeds" in 1986. In 1989, Orthotonics broke up.
In 1975 Danny Finney (saxophone, vocals), Paul Watson (trumpet), and Pippin Barnett (drums) formed a jazz improvisation group, Idio Savant. Later in 1979, seeking a more accessible sound, the trio added Richmond musicians Rebby Sharp (guitar, vocals) and Phil Trumbo (bass guitar), and the group was reorganized under the name Ortho-Tones. In 1982 Trumbo moved to the West Coast to pursue a successful career as a graphic artist and was replaced by Tom Carson on bass guitar. At the same time, the group's name changed to Orthotonics.
After releasing Wake Up You Must Remember in 1984, the group became inactive but reformed again in 1986 as a trio of Sharp, Finney and Barnett, and recorded a new album, Luminous Bipeds, which Frith produced. In 1989 the Orthotonics disbanded. The three members were subsequently active to varying degrees in the long-lasting Richmond world music band The Ululating Mummies. Sharp and Finney later reunited in the alternative rock group, Rattlemouth.
Orthotonics was an American experimental rock and free improvisation group from Richmond, VA, that began in 1979 as Ortho-Tones, but changed their name to Orthotonics in 1982. The group released a cassette-only release in 1983, "Accessible As Gravity", followed by the full-length albums "Wake Up, You Must Remember" in 1984 and "Luminous Bipeds" in 1986. In 1989, Orthotonics broke up.
In 1975 Danny Finney (saxophone, vocals), Paul Watson (trumpet), and Pippin Barnett (drums) formed a jazz improvisation group, Idio Savant. Later in 1979, seeking a more accessible sound, the trio added Richmond musicians Rebby Sharp (guitar, vocals) and Phil Trumbo (bass guitar), and the group was reorganized under the name Ortho-Tones. In 1982 Trumbo moved to the West Coast to pursue a successful career as a graphic artist and was replaced by Tom Carson on bass guitar. At the same time, the group's name changed to Orthotonics.
After releasing Wake Up You Must Remember in 1984, the group became inactive but reformed again in 1986 as a trio of Sharp, Finney and Barnett, and recorded a new album, Luminous Bipeds, which Frith produced. In 1989 the Orthotonics disbanded. The three members were subsequently active to varying degrees in the long-lasting Richmond world music band The Ululating Mummies. Sharp and Finney later reunited in the alternative rock group, Rattlemouth.
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