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Take your expectations and shoot them to the moon. Yes, Orbiter is Harris Thurmond and Fiia McGann, two Seattle-based performers with a deep and impressive musical pedigree, but you honestly have no idea what this sounds like. Part laid-back groove, part trip-hop-noir, part guitar-erotica, Orbiter's 'Mini LP' is six tracks of revelation. Fiia sings (and you've never really heard her sing before, this is something very, very special) and Harris does a bit of everything - or, as it says on the sleeve - 'vocals, guitars, keyboards, loops, bloopy and squawky noises.'

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This stunning debut from Seattle's Orbiter is a study in contrasts. Mini LP kicks off with "3 A.M.," a languorous, atmospheric instrumental that establishes the dark tone that colors the entire set. But a light, joyful mood also surfaces throughout the CD via the restrained yet uplifting interplay of guitar and synthesizer. On "Stray Dogs," the listener is treated to the alluring vocals of Fiia McGann as she ponders the need to come to terms with life's decisions and regrets in order to make peace with oneself. The crisp, shimmering guitar attack of the other half of this dynamic duo--Harris Thurmond--punctuates the songs and accents the vocals perfectly; his playing is confidently assertive but never overpowering or intrusive. Thurmond takes his turn at the mic on a couple of numbers and his "Paper Tiger," a meditation on a celebrity who's fallen from grace, is a highlight. Combining guitar work and a melodic sensibility that reflects Radiohead, as well as plaintive vocals and deep rhythmic grooves that recall Portishead, Orbiter has crafted a unique style of guitar driven trip-pop that is at once familiar and notably original. --Michael Wells