Christmas is a time to get closer to the ones we love: friends, family, robots, and space sharks. For the spacefaring Captain Ebel, this Christmas is like any other day- struggling to keep his stomach and spaceship full of fuel. That is, until a 200-foot-long space shark named Mr. Bruce hires his crew to ship some goods from a distant planet. Everything seems to be going well until Captain Ebel discovers what’s inside the crates.
The High Orbit Holiday Special is a full episode of Matthew’s not-quite-dead-yet podcast, High Orbit, complete with 5 new recordings of classic Christmas favorites and brand new original music. Yes, even robot first officer Prodo-1 sings! All 5 songs are included as part of the show and as uninterrupted, talk-free singles.
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The High Orbit Holiday Special – 68.7MB MP3
(Also available as individual tracks.) – 103.6 MB ZIP
Lyrics available at www.matthewebel.com/music
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I’m at a loss of words. It was for your witty writing that I listened through all the old High Orbit episodes, and you delivered more of that here than one could shake a tractor beam at, plus some wonderful, wonderful music. Would you believe it was this, of all things, that finally woke up my holiday spirit this year?
I freaking love you, Matthew.
Merry Christmas.
December 3rd, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Absolutely fantastic. A November extremely well spent! The new songs are fantastic, and the high orbit stuff is hilarious from start to finish.
December 5th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Brilliant production. I’ve been in High Orbit withdrawl for some time, and I’m glad to hear Captain Ebel and the Bots again, and how! The month of quiet was totally worth it.
December 6th, 2009 at 6:28 am
Sounds awesome, but where are the lyrics? I can’t seem to find them. The songs are awesome, I wanna sing along!!