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

The latest piece from Matthew is an introduction from a lonely geek to someone he’d like to get a little closer to. No pretenses, just honesty. Which may not always be the best approach, to be honest.

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An Ordinary Guy – 5.5MB MP3

Matthew explains this one best in the song itself. Please be gentle…

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A Song for My Subscribers – Live – 5.9MB MP3

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Let’s just quote Matthew on this one:

I’ve never been punched in the face. I’m pretty sure this is what it’d be like.

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Concussion – 4.8MB MP3

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If you haven’t played Team Fortress 2, you really won’t understand this song.

If you have, however, and you have ever played an Engineer for more than 5 minutes, this is a tune you’ll be able to sympathize with. For once Matthew has forgone the piano entirely for a Johnny Cash-inspired ballad dedicated to the heartless cretins that are the Spies.

This song is also going to be the subject of a new contest soon, so stay tuned!

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I Blame The Spy – 4.3MB MP3

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