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[edit] Ed Karger

Edwin Karger was born in xxx; started into baseball at the age of xx with the xxx. He pitched in xxx games ; xxx innings. He had xxx strikeouts, xxx ERAs and xxx shutouts.

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  • 1906- 4th in league in Games Finished-9


  • 1907- 4th in league in Innings-314.0
    • 5th in league in BB + H per IP (WHIP)-1.025
    • 6th in league in Bases on Balls/9IP-1.86
    • 7th in league in Games-39
    • 8th in league in Saves-1
    • 10th in league in ERA-2.04


  • 1910- 9th in league in Won-Loss %-.611
    • 9th in league in Saves-1


  • 1907- 6th in league in Strikeouts-137


  • 1907- 7th in league in Games Started-32


  • 1907- 4th in league in Comp. Games-29


  • 1907- 4th in league in Shutouts-6


  • 1910- 6th in league in Home Runs Allow.-5


  • 1907- 7th in league in Hits Allowed-257


  • 1907- 2.11-3rd in league in SO to Walk-2.11


  • 1906- 7th in league in Losses-19
  • 1907- 3rd in league in Losses-19


  • 1910- 10th in league in Earned Runs Allow.-65


  • 1907- 6th in league in Wild Pitches-8


  • 1907- 5th in league in Batters Faced-1227




  • 1907- 9th in league in Adjusted ERA+-122
  • Car- 96th in league in ERA-2.79

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Ed Karger Nickname(s): Loose 1883-1957 LHP 1906-11 Pirates, Cardinals , Reds, Red Sox


Ed Karger's Teams1906 St. Louis Cardinals1906 Pittsburgh Pirates1907 St. Louis Cardinals1908 St. Louis Cardinals1909 Cincinnati Reds1909 Boston Red Sox1910 Boston Red Sox1911 Boston Red Sox

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Karger's most successful season was with the Red Sox in 1910, when he was 11-7 with a relatively high 3.19 ERA. Before that he compiled losing records despite better ERAs for second-division Cardinals teams. (WOR)

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» August 11, 1907: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, shortened to seven innings by prior agreement, St. Louis Cardinals' Ed Karger pitches a perfect game 4-0 against the Boston Doves. » August 27, 1907: Christy Mathewson fashions a 3-hit shutout over the Cardinals and driving in the only run with a double. Ed Karger takes the hard luck loss.

» December 12, 1908: The Cardinals are busy. First they get C Admiral Schlei from the Reds for pitchers Ed Karger and Art Fromme. Then they pack off Schlei, along with P Bugs Raymond and OF Red Murray, to the Giants for veteran catcher Roger Bresnahan. Bresnahan, a future Hall of Famer, will be the player/manager of the Cardinals for the next four years. Raymond lost 25 games in 1908, but a record 11 of them were by shutouts.

» June 27, 1911: In the 7th inning at Huntington Avenue Grounds, the A's Stuffy McInnis steps into the batter's box to lead off and hits Ed Karger's warm-up pitch for an inside-the-park home run while the Red Sox are still taking their positions. Boston manager Patsy Donovan's protests to ump Ben Egan, but Egan rejects the protest on the basis of Ban Johnson's new rule prohibiting warm-up pitches. The A's win, 7–3. Ban Johnson's time-saving rule, which declares that pitchers must throw as soon as the batter is in the box, is soon withdrawn.

Ed Karger

Edwin Karger (Loose) Bats Right, Throws Left Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 15, 1906

Final Game September 4, 1911 Born May 6, 1883 in San Angelo, TX Died September 9, 1957 in Delta, CO



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Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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1906 23 TOT NL   7  19  31  22  17   0   9  1  219.7  214   96   64   0   52   81   9   3   875       0  2.62  2.63  100 1.211
        PIT NL   2   3   6   2   0   0   4  0   28.0   21   11    6   0    9    8   2   0   114       0  1.93  2.68  139 1.071
        STL NL   5  16  25  20  17   0   5  1  191.7  193   85   58   0   43   73   7   3   761       0  2.72  2.62   96 1.231
1907 24 STL NL  15  19  39  32  29   6   6  1  314.0  257  100   71   2   65  137  10   8  1227       0  2.04  2.49  122 1.025
1908 25 STL NL   4   9  22  15   9   1   6  0  141.3  148   77   48   1   50   34   2   4   621       0  3.06  2.35   77 1.401
1909 26 TOT      6   5  21  11   4   0   8  0  102.3   97   51   41   0   52   25   5   4   437       0  3.61  2.53   70 1.456
        CIN NL   1   3   9   5   1   0   3  0   34.3   26   22   17   0   30    8   2   2   152       0  4.46  2.59   58 1.631
        BOS AL   5   2  12   6   3   0   5  0   68.0   71   29   24   0   22   17   3   2   285       0  3.18  2.50   79 1.368
1910 27 BOS AL  11   7  27  25  16   1   2  1  183.3  162   75   65   5   53   81   5   5   764       0  3.19  2.54   80 1.173
1911 28 BOS AL   5   8  25  18   6   1   6  0  131.0  134   70   49   4   42   57   4   4   539       0  3.37  3.27   97 1.344

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 6 Yr WL% .417  48  67 165 123  81   9  37  3 1091.7 1012  469  338  12  314  415  35  28  4463       0  2.79  2.61   93 1.215

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162 Game Avg    11  15  38  29  19   2   8  0  257.7  238  110   79   2   74   97   8   6  1053   0   0  2.79  2.61   93 1.215
Career High     15  19  39  32  29   6   9  1  314.0  257  100   71   5   65  137  10   8  1227   0   0  2.04  3.27  122 1.025
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Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

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1906 23 TOT NL  31   84    3   18   4  1   1    5   0      1      .214  .224  .321   72   27   0           0    
        PIT NL   6   11    1    1   1  0   0    2   0      0      .091  .091  .182  -17    2   0           0    
        STL NL  25   73    2   17   3  1   1    3   0      1      .233  .243  .342   86   25   0           0    
1907 24 STL NL  39  112    9   20   2  0   2    9   0      2      .179  .207  .250   45   28   4           2    
1908 25 STL NL  24   54    4   13   1  1   0    3   1      0      .241  .268  .296   84   16   0           2    
1909 26 TOT     21   35    0    6   2  0   0    4   0      3      .171  .275  .229   58    8   1           2    
        CIN NL   9   11    0    3   1  0   0    2   0      2      .273  .429  .364  147    4   0           1    
        BOS AL  12   24    0    3   1  0   0    2   0      1      .125  .192  .167   12    4   1           1    
1910 27 BOS AL  27   68   11   20   2  0   2    8   0      3      .294  .342  .412  134   28   3           2    
1911 28 BOS AL  25   47    4   11   3  0   1    6   0      3      .234  .308  .362   87   17   2           2

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6 Seasons      167  400   31   88  14  2   6   35   1  0  12   0  .220  .261  .310   78  124  10   0   0  10   0

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162 Game Avg        388   30   85  14  2   6   34   1  0  12   0  .220  .261  .310   78  120  10   0   0  10   0
Career High     39  112   11   20   4  1   2    9   1  0   3   0                          28   4   0   0   2   0

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Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/27  AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+ psOPS  SB%

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1906 23 TOT NL   85   66    6  2.45    74| .214  .249| .224  .316| .321  .318| .545  .633|  72           
        PIT NL   11   10    0  0.00    79| .091  .257| .091  .325| .182  .328| .273  .652| -17           
        STL NL   74   56    6  2.89    73| .233  .248| .243  .314| .342  .316| .585  .631|  86           
1907 24 STL NL  120   96    5  1.41    73| .179  .249| .207  .314| .250  .316| .457  .630|  45           
1908 25 STL NL   56   41    4  2.63    68| .241  .241| .268  .302| .296  .311| .564  .613|  84           
1909 26 TOT      41   30    3  2.70    75| .171  .254| .275  .317| .229  .323| .504  .640|  58           
        CIN NL   14    8    2  6.75    76| .273  .251| .429  .318| .364  .323| .793  .642| 147           
        BOS AL   27   22    1  1.23    75| .125  .255| .192  .316| .167  .323| .359  .639|  12           
1910 27 BOS AL   76   51    9  4.76    77| .294  .252| .342  .319| .412  .326| .754  .644| 134           
1911 28 BOS AL   54   38    5  3.55    95| .234  .280| .308  .346| .362  .368| .670  .714|  87

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6 Seasons       432  322   32  2.68    76| .220  .253| .261  .318| .310  .324| .571  .642|  78
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Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn

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1906 23 TOT NL   P   31     21   81    5    2  .953  .948  3.29  2.40  4.18  3.05   22  219.7
        PIT NL   P    6      2   14    1    0  .941  .948  2.67  2.40  5.14  3.05    2   28.0
        STL NL   P   25     19   67    4    2  .956  .948  3.44  2.40  4.04  3.05   20  191.7
1907 24 STL NL   P   39     29   96    6    4  .954  .950  3.21  2.27  3.58  2.97   32  314.0
1908 25 STL NL   P   22     10   33    2    5  .956  .953  1.95  2.13  2.74  2.99   15  141.3
1909 26 TOT      P   21      5   33    6    0  .864  .941  1.81  2.12  3.34  3.07   11  102.3
        CIN NL   P    9      1   12    5    0  .722  .940  1.44  1.96  3.41  2.83    5   34.3
        BOS AL   P   12      4   21    1    0  .962  .942  2.08  2.25  3.31  3.19    6   68.0
1910 27 BOS AL   P   27      7   47    2    2  .964  .942  2.00  2.35  2.65  3.29   25  183.3
1911 28 BOS AL   P   25      6   35    3    2  .932  .938  1.64  1.89  2.82  2.88   18  131.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

1906 23 TOT NL   P   31     21   81    5    2  .953  .948  3.29  2.40  4.18  3.05   22  219.7
        PIT NL   P    6      2   14    1    0  .941  .948  2.67  2.40  5.14  3.05    2   28.0
        STL NL   P   25     19   67    4    2  .956  .948  3.44  2.40  4.04  3.05   20  191.7
1907 24 STL NL   P   39     29   96    6    4  .954  .950  3.21  2.27  3.58  2.97   32  314.0
1908 25 STL NL   P   22     10   33    2    5  .956  .953  1.95  2.13  2.74  2.99   15  141.3
1909 26 TOT      P   21      5   33    6    0  .864  .941  1.81  2.12  3.34  3.07   11  102.3
        CIN NL   P    9      1   12    5    0  .722  .940  1.44  1.96  3.41  2.83    5   34.3
        BOS AL   P   12      4   21    1    0  .962  .942  2.08  2.25  3.31  3.19    6   68.0
1910 27 BOS AL   P   27      7   47    2    2  .964  .942  2.00  2.35  2.65  3.29   25  183.3
1911 28 BOS AL   P   25      6   35    3    2  .932  .938  1.64  1.89  2.82  2.88   18  131.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+

Position Total   P* 165     78  325   24   15  .944  .947  2.44  2.21  3.32  3.04  123 1091.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+

Overall Total       165     78  325   24   15  .944  .947  2.44  2.21  3.32  3.04  123   1092


Ed Karger Stats Ed Karger was born on Sunday, May 6, 1883, in San Angelo, Texas. Karger was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1906, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Karger baseball stats page.


Ed Karger A Definitive Record

Biographical Data Birth Name: Edwin Karger Nickname: Loose Born On: 05-06-1883

Born In:   San Angelo, Texas

Zodiac: Taurus Died On: 09-09-1957

Died In:   Delta, Colorado

Cemetery: Delta Cemetery, Delta, Colorado

College:   None Attended 
Bats:   Right 
Throws:   Left 
Height:   5-11 
Weight:   185

First Game: 04-15-1906 (Age 22) Last Game: 09-04-1911 Draft: Not Applicable


Ed Karger Ed Karger Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD 1906 Pirates 6 2 4 2 3 .400 1.93 0 0 0 28.0 114 21 6 11 0 9 - 8 0 2 0 - 1906 Cardinals 25 20 5 5 16 .238 2.72 17 0 1 191.2 761 193 58 85 0 43 - 73 3 7 0 - 1907 Cardinals 39 32 6 15 19 .441 2.04 29 6 1 314.0 1,227 257 71 100 2 65 - 137 8 10 0 - 1908 Cardinals 22 15 6 4 9 .308 3.06 9 1 0 141.1 621 148 48 77 1 50 - 34 4 2 0 - 1909 Reds 9 5 3 1 3 .250 4.46 1 0 0 34.1 152 26 17 22 0 30 - 8 2 2 0 - 1909 Red Sox 12 6 5 5 2 .714 3.18 3 0 0 68.0 285 71 24 29 0 22 - 17 2 3 0 - 1910 Red Sox 27 25 2 11 7 .611 3.19 16 1 1 183.1 764 162 65 75 5 53 - 81 5 5 0 - 1911 Red Sox 25 18 6 5 8 .385 3.37 6 1 0 131.0 539 134 49 70 4 42 - 57 4 4 0 - Career G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD 6 Years 165 123 37 48 67 .417 2.79 81 9 3 1,091.2 4,463 1,012 338 469 12 314 - 415 28 35 0 -

Ed Karger Ed Karger Hitting Stats

Yr Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG 1906 Pirates 6 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 - - 0 - 0 - .091 .091 .182 1906 Cardinals 25 73 2 17 3 1 1 0 3 1 - - 0 - 0 - .233 .243 .342 1907 Cardinals 39 112 9 20 2 0 2 0 9 2 - - 4 - 2 - .179 .207 .250 1908 Cardinals 24 54 4 13 1 1 0 0 3 0 - - 0 - 2 - .241 .268 .296 1909 Reds 9 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 - - 0 - 1 - .273 .429 .364 1909 Red Sox 12 24 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 - - 1 - 1 - .125 .192 .167 1910 Red Sox 27 68 11 20 2 0 2 0 8 3 - - 3 - 2 - .294 .342 .412 1911 Red Sox 25 47 4 11 3 0 1 0 6 3 - - 2 - 2 - .234 .308 .362 Career G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG 6 Years 167 400 31 88 14 2 6 0 35 12 - - 10 - 10 - .220 .261 .310

Ed Karger Ed Karger Fielding Stats

Team POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR 1906 Pirates P 6 2 84 17 2.8 16 2 14 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 5.14 - 1906 Cardinals P 25 20 575 90 3.6 86 19 67 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .956 4.04 - 1907 Cardinals P 39 32 942 131 3.4 125 29 96 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .954 3.58 - 1908 Cardinals P 22 15 424 45 2.0 43 10 33 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.74 - 1909 Reds P 9 5 103 18 2.0 13 1 12 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .722 3.41 - 1909 Red Sox P 12 6 204 26 2.2 25 4 21 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 3.31 - 1910 Red Sox P 27 25 550 56 2.1 54 7 47 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.65 - 1911 Red Sox P 25 18 393 44 1.8 41 6 35 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .932 2.82 - Career POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR P Totals 165 123 3,275 427 2.6 403 78 325 24 15 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.32 -- 6 Years 165 123 3,275 427 2.6 403 78 325 24 15 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.32 --

Ed Karger Ed Karger Miscellaneous Stats

Baserunning Statistics Other Positions Common Hitting Ratios Common Pitching Ratios Team SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9 1906 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.89 2.57 2.89 1906 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 73.0 0.0 24.3 1.70 3.43 2.02 1907 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 56.0 0.0 12.4 2.11 3.93 1.86 1908 Cardinals 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.68 2.17 3.18 1909 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.27 2.10 7.86 1909 Red Sox 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 12.0 0.77 2.25 2.91 1910 Red Sox 0 - - - - n/a 34.0 0.0 8.5 1.53 3.98 2.60 1911 Red Sox 0 - - - - n/a 47.0 0.0 7.8 1.36 3.92 2.89 Career SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9 6 Years 1 - - - - n/a 66.7 0.0 11.4 1.32 3.42 2.59

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August 11, 1907: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, shortened to seven innings, Ed Karger pitched a perfect game as St. Louis Cardinal

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"My mom was the singer and got me really into singing at a young age, and her and my Sister Courtney Have really been my main supporters and constantly are listening to my song ideas"

"My favorite band of all time would have to be Pink Floyd because my Dad And Mom Constantly played it to me and my sister Courtney from the time we were born until currently, and I think that really helped me get into music even more and develop an ear for it."

"I was tired of being In bands that Wouldnt let me branch off into different genres, and go different dirrections with the music. So I started Orphan City in 2007 and intended it to be Solo, haha plus people find it hard to work with me because I like to have control over the music and I'm a perfectionist, But I asked Annalea If im hard to work with and she laughed and said "no way, you just want the songs to be the best they can be"

"Music Is how im going to leave my mark. I hope the music That I make will be around after I'm dead and that people can get something out of it. And Know how passionate I was about it" I literally have a hundred songs on my computer that I've written and recorded that no one outside of my real close friends and family will ever hear. Those songs are just a way for me to express myself and really dont need to be heard, but I'm constantly writing and recording."

"I met Annalea through My Previous Project Madeara Frames and she called me and said how she still really wanted to do music with me and such and I asked her if she wanted to join orphan city and she got excited so I took that As a yes haha. We work really well together and have ideas that the other one may not of thought of."

"As Long as I'm breathing Orphan City will be my project. Even 60 years Down the road...If I'm alive that long. This Is finally a project that I feel great about because I feel the musical possibilities are endless. Annalea and I are very open minded people when It comes to music so we wont have any problems when it comes to trying new things and keeping our sound fresh.

And It's also a project that I can work on by myself without having to show 4 other band members and cross my fingers in hopes they Like it. When Annalea Leaves for college soon I can Continue to write and Play shows, but the cool part is she can still have just as much input. We are living in a crazy digital world haha, Because we have already talked about sending each other parts of songs and then talking about ideas and then she can record her piano and send it to me and I can add it to the song. So the music will keep going and I'm Excited to see what God has planned for us.

-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- {hangon}

first round of the bodog music competition 2007 orphan 21.8% 2nd place second round? beat by RC Static 69.4%

Orphan City
Origin Marietta, Ohio, USA
Genre(s) Indie, IDM, Post Rock
Years active 2006–present
Label(s) Independent
Associated acts Donavan Beat's, Counting Dinosaurs
Website http://www.myspace.com/Orphancity
Members
Donovan, Annalea

Orphan City is a two part, un-signed band from Marietta, Ohio. Front man, Donovan, formed Orphan City in 2006. According to their web site,

"Orphan City covers day to day relateable experiences in the lyrics and mixes genres of: Indie/ Electronica/ Folk/ Post Rock/ Ambient music, but doesn't limit the musical possibilities." [1]

[edit] History

  • Donovan Butts was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. He lived there untill the age of 11. He then moved to Marietta, Ohio with his parents and older sister, Courtney. He started playing music in 7th grade, shortly after his father bought him a guitar at a pawn shop. The self taught guitar player was part of many minor bands including: TPT, Leonardo Leonardo, and Madeara Frames.
  • Annalea Thompson was born in Marietta and has lived there since then. She met Donovan through joining the band Madeara Frames, in 2007.

Donovan was working on music for Orphan City when Medeara Frames broke up. Annalea showed further intrest in working with Donovan, so she join Orphan City with him.

[edit] Band Members

  • Donovan Butts (born February 14, 1988) - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Programming/ Keyboard, and Drums. He also records/ produces all the songs for Orphan City. He is also a proud Christian.

    "Orphan City isn't Christian music, but I don't play negative music either. I praise God in prayers and in my daily life. I play music for God, because He's blessed me with the gift of music. I have such a diverse style in music that if I played Christian music, I'd feel limited to one subject. It's cool to think I'm just your average person whose a musician, but I have a strong relationship with Christ." (Orphan City Blog)

  • Annalea Thompson (born April 1, 1990) - Keyboards
  • Courtney Butts (born February 17, 1986) - Live Keyboards

[edit] Influence

Donovan gives Danny Elfman as a top musical influence. He is also influenced and inspired by Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello, Pink Floyd and Indian artists, The Radha Krishna Temple.

Annalea is influenced by Sufjan Stevens.

[edit] Musical Characteristics

Orphan City has a unique sound with each song they orchestrate.

  • "Icelandinc Conversations" is pulled together with a soft sounding panio, glockenspiels, vibraphones, and other bell instruments. It mixes real drums with glitchy electronic drum beats, completeing the dream like sound scape.
  • "Cardboard Passports" incorporates the more folk style of music they play, with the acustic guitar and piano sounds. The songs starts off slow and then it builds up untill the end.

"Cardboard Passports is about me (Donovan) feeling overwhelmed with everything going on around me. At the time, I was unmotivated because I lacked confidence in everything I did. I think it's a song that everyone can relate to." - Donovan

The sound of their other songs seem to follow the same orignal pattern, just like song titles them self.

[edit] Equiptment

[edit] Discography

In 2006, Orphan City released their first album, self titled "Orphan City", as a solo project. This album consisted of 17 songs. "You have God in you" was the first demo off that album. They also released a video for the song "Landing Music" [2]
Orphan City is curently working on their second EP, as a duel collaboration between Donovan and Annalea.

[edit] Awards and Contests

Orphan City won the first round of the 2007 Bodog Battle of the bands. They lost the second round of the compitation. They then went on to the Wildcard compitation and got second place with 21.8% of the votes. They did not advance any further. [3] [4]

[edit] Side Projects

  • Donovan's Beats - A rap/ hip hop solo project, created September 2, 2006. [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Home Page.
  2. ^ Landing Music Video.
  3. ^ Bodog First Round.
  4. ^ Bodog Wildcard.
  5. ^ Counting Dinosaurs Home Page.
  6. ^ Donovan's Beats Home Page.

[edit] External Links

http://www.myspace.com/Orphancity
http://www.myspace.com/CountingDinosaurs
http://www.myspace.com/Donovansbeats

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