Artist Info: Orthotonics

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. [read more...]