Satellite EP is the fifth EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band Guster

Guster

Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1991, the group is known for its live performances and humor, founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel came about to begin practice sessions while attending Tufts University in Medford,...

. It was released on April 10, 2007. It is Guster's third EP with musician Joe Pisapia

Joe Pisapia

Joe Pisapia is a multi-instrumentalist who was formerly a part of the band Guster and is currently part of k.d lang and the Siss Boom Bang. In the past he has also recorded albums solo and with his band Joe, Marc's Brother, and a side project as half of Watercolor.-Albums:Under the name of Joe...

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The EP is made of both live recordings and songs recorded during the creation Ganging Up On The Sun

Ganging Up on the Sun

Ganging Up on the Sun is the fifth studio album by rock band Guster. It was released on June 20, 2006. The first single, "Manifest Destiny", was released in late 2005 and its follow-up, "One Man Wrecking Machine", in March 2006. It is Guster's second studio album with Joe Pisapia, his first as a...

but not included on the album.

The Astronauts

The Astronauts (band)

The Astronauts were an American rock and roll band, who had a minor hit in 1963 with "Baja" and remained successful for several years, especially in Japan...

, a producing team, remixed a techno

Techno

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-inspired version of "Satellite" that appears on this EP as well. This was first released as an iTunes

ITunes

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 single and a radio edit of this song garners airplay on radio station

Radio station

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s.

"Two of Us" is a Beatles song which the band covers on the EP.

"Total Eclipse of the Heart

Total Eclipse of the Heart

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...

" is a somewhat less-than-serious cover of the original Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...

 song. Recorded at a concert at the State Theater in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

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, Brian Rosenworcel

Brian Rosenworcel

Brian Andrew Rosenworcel is the drummer for the band Guster. For many years, Rosenworcel, the youngest member of the band, played a combination of bongos, congas, djembe, hand snares and cymbals instead of using a traditional drumset. He now alternates between hand percussion and drum set, and he...

, the band's drummer, sings the song's lead vocals, which is a rare occurrence in Guster's music.

Guitarist/vocalist Adam Gardner

Adam Gardner

Adam Seth Gardner is a guitarist and vocalist of the band Guster and a member of the Tufts University Beelzebubs...

 and his wife's environmental action group Reverb helped produce this EP as entirely carbon neutral

Carbon offset

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. The CD sleeve also indicates that it is printed using soy inks on paper certified as "sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council."

The song "Satellite" is featured on Menno Meyjes

Menno Meyjes

Menno Meyjes is a Dutch-born screenwriter, film director and producer.He moved to the United States in 1972 and studied at the Art Institute of California – San Francisco. He was nominated for several awards for his screenplay to the 1985 film The Color Purple, adapted from the novel by Alice Walker...

' 2007 movie Martian Child

Martian Child

Martian Child is a 2007 American comedy-drama film about a writer who adopts a strange young boy who believes himself to be from Mars. Martian Child was released on November 2, 2007. The film was directed by Menno Meyjes and produced by New Line Cinema. It stars John Cusack and Bobby Coleman...

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Track listing

1. "Satellite
   Satellite (Guster song)
   Satellite is the second single from Guster's 2006 album Ganging Up On The Sun. The song received support from US alternative rock radio, including WFNX , but failed to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. There was also a Satellite EP released April 10, 2007. The song is also featured in the...
   
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2. "G Major"
3. "Rise & Shine"
4. "Timothy Leary"
5. "I'm Through"
6. "Satellite
   Satellite (Guster song)
   Satellite is the second single from Guster's 2006 album Ganging Up On The Sun. The song received support from US alternative rock radio, including WFNX , but failed to chart on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. There was also a Satellite EP released April 10, 2007. The song is also featured in the...
   
   " (The Astronauts Remix)
7. "Two of Us" (Live at KCRW
   KCRW
   KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
   
   )
8. "Total Eclipse of the Heart
   Total Eclipse of the Heart
   "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...
   
   " (Live At the State Theatre)