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Brave New Surf is a collection of the best modern instrumental surf music from around the world. The newest sounds of surf music are more vibrant, more diverse, more charged with energy and excitement than ever. These are the new surf classics - this is BRAVE NEW SURF!

Track Listing:

1. El Supernaut: Wonderman from Intiö
2. Los Twang! Marvels: Sea of Glory
3. El Ray: Cherry Cheeks
4. The Coffin Daggers: Borgo Pass
5. Aqualads: Washout
6. The TomorrowMen: Momentium
7. The Phantom Four: El Palmero (previously unreleased)
8. Atomic Mosquitos: Mosquito Royale
9. Los Kahunas: 7 Mares (previously unreleased)
10. The Bambi Molesters: As the Dark Wave Swells
11. The Barbwires: La Caja del Muerto
12. Frankie & the Pool Boys: Ewa on the Beach
13. The Thunderchiefs: Estratosfera
14. The Secret Samurai: The Khazar
15. The Madeira: Witch Doctor (previously unreleased)
16. The Eliminators: Walking Tall
17. Surfer Joe: The North Swell (previously unreleased)
18. The Deadbeats: Karabasan
19. Daikaiju: Laser Runner
20. The Anacondas: Floating Home

We are working on all sorts of promos and giveaways in conjunction with this release, and will be setting up a dedicated website with videos and links to each of the bands (thanks Brian for setting this up!).

The track list was compiled by Ivan Pongracic (The Madeira / Space Cossacks) and cover art is from the always amazing Ferenc Dobronyi (Pollo Del Mar / Frankie & The Pool Boys). This was released on November 29th (just in time for the holidays).

Order Now!

V/A - Brave New Surf CD - DCCD45 - $12.75

Sean
Double Crown Records
www.doublecrownrecords.com

Surf CD's / Vinyl / Fanzines / DVD's
Aloha Screwdriver - Lunar Wobble CD
The Nebulas - Euphorion LP / CD
Supertubos - The Fourth Drive CD
Continental Magazine - Issue #38 w/17 Song CD

Last edited: Nov 27, 2012 08:43:17

Let me say a bit about this comp. It was inspired by two mid-‘90s comps: “Beyond the Beach” and “Instro Nation.” These CDs did a great job spreading the word about the contemporary surf music scene by featuring a wide variety of modern original surf music, from the most traditional to the highly progressive, side by side, effectively demonstrating the creativity and breadth of modern surf music. My view is that the current state of surf music is remarkably vital and I thought that a compilation might be a good way to communicate this fact to people that may not be fully aware of it. The goal here is to turn the novices and casual fans onto many bands with whom they may not have been familiar, while also giving the hard-core fans a collection that they 1) would greatly enjoy listening to even if they have a lot of the songs already, and maybe more importantly, 2) a CD they could share with friends or family to show them why they love modern surf music so much!

It was a real bear to select only 20 bands since there's been soooo much great stuff released over the past few years. We ended up selecting from only the post-2008 releases, and by bands that are active, gigging, recording and trying to make a difference, no matter what part of the world they come from. I personally am completely thrilled with the tracklist, and have been listening to it over and over and over without getting sick of it. Such amazing songs!! We also have a small team working with Sean that will really try to promote this comp beyond the usual sources, and see if we can introduce more people to our little scene - which despite its small size is bursting with creativity and fun and camraderie!

While working on this comp, it really struck me that we seem to be riding some kind of a new wave since '08. After a relative lull in surf music between, say, '01 and '07, it seems to again just be exploding with great new bands all around the world. Our hope is very much that this comp can stoke those fires and raise the awareness level. And my personal hope is that many SG101-ers will consider buying a few extra copies of it to stick in the Christmas stockings of their loved ones! What greater sign of love could you show???

I very much hope you all like this comp even half as much as I do!

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

This years christmas present:)

Nils

Nils

"If it hadn’t been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar." - Pete Townshend, The Who

The Twang-O-Matics - Facebook
The Twang-O-Matics - homepage

CaptainSpringfield wrote:

So, show of hands, who here plans on picking this up
once it's out?

I'll raise my hand, but yer not gonna get me to shake them like that lady, that looks painful.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Insect Surfers
The Tikiyaki Orchestra
The Scimitars
Lords Of Atlantis
Fiberglass Jungle - Surf Radio

Bill S._______

HELLDIVER on Facebook

Love the photoshop work guys!!!

Danny Snyder

"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo

Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta

Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party

Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF

JONPAUL wrote:

Now that is just AWE-some.

Looking forward to this release!

Fady

El Mirage @ ReverbNation

Insect Surfers
The Tikiyaki Orchestra
The Scimitars
Lords Of Atlantis
Fiberglass Jungle - Surf Radio

Hah! Make it happen, Ivan! My avatar is from a tour shirt they sold in Hawaii (most likely during the Powerslave tour, it looks like the mummy Eddie on the front):

I hesitate to call these shirts "vintage", having had many of them in the 80's, but I guess I'm officially vintage now. Sigh. Wish I had kept my old Maiden shirts, you would not believe what they sell for now. (Sorry for the derailment, I am totally buying this comp, the unreleased tracks especially make this a no-brainer.)

Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio