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Los Twang! Marvels: "Jungle of Twang"
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11058 Berkeley, CA 
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Posted on Jan 21 2009 07:50 AM
Just an FYI for all of you who haven't bought the CD yet, you can hear a couple songs from it on the latest podcast —Danny Snyder 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 |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Jan 21 2009 10:56 AM
Hey Alex, thanks for commenting! We'd love to see you more often on the forum. I personally would have a ton of questions for you Keep up the great work. You guys are a favorite of many of us on the forum Ryan |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2684 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Jan 21 2009 11:56 AM
Hey that's the stuff. Thanks for posting the links. By the way I know nothing about Mexican, Cuban or Columbian music, I just listen to our cable TV's Mexicana music channel and I listen to a weekend radio show Cafe LA which plays lots of Cuban and Brazilian music. I listen to Jungle of Twang regularly, it doesn't get much better than that one for me. I agree that the drumming is awesome, a big factor in their sound. I know Alex used Strats, Jazzmasters, Jaguars and Gretsches with super heavy strings, maybe he will tell us about the amps and effects (if any) they used to get their unique sound. |
Joined: Sep 01, 2008 Posts: 113 Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina 
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Posted on Jan 21 2009 02:18 PM
This is an excellent and incredible album. I like how Alex simulates the Atlantics/BingoReyna sound on songs like "Kaha Huna". It's not the common reverbered surf guitar sound we are all used to hear on not-so-slow songs, and fits really well. My congratulations to the four Twang! Marvels. —Guitar Player in Nahuelaizers |
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Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2684 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Jan 28 2009 01:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuqI4ggbAS0&feature=related |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco
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Posted on Sep 10 2009 12:13 PM
Sorry my review is so late, but for anybody who is looking for a fantastic add or is still on the fence about buying the Los Twang Marvels CD, here's some recent thoughts: I was very slow on the uptake of this album, I really only liked half of it when I first got it. But now I have been listening to it almost daily since I got back from Italy. The only song I consistently skip is the second vocal tune (love the first vocal song sung by Maarisol!). The rest of the record is absolutely perfect, and with constant headphone listening I am just amazed at the arrangements, so subtle, and at times mind bending. Seeing them live definitely helped me understand the chemistry, and repeated viewings of both Cumana videos confirm the love for the music that is just bursting out in every song. Sorry for gushing, but this album is a must have! —Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted on Sep 10 2009 02:46 PM
The only song I consistently skip is the circus song at the end. Then I just start the CD over. ;) —Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. |
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Doug I'm not too sure as to what region this song is influenced by, because certain Countries do it differently for Ex: Mex Cumbia 