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Is this the 4th wave?

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Ruhar Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA	Posted on Apr 22 2009 11:37 AM Its the neo no wave — Ryan The Secret Samurai Website The Secret Samurai on Facebook Last edited: Apr 22, 2009 11:55:07 Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Apr 22 2009 11:54 AM The only argument for a 4th wave is how the distribution and promotion has changed. And this is caused by myspace and the death of the small labels who would actually release surf. It may not be a new wave, but the industry has had a paradigm shift and that is effecting how surf music is discovered. It is way too easy to get your music heard these days, and it is too easy to share your music. There is no standard for releasing your music anymore. Anybody can put anything out. In my opinion, this is a bad thing. Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on Apr 22 2009 11:57 AM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 23, 2009 22:52:16 Top
Brian-C Joined: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 42	Posted on Apr 22 2009 01:14 PM I think the dividing line between 2nd, 3rd and 4th wave is legitimate only to a point. In "Pop Surf Culture," the 2nd and 3rd were defined almost generationally. But, of course, there is crossover. The Insect Surfers, for instance... where do they fit? They've been around for all three waves, and they are as good as ever. If there was a 2nd wave, I kind of think it was defined by the punk and new wave era. The 3rd wave hit big during the '90s alternative and retro-everything and indie film boom period. The Phantom Surfers cap it off at 1997, when the wave crashed, and perhaps that is true. There were SO many surf bands then, and distributors stopped carrying new surf product, according to one friend who was a buyer at Tower Records in the late '90s. Yet, at the tail-end of that 3rd wave, there were some bands that sort of watched the ship go down, like the Ghastly Ones... and they found a way to make their music even better in the 2000s. I feel the same about Man or Astroman? and a bunch of other great '90s surf bands. Plus, of course, there are newer bands, which could be considered 4th wave, that did not benefit from the publicity that Pulp Fiction afforded a lot of '90s bands. So maybe it is a different era? Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Apr 22 2009 06:08 PM JakeDobner The only argument for a 4th wave is how the distribution and promotion has changed. And this is caused by myspace and the death of the small labels who would actually release surf. It may not be a new wave, but the industry has had a paradigm shift and that is effecting how surf music is discovered. It is way too easy to get your music heard these days, and it is too easy to share your music. There is no standard for releasing your music anymore. Anybody can put anything out. In my opinion, this is a bad thing. defining waves via distribution/promotion channels...that's actually not a bad idea... Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Apr 22 2009 06:12 PM But it isn't entirely impossible. The second wave was indie labels, correct? And the 3rd wave mostly was, but in my opinion their is a clear distinction between the two. 1st wave is easy due to major labels, and the possible fourth is easy due to digital distribution/myspace. Top
Brian-C Joined: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 42	Posted on Apr 22 2009 07:07 PM JakeDobner But it isn't entirely impossible. The second wave was indie labels, correct? And the 3rd wave mostly was, but in my opinion their is a clear distinction between the two. 1st wave is easy due to major labels, and the possible fourth is easy due to digital distribution/myspace. The Dragsters were on Island Records. Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25541 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Apr 23 2009 12:14 PM JakeDobner But it isn't entirely impossible. The second wave was indie labels, correct? And the 3rd wave mostly was, but in my opinion their is a clear distinction between the two. 1st wave is easy due to major labels, and the possible fourth is easy due to digital distribution/myspace. There were lots of cds put out in the 90's by the bands themselves. its just that most people think of the ones on lables. and the 1st wave had plenty of indie label and self released 45s. there are cd and LP comps full of rare obscure 1st wave tracks. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Surfgitar Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 1342 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	Posted on Apr 23 2009 12:59 PM I voted no. But please wake me before the Tsumani hits. — CUTBACK Top
DeadRanchHands Joined: Apr 15, 2008 Posts: 1281	Posted on Nov 02 2011 02:55 PM It's SURF music. We should be on wave 547 by now. — http://www.reverbnation.com/thedeadranchhands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEW74mHjQk Top
killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Nov 02 2011 03:55 PM I cannot claim to know what is going on in the entire country but, with the amount of bands currently active on the east coast, it would be pretty easy to assume that a 4th wave is at the very least on the verge. — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Nov 02 2011 05:14 PM i love resurrected zombie threads...new life for dead topics... perhaps sg101 has something to do with a perceived resurgence in the waves of surfdom? Top
subdigit6 Joined: Oct 27, 2010 Posts: 116 Centennial, Co	Posted on Nov 02 2011 06:47 PM Maybe it's the 4th wave of this thread. But, the distribution hasn't changed... Top
killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Nov 02 2011 06:51 PM Better the guy resurrect this thread than start another... — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Nov 02 2011 07:08 PM killbabykill34 wrote: Better the guy resurrect this thread than start another... — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Nov 02 2011 08:40 PM It's a music industry paradigm shift, that is what is different. Whether you can call that a "wave" or not, is debatable. Top
zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Nov 19 2011 12:49 AM i think you're right jake. the music industry has radically changed over the last 50 years and mass communication media has changed as well. the sea and the waves change constantly--so does the music. just dig it as it comes man!!!!!!!!!!! — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25541 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Oct 18 2014 07:37 PM Please use this thread for discussion on waves of surf music. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11048 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Oct 18 2014 08:12 PM What idiot even started this thread? — 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 Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25541 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Oct 18 2014 08:15 PM DannySnyder wrote: What idiot even started this thread? Ha!! And who is the moron who bumped it? — Jeff(bigtikidude) Last edited: Oct 18, 2014 20:17:00 Top

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