The_Schu
Joined: Aug 13, 2012
Posts: 15
Surf City via Sweet Home via The Good Land
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 02:48 PM
I'm just getting into Surf music and trying to build my collection but I wanted to get some help from the experts out there. I'm looking for recommendations for Surf groups/albums that have an atmospheric, maybe soundtrack quality to them whether fast or slow. I'm looking for something other then what could maybe be considered the more straight ahead poppie, boogie, blues based stuff to something more progressive if that makes any sense? I have so far got albums from The Madeira, The Mermen, and The Insect Surfers and that stuff pretty much hits what I'm looking for. I have looked through numerous posts from the last few years and have some ideas but was hoping to get a few more. Thanks for the help.
Brad
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Stormtiger
Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 2684
Ventura, CA
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 02:57 PM
The Bambi Molesters
The Vanduras
Kahuna Kawentzmann
Slacktone
Laika & the Cosmonauts
Los Twang Marvels
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 03:01 PM
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 03:59 PM
Pollo del Mar
The Surf Kings
The Hypnomen (see the album Watusi 99)
Beat Tornados
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2364
San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 04:33 PM
I concur with the great recommendations above.
Not surf, but in the general vein of the Spaghetti Western genre is the band The Friends of Dean Martinez. Great atmospheric stuff. Highly recommended.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 06:35 PM
The langhorns are a great band to introduce surf to first time listeners.
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The_Schu
Joined: Aug 13, 2012
Posts: 15
Surf City via Sweet Home via The Good Land
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 07:51 PM
Thanks all for the feedback. Looks like I've gota lot of listening to do to check these recommendations out. 
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FritzCat
Joined: Sep 11, 2007
Posts: 676
Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Aug 31 2012 09:11 PM
Check out Yawning Man too
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25594
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 01 2012 10:08 PM
Not Surf per say, but Modern Exotica with sometimes surfy guitar.
Tikiyaki Orchestra,
http://tikiyakiorchestra.com/listen.htm
and
Modern surf sound
Jet Pack- Planet Reverb
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voss
Joined: Sep 02, 2012
Posts: 6
Thiensville,WI
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Posted on Sep 03 2012 12:00 AM
Not surf...but atmospheric/instrumental music...Explosions In The Sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIK5FaC38w
...a bit more progy...but you might like it...if you like prog...do you like prog?
cv
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The_Schu
Joined: Aug 13, 2012
Posts: 15
Surf City via Sweet Home via The Good Land
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Posted on Sep 03 2012 09:47 AM
You got that right CV! Thanks all for the leads.
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ChadShivers
Joined: Sep 07, 2010
Posts: 560
Atlanta
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Posted on Sep 09 2012 08:58 PM
Not all surf but most of it at least shows some (surf) influence.
Big Lazy
Crowsong (Shelter Eternal)
Diminished Men
Huntington Cads
Kelp
Lanterna
Lost Lake
Mag Seven (Cotton Needle Sessions)
Pell Mell (Interstate)
Ray Corvair Trio
Secret Cheifs 3
Shark Quest
The Squares (Eight Songs, shameless self promotion - http://www.mediafire.com/?y192j236npf9jli)
The Tritones
Tom Verlaine (Warm and Cool)
James Wilsey
Yawning Suns (Yawning Man project)
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mom_surfing
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 5307
the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Sep 10 2012 06:56 AM
bits and pieces of pollo del mar's 'year of the rooster'......the entire cd is good
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
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San Diego, CA
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Posted on Sep 10 2012 09:48 AM
Chadillac wrote:
Diminished Men
Secret Cheifs 3
Yes!!
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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San Francisco
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Posted on Sep 10 2012 10:12 AM
Damn, thanks for posting this! got my day off to a good start.
voss wrote:
Not surf...but atmospheric/instrumental music...Explosions In The Sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzIK5FaC38w
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djangodeadman
Joined: Jan 25, 2007
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Brighton UK
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Posted on Sep 10 2012 01:30 PM
crumble wrote:
The langhorns are a great band to introduce surf to first time listeners.
Agreed.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Sep 10 2012 03:34 PM
djangodeadman wrote:
crumble wrote:
The langhorns are a great band to introduce surf to first time listeners.
Agreed.
Langhorns and Bambi Molesters both, easy to listen to, hard to play.. unlike Eric Clapton!  End of quote.
Actually, the Langhorns comment was the best i could do since i can't define "atmospheric" in musical terms.
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25594
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 11 2012 12:45 AM
Love the Langhorns
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25594
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 11 2012 12:45 AM
Chadillac wrote:
Not all surf but most of it at least shows some (surf) influence.
Big Lazy
Crowsong (Shelter Eternal)
Diminished Men
Huntington Cads
Kelp
Lanterna
Lost Lake
Mag Seven (Cotton Needle Sessions)
Pell Mell (Interstate)
Ray Corvair Trio
Secret Cheifs 3
Shark Quest
The Squares (Eight Songs, shameless self promotion - http://www.mediafire.com/?y192j236npf9jli)
The Tritones
Tom Verlaine (Warm and Cool)
James Wilsey
Yawning Suns (Yawning Man project)
Awesome list,
there are a few on there I haven't heard of,
thanks for posting.
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klob
Joined: Apr 30, 2009
Posts: 344
Austin, TX
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Posted on Oct 05 2012 02:13 PM
Chadillac wrote:
Not all surf but most of it at least shows some (surf) influence.
Big Lazy
Crowsong (Shelter Eternal)
Diminished Men
Huntington Cads
Kelp
Lanterna
Lost Lake
Mag Seven (Cotton Needle Sessions)
Pell Mell (Interstate)
Ray Corvair Trio
Secret Cheifs 3
Shark Quest
The Squares (Eight Songs, shameless self promotion - http://www.mediafire.com/?y192j236npf9jli)
The Tritones
Tom Verlaine (Warm and Cool)
James Wilsey
Yawning Suns (Yawning Man project)
Lanterna are a great one and they've also done a split with Scenic, who I'd wholeheartedly recommend, particularly the album Acquatica.
Explosions In The Sky are great, and there's actually a whole lot of similar post-rock/crescendo-core that might be what you're looking for. In a lot of ways, I feel like those bands (Mogwai, Tarentel, This Will Destroy You) are the modern heirs of surf, in the sense that they're exploring atmosphere in a more or less "pop" context.
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