Electron: surf from USSR

Springo_Starr

Joined: Mar 05, 2009
Posts: 58
St.Petersburg
Russian Federation

Posted on Feb 22 2015 12:32 PM

Hey guys,

watch this clip of one of few known surf-bands from soviet 60s!

hope you'll enjoy it!

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JObeast

Joined: Jul 24, 2012
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Finknabad, Squinkistan
Turkmenistan

Posted on Feb 22 2015 04:47 PM

Having seen that, now I am truly ready for Lent. Goodbye, cheese!

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Squink Out!

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JakeDobner

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Seattle
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Posted on Feb 22 2015 06:01 PM

It's not particularly a good song, especially being 10 years after something like this would have been more viable. It isn't bad, it is just extremely safe and generic 12-bar blues. And certainly not surf.

What is interesting, however, is the Shadows-influence in their presentation. You couldn't escape the Shadows influence in Europe.

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shake_n_stomp

Joined: Jan 09, 2014
Posts: 615
Vancouver BC
Canada

Posted on Feb 23 2015 12:18 AM

Considering that it was the USSR, that it pretty good. It's all about context. Very little media from the West was infiltrating Soviet territory. That music would have been considered fairly progressive. Of course, looking at it without that context just makes it seem like cheesy and tired stuff.

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Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2260
Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine

Posted on Feb 23 2015 03:31 AM

The Shadows was the only band of the genre we knew of in USSR till the beginning of nineties I guess, so everything was The Shadows influenced then) I've got a small collection of various soviet instrumental bands of 60-80th, they mostly the same style but pretty nice nevertheless)

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Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

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JakeDobner

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Seattle
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Posted on Feb 23 2015 07:58 AM

The jazzier part of the song was pretty cool, I've got to say. Just kind of brought down by that really dull 12-bar part.

Anything of note that you have? I bought a hand full of Russian music on vinyl once, traditional stuff and I really loved it. There is an amazing musical tradition in Russia! Talent musically and compositionally.

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Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2260
Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine

Posted on Feb 23 2015 09:38 AM

These guys were pretty cool
There was a vinyl of theirs that my parents got at the end of seventies, so when I first listened to it (in the beginning of eighties, so I was six or seven years old) - it was the first time I listened to surf! long years later I came back to it, but it surely was a love at first sight, cause I listened to this album almost to making holes in it)

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Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

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Springo_Starr

Joined: Mar 05, 2009
Posts: 58
St.Petersburg
Russian Federation

Posted on Feb 24 2015 03:00 AM

well... i don't think that 12-bar blues is a real crime in surf music! Especially in 60s-)
And as shake_n_stomp wrote, it's all about context.
There were no many surfish bands behind the iron curtain. And there are almost no any recordings from that time-(
So that's why i like this video very much (and yeah, it's enough cheesy to like it-)

I guess in those times russian guys knew only Shadows and maybe Ventures. And Terry Terauchi bit later-)

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welcome to Sloptonia!
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JakeDobner

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Seattle
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Posted on Feb 24 2015 05:29 AM

12-bar blues is never a crime, that song just is horribly generic. That is okay, I was driven to illness by the song. I just have no urge to listen to it again. The other examples posted are stronger.

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Springo_Starr Joined: Mar 05, 2009 Posts: 58 St.Petersburg	Posted on Feb 22 2015 12:32 PM Hey guys, watch this clip of one of few known surf-bands from soviet 60s! hope you'll enjoy it! — welcome to Sloptonia! https://sloptones.bandcamp.com/ Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Feb 22 2015 04:47 PM Having seen that, now I am truly ready for Lent. Goodbye, cheese! — Squink Out! Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Feb 22 2015 06:01 PM It's not particularly a good song, especially being 10 years after something like this would have been more viable. It isn't bad, it is just extremely safe and generic 12-bar blues. And certainly not surf. What is interesting, however, is the Shadows-influence in their presentation. You couldn't escape the Shadows influence in Europe. Top
shake_n_stomp Joined: Jan 09, 2014 Posts: 615 Vancouver BC	Posted on Feb 23 2015 12:18 AM Considering that it was the USSR, that it pretty good. It's all about context. Very little media from the West was infiltrating Soviet territory. That music would have been considered fairly progressive. Of course, looking at it without that context just makes it seem like cheesy and tired stuff. — Lorne The Surf Shakers: https://www.facebook.com/TheSurfShakers Vancouver BC Canada Last edited: Feb 23, 2015 00:18:52 Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2260 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on Feb 23 2015 03:31 AM The Shadows was the only band of the genre we knew of in USSR till the beginning of nineties I guess, so everything was The Shadows influenced then) I've got a small collection of various soviet instrumental bands of 60-80th, they mostly the same style but pretty nice nevertheless) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Feb 23 2015 07:58 AM The jazzier part of the song was pretty cool, I've got to say. Just kind of brought down by that really dull 12-bar part. Anything of note that you have? I bought a hand full of Russian music on vinyl once, traditional stuff and I really loved it. There is an amazing musical tradition in Russia! Talent musically and compositionally. Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2260 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on Feb 23 2015 09:38 AM These guys were pretty cool There was a vinyl of theirs that my parents got at the end of seventies, so when I first listened to it (in the beginning of eighties, so I was six or seven years old) - it was the first time I listened to surf! long years later I came back to it, but it surely was a love at first sight, cause I listened to this album almost to making holes in it) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Last edited: Feb 23, 2015 10:16:08 Top
Springo_Starr Joined: Mar 05, 2009 Posts: 58 St.Petersburg	Posted on Feb 24 2015 03:00 AM well... i don't think that 12-bar blues is a real crime in surf music! Especially in 60s-) And as shake_n_stomp wrote, it's all about context. There were no many surfish bands behind the iron curtain. And there are almost no any recordings from that time-( So that's why i like this video very much (and yeah, it's enough cheesy to like it-) I guess in those times russian guys knew only Shadows and maybe Ventures. And Terry Terauchi bit later-) — welcome to Sloptonia! https://sloptones.bandcamp.com/ Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Feb 24 2015 05:29 AM 12-bar blues is never a crime, that song just is horribly generic. That is okay, I was driven to illness by the song. I just have no urge to listen to it again. The other examples posted are stronger. Top

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