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PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5125 San Francisco	Posted on Apr 29 2018 10:19 AM Sounds great, Lorenzo! — Buy Endless Drummer @ Bandcamp Frankie and the Pool Boys website Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Pollo Del Mar website My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on Facebook Pollo Del Mar on Facebook DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
surferjoemusic Joined: Jan 01, 2008 Posts: 2107 Livorno	Posted on May 31 2018 07:05 AM The album is available for pre-orders on CDBaby starting June 1st. — Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini (www.surfmusic.net) Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5125 San Francisco	Posted on Jun 07 2018 07:25 AM Lorenzo Valdambrini / Surfer Joe Swell of Dwell It's hard to imagine that a more authentic traditional surf album than "Swell of Dwell" could be made. The care, love and attention to details is thorough on the new album from Lorenzo Valdambrini aka Surfer Joe aka the international surf music ambassador. It's true that many sweat the details, but they almost always forget the essentials- great songs. All the most authentic equipment won't get you far without songs, and Lorenzo gifts us another batch of his gems. Out front, the lead voice is the lead guitar, with a warm tone, not a barbaric icepick brain freeze. Behind that, a deep, throaty rhythm guitar dripping. There's the understated bass, mixed appropriately behind the guitars, always in the pocket, but shying away from the spotlight. And the drums, never flashy, but strict with the tempo. The drums are mixed further back, in the old style, allowing you to hear all the subtleties of the guitars. Now reckon that Lorenzo played all the instruments himself and you get a sense of an octopus with it's eight arms on the instruments, but with one brain and focus. Consider that the right hand that plays the syncopated patterns on the ride cymbal is the same one holding the pick, matching the patterns note for note. Now that's tight! And the songs- it's hard to be simple and original, because all the simple songs have already been written. Lorenzo's songs retain the innocence and freshness of a teenage genius writing for his first garage band. I hear only one explicit reference (the Tequila riff at the head of "Pipelines"), the rest of the material seems new and fresh, like the masters were just discovered in a vault at Capitol Records. A few thousand years in the future, when the difference between 1963 and 2018 will be just a page turn in a history book, "Swell of Dwell" will easily be heralded as one of the best albums of the surf music era. — Buy Endless Drummer @ Bandcamp Frankie and the Pool Boys website Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Pollo Del Mar website My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on Facebook Pollo Del Mar on Facebook DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
surferjoemusic Joined: Jan 01, 2008 Posts: 2107 Livorno	Posted on Jun 07 2018 07:47 AM PolloGuitar wrote: Lorenzo Valdambrini / Surfer Joe Swell of Dwell It's hard to imagine that a more authentic traditional surf album than "Swell of Dwell" could be made. The care, love and attention to details is thorough on the new album from Lorenzo Valdambrini aka Surfer Joe aka the international surf music ambassador. It's true that many sweat the details, but they almost always forget the essentials- great songs. All the most authentic equipment won't get you far without songs, and Lorenzo gifts us another batch of his gems. Out front, the lead voice is the lead guitar, with a warm tone, not a barbaric icepick brain freeze. Behind that, a deep, throaty rhythm guitar dripping. There's the understated bass, mixed appropriately behind the guitars, always in the pocket, but shying away from the spotlight. And the drums, never flashy, but strict with the tempo. The drums are mixed further back, in the old style, allowing you to hear all the subtleties of the guitars. Now reckon that Lorenzo played all the instruments himself and you get a sense of an octopus with it's eight arms on the instruments, but with one brain and focus. Consider that the right hand that plays the syncopated patterns on the ride cymbal is the same one holding the pick, matching the patterns note for note. Now that's tight! And the songs- it's hard to be simple and original, because all the simple songs have already been written. Lorenzo's songs retain the innocence and freshness of a teenage genius writing for his first garage band. I hear only one explicit reference (the Tequila riff at the head of "Pipelines"), the rest of the material seems new and fresh, like the masters were just discovered in a vault at Capitol Records. A few thousand years in the future, when the difference between 1963 and 2018 will be just a page turn in a history book, "Swell of Dwell" will easily be heralded as one of the best albums of the surf music era. Thanks for the kind words and having post this review on the forum! — Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini (www.surfmusic.net) Top
Dohenyjoe Joined: Jun 10, 2015 Posts: 16 Tehachapi	Posted on Jun 07 2018 08:51 AM Looking forward to seeing you at Sandrini's in Bakersfield and Alpine Village! Top
surferjoemusic Joined: Jan 01, 2008 Posts: 2107 Livorno	Posted on Jun 07 2018 06:25 PM Important note: as promised SWELL OF DWELL will be here by June 15th and it will be available for sale on: +++ ALL digital platforms (CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, etc...) +++ 12" vinyl at Dionysus Records mail order (www.dionysusrecords.com), Surfer Joe online store (www.surferjoestore.com) and very soon MANY record stores in US, Europe and Japan --> please contact Dionysus Record for further information about wholesale and reselling +++ CD will come a little later as planned, probably September You will be able to BUY YOUR COPY at the Surfer Joe Summer Festival! — Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini (www.surfmusic.net) Top
IvanP Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan	Posted on Jun 17 2018 11:35 AM I just posted a review of the album here: https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/30974/ Great job, Lorenzo!!! Love it! — 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 Top
surferjoemusic Joined: Jan 01, 2008 Posts: 2107 Livorno	Posted on Sep 21 2018 09:29 AM It's available from today the CD too! Check on www.surfmusic.net/store to buy it now — Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini (www.surfmusic.net) Top

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