nosprings
Joined: Aug 22, 2020
Posts: 31
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Posted on Sep 13 2020 09:00 PM
Howdy! New to this forum, and relatively new to surf guitar as well. I must have been bit by some sort of bug because now I can only hear reverb-drenched, treble-heavy music.
After noodling a few originals, I wanted to try and arrange something very much not surf, but something near and dear to my heart. It's a rocking number from the Cuban doo-wop group Los Zafiros called La Caminadora. (link to the original)
Besides not having the technical chops that a lot of you have learned, and I can't play keys with a gun to my head, the most difficult part of this process was getting a full texture out of limited equipment. I'm using a Pocket Operator for drums and an old Tascam 4 track to record, so I have to lean into the lo-fi demo sound. Maybe one day these songs will get the full band treatment!
For now I'm glad to share the bits I've been able to work on. Anybody else done some unexpected surf covers?
— No Springs, the premiere lo-fi bedroom one-man surf band!
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1378
New Orleans
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Posted on Sep 15 2020 06:10 PM
I almost missed this! What an original and cool ass sound you have, and it’s backed by solid songwriting. This really is right up my alley, I listen to a band called Smersh that has no surf sounds but do use a drum machine similarly, and they recorded all on cassette also. I like the other album too, a lot! That third song is really well composed and sounds great. I really really love that drum machine.
I can also say I have never heard anything like it, which is a HUGE bonus. Awesome stuff.
I have an old Tascam PortaStudio 464, Is that what you guys used?
Dan
— Daniel Deathtide
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nosprings
Joined: Aug 22, 2020
Posts: 31
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Posted on Sep 19 2020 09:32 PM
Thanks, glad you dig it! Haven't heard Smersh but I see that Dark Entries has rereleased some of them so it's bound to be killer. I'm using the Tascam DP-004, so it's digital, not actual tape (for now...)
— No Springs, the premiere lo-fi bedroom one-man surf band!
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1378
New Orleans
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Posted on Sep 20 2020 11:47 AM
Well hot damn dude, you got a great analog feel to it!
— Daniel Deathtide
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1401
Memphis, TN
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Posted on Apr 07 2021 03:14 PM
Sounds good... Cool drum beat as well!
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Last edited: Apr 08, 2021 15:53:27
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MichaelK7
Joined: Jul 01, 2018
Posts: 106
NYC
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Posted on Apr 07 2021 06:20 PM
I agree that you have an original sound going, and it's great. I never would have thought of drum sounds like that, but you made it work in a very cool way.
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