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What style of music do you play when you aren't playing Surf
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3796 North Atlantic 
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Posted on Sep 27 2008 12:12 PM
When I'm not playing surf music, I'll be playing either Jazz standards, or "free" jazz. The new USK drummer & I have a duo playing avant guard-ish versions of Mancini tunes (our first show is at the Al Whittle theatre in Wolfville next weekend). I also work on playing my lap steel (Country swing, Jazz, experimental?) More often than not though, I'm playing my ukulele! Rev —Canadian Surf |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA 
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Posted on Sep 27 2008 12:20 PM
Very cool Rev! —Ryan |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3796 North Atlantic
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Posted on Sep 27 2008 12:27 PM
Well, we'll see how it goes over. We met at Jazz school back many years ago, so we're letting those influences sneak out in the duo so as not to wreck the surf Rev —Canadian Surf |
Joined: Mar 10, 2007 Posts: 286 Margaritaville, OR |
Posted on Sep 29 2008 07:38 PM
I actually play Country for my main gig. Surf is what I play at home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUd1NlLJWKA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHyV4VCt17E |
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Joined: Jul 14, 2006 Posts: 36 San Francisco |
Posted on Sep 29 2008 10:13 PM
I was "trained" classically. Nylon strings with fat necks, I love and respect that stuff, but I don't have the time (or patience) to pursue it anymore. So, I play surf about 60% of the time when I play music now. Otherwise you will find me playing punk rock or an Irish tenor banjo. The later option is not too far from surf in that it is flat-picked and the music is entirely based on melody (although it can be used to accompany vocal songs). -km |
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Joined: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 19 Los Angeles, CA |
Posted on Sep 29 2008 11:09 PM
I play surf tinged psychobilly in a band. This is the only "real" band that I play in. All my other stuff is just one man projects like my surf project, my punk project (which has random surf breaks), and my country project. So live, I play 70-80% psychobilly the other 20-30% being surf, metal, punk, ska, polka, whatever, and that's all the same band. By myself, golly, depends on my mood. Like I said, it's mostly punk. I've been itching to write another surf album though... —Ignorance in Music is Ignorance in the Soul |
Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 428 South Florida |
Posted on Sep 30 2008 08:14 AM
I've been dipping into exotica. I have a sampling keyboard, and have been playing with marimba / xylo sounds to anything percussive other than a drum kit. — |
Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City
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Posted on Sep 30 2008 10:27 AM
My main gig is lead vocalist/rhythm guitar with the Uptown Savages. A 7 piece greaser rock&roll/r&b band. I wish that my surf band got as many gigs, but until they do. That is my bag. —The Exotics 1994-Current |
Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 796 Oakland |
Posted on Sep 30 2008 11:24 AM
I play shitty punk music. You know, that fast annoying crap with screaming. —Science friction burns my fingers. |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1076 Columbus, OH
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Posted on Sep 30 2008 11:47 AM
I've been playing a lot of acoustic/indie-type stuff lately, but what I'm most used to is punk music in the vein of The Ramones and The Misfits. |
Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1237 Bay Area
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Posted on Sep 30 2008 02:46 PM
I do like a lot of Punk Rock like the Dead kennedys, The Misfits, The Cramps, also some Heavy Metal, but I haven't really listen to any in some time now. I like Jazz, although I can't play it, but I can fake it. I like to play along with some Dave Brubeck, I learn the Melodies and the lead parts and stuff like that, oh and I checked out a Wes Montgomery Cd from the Library which I really like. here's a video if you wanna check them out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqLUgNkhvsU — |
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Joined: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 19 Los Angeles, CA |
Posted on Oct 01 2008 01:16 AM
Sounds like my kind of band Ignorance in Music is Ignorance in the Soul |
Joined: Sep 15, 2008 Posts: 69 Kirkkonummi 
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 02:31 AM
There seems to be a connection between surf and punk. I also play punk rock; old style, very much influenced by The Ramones: www.myspace.com/70luvunvihannekset I'm not really active in other genres now and that suits me fine - surf and punk are the styles that I'm most interested anyway. I like certain types of classical music very much, and sometimes I play some classical too. But I'll never perform anything in that genre. —It's go-go, not cry-cry. |
Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Posts: 591 Encinitas, Ca |
Posted on Oct 01 2008 09:56 AM
Perez Prado is cool...we play his tune "Patricia". Last edited: Nov 13, 2008 13:45:19 |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 58 Santander, Spain
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 12:06 PM
I've been playing rockabilly since the early 80's, so that's what I still do when taking a break from Surf. Also keep trying to play lap steel and keyboards. And now I listen mostly to exotica, twist, and a lot of forties to early sixties R'n'B (basically black R'n'R) nº1 in my personal top-20 this week: Fire Baby, by Jack Hammer — |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 12:59 PM
I've been looking for a copy of Fire Baby so we can cover that in the Uptown Savages. Do you have it on a comp or do you have the Ronnex singe? If it's on a comp would you tell me which one? thanks, —The Exotics 1994-Current |
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Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 01:10 PM
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Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 01:15 PM
Thanks! The Exotics 1994-Current |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2292 Stockholm, Sweden 
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Posted on Oct 01 2008 01:50 PM
I'm a big Jack Hammer fan and it's great to see I'm not the only one here! The CD was released by Belgian label Marginal Records and limited to 500 copies which could explain why it's now starting to get expensive. I can also really recommend Hammer's 1960 "Rebellion" album for anyone into beatnik sounds. — |
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Joined: Sep 07, 2008 Posts: 21 Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 10:19 AM
My alter-egos are bluegrass (5 string banjo and guitar) and Traditional Irish & Irish harp music played on guitar, like Turlough O'Carolan. Kind of all over the place. |
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