eltwang
Joined: Feb 26, 2008
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted on Mar 12 2011 03:50 PM
IvanP wrote:
Seriously, though, such a great CD. When I have some
more time I may venture a fuller review, but for the
moment I'm curious about something. There are a few
tracks on there that seem to exhibit some very non-surf
influences - in particular, I'm thinking of Cherry
Cheeks and Bob Hund. The first seems to me to have
some '80s influences, maybe the Cure or something along
those alternative lines; whereas the latter track seems
to have a bit of Velvet Underground and maybe even '90s
shoegazing thing to it. Was there anything you were
going for in particular and in a conscious way on those
songs, or was it a matter of pure creativity and just
following the muse? Hope you don't mind spilling a few
secrets!
BTW, I love both songs, especially Cherry Cheeks, such
a happy track!!
Whoops Ivan. Didn't see this post before now. The Bob Hund track is a cover from the fantastic Swedish band Bob Hund. We all love this band and this particular track just rocks in the original version which we have done live sometimes - played in pretty much the same way as they do it. But we're suggested by Yebo (The Tremolo Beer Gut) to Peter Gun'ify it for the record to surf up this indie-tune. A great idea!
Cherry Cheeks is probably more an indie-tune played with a surf sound. The drum beat is what started this. Do you know the German band Lali Puna? Sort of Electro-indie stuff and they create tunes with super beats. Inspired by them El Firetone made up the guitar line and back then I just got a vintage Mosrite Joe Maphis Model 1 that sounds cool played dry. In the studio we put the Mosrite through an EHX
Micro Synthesizer.
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2345
San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Mar 12 2011 04:38 PM
eltwang wrote:
IvanP wrote:
Seriously, though, such a great CD. When I have
some
more time I may venture a fuller review, but for the
moment I'm curious about something. There are a few
tracks on there that seem to exhibit some very
non-surf
influences - in particular, I'm thinking of Cherry
Cheeks and Bob Hund. The first seems to me to have
some '80s influences, maybe the Cure or something
along
those alternative lines; whereas the latter track
seems
to have a bit of Velvet Underground and maybe even
'90s
shoegazing thing to it. Was there anything you were
going for in particular and in a conscious way on
those
songs, or was it a matter of pure creativity and
just
following the muse? Hope you don't mind spilling a
few
secrets!
BTW, I love both songs, especially Cherry Cheeks,
such
a happy track!!
Whoops Ivan. Didn't see this post before now. The Bob
Hund track is a cover from the fantastic Swedish band
Bob Hund. We all love this band and this particular
track just rocks in the original version which we have
done live sometimes - played in pretty much the same
way as they do it. But we're suggested by Yebo (The
Tremolo Beer Gut) to Peter Gun'ify it for the record to
surf up this indie-tune. A great idea!
Cherry Cheeks is probably more an indie-tune played
with a surf sound. The drum beat is what started this.
Do you know the German band Lali Puna? Sort of
Electro-indie stuff and they create tunes with super
beats. Inspired by them El Firetone made up the guitar
line and back then I just got a vintage Mosrite Joe
Maphis Model 1 that sounds cool played dry. In the
studio we put the Mosrite through an EHX
Micro Synthesizer.
I picked up my copy last week, and am totally blown away. This CD is among the best surf/instro CD's in recent memory. Nice job!
Bob
— Bob
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eltwang
Joined: Feb 26, 2008
Posts: 540
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted on Mar 13 2011 08:38 AM
Wow, thanks a lot Bob!!
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narciso
Joined: Mar 29, 2010
Posts: 324
Spain
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Posted on Mar 13 2011 04:45 PM
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DeadRanchHands
Joined: Apr 15, 2008
Posts: 1281
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Posted on Mar 14 2011 04:59 PM
Man, I haven't gotten anything new for a while. But I am looking forward to the next Continental Magazine & CD release, hopefully coming soon.
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 11:25 AM
I've had this one in my CD changer for about a month, and it's really snuck up on me - it's a great CD! Astonishing that Gary played almost everything on this! Wow. I'm very impressed. A great variety of moods and sounds, highly creative, and excellent playing, it really sounds like a band.
I just got this next one last week, so I've only listened through it once or twice so far. But holy cow! Completely mind-bending and hypnotic and even overwhelming! I look forward to getting to know this CD better. This is true state-of-art progressive surf music.
Finally, this has been out a couple of months now, but I wanted to give it a shout-out, as it's a great EP of Shadows-like instros with a western feel plus one or two with a heavier surf influence - I'm really impressed by the songwriting, the arrangements and the playing, great stuff!
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Thank God, surf music really is alive and well! The more I hear of recent releases (such as the above as well as the Bambis, El Ray, the Thunderchiefs, the Eliminators, plus some stuff on the new Continental CD like the Anacondas), plus the preview tracks of the upcoming CDs by the Secret Samurai, the TomorrowMen and (dare we hope?) the Deadbeats, the more hopeful I am about the future of surf music!
— Ivan
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 12:38 PM
Teisco wrote:
This is a great set of surfrock tunes from Finland.
Many fresh sounds and some really strong tracks.
El Supernaut
I've heard about this band and this CD - it features the lead guitarist and original drummer from the Lunatics, whom I love. I just checked out the myspace site (thanks for the link!) and the tracks sound great! A bit more surfy compared to the Lunatics, but you can definitely hear the connection between two two bands . Will definitely be picking this one up! (I had been wondering whatever happened to the Lunatics - now I know!)
— 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
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 12:51 PM
Oh, and I just remembered Sean's review in the new Continental that El Supernaut covers three (!!!) Blackmore songs on this CD: Rainbow's Lost In Hollywood and Catch the Rainbow (WOW!), plus Deep Purple's Soldier of Fortune! Damn! Now, there's a band after my own heart - can't wait to hear that what these sound like.
Here's the blurb from their myspace page, translated from Finnish by Google Translator:
El Supernaut saw daylight in January 2008, when the current configuration was established. Genre is a rock instrumental. Something about the similarity can be found in sponsoring the band The Lunatics. The software consists partly owned and partly stolen songs. El Supernaut has taken a software specially guitarist Richie Blackmore, without sacrificing the production of electric guitar music band The Venture mother.
Fascinating!!!
— 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
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 3909
San Diego, CA
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 01:05 PM
Very cool! I also really liked The Lunatics. I'll definitely be checking out El Supernaut
— Ryan
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 01:33 PM
Ruhar wrote:
Very cool! I also really liked The Lunatics. I'll
definitely be checking out El Supernaut
Cool, Ryan. Apparently a bunch of other covers on the CD, plus one more Rainbow track (kinda): London calling (the Clash), Das Model (Kraftwerk - not again!), Hava nagila (not again!  ), Moonsafari (? - a '60 Scando instrumental), and finally Deaf man´s surf (difficult to cure) - Rainbow's version of Bethoven's Ninth! A very interesting collection of songs.
BTW, Ryan, love your avatar! Ynwgie looks like he's about 18 there. He was half the man he is today - literally (by weight)! 
— 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
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 3909
San Diego, CA
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 01:57 PM
IvanP wrote:
BTW, Ryan, love your avatar! Ynwgie looks like he's
about 18 there. He was half the man he is today -
literally (by weight)!
Thanks. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's a pic from his Alcatraz days (maybe Steeler?)
— Ryan
The Secret Samurai Website
The Secret Samurai on Facebook
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2365
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 02:13 PM
narciso wrote:
Good stuff!!
I forgot to pick one of these up at the SG101 show last year, and I've been bummed ever since. Anyone have any extra copies to sell? PM me.
I just got Burt Rocket's Savage Iceland. Awesome album!
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 02:33 PM
Ruhar wrote:
Thanks. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's a pic from
his Alcatraz days (maybe Steeler?)
My guess would be Steeler. He looks really, really young there - and throwing devi's horns? Must be Steeler!
— 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
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Mar 15 2011 04:28 PM
Regarding El Supernaut covering Rainbow's Lost In Hollywood - I just remembered something about that song: it opens with Cozy Powell's drum figure that's a dead ringer for the drum figure that opens the Atlantics' song "Stomping Time"! I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but I do wonder if it had something to do with the band choosing to cover it. Can't wait to hear what it sounds like....
Edit: You can hear the intros of all the songs here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/el-supernaut/id416888978
Only $10.99 on iTunes - a LOT cheaper than buying a CD from Europe, which is pretty expensive everywhere I've looked.
— 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
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Teisco
Joined: Jul 06, 2008
Posts: 106
Germany
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Posted on Mar 16 2011 02:56 PM
Nautiloids - Nautiloid Reef 7" (Norton)
Norton says:
Crude, spectacular unissued 1965 Maryland surf instrumentals! Forty-five years after it was recorded, the Nautiloids finally have their day-- on posh surf-color wax!
Nautiloid Reef
Nautiloid Surf
— Discogs
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CaptainSpringfield
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 4387
Under the Sun
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Posted on Mar 16 2011 10:06 PM
josheboy wrote:
I forgot to pick one of these up at the SG101 show last
year, and I've been bummed ever since. Anyone have any
extra copies to sell? PM me.
Amazon Japan still has it in stock - http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/product/B003V28TES/ref=dp_change_lang?ie=UTF8&language=en_JP
— That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.
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Fady
Joined: Mar 07, 2010
Posts: 2254
North Carolina
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Posted on Apr 09 2011 06:00 PM
Combed through an old favorite record store in Chapel Hill yesterday, CD Alley, and while disappointed by the Surf/Instro selection, I did find another solid release from ACE Records; Quite A Party! 24 Great Instrumental Bands Play The Fireballs.
Great writeup from Ivan about it here.
— Fady
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websurfer
Joined: May 14, 2007
Posts: 1753
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Posted on Apr 09 2011 07:51 PM
Inspired by Ted Pilgrim's GaragePunk broadcast, I have this one on the way:
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ElMonstroPorFavor
Joined: Sep 01, 2006
Posts: 2719
New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Apr 16 2011 03:46 PM
I went nuts for Record Store Day and came out surprisingly successful!
7"s:
The Royal Fingers - Speed Crazy
Al Casey Combo - Doin' It
LPs:
The Fireballs - Torquays (amidst a ton of easy listening at a garage sale)
Freddy King - A Bonanza of Instrumentals (Sundazed)
The Catalinas - Fun Fun Fun (Sundazed)
Gary Usher - Barefoot Adventure: the 4 star sessions (Sundazed)
Guitar Mood 2 compilation
The Sunsets - Surfing (really just a jazz record)
Tony Mottola - joins the Guitar Underground (pretty bad but it was $3)
— Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio
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jonfender
Joined: Mar 09, 2011
Posts: 273
Melbourne FL USA
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Posted on Apr 16 2011 03:49 PM
"Room to Move" the Eliminators (w/ John Blair added this time around) VERY GOOD!! you can get it from www.doublecrownrecords.com
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