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Instrumental surf music of the old school. From Stockholm, Sweden.
The Swamp Coolers play classic instrumental surf and are based in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Nebulas page on myspace.com
Archive.org is hosting the Surfguitar101.com's 2005 MP3 compilation here. Members of the Surfguitar101 Yahoo Group put this comp together as a way to get to know each other, share music, share recording tips, and to just have fun. <br>
reverberated instro guitar music ... from Tilburg, The Netherlands.
The Madeira's page on Myspace
Hot Rod Surf. 9th Wave plays different styles of original instrumental surf, hot rod, spy, exotica, tiki, sci-fi, and western twang.
Surf'n'roll from the Black Forest in Germany. Achtung Rakete (German for Attention Rocket) play beat and surf influenced instrumental music that asks you out for a dance! The site features basic information about the band, gigs, photos, free MP3 downloads and a guestbook.
One of the greatest instrumental surf groups did not even hail from America. The Atlantics, despite their name, were an Australian combo who not only emulated the sound of California surf music, but ranked among its very best practitioners. Featuring a reverb-heavy, extremely "wet" sound, The Atlantics attacked original material, standards, and movie themes with a nervy blend of precision and over-the-top intensity. As in Dick Dale's music, touches of Middle Eastern influences can be detected in the rhythms of melodies (some members of the group claimed Greek and Egyptian heritage). Their second single, "Bombora," went to the top of the Australian charts in 1963, and the follow-up, "The Crusher," was also a big hit. But Beatlemania spelled commercial death for The Atlantics, as it did for U.S. surf combos, in 1964 and 1965. After several albums and a few more equally fine instrumental singles, The Atlantics became a vocal group in the last half of the '60s, but are most renowned for their instrumental recordings.
Radioactive surf.