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Kincaid and the Memetics release "Storm Front"

Katoomba, The Blue Mountains, Australia - July, 2023 -

Kincaid and the Memetics release "Storm Front," our new garage surf-inspired sonic adventure.
It’s a blend of lo-fi and low brow production garage surf with 11-tracks.

Available on major platforms, the album beckons you!

Follow Kincaid and the Memetics on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kincaid_and_the_memetics/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081270662207

Bandcamp: https://kincaid01.bandcamp.com/album/storm-front

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/66EMQVdzTVxB47YYQY2P99?si=tO2RTWJQQNOc37TUyKD5kQ

Enjoy!

Patrick Kincaid

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New surf release "Whips of the Navajo"

Hello everyone!

My name is Domagoj and I’m a guitarist from Zagreb, Croatia. I recently dropped my first surf rock EP called “Whips of the Navajo” and I’d like to hear what you guys think about it.
My biggest influences are Bambi Molesters an Space Cossacks.

Links to my EP:
Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1ojvbYov8ic0uojDfLDLZsKZXDY0AfqN
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Y14xfujP81eaxYvHFAlWC?si=b0FYXkk-Q4ewB41MiSwBNQ


The Return of Buzzy Frets

New CD Release:
The Return of Buzzy Frets
July, 2023

It’s been a while but for Buzzy Frets’s second record they have turned up the reverb to 11 and devoted an entire album to surf-drenched sounds (minus one rockabilly tune).

Emerging from the depths of the Bay Area music scene in the late 1990s, Buzzy Frets first CD (simply titled Buzzy Frets) was a blend of surf, rockabilly, blues, and funk instrumentals that combined brilliant musicianship with crafty writing skills.

For The Return of Buzzy Frets surf gets front and center. The guys have shuffled between classic surf tunes, such as “Apache” and “Walk Don’t Run” (played with a twist!), and rambunctious originals such as “Hydrofoil" and “El Chupacabra.”

There is a distinct spy/noir feel running throughout the recording with songs like, “The Pink Panther Theme,” “A Shot in the Dark,””Kiss me Deadly,” and “The Third Man Theme.”

Available from: https://petemadsenguitar.com


Northern Tides new EP, Wrong Orange County

Northern Tides' new 6-song EP, Wrong Orange County , is out now! Please give it a listen here: Link

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From Atlantis with Love - NEW Agent Octopus EP now on Bandcamp

Now available on Bandcamp! - From Atlantis with Love

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Just in time for your trip to the sunny July beaches as you catch waves and listen to surf! Our newest 4 song EP From Atlantis with Love engages a slightly heavier, but always reverb soaked melodic sound! Available on Spotify and other digital platforms soon.

Featuring Chloe Mendola on cello (Silver Surfer: Redemption our surf "anthem")

Chuck Sabo on Drums
Jim Colby (Jim & the Sea Dragons) on bass and guitars
Art Svrjcek on guitars

Agent Octopus-
The Indie Surf Band on a clandestine operation to infiltrate the surf music realm and entrap its zealots with their euro-melodic, reverb soaked sound!

Our new EP From Atlantis with Love finds the Agents battling the sinister Kraken and his tube monster minions to save the underwater village of Kitezh which had remained hidden for over two centuries! In the midst of hand to hand combat with the Kraken, Rusalka is able to fire the Octo-sign alerting the Agents of the enemy's position. The Agents surf to her aid, but will they be in time???

Enjoy
Art S


A New Frenchy Surf Music Producer...

Hello Friends

New member on this wonderfull site, I Purpose links to my music here :
https://www.youtube.com/@leparisien2010

I've discovered Surf Music During the first lockdown in France, and composed my first titles in this style to forget the time... Never left this so positive and humoristic music since Smile

Bonjour à tous les amoureux de la Surf Music, d'ici en France.
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The Meteoroids Release P-22/Boss Angeles

The Meteoroids are stoked to offer their first release, P-22/Boss Angeles, an instrumental surf ode to their home base, Los Angeles. Available for digital purchase on bandcamp and streaming through your favorite streaming services. The 7-inch vinyl version will be available this summer.

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The Scimitars Debut Single Release June 2, 2023, on Hi-Tide Recordings

The Scimitars are excited to share the news from Hi-Tide Recordings:

NEW RELEASE: Hi-Tide is proud to present the long-awaited debut single from The Scimitars – a captivating Southern California combo that fuses the reverb-drenched tones of surf music with the vibrant and mesmerizing melodies of the Middle East. Let their unique musical blend transport you to a magical place where the crashing waves meet the ancient sands!

The Scimitars “Damascus Steel / Bari Simone” streaming now, vinyl out June 23!
LISTEN & BUY VINYL at https://found.ee/thescimitars

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The Tentakills "Rage of Aquarius" LP Coming Soon on Tabu Recordings

The Tentakills • Rage of Aquarius
Tabu Recordings • houseoftabu.com
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Springing from the murky depths of the St. Joseph River that runs through South Bend, Indiana; the raging sounds of drippy reverb and tribal drum beats cut through the city. A musical sound that’s so refreshing, people in the local scene clench to it like a life preserver in a tsunami. It’s an instrumental surf rock siren! It’s an astounding sound! It takes us by surprise and tells us, “The Tentakills have arrived!”

The Tentakills took what the elder surf gods created in the first wave of surf rock. The band turned it up a notch with penchant for faster beats and aggressive guitar licks. The band has created a sound all their own while staying true to instrumental surf. Keeping a focus of melody, The Tentakills combine the band member’s diverse musical backgrounds of punk, rock and country. 

With members Bill Finn on drums, Tai Barger and Travis Thomas on guitars, and Mike Howard on bass, the quartet formed after having the opportunity to start a band that had been in their collective minds for decades. Seeing the legendary Dick Dale perform live kicked the idea into high gear and the band emerged as The Tentakills in 2018.

Since then The Tentakills have played many great local and regional shows, including two South Bend music festivals; Riverlights Music Fest and South Bend Fringe Fest. They were honored when asked to perform at the Dick Dale Tribute Show at the Melody Inn, Indianapolis, Indiana. They have shared the stage with several notable bands, including Surfer Joe, The Madeira, Daikaiju and The Concussions. 

Their first album, Rage of Aquarius represents the band’s best musical efforts combined with finest detail to their sound. The album was recorded and mixed at The Golden Mallard in Elkhart, Indiana and mastered at The Boiler Room in Chicago, Illinois. Rage of Aquarius is the rush and rage of reverb-soaked surf with an edge, exclusively produced by The Tentakills.
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“This is the debut release from the South Bend, Indiana surf quartet whose mutual love of Dick Dale got them started back in 2018.  Their energy, influences and reverb-soaked goodness have even made me overcome my undying hatred of puns, which is no small feat my friends.  I also like that one or more of the members of this band are hardcore classic rock fans, if not straight-up metalheads. You can definitely hear those influences in the songs right from the start, and it may be what sets the ‘Kills apart from the average group that simply studied the Ventures playbook. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s still classic surf throughout and the production of the lp could definitely fool some untuned ears into thinking it came out 40 years ago.  A good example of this is the track “Grit,” which was one of my favorites along with “Drawn and Quartered,” and “Dog Days.” I hear a heavy Shadowey Men on a Shadowey Planet vibe lacing through the record, along with some other more new wave-y influences like the B-52’s and the Dead Milkmen believe it or not. (see: “A Horse Named Artax”)  As I said, it’s still surf music, it just comes from a lot of different places, which is what I think makes it cool. I have never had the opportunity to see them live, but I’m guessing that they are a gas.  The songs are dynamic, with solid tones and some blistering leads - always a good combo that rarely disappoints.  These fellas are not one-trick ponies - the songs are varied and well done, which is an accomplishment for any debut recording.  I expect that these chaps are only getting started. Check it.”
– Jeremy S. Grites • Bad Decisions Club

Recorded and Mixed at The Golden Mallard • Elkhart, Indiana
Mastered at The Boiler Room • Chicago, Illinois
Cover Art and Design by Ken Holewczynski
Pressed at Smashed Plastic • Chicago, Illinois

Track Listing:

Side 1

Rage of Aquarius
Split the Sea
Drawn & Quartered
Death & Taxes
Dog Days
Aquajive

Side 2

Grit
A Horse Named Artax
Low Tide/High Tide
Seaweed
Ghosts of Atlantis

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Abyssal Lurkers EP - "The Kraken Wakes"

2 rippin' new tracks and a surprise remaster await if you dare venture into the darkest of depths. If you're feeling the groove, please like and follow on Spotify.

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