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Seattle area Surf / Twang guitar player looking for bass and drums to start a band in WA. Please find my band page on FB The Echo Devils you can google or youtube thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxZmcZm9fJo

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“A Greater Silence”, the Surfaders' second album, is packed with great spaghetti surf sounds. Be in for a surprise as there are vocals featured on some of the songs.

Order CD from Double Crown Records or CDBABY. Also available via I-tunes, Spotify and other major webshops and streaming services.

I am pleased to announce the SurfGuitar101 2015 MP3 Compilation! Our 11^th one! Just like before, this is a way for members to share music, recording tips, and to just have fun. The main emphasis is fun, so please send in an entry no matter what your skill level is. Here are the rules:

1. You must be a member of this website to submit an mp3.
2. You may submit only 1 mp3.
3. The mp3 you submit must not have appeared on any "official" release before. Likewise, please don't submit anything that is destined for an official release in the future.
4. The mp3 must be 8 MB in size or less.
5. There is a good chance the comp will end up on Archive.org. Therefore, you must agree to their Creative Commons (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives) License for your mp3.
6. The deadline for submitting an mp3 is Saturday, December 19th, 2015.

I have created an Official 2015 MP3 Compilation Forum Thread. Please use that thread to discuss the compilation and to get information on how to submit an mp3. Please use that thread if you'd like to find a fellow member to work with on the project. With the magic of digital recording and the Internet, remote collaborations are possible. Make your own virtual surf band! Let the comp begin!

Please check out our prior compilations if you haven't seen them already: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014.

X Ray Cat Trio - Vampyre Surf from Leeds UK Release their new album 'Out For Blood' through Gin House Records

For Fans of Dan Sartain, Link Wray and Jim Jones

A Pre Order is availiable through ITunes including immediate download of track 'Rockero Fantasma'

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/out-for-blood/id1036257777

'Wolfcop' availiable for download at Bandcamp

https://xraycattrio.bandcamp.com/

Keep up to date on Facebook

www.facebook.com/xraycattrio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAP_kDl3yVc

Martin has just completed his new album - Electric Christmas - an instrumental Christmas album. It will be released into shops and on iTunes on the 9th of October.

Pre sale copies are available right now at the Electric Christmas website with free worldwide shipping. You can also listen to some of the songs there. 

There's a video for the album's opening track.

Martin will have copies at his next Sydney solo (with band) gig at Lazybones Lounge on 25th September. So, if you're in Sydney, come along and be the first to grab a copy!

On October 17th 2015, The Ottobar in Baltimore will present it's first edition of The Ottobar's Shrunken Head with live instrumental surf rock from The Atomic Mosquitos, The Flying Faders and Killers from Space. Surf movies, booze specials and other surprises as well. All hosted by DJ CCow!! This will be a FREE show! Get into it!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1661444934092324/permalink/1661539980749486/

Hi Everyone, 

Moms I'd Like To Surf are pleased to announce : EP#2 "Surf Cops is Watching You" is now available.

Please follow the link to listen or buy : 

http://momsidliketosurf.bandcamp.com/album/surf-cops-are-watching-you

More info here : 

https://www.facebook.com/momsidliketosurf

http://www.momsidliketosurf.com/

Cheers

The Madeira - Ancient Winds CD (Double Crown)

The Madeira are back with their most diverse release to date - soaring guitars, pounding rhythms and exquisite, nuanced songwriting make this perhaps the best release by the band so far. Their previous studio CD, Tribal Fires, was named as the runner-up in Pipeline Instrumental Review's "Album Of The Year" awards for 2012 (and their latest release, the live Sonic Cataclysm album, won the Pipeline album of the year award last year), but this disc somehow manages, through the relentless efforts of all four musicians, to top it in what's sure to be one of the top releases of 2015. Ancient Winds features 12 original songs as well as a cover of The Atlantics' "Coral Island". Several of the songs were collaborations with some of the premier guitarists and songwriters of the last 50 years, including Jim Skiathitis of The Atlantics, Danny Snyder of The TomorrowMen, Jeremy Dehart of the Aqualads and Alex Faide of Los Twang! Marvels. Original cover art was created by Lorraine Schleter and CD layout by Ferenc Dobronyi.

Tracks: Journey To The Center Of The Surf - Hail, Poseidon! - Ancient Winds - Sirena - Caravela - Farthest Shore - Dawn In Cadiz - Coral Island - Prelude To Launch - The Argonaut - Here Be Dragons - Leviathan - Into The Deep

The Madeira - Ancient Winds CD - DCCD65 - $12.75 (Order From Double Crown Records)

Buenos dias companeros!

We are a three piece out of San Jose, California offering up our humble take on this wonderful genre. Our debut album is available through our bandcamp page at:

https://themegustas.bandcamp.com

For those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area we will be playing Fogfest at Winters Tavern on Sept.27th.  Come out and enjoy Pacifica and some great tunes from us and other bands. Keep it up Surfguitar101, this is a great site.  

Sincerely,

The Me Gustas