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Thanks again for the nice words, Dave. I moved out of the DC area
in '98, first to Indiana, and in 2000 to Michigan. That was one of
the major reasons why the band fell apart. Catherine and Doug are
playing in a rock/psychobilly trio by the name of Superswank, where
Catherine sings (and of course plays bass). I don't know of anything
that Mark might be doing. I'm playing in the Troubadours with my
father, and two guys my age - we do only covers of the songs of the
Shadows, and we have a blast. We only play out 3 or 4 times a year,
and this year we'll be playing in Indy with the Nebulas on July 12th,
and in Toronto for Shadowmania North America (with several original
members of the Shadows present) on September 27th. Hopefully, we'll
also do a show with the Volcanos in Detroit sometime in August, and
we have a couple of private events we're working on, too. There you
go. I'm hoping to start an original project sometime this year,
though it's as likely to be metal as surf! We'll see....
2000 Rendevous Reunion - what great memories... I'm glad to hear you
were there. I will never forget that event.
Best regards,
Ivan
--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> Dang...sadness :(
>
> I watched you guys at the 2000 Rendevous Reunion out at the
> Galaxy Theatre...You guys played a tight set!
>
> that's too bad, but the Cossacks left their mark on me.
>
> are you or the other members of the Cossacks involved in
> any current projects/bands?
> are you all still out in the Virginia/ Washington DC area?
>
> inquiring minds would like to know,
> Dave P
>
> --- ipongrac <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
> > Hello Dave;
> >
> > Thanks for the nice words. The Space Cossacks are kaput
> > - have been
> > for almost three years now. No mo'... However, we do
> > have one more
> > imminent release: the new Link Wray tribute on MuSick
> > will feature a
> > song by us. Art told me that he just got the CDs from
> > the
> > manufacturer, so look for it in the next couple of
> > months. There is
> > still some unreleased stuff, but nothing that absolutely
> > has to come
> > out, so this will probably be the last you will hear from
> > the
> > Cossacks. Though I wouldn't mind if the live recording
> > of a
> > California show from '98 comes out eventually (the same
> > night that
> > Jon & the Nightriders recorded their Raw and Alive CD)...
> > Alas,
> > MuSick is not interested...
> >
> > Best,
> > Ivan
> >
> > --- In , DP <noetical1@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > so, the question is...
> > > when will the world hear the space cossacks again?!?!!
> > > any upcoming gigage or releasage ???
> > > Dave P
> > >
> > > ps thank you for the wonderful words of wisdom, I
> > > especially enjoyed the behind-the-sounds description of
> > the
> > > Solaris Stomp session...peace!
> > > dp
> > >
> > > --- ipongrac <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
> > > > Excellent stuff, Dano!! You really filled out all
> > the
> > > > holes I left
> > > > off. I couldn't add anything else.
> > > >
> > > > > The song I think emphasizes this in the most
> > incredible
> > > > way is
> > > > Solaris
> > > > > Stomp by The Space Cossacks. To me that rhythm part
> > at
> > > > the
> > > > beginning is just
> > > > > unbelievable. JUST the right amount of subtlety but
> > the
> > > > right
> > > > amount of "sack" to drive the song. AWESOME!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, man! Very nice of you. Just to tie this in
> > with
> > > > my earlier
> > > > points, we recorded Solaris Stomp within a month of
> > the
> > > > first time we
> > > > played with the Fathoms. We've been playing around
> > with
> > > > the song for
> > > > a while, and it used to have an arrangement that
> > sounded
> > > > similar
> > > > to "Neutron Sabre" - so, more of the Dick
> > > > Dale/Miserlou/Hava Nagila
> > > > beat. I grew quite dissatisfied with it, and after
> > > > seeing the
> > > > Fathoms had an epiphany. As I mentioned, I bought
> > the
> > > > Jazzmaster,
> > > > and rearranged the song, basing it much more on the
> > > > smoother sound of
> > > > the Jazzmaster with flatwounds (and playing it in
> > lower
> > > > registers
> > > > than I did originally, I think). Changed the
> > syncopated
> > > > beat to the
> > > > steady, smooth surf-beat - in fact, I remember
> > playing
> > > > "XKE" by the
> > > > Boss Martians to Doug (drummer) when we first tried
> > > > playing the new
> > > > arrangement to explain to him what I wanted - I just
> > > > loved how that
> > > > song moved along - though I think he played a simpler
> > > > part than on
> > > > XKE. And the last thing I did was add that intro
> > which
> > > > was TOTALLY
> > > > Fathoms - at least in my mind. There's a lot to be
> > said
> > > > about
> > > > ripping off... err, I mean, being INSPIRED by other
> > > > bands. Yeah,
> > > > that's it! :) We recorded that in January of '97, on
> > the
> > > > same date
> > > > that yielded Neutron Sabre and Shark Attack from that
> > > > split EP with
> > > > the Penetrators. We rerecorded Neutron Sabre when we
> > > > were recording
> > > > the first album in September of '97, and we tried to
> > > > rerecord Solaris
> > > > Stomp, too - but the new version just lacked that
> > special
> > > > something
> > > > that the original recording had, so we just used the
> > > > original for the
> > > > album, too. It was just a beautiful confluence of
> > > > factors. The
> > > > first time that I used my (Jap) Jazzmaster on a
> > recording
> > > > session,
> > > > too. Oh, and my reverb tank was a reissue, but
> > BEFORE I
> > > > made the
> > > > usual mods, so it was completely original. Oh yeah,
> > the
> > > > pickups in
> > > > the Jazzmaster were also the original Jap pickups!
> > Go
> > > > figure.
> > > > People still point to that song as my best recorded
> > > > authentic trad
> > > > tone - and I was using crappy pickups AND an unmodded
> > > > reissue reverb
> > > > tank! It can be done, apparently... (Soon after
> > that
> > > > session, I
> > > > switched to Seymour Duncan pickups and had the mods
> > made,
> > > > including
> > > > the NOS tubes - and never again sounded as good! :)
> > > >
> > > > Postscript: if you will please indulge me while I
> > brag
> > > > for a second.
> > > > We were really interested in having Deke Dickerson
> > > > produce our first
> > > > album, cause, well, cause Deke is God! That man
> > knows
> > > > sound, and
> > > > knows guitar. I got in touch with him, and he wanted
> > to
> > > > hear what we
> > > > sounded like, so I sent him those early tracks. I
> > was so
> > > > proud when
> > > > I heard back from him - paraphrasing, he said
> > something
> > > > like "Solaris
> > > > Stomp is an ultimate surf song"!! (he wasn't as
> > thrilled
> > > > by the
> > > > other two, but no need to talk about that. :)) You
> > could
> > > > have
> > > > knocked me over with a feather. That was cool. If
> > he
> > > > only knew -
> > > > Jap pickups and unmodded reissue reverb tanks! It
> > would
> > > > have been
> > > > quite costly to have him come to Washington to
> > produce
> > > > us, so he just
> > > > told us to try to make the album sound like Solaris
> > > > Stomp, and we'll
> > > > be fine. A great guy.
> > > >
> > > > Ivan
> > > >
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