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Hi Ran!
Thanks for the compliments. I love the Shadows, but even I was
getting a bit antsy just playing that stuff. It was time to get the
creative juices flowing again, though I love the Troubadours and hope
we can keep going for a long time. Having to play those songs has
been wonderful for my chops. Most people don't realize how difficult
it is to play Hank's lead parts precisely and properly. Well, I
often don't play them precisely or properly! But I try, and it's
been very beneficial.
Anyway, I'm familar with Madeira guitars - cheapo seventies and early
eighties knock-offs but of decent quality for the price range. I've
seen the logo, and I actually think it looks really nice! I've
defintely thought about ripping it off! If you would like to
facilitate that, that would be awesome! :) So, yes, please send a
copy of the logo, and thanks in advance.
Are you playing with anyone in SoCal yet? How are you enjoying the
Cali lifestyle? BTw, I'm insanely jealous. :)
Ivan
--- In , Ran Mosessco <burnman@n...>
wrote:
> Ivan,
> I downloaded Express to Bagdad, sounds great.
> I'm glad you got this band going, as much as I love The Shadows
(been
> listening to them since I was a baby), I like surf even more, and
with the
> Spanish and North African influence it should be a real treat.
> BTW - I got an old Les Paul knock-off that says Madeira on the
headstock.
> Maybe when I get it here I'll send you a pic of the headstock so
you can do
> something with the image, if you're interested.
>
> Ran
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:39 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Introducing: The Madeira!
>
>
> > Hi, this is Ivan Pongracic, formerly of the Space Cossacks and
> > currently of the Troubadours.
> >
> > I'm extremely happy to introduce my new surf band, the Madeira.
The
> > Madeira has Dane Carter on drums, Scott Waddell on bass, Patrick
> > O'Connor on rhythm guitar, and myself on lead guitar (Scott and
Dane
> > have been known to show up on SG101). Dane and Scott are also in
the
> > Troubadours with me, and Patrick is also the lead guitar player in
> > Destination: Earth! from Indianapolis (D:E! is still together and
> > they'll continue to subjugate the Earthlings throughout the
Midwest).
> >
> > We spent a weekend in mid-April practicing for the first time, and
> > sparks were flying! I can honestly say that I have never played
with
> > a finer group of musicians than this, and I'm just giddy with
> > excitement over the possibilities. I'm also really happy to be
> > getting back to surf music proper after playing only Shadows
covers
> > for the last four years (the Troubadours, BTW, will also
continue).
> > We fully intend to make this an original band and we're already
> > working on three new originals with more to come soon. But for
now
> > it's mostly covers, though not your usual covers. We'll be doing
> > some Space Cossacks stuff, some New World Relampagos, some rarer
> > first wave things and even some third wave songs by the Treble
> > Spankers and the Surf Coasters. Oh, and then there's that Paco de
> > Lucia cover! We're aiming to develop the whole North African
> > (Morocco, etc.) and Southern Spain (Andalucia, flamenco stuff)
> > connection to the surf sound - that's the MO. Still keeping the
feet
> > firmly planted in the trad sounds, but with the eyes aimed at the
> > horizons, trying to peer a bit beyond. It promises to be
> > interesting, if nothing else!
> >
> > Brian Neal has kindly put up a temporary website for us as part of
> > the SG101 website (Thanks Brian - you RULE!!). Go here:
> >
> >
> >
> > It's very bare at this moment, but there are two mp3s available
for
> > download. Both songs are covers: "Express to Bagdad" originally
by
> > the Atlantics (from '64) and "Intruder" originally by the Surf
> > Coasters. The first seemed quite topical as well as effectively
> > showcasing the band chops, and the second is just a mind-blowing
tune
> > that seemed like a really nice challenge - hopefully we lived up
to
> > it! The recording is from our first practice session in a very
hi-fi-
> > hostile environment. It was recorded in Dane's basement with bare
> > hard walls and the sound bouncing all over the place. In
addition,
> > we could only record on two tracks so we had two mics for four
> > instruments. (Yes, that's what they call an ambient recording.)
And
> > to top it off, we didn't really have the time to ensure the best
mic
> > instrument balance, and as a result the rhythm guitar got buried
> > (fortunately Patrick set up the recording so he can't claim a
> > conspiracy to keep him quiet! :). But we're quite pleased by the
> > results, and it'll give you some idea of what this band is all
> > about. We hope to have a few more mp3s from the same practice
> > session to put up in the next few days
> >
> > Finally, we would like to announce our first gig. It'll be on
> > Saturday, June 5th, at Zanies Too in Indianapolis, with the
Volcanos
> > and the Troubadours (the same venue where the Troubadours played
with
> > Destination: Earth! and the Nebulas last year). So, you'll get
the
> > hard-driving exotic-tinged surf of the Madeira, groovy trad surf
of
> > the near-legendary Volcanos AND the finest (well, the only)
American
> > Shadows cover band! Consider this an invitation for people from
all
> > over the country - we'll try to make it a memorable show and worth
> > your airfare or long hours on the road! I hope at least a few of
you
> > can make it.
> >
> > Thanks for reading and listening, and hope to see all of you over
the
> > next few years.
> >
> > Ivan
> >
> >
> >
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