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ow.. hope you're better soon, Dick. make sure to
take care of yourself so you heal real well.
--dan
--- Dick <> wrote:
> Thanks for posting those tunes, Ivan - great stuff!
> As one who had
> the pleasure of seeing The Troubadours and D!E in
> Indy last year, I
> think we're going to see some fine work from this
> band!
>
> Can't wait to hear more! This sort of thing will
> make my broken
> collarbone recovery a bit easier (I busted it
> skimboarding on
> vacation last week - in a sling for at least 3 more
> weeks, so no
> guitar playing for while :( . . . )
>
> Thanks again, Ivan!
>
> -Dick
>
>
> --- In , "ipongrac"
> <ipongrac@g...>
> wrote:
> > 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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