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It just occured to me, you should check out Gein and the
Graverobbers. due to DIY ethics, the sound quality of their cd's is
less then what we're used in surf cd's, but they are uhh, rather
dark.
--- In , Rob Campbell <mantid@g...>
wrote:
> On 6/27/05, mono_tones_1 <rockverb@h...> wrote:
> > Marty wrote:
> > >
> > >" For the darker style of surf look for a CD titled "Bombora"
by a
> > group called The Original Surfaries."
> >
> > that is funny, that's actually one of the not so many first
wave
> > albums I have, and I wouldn't have thought of categorizing as
being
> > on the darker side.
>
> I listened to the clips available on Amazon today, and have to
> concur... it is "good" but not dark, or at least not the kind of
dark
> I am thinking of. I'm trying to learn all I can about music,
> especially surf music, so bear with my layman's terms here.
>
> The stuff that most does it for me is, I think, using a lot of minor
> chords and eastern or flamenco scales. The Blazers'
songs "Bangalore"
> and "Sound of Mecca" are perfect examples. As for the tone, I love
> the deep reverb when it creates a ghost-like sound. The rapid
picking
> in the Fender IV's "Mar Gaya" is what I'm talking about here. Its
not
> surf music per se, but Hammerhead's "Gremlin Stomp" also has that
kind
> of eerie, high-pitched screaming sound.
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions, I will be abusing my credit in the
> near future. Also hope to be checking out the events around
> Huntington Beach, etc. This list has already been worth more than
> twice the signup fees! (yep just kidding)
>
> rob
> Long Beach, CA
I have to second this. I'm a slave to Gein's creepy
low-fi sound.
Richard
--- mono_tones_1 <> wrote:
> It just occured to me, you should check out Gein and
> the
> Graverobbers. due to DIY ethics, the sound quality
> of their cd's is
> less then what we're used in surf cd's, but they are
> uhh, rather
> dark.
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