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Re:About Laika, was.. Who ain't Surf??? (was Organ Sound for Surf Music..)

Jeff (bigtikidude) - 17 Oct 2005 16:52:29

Unlunf, real name please????
Not to ruffle your feathers even more.
But I wouldn't call Laika and the Cosmonauts a true surf band either.
I admit that they can sometimes have a great surf sound.And have
coverd many surf classics.
I'd have to say with that wailing keyboard and echoy guitar.
And of course where they are from(Finland), They are very much a
Euro Instro band, especially on their last 2 cds.
But I do have all of their cd's and like the early alot.
Jeff(bigtikidude)doesn't have to be "surf" to love it,but it helps:)
--- In , "unlunf" <unlunf@y...> wrote:
>
> Marty,
>
> > .... it wasn't exactly clear to me either who your two
> > individuals 'tearin' it up' at a northwest venue in '59
> > were.
>
> None other than Don and Bob, by themselves.
>
> It was all about Power. Powerful rhythms, powerful melodies,
> throbbing undercurrents of a beat that wasn't from a drummer.
> That's a good start on the definition of surf music. Well,
> except for the drumming part. <g> And you know, I just can't
> recall if there was any reverb or not on any of the amps.
>
> I'm on the fence here. Normally, I'm not afraid to
> speak my opinion, and that's because I usually have
> my ducks all lined up, nice and neat (research of
> noted authorities, etc.). In the case at bar, I deduce
> that we are all in agreement that surf music is the
> best thing since hot and cold running women, but no
> two of us seem to agree on just what is surf music.
> For instance, how would you classify Laika and the
> Cosmonauts? I'd say they're surf, but is that because
> they use reverb? Because they don't sing? Because they
> title some/most of their tunes in a 'surfish' manner?
> Because they do fantastic arrangements of covers that we
> all know and love? Because Dick Dale endorses them?
> All the above? None, it's for some other reason????
>
> Until I see this list form a consensual definition,
> I'm not saying one way or the other as to what surf
> music is. However, that doesn't preclude me from
> voicing an occasional opinion, OK? <lol>
>
> EDIT:
> At this point, this is being posted after several other
> messages have gone by, but I promised Matt I'd make sure
> this thing got put up. Phil, John, and others have all
> said their piece, but I think that Dick Stewart just
> said it best, a few moments ago:
>
> >
> > I guess at least once a year the topic of what's surf
> > and what isn't comes up, and it always seems to ruffle
> > a few feathers; but it really shouldn't.
> >
>
> So, the long and the short of all this is, I asked
> for a consensus of 'those on this list', not everyone
> in the music world. Yes, I'd like to think that I
> can instantly identify any instrumental tune as surf
> or not, but that's not the point - that would only be
> my subjective opinion. What I was hoping to accomplish
> in all this was to make the current list members realize
> that there are other bodies of work out there, and for
> some folks, those definitions are good enough. But
> are the folks here satisified with them? That's what
> I wanna know. <g> Once that's done, then it won't matter
> a hoot in a fartstrom if I'm in agreement or otherwise,
> the matter of what this list takes as the gospel will be
> what I have to deal with, and that's what I'll take to
> the bank. <lol>
>
> Gawd, what a sermon. I'm tired. 'Night all. zzzz...
> /edit
>
>
> unlunf
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> >
> > Unlunf,
> >
> > Yes, Phil's response was swift and pointed but, when you describe
> > him as vehement, I think you have the sensitivity knob turned up a
> > little high. I saw your response to Mel and it wasn't exactly
clear
> > to me either who your two individuals 'tearin' it up' at a
> > northwest venue in '59 were and why raising the roof made them a
> > surf band.
> >
> > -Marty
> >
>

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unlunf - 17 Oct 2005 18:30:51

Jeff,
No feathers were ruffled in the making of your post!
At great risk of sounding snobbish, or worse, paranoid, I'd
like to keep my privates, well... private, if that's OK with
you. <g> I've already given out some stuff that ID's me as
from the Pacific Northwest, where I still reside, and there
were many more technicians that ran through that store back
in those days, so I'm not too fearful of being ID'ed that way.
But still and all, I've taken great pains to be able to speak
anonymously here on the 'tardnet, and I'd really like to keep
it that way. Thanks for understanding. <g>
Oh, and if you are, or anyone else here is, in the Northwest
too, drop me a line and we'll set something up. Face to face,
I don't mind sharing at all. <lol>
~!~!~
I confess to buying my first Laika album on the advice of a
store clerk who was admittedly not an instro fan. The back
cover endorsement by Dick Dale was enough to persuade me,
and I never looked back. <g> Even so, I also would not
classify them as a strictly surf music group.
John Blair has it correct. No matter what the era, a band
should not be judged by it's output at any one time, but
rather over its entire catalog. If it crosses back and
forth over several perceived lines of demarcation, then
they should simply be called 'very eclectic' with emphasis
on <insert genre or style here>, and that should be informative
enough. Or so I now believe.
And if any of you think I'm just shilly-shallying, waffling,
apparently changing my mind to curry favor, or just toadying
up to the great ones, you're right! <lol> Naw, it's just
the drugs talking. One pill makes me small, another one
makes me... ah, see? I too can cross genre lines. <g>
unlunf
--- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...> wrote:
>
> Unlunf, real name please????
>
> Not to ruffle your feathers even more.
> But I wouldn't call Laika and the Cosmonauts a true surf band
> either. I admit that they can sometimes have a great surf sound.
> And have coverd many surf classics.
>
> I'd have to say with that wailing keyboard and echoy guitar.
> And of course where they are from(Finland), They are very much a
> Euro Instro band, especially on their last 2 cds.
> But I do have all of their cd's and like the early alot.
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)doesn't have to be "surf" to love it,but it helps:)
>
>

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Eric Hutchinson (ehutch247) - 17 Oct 2005 20:20:41

Laika's local warming definately seemed to step away from the surf feel and
into the Napoleon Dynamite-esque organ feel. Which I honestly didn't care
for too much. Listening to the first track I was very pleased with what I
thought would follow, but I didn't anticipate the change in direction. Still
several good tracks though.
eric
Surf in Seattle?
>From: "Jeff" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re:About Laika, was.. Who ain't Surf??? (was
>Organ Sound for Surf Music..)
>Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:52:29 -0000
>
>Unlunf, real name please????
>
>Not to ruffle your feathers even more.
>But I wouldn't call Laika and the Cosmonauts a true surf band either.
>I admit that they can sometimes have a great surf sound.And have
>coverd many surf classics.
> I'd have to say with that wailing keyboard and echoy guitar.
>And of course where they are from(Finland), They are very much a
>Euro Instro band, especially on their last 2 cds.
>But I do have all of their cd's and like the early alot.
>
>Jeff(bigtikidude)doesn't have to be "surf" to love it,but it helps:)
>
>
>
>
>--- In , "unlunf" <unlunf@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Marty,
> >
> > > .... it wasn't exactly clear to me either who your two
> > > individuals 'tearin' it up' at a northwest venue in '59
> > > were.
> >
> > None other than Don and Bob, by themselves.
> >
> > It was all about Power. Powerful rhythms, powerful melodies,
> > throbbing undercurrents of a beat that wasn't from a drummer.
> > That's a good start on the definition of surf music. Well,
> > except for the drumming part. <g> And you know, I just can't
> > recall if there was any reverb or not on any of the amps.
> >
> > I'm on the fence here. Normally, I'm not afraid to
> > speak my opinion, and that's because I usually have
> > my ducks all lined up, nice and neat (research of
> > noted authorities, etc.). In the case at bar, I deduce
> > that we are all in agreement that surf music is the
> > best thing since hot and cold running women, but no
> > two of us seem to agree on just what is surf music.
> > For instance, how would you classify Laika and the
> > Cosmonauts? I'd say they're surf, but is that because
> > they use reverb? Because they don't sing? Because they
> > title some/most of their tunes in a 'surfish' manner?
> > Because they do fantastic arrangements of covers that we
> > all know and love? Because Dick Dale endorses them?
> > All the above? None, it's for some other reason????
> >
> > Until I see this list form a consensual definition,
> > I'm not saying one way or the other as to what surf
> > music is. However, that doesn't preclude me from
> > voicing an occasional opinion, OK? <lol>
> >
> > EDIT:
> > At this point, this is being posted after several other
> > messages have gone by, but I promised Matt I'd make sure
> > this thing got put up. Phil, John, and others have all
> > said their piece, but I think that Dick Stewart just
> > said it best, a few moments ago:
> >
> > >
> > > I guess at least once a year the topic of what's surf
> > > and what isn't comes up, and it always seems to ruffle
> > > a few feathers; but it really shouldn't.
> > >
> >
> > So, the long and the short of all this is, I asked
> > for a consensus of 'those on this list', not everyone
> > in the music world. Yes, I'd like to think that I
> > can instantly identify any instrumental tune as surf
> > or not, but that's not the point - that would only be
> > my subjective opinion. What I was hoping to accomplish
> > in all this was to make the current list members realize
> > that there are other bodies of work out there, and for
> > some folks, those definitions are good enough. But
> > are the folks here satisified with them? That's what
> > I wanna know. <g> Once that's done, then it won't matter
> > a hoot in a fartstrom if I'm in agreement or otherwise,
> > the matter of what this list takes as the gospel will be
> > what I have to deal with, and that's what I'll take to
> > the bank. <lol>
> >
> > Gawd, what a sermon. I'm tired. 'Night all. zzzz...
> > /edit
> >
> >
> > unlunf
> >
> > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
><mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Unlunf,
> > >
> > > Yes, Phil's response was swift and pointed but, when you describe
> > > him as vehement, I think you have the sensitivity knob turned up a
> > > little high. I saw your response to Mel and it wasn't exactly
>clear
> > > to me either who your two individuals 'tearin' it up' at a
> > > northwest venue in '59 were and why raising the roof made them a
> > > surf band.
> > >
> > > -Marty
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
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Jacob Dobner (jacobdobner) - 17 Oct 2005 20:25:14

I've told Eric this before but I will share with the rest of the
group. I love the NY '79 track off of Local Warming. Anybody else? I
think the song is gorgeous.
--- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
<surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
>
> Laika's local warming definately seemed to step away from the surf
feel and
> into the Napoleon Dynamite-esque organ feel. Which I honestly
didn't care
> for too much. Listening to the first track I was very pleased with
what I
> thought would follow, but I didn't anticipate the change in
direction. Still
> several good tracks though.
>
> eric
>
> Surf in Seattle?
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...>
> >Reply-To:
> >To:
> >Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re:About Laika, was.. Who ain't Surf??? (was
> >Organ Sound for Surf Music..)
> >Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:52:29 -0000
> >
> >Unlunf, real name please????
> >
> >Not to ruffle your feathers even more.
> >But I wouldn't call Laika and the Cosmonauts a true surf band either.
> >I admit that they can sometimes have a great surf sound.And have
> >coverd many surf classics.
> > I'd have to say with that wailing keyboard and echoy guitar.
> >And of course where they are from(Finland), They are very much a
> >Euro Instro band, especially on their last 2 cds.
> >But I do have all of their cd's and like the early alot.
> >
> >Jeff(bigtikidude)doesn't have to be "surf" to love it,but it helps:)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In , "unlunf" <unlunf@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Marty,
> > >
> > > > .... it wasn't exactly clear to me either who your two
> > > > individuals 'tearin' it up' at a northwest venue in '59
> > > > were.
> > >
> > > None other than Don and Bob, by themselves.
> > >
> > > It was all about Power. Powerful rhythms, powerful melodies,
> > > throbbing undercurrents of a beat that wasn't from a drummer.
> > > That's a good start on the definition of surf music. Well,
> > > except for the drumming part. <g> And you know, I just can't
> > > recall if there was any reverb or not on any of the amps.
> > >
> > > I'm on the fence here. Normally, I'm not afraid to
> > > speak my opinion, and that's because I usually have
> > > my ducks all lined up, nice and neat (research of
> > > noted authorities, etc.). In the case at bar, I deduce
> > > that we are all in agreement that surf music is the
> > > best thing since hot and cold running women, but no
> > > two of us seem to agree on just what is surf music.
> > > For instance, how would you classify Laika and the
> > > Cosmonauts? I'd say they're surf, but is that because
> > > they use reverb? Because they don't sing? Because they
> > > title some/most of their tunes in a 'surfish' manner?
> > > Because they do fantastic arrangements of covers that we
> > > all know and love? Because Dick Dale endorses them?
> > > All the above? None, it's for some other reason????
> > >
> > > Until I see this list form a consensual definition,
> > > I'm not saying one way or the other as to what surf
> > > music is. However, that doesn't preclude me from
> > > voicing an occasional opinion, OK? <lol>
> > >
> > > EDIT:
> > > At this point, this is being posted after several other
> > > messages have gone by, but I promised Matt I'd make sure
> > > this thing got put up. Phil, John, and others have all
> > > said their piece, but I think that Dick Stewart just
> > > said it best, a few moments ago:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I guess at least once a year the topic of what's surf
> > > > and what isn't comes up, and it always seems to ruffle
> > > > a few feathers; but it really shouldn't.
> > > >
> > >
> > > So, the long and the short of all this is, I asked
> > > for a consensus of 'those on this list', not everyone
> > > in the music world. Yes, I'd like to think that I
> > > can instantly identify any instrumental tune as surf
> > > or not, but that's not the point - that would only be
> > > my subjective opinion. What I was hoping to accomplish
> > > in all this was to make the current list members realize
> > > that there are other bodies of work out there, and for
> > > some folks, those definitions are good enough. But
> > > are the folks here satisified with them? That's what
> > > I wanna know. <g> Once that's done, then it won't matter
> > > a hoot in a fartstrom if I'm in agreement or otherwise,
> > > the matter of what this list takes as the gospel will be
> > > what I have to deal with, and that's what I'll take to
> > > the bank. <lol>
> > >
> > > Gawd, what a sermon. I'm tired. 'Night all. zzzz...
> > > /edit
> > >
> > >
> > > unlunf
> > >
> > > --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> ><mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Unlunf,
> > > >
> > > > Yes, Phil's response was swift and pointed but, when you describe
> > > > him as vehement, I think you have the sensitivity knob turned up a
> > > > little high. I saw your response to Mel and it wasn't exactly
> >clear
> > > > to me either who your two individuals 'tearin' it up' at a
> > > > northwest venue in '59 were and why raising the roof made them a
> > > > surf band.
> > > >
> > > > -Marty
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Brian Neal (xarxas) - 17 Oct 2005 21:00:30

I stayed away from Local Warming based upon things I heard along these
lines. However, I think Laika & TC are extremely talented and can both
kick major ass (Look! No Head!) as well as write really beautiful
music (Floating). I really love their Laika Sex Machine live set. I
also have Zero Gravity, which is, I believe, 2 of their early albums
reissued on one CD. I would like to eventually get the rest of their
catalog, so which one should I get next? Instruments of Terror?
Absurdistan? Local Warming? (Is there one I missed?)
Thanks,
BN
--- In , "Jacob Dobner"
<jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
>
> I've told Eric this before but I will share with the rest of the
> group. I love the NY '79 track off of Local Warming. Anybody else? I
> think the song is gorgeous.
>
> --- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
> <surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
> >
> > Laika's local warming definately seemed to step away from the surf
> feel and
> > into the Napoleon Dynamite-esque organ feel. Which I honestly
> didn't care
> > for too much. Listening to the first track I was very pleased with
> what I
> > thought would follow, but I didn't anticipate the change in
> direction. Still
> > several good tracks though.
> >
> > eric
> >
> > Surf in Seattle?

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Twangler (twangler23) - 17 Oct 2005 21:53:20

Instruments of terror is a fantastic record.
Spanky
On Oct 17, 2005, at 9:00 PM, Brian Neal wrote:
> I stayed away from Local Warming based upon things I heard along these
> lines. However, I think Laika & TC are extremely talented and can both
> kick major ass (Look! No Head!) as well as write really beautiful
> music (Floating). I really love their Laika Sex Machine live set. I
> also have Zero Gravity, which is, I believe, 2 of their early albums
> reissued on one CD. I would like to eventually get the rest of their
> catalog, so which one should I get next? Instruments of Terror?
> Absurdistan? Local Warming? (Is there one I missed?)
>
> Thanks,
> BN
>
> --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
> <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I've told Eric this before but I will share with the rest of the
> > group. I love the NY '79 track off of Local Warming. Anybody else? I
> > think the song is gorgeous.
> >
> > --- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
> > <surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Laika's local warming definately seemed to step away from the surf
> > feel and
> > > into the Napoleon Dynamite-esque organ feel.  Which I honestly
> > didn't care
> > > for too much.  Listening to the first track I was very pleased
> with
> > what I
> > > thought would follow, but I didn't anticipate the change in
> > direction. Still
> > > several good tracks though.
> > >
> > > eric
> > >
> > > Surf in Seattle?
>
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Phil Dirt (dirtkfjc) - 17 Oct 2005 23:16:13

> Surf in Seattle?
King of Hawaii, Manatees, Boss Martians, Crystal Forest, Deep End, Los
Hornets, Incinerators, Mercury Four, Unknowns, Seamonkeys, Django
Twango, Spaceneedles, 'Verb, Living Water to name a few. Some are gone
now, but still...

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Jeff (bigtikidude) - 17 Oct 2005 23:37:46

-Brian,
Zero Gravity is made up of some songs form the first 2 cd's
But not all the songs are there.
If you search around they can be found seperatly or as a 2fer.
But they are either hard to find imports or out of print.
These are the must haves of their collection.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
-- In , "Brian Neal" <bgneal@g...> wrote:
>
> I stayed away from Local Warming based upon things I heard along
these
> lines. However, I think Laika & TC are extremely talented and can
both
> kick major ass (Look! No Head!) as well as write really beautiful
> music (Floating). I really love their Laika Sex Machine live set. I
> also have Zero Gravity, which is, I believe, 2 of their early albums
> reissued on one CD. I would like to eventually get the rest of their
> catalog, so which one should I get next? Instruments of Terror?
> Absurdistan? Local Warming? (Is there one I missed?)
>
> Thanks,
> BN
>
> --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
> <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I've told Eric this before but I will share with the rest of the
> > group. I love the NY '79 track off of Local Warming. Anybody
else? I
> > think the song is gorgeous.
> >
> > --- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
> > <surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Laika's local warming definately seemed to step away from the
surf
> > feel and
> > > into the Napoleon Dynamite-esque organ feel. Which I honestly
> > didn't care
> > > for too much. Listening to the first track I was very pleased
with
> > what I
> > > thought would follow, but I didn't anticipate the change in
> > direction. Still
> > > several good tracks though.
> > >
> > > eric
> > >
> > > Surf in Seattle?
>

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Eric Hutchinson (ehutch247) - 18 Oct 2005 00:49:44

Surf in seattle? wasn't so much of a question as, it is a statement that
there's surf music in seattle? Seein how it's not that popular and most
people have no clue what it is up here (at least the people I meet) I've
actually contacted (or attempted to contact) these bands when I created a
website to pay homage to surf shows in Seattle for local bands that were
playing or bands passing through as well as a centralized site for links to
their homepages, etc... A lot of these bands are defunct but will play
together at random, i could have sworn the Mercury 4 were on hiatus but they
played the seattle rockabiily ball, and kinf of hawaii w/The Surf Coasters.
'thee spaceneedles' are not actually a self procclaimed surf band, they are
however made of players from the manatees and (seamonkees or mercury 4?).
Check out Plank, the octabites, and to a lesser extent, donner party of
four, and a great lounge surf/spy band Johnny Astro.
Eric
Surf in Seattle?
>From: Phil Dirt <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] Re:About Laika, was.. Who ain't Surf??? (was
>Organ Sound for Surf Music..)
>Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:16:13 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > Surf in Seattle?
>
>King of Hawaii, Manatees, Boss Martians, Crystal Forest, Deep End, Los
>Hornets, Incinerators, Mercury Four, Unknowns, Seamonkeys, Django
>Twango, Spaceneedles, 'Verb, Living Water to name a few. Some are gone
>now, but still...
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Jacob Dobner (jacobdobner) - 18 Oct 2005 01:04:29

And kind of the Bottlenose Koffins who are from Seattle. Nobody has
heard them though. They are younger than us even. They have a myspace
page. When I get better I want to get a big Seattle Surf show
together. That would be a blast. I don't really know who is active
though. We are(The 'Verb), Sea Monkees are, and so is Django Twango. I
am not sure how often the other bands play. We need one more young
band out here though. It is hard to play with Django Twango and the
Sea Monkees because their schedules are full of work and family time.
We on the otherhand will play anytime and, realistically, anywhere.
--- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
<surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
>
> Surf in seattle? wasn't so much of a question as, it is a statement
that
> there's surf music in seattle? Seein how it's not that popular and
most
> people have no clue what it is up here (at least the people I meet)
I've
> actually contacted (or attempted to contact) these bands when I
created a
> website to pay homage to surf shows in Seattle for local bands that
were
> playing or bands passing through as well as a centralized site for
links to
> their homepages, etc... A lot of these bands are defunct but will play
> together at random, i could have sworn the Mercury 4 were on hiatus
but they
> played the seattle rockabiily ball, and kinf of hawaii w/The Surf
Coasters.
> 'thee spaceneedles' are not actually a self procclaimed surf band,
they are
> however made of players from the manatees and (seamonkees or mercury
4?).
>
> Check out Plank, the octabites, and to a lesser extent, donner party of
> four, and a great lounge surf/spy band Johnny Astro.
>
> Eric
>
> Surf in Seattle?
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Phil Dirt <phildirt@r...>
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> >Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] Re:About Laika, was.. Who ain't
Surf??? (was
> >Organ Sound for Surf Music..)
> >Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:16:13 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> > > Surf in Seattle?
> >
> >King of Hawaii, Manatees, Boss Martians, Crystal Forest, Deep End, Los
> >Hornets, Incinerators, Mercury Four, Unknowns, Seamonkeys, Django
> >Twango, Spaceneedles, 'Verb, Living Water to name a few. Some are gone
> >now, but still...
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jim nichols (toofastjim) - 18 Oct 2005 20:15:55

C'mon do the Laika (1988) and Surf's You Right (1990) are the two ep-length
CDs that were combined and/or edited to make Zero Gravity. I've seen them
sold separately & have Surfs You Right. Instruments of Terror is another
must have for the collection. Amazing Colossal Band comes after that & is
ok, but not essential in my book Keyboards are very prominent at this point
and is far more "euro" than "surf." The live album is really good as well,
especially for the songs from the aforementioned CDs + a few newer cuts that
sound better on the live record. I would start hunting down those early
ones, Instruments and Zero gravity are both on the now-defunct Upstart
label
tfj
----- Original Message -----
From: "Twangler" <>
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Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re:About Laika, was.. Who ain't Surf??? (was
Organ Sound for Surf Music..)
Instruments of terror is a fantastic record.
Spanky
On Oct 17, 2005, at 9:00 PM, Brian Neal wrote:
> I stayed away from Local Warming based upon things I heard along these
> lines. However, I think Laika & TC are extremely talented and can both
> kick major ass (Look! No Head!) as well as write really beautiful
> music (Floating). I really love their Laika Sex Machine live set. I
> also have Zero Gravity, which is, I believe, 2 of their early albums
> reissued on one CD. I would like to eventually get the rest of their
> catalog, so which one should I get next? Instruments of Terror?
> Absurdistan? Local Warming? (Is there one I missed?)
>
> Thanks,
> BN
>
> --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
> <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I've told Eric this before but I will share with the rest of the
> > group. I love the NY '79 track off of Local Warming. Anybody else? I
> > think the song is gorgeous.
> >
> > --- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
> > <surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Laika's local warming definately seemed to step away from the surf
> > feel and
> > > into the Napoleon Dynamite-esque organ feel. Which I honestly
> > didn't care
> > > for too much. Listening to the first track I was very pleased
> with
> > what I
> > > thought would follow, but I didn't anticipate the change in
> > direction. Still
> > > several good tracks though.
> > >
> > > eric
> > >
> > > Surf in Seattle?
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amitysea - 20 Oct 2005 17:05:45

NY '79 rocks as well as Mr. Melee.
I have Local Warming and I love it. I am not a big fan of the surf/organ
thing but LATC are great! I am still looking to acquire some of their
other stuff and I really want to see them live sometime.
Amy Sue
--- In , "Jacob Dobner"
<jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
>
> I've told Eric this before but I will share with the rest of the
> group. I love the NY '79 track off of Local Warming. Anybody else? I
> think the song is gorgeous.
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