The Treble Spankers - Laguna Beach (Hasheeda)
Par Avion - Surfzilla (Surfzilla)
The Tremolo Beer Gut - Theme from the Beer Hunter (Under the Influence Of...)
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - Space Mission No. 12 (Plays Lost TV Themes)
Los Supersonicos - Mas (more) (mas... de)
The Continental Cousins - Anda (45)
The Johnny Gibson Trio - Beachcomber (45)
Les Brown, Jr. - Surfin' & Swingin' (45)
The Catalinas - Bulletin (45)
The Spacemen - 25th Century Rock (Music for Batman and Robin)
The Jordans - Mefie-Toi (Suspense)
The Atom Jacks - Dead Hand System (100 Seconds)
The Beyonderers - Novel Attack Vector (Live Attack Vector)
Killer Tone Jones - Rip Curl Pearl (Bombora: Surfin' for Psychos)
Mark Malibu & the Wasagas - Hellbent for Speed (Hellbent for Speed EP)
waikiki makaki - asteroid belt (lost diver)
The Desolate Coast - The Wrong Kind of Thursday (But the Right Kind of Thursnight) (Without A Planet)
Hipbone Slim/The Kneejerks - The Hairy Hair-Raiser (Gone To The Dogs plus You've Been Rumbled!)
Los Cowabungas - Stout Beer (Bahía Volcánica)
The Isotopes - Pearl Harbor Necklace (Play Surf Music)
The Mystery Men? - Dance with Andromeda (Firewalkers)
The Aqua Barons - Butterfly Valley (Extreme Guitar Conditions)
The Rapiers - The Phantom Widow (1961)
The Space Agency - You Make Me Nervous Twist (The Space Agency)
The Tormentos - Il Diabolo In Corpo (Death Drop!)
Big Lazy - Influenza (Big Lazy)
Pleasurewood - Psycho 2000 (Psycho 2000 / White Spiritual)
Johnny Guitar - Bangkok by Night (Shadow Music of Thailand)
Gold Tokens - Ocean Ride (The Hottest Day of the Year)
Los Siderals - Dongoh (Back To Peru Vol 2)
The Dynotones - The Last Wave (Beach Party a Go-Go)
The Spoils - Moral Hazard (Have a Drink With)
The Tiki Men - Badlands (Twelve Dusty Diamonds)
The Tiki Creeps - Buzz Bomb (Invaders from Beyond the Sound of Surf)
The Chukukos - Chukuka la Mujer de la Selva (Deep Latin Surf Attack!)
Surf Trash Hero y los Sick Doctors - manolo (apoteosis idiota)
The ChuGuysters - The Seven (First Warning)
Galactic Coffin - Thanatonauts (Surf the Skulls or Die)
The Irradiates - Black Tiki Procession (Audio Mental Manipulation Device)
Playlists
The Nebulas - Nematode (It's Go Time)
Burt Rocket - Ho-Dad Hot Dog (Fiberglass Frenzy)
Wood Surfers - Wood Cadillacs (Wood Surfers)
Surf-a-tomica - Auténtico del Líbano (Auténtico del Líbano)
Long Boards - Back To Hawaii (Gnarly Surf)
The Packabeats - Theme from 'The Traitors' (Ku-Pow! British Instrumental Groups from the Sixties)
Dean Hightower - Plunkin' Party (Guitar Twangy with a Beat)
Los Supersónicos - Turquia (Surf con)
The Gonzos - Church Key (Beach Party!)
Five Notes - The Lion Is Awake (Shrunken Head Exotica)
The Spacemen - Spaceboat (Music for Batman and Robin)
Alvino and the Dwells - Torostar (Split)
Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum - I Saw Sputnik (Splash Landing)
Pollo Del Mar - Sifaka (Speed of Dark)
El Delmonico - Billy Idol Goes To Woodley (Billy Idol Goes To Woodley)
The Desolate Coast - 1000 Times or More (Without a Planet)
Thalasses - Augurios (Anábasis)
Thomas Lauderdale - Malaguen~a (Thomas Lauderdale Meets the Pilgrims)
The Metabolites - Climate of Catastrophe (single)
Los Coronas - Sangre En La Arena (El Baile Final De Los Locos Y Los Cuerdos)
The Surf Kings - The Beast (Blue Pacific)
The Ben Vaughn Group - Vibrato in the Grotto (I was a Teenage Zombie)
Hearing Things - Stalefish (Here's Hearing Things)
The Rough Shapes - Outside the Wind (Lost Stations)
Gold Tokens - Ocean Ride (The Hottest Day of the Year)
Trabants - Make it Snappy (Lockdown)
Daikaiju - Magic Wanda (Phase 3)
The Space Cossacks - Neutron Sabre (Live Supernova)
robotmonkeyarm - l'automa (robotmonkeyarm (part one... robot senza nome!))
Surf Cult - Del Rey (Beach Noir)
Birdcage - Sierra (Wave Machine)
Wangs - Vlah, vlah, vlah (Halloween Party)
The Tiki Men - Milkshakes (Twelve Dusty Diamonds)
Hipbone Slim/The Kneejerks - Chop Suey Louie (Gone To The Dogs plus You've Been Rumbled!)
SURFYER - Criminally Insane (SURF IN BLOOD)
This was the second week of our pledge drive which is now complete (but remains active for a little while longer if you still want to donate). All covers! Stream it here!
Ramble Tamble - S & M (Ramble Tamble)
Martin Cilia - Mamma Mia (6 Track EP)
The Razorblades - All The Young Dudes (Ziggy Played Surf Guitar)
Surf Service - Blue Monday (new order) -
The Phantom Four - A Forest (A Forest)
Hell O Tiki - Holidays in Cambodia (Hell O Tiki)
Los Dedos - Crawfish (Sea Sea Rider)
Al Caiola - Jambalaya (Tuff Guitar)
The Charades - Working In The Coal Mine (Lost Tapes '66)
Magnatech - Stand By Me (Twist) (De Favorieten Expres!)
The Surfrajettes - She Loves You (Roller Fink)
Arabas Negras - Get Back (Benefit of Mr. Kitesurfer)
Billy Strange - Eight Days a Week (English Hits of '65)
Maniaticos do Reverb - Do You Wanna Dance (Surf & Glue - A Brazilian Tribute to the Ramones)
Franks & Deans - Time Bomb (Surfin' Turf)
Krontjong Devils - Gangsters (Music from the Stars, Vol. 1)
The Thurston Lava Tube - Bohemian Rhapsody (The Thoughtful Sounds of Bat Smuggling)
The New Waves - Hungry Like the Wolf (Volume II)
Sonido Gallo Negro - Planet Claire (feat. Grupo Kual, Sylvie Henry, Ernesto Mendoza & Molly Lewis) (Paganismo (feat. Grupo Kual, Sylvie Henry, Ernesto Mendoza & Molly Lewis))
SPF 1985 - A Warm Place (Surf on the Beach)
The Routes - Trans Europe Express (The Twang Machine)
Reverbivores - The Man Who Sold the World (Orbit to Intercept)
Los Straitjackets - Cruel to Be Kind (What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Los Straitjackets)
Monaci Del Surf - Imperial march (Monaci Del Surf)
Amphibian Man - Surfanoid (Surf Goes Metal)
Now That's What I Call Surf - Be My Lover (Now That's What I Call Surf Volume 2)
Goddesses of Bagpipes - Don't Stop Believing Bagpipes (feat. The Snake Charmer, The Phantom Piper & Dame of Drones) (Don't Stop Believing Bagpipes (feat. The Snake Charmer, The Phantom Piper & Dame of Drones))
Jon & the Nightriders - Be My Baby/Don't Worry Baby (moving target)
The Tomorrowmen - Tunak Tunak Tun (Futourism)
Estrume'n'tal - Redemption Surf (Neander'n'tal)
It's fundraising time! The first week had people donate their money in the name of one of three categories, and the category that won the most would dominate the playlist. Those categories were Artificial Intelligence (beepy, boopy, computery surf), Central Intelligence (Spy), and Unintelligent (songs about stupidity).
The donation system wasn't very well equipped for this thing and a lot of donations went uncategorized, but UNINTELLIGENCE won out despite each category getting a pretty good amount of time. Still want to donate? YOU CAN! Want to hear the show again? YOU CAN!
Red means Artificial Intelligence, Green means Central Intelligence, Blue means Unintelligent
Les Robots - A Message from Les Robots (Project World Control)
Los Straitjackets - Caveman (The Utterly Fantastic And Totally Unbelievable Sound Of Los Straitjackets)
The Space Agency - Catch a Spy (Galactic Guitars)
The Tornados - Robot (Ridin' the Wind - The Anthology)
The Halibuts - Halibut Stomp (Halibut Beach & Gnarly)
Tommy Steele - Drunken Guitar (Tommy Steele - The Decca Years 1956-63)
The Charades (Theme from) Goldfinger (Plays Exciting Electric Guitar Hits)
The Surf Zombies - Incognito (Something Weird)
Said the Ripper - Live and Let Die (Shadow Alley)
Robert Johnson & Punchdrunks - Spy Vs Spy (Aloha From Havana)
The Kilaueas - K-17 (Touch My Alien)
The SpyTones - Le Saboteur (Dead Note Theory)
The Shadows - Man of Mystery (The Final Tour (Live))
The Astroglides - The Man with the Golden Reverb (Channel Surfing With... The Astroglides)
Trabants - Undercover (Highwire Surfing)
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - Robotheque (The Spooky Sound Sessions)
Man or Astro-man? - Domain of the Human Race (Eeviac)
Hella Vader - Gummi Robots Theme (XVIII)
Chewbacca's - I Sing the Body Electric (Chewbacca's Meet Espectroplasma)
Perrey And Kingsley - Barnyard In Orbit (Vanguard Visionaries)
The Routes - Pocket Calculator (The Twang Machine)
Los Pecadores - Rogue Robots (Escape From Uranus)
Akron - Robot Grind (Voyage of Exploration)
The Cosmic Sand Dollars - Insertion (Let's Go Insertion!)
Tsunami Experiment - Lost in the Circuit (Lost in the Circuit)
The Surfites - Marching Robots (Escapades In Space)
zvezda - the electronic man
The Tsunamibots - Rise of the Robots (Surfing Craze in the Robotic Age)
The Ghastly Ones - Attack Of Robot Atomico (A-Haunting We Will Go-Go)
The Phantomatics - She Left Her Brain at the Drive-In (She Left Her Brain at the Drive-In)
The Centurians - Intoxica (Surfers' Pajama Party)
Apollo 14 - Adventures in Stupidity (Apollo 14)
Live every day like it's monday
Moussaka - Jednom mi se osmehnula (1111)
The Tourmaliners - Close Out (Surfidia)
Robert Johnson & Punchdrunks - Garlic Chicken & Shots (Aloha From Havana)
The Aqua Barons - Harbour Love (Southeast Stompers)
The MelTones - Return Of The Surfin' Headhunters (Surf Sensation (songs from Nickelodeon's SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS))
Los Tiki Phantoms - Espiral Cósmica (Y el Misterio del Talismán)
Buddy Lee and the Satellites - Countdown (45)
Link Wray & His Wraymen - Deuces Wild (The Swan Singles Collection)
Die Sputniks - Sputniks Theme (Planetary Pebbles Vol. 1: Surfbeat Behind the Iron Curtain)
The Rumblers - The Hustler (BOSS)
The Phantoms - Rumble (the W&G Story)
The Esquires - Flashin´ Red (Pebbles Vol 4: Surf)
The Bomboras - P.O.P. Pier (Songs from beyond!)
Ben Rogers' Instrumental Asylum - Iso-Mambo (Splash Landing)
Pollo Del Mar - Wabi Sabi (Speed of Dark)
The Krontjong Devils - Gansos Salvajes (Los Krontjong Devils Tocan Surf Súper Seco)
Perry Dear & The Deerstalkers - Our Man Flint (Oh Dear!)
The Eerie - Eerie & Loving It (Psychlops)
Paradise Tax - Going Back Out (Paradise Tax - EP 2)
The Atlantics - Surfin' Sunrise (Still Making Waves)
The Routes - A Day In Hell (Get Past Go!)
The Jagaloons - Chalupacabra (Walk, Don't Run, For The Border)
Rondo Hatton - The Devil's Reef (Rondo Hatton)
Los Pakalolos - Shadow Park (Lolo-a-Go-Go)
Los Kanibales Surf Combo - Roquerío mortal (Cuidado mutantes)
The Bambi Molesters - Standing on the Nose in a Stylish Manner (Dumb Loud Hollow Twang De Luxe)
The Calderas - Snake Skins (Opus)
Spy Penguin - Spy Penguin Theme (Not Bad for a Tuesday)
Gold Tokens - Exit to the East (The Hottest Day of the Year)
Potbelly MacKraken - Theme to the Endless Summer (Surf N' Ska)
The Moe Greene Specials - Malibu Rendezvous (The Moe Greene Specials)
Surf Cult - Drink the Kool Aid (Beach Noir - EP)
El Supernaut - Icebreaker (Plays Half Dead)
The Terrorsurfs - The Bolshevik Beatdown (From The Jaws Of Hell)
The Mings - Merciless (The Mings)
The KBK - Trioxin Twist (Demo) (Acute Exposure: The First Ten Years)
Man or Astro-Man? - Sferic Waves (Project Infinity)
The SQUARES - Neves (The Squares)
The Madeira - Sahar (Carpe Noctem)
Daikaiju - Deluxe Electric Ninja Mistress (Phase 3)
Turbine Powered Heroes - Abused Cattle (Totally Wiped Out! - Deluxe)
Les Agamemnonz - À Palavas-Les-Flots (De A à Z)
Beach Combers - Me Encontrei Na Paulista (Beach Attack)
Trio Koko - Rock-A-Hula Shake (This Is Koko)
The Tremolo Beer Gut - Barfield's Gambit (feat. Chris Barfield) (You Can't Handle...)
Jim Radi & the Motivations - Motivate (Strummin Mental Vol. 5)
The Breakers - Jet Stream (Strummin Mental Vol. 4)
The Royal Flairs - One Pine Box (Surf Age Nuggets)
The New Dimensions - Totaled (The Best Of)
Fender Four - Margaya (Strummin Mental Vol. 5)
The Bel-Airs - Movin' & Groovin' (Volcanic Action!)
Los Jaguars - la Rosa Negra (pizarre de exitos)
Pollo Del Mar - Pose of Awareness (Speed of Dark)
Krontjong Devils - Botas (boots) (Los Krontjong Devils Tocan Surf Súper Seco)
Perry Dear and the Deerstalkers - Motorkonvoien '64 (Oh Dear!)
The Del Roswells - Death from Above (Death from Above)
Hula Ghost - Movie Seatre Theating (You Have to Be Quiet and Not Eat Things)
Stein - Mustang (The Lost Horse)
The Atlantics - Kirra Sunset (Still Making Waves)
Now That's What I Call Surf - Are You That Somebody (Now That's What I Call Surf Volume 2)
SPF 1985 - My Hero (Surf on the Beach)
Langhorns - Point Neuf (Club Gabardino)
Tsunami Samurai - Peeling Out (C'est la vie! C'est la surf)
The Dick Satan Trio - El Marciano (El Marciano b/w Sangria Diablo)
The Jagaloons - Beyond the Exclusion Zone (Genki Genki Panic Split 7")
Tito y Sus Supersónicos - Lucho Querido (Popular Vol. 3)
Agent Octopus - Banzai Riptide (Wave Walk'n: A Tribute to the Surf Raiders)
Los Frenéticos - Blue Curaçao (Calypso de Verano)
Glen Porter - Devil's Chariot (Open Road and the Smell of Blood)
Daikaiju - Gullwing Rides Again (Phase 3)
Arno De Cea & The Clockwork Wizards - Hydrocopter (Bug Terminal)
The Terrorsurfs - Disciples Of Satan (From The Jaws Of Hell)
Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion! - Straight to Darkness (Boss Metal Zone)
Surf Report - Chain Smoker (Lavarockreverb)
The Mermers - Toxic Tidepool (Aahhhh!! It's the Mermers)
Deathpod - Voyager (Soak Twang Drive)
BEACH MOONSTERS - MOONSTERS THEME (WALK LIKE A MOONSTER)
This was the day before Mardi Gras, an off-the-cuff set of mostly 45s. Listen again here!
The Head Henchmen - Cissy Surf (Oh No! It's The Head Henchmen)
The Territones - Go (45)
The Duvals - Ferny Roast (45)
The Crescents - Breakout (45)
Ronnie Kae - Swinging Drums (45)
The Silvertones - Get It (45)
PJ & the Galaxies - Rockin Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu (Rare Surf Vol. 1: The South Bay Bands)
The Torques - Sticky Pt. 1 (45)
Randy & the Rockets - Rockets' Twist (45)
The Ventures - New Orleans (Let's Go!)
The Delanceys - High Voltage (45)
Virg, Murf & Prof. - Way Out (45)
The Cannonballs - New Orleans Beat (45)
The Rondells - Calor Amazonico (Exotic Sounds From Night Trips)
The Bikinis - Bikini (45)
The Noblemen - Dragon Walk (45)
7 Eleven - Dance the Slurp (45)
Lord Rockingham's XI - The Squelch (45)
The Kasuals - Port Said (Greasy Mike's Middle Eastern Harem)
The Rocking Capris - Money (45)
Ernie Farrell - The Scream (45)
The Atlantics - Beaver Shot (45)
The Champs - That Did It (45)
Wes Dakus - Pedro's Pad (45)
The Wobblers - The Wobble (45)
The Revels - Intoxica (45)
The Temptations - Trophy Run (45)
The Aire-dales - Drumsville (45)
Wild Bill Davis - Breaking Out Part. 1 (45)
Cozy Cole - Blop Down (45)
The Clee-Shays - Dynamite (45)
Dave "Baby" Cortez - Fiddle Sticks (45)
The Delusionaires - The Scuzz (Flooze Party)
Link Wray & The Wraymen - Fat Back (Jack the Ripper)
The Turks - Baja (45)
Jimmy Maddin and the Rainwaters - Mardi Gras Bossa Nova (45)
The White Caps - Hi-Roll (45)
Ike & Tina Turner - The Rooster (Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings of Rhythm Dance)
The Fuzziyama Surfers - Nantoka Beach (Wild Echizen)
The Bomboras - Hold Tight (The Return of The Up Up Sound)
The Surfbeat Club - Ell Club de los Separados (Shakedown (And More Hipshakin' Bronco Beats))
Little Joe - South Swell (45)
The Tornadoes - The Swag (The Swag b/w Rawhide)
The Caps - Red Headed Flea (45)
Porgy & the Polka Dots - Say Yeah (45)
The Arousers - Blowback (Princes of Penetration)
The Razerbills - Sheba (Omniscient Omnipotent Omnipresent)
Jason Janik - Daleusions (Summer Begins)
Burt Rocket - Hang Twang (Fiberglass Frenzy)
The Aquatudes - Aquatudes Theme (Unsafe At Any Speed)
The Chiefs - Tom Tom (45)
Jerry Cole & His Spacemen - Midnight Surfer (Midnight Surfer)
The Challengers - Torquay (Surfbeat)
The Flee-Rekkers - Hangover (Joe Meek's Fabulous Flee-Rekkers)
The Rumblers - Roll Off (Boss)
The Centuries - Outer Limits (Like Weird!)
SPF 1985 - My Own Worst Enemy (Surf on the Beach - EP)
Now That's What I Call SURF - Gangsta's Paradise (Vol. 2)
Sys Malakian - High Tide (Triple Agent Records Volume IV)
The Atom Jacks - Mirage IV (Mirage IV)
Pekka Laine - Fumemos un Cigarrillo (Fumemos un Cigarrillo)
Tal Rubinstein "Stein" - Mirage (The Lost Horse)
Bevel Emboss - I Thought She Was There (Celluloid)
The Huntington Cads - Lovers Lane (Introduce the NEW sound)
The Shadows - Theme for Young Lovers (The Shadows Know)
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Aunt's Invasion (Dim the Lights, Chill The Ham)
Into The Soup - Run Sammy Run (Surf Six)
The Tremsprings - Surfing the Souk (Surfing the Souk)
Southern Culture on the Skids - Rumors Of Surf (Ditch Diggin')
The Thunderchiefs - Buzzard Coupe (Dig)
Insanitizers - Waterboard (Insane Knot Tie Soars)
Chicha Libre - Un Shipibo En España (Sonido Amazonico!)
Chayns - Live with the Moon (Technicolor Paradise - Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights)
Wrath of Pink - Desert Magic (The Wrath of Pink)
Men in Grey Suits - Valentines Eve / The Slow Horde (Village Eater)
The Terrorsurfs - Spit Roast (From The Jaws Of Hell)
BEACH MOONSTERS - CREATURE OF THE GUANABARA BAY (WALK LIKE A MOONSTER)
Cheap Violent Cats - Road Rash (Keep 'Em Peeled)
Slacktone - Blasto Bolero (Into the Blue Sparkle)
The Young Barons - Intoxica (Hella California)
Vice Barons - Surfsploitation (Steel Blue Moods)
Bitch Boys - Wave Chasers (In Heat)
Demon Vendetta - The Force of Gravity (Guardians of the Bitter Sea)
Daikaiju - Deluxe Electric Ninja Mistress (Deluxe Electric Ninja Mistress)
Los Belking's - Tema para jovenes enamorados (Instrumental Waves)
Featuring the early reveal of the best Mad Instrumental Gremmy Category
The Krontjong Devils - The Rafter (En Garde)
The Silicon - Arabian (Woody Goes to Nice)
The Thurston Lava Tube - Fear the Bat Smuggler (The Thoughtful Sounds of Bat Smuggling)
Mandelbaum - Esperma Y Ron (Cumbiabillysurf)
¡Yo Vendo Ritmo! - Buenas Noches (¡Yo Vendo Ritmo!)
Zorba and the Greeks - Shockwave (Lost Legends of Surf Guitar)
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Road Runner (Like, Long Hair)
The Baymen - Bonzai (The Birth of Surf Vol. 3)
The Rustlers - High Strung (Hank, Bruce, Joe, Big Jim & More)
The Clee-Shays - Ed Spy (The Dynamic Guitar Sounds of The Clee-Shays)
The Atlantics - Down to the Sea (Still Making Waves)
Beachcombers - Barracuda (Barracuda)
Ichi-Bons - Ich-I-Bon #1 (Ich-I-Bon #1)
Now That's What I Call SURF - You Oughta Know (Vol. 2)
Thee Hedons - Maleguena (The Lost Tapes)
The Bomboras - Mile Zero (Head Shrinkin' Fun)
The Exotics - Exotics' Twist (Go Go Guitars)
Grand Kahuna - Mr. Moto (Grand Kahuna)
JJ and The Trashdogs - The Mighty Anchor (Donde Estas)
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited - Return To Marrakech (The Flawless Ms Drake)
Les Robots - The Rossumovi Univerzalni Roboti Walz (Exploring the Boundaries of the Multiverse)
Los Bitchos - Tripping at a Party (Let the Festivities Begin!)
Son de Huesos - El Regreso Del Rayo Muerto (Magia Negra)
Blue Spectre - Haaf Soul (Silverscreen)
The Manakooras - Lujon (Jungle Of Steel)
The Manakooras - The Arabian Knight (Jungle Of Steel)
The Manakooras - Malibu Bumshack (Jungle Of Steel)
BEACH MOONSTERS - EL PASEO DEL GRINGO (WALK LIKE A MOONSTER)
The Boo Tikis - Dog Fight (Electric Desert)
Threesome - Combo Swell (On Tour - EP)
Terrorist Bengala Party - Doctor Zero (Surf Post Atomico)
The Atomicons - Cobra (Flavor Waves)
wormkids - ninjutsu (inzen)
Espectroplasma - G-Zero (Espectroplasma I)
The Squadron Leaders - Dot Rotten (Crash/Burn)
Hypnotzar - The Mysterious Case of Al-Draquli (Hypnotzar)
Crystal Shit - Goop Detox (Earth Fed)
The Gremmys are a stupidly complicated thing, slicing up surf music into imaginary categories just so that I can make sense of things in my head. It's messy -- there are things in this category that could be in another category and vice versa. But the judging criteria of this one is delightfully simple:
Does it rip? How much?
This is a category for surf/instrumentals that aim to get your adrenaline spiking, maybe inspire some headbanging or fistpumping. I call it "rad" because it needs a name and it rhymes with trad. Let's go.
Honorable Mentions
Amphibian Man - Flaming Home
Amphibian Man are no longer a surf band, and I'm kind of grandfathering them in here particularly for this record. The surf songs we listen to are typically trying to evoke themes themes of leisure and fantasy -- surfing, spaceships, cowboys, unknown lands, etc. Amphibian Man are dealing with a lot of reality as a band in Kyiv, Ukraine, and perhaps the energetic colors of surf music aren't the right language for that setting. Is Flaming Home an instrumental representation of the experience of living under war? I truly can't say, but I do believe I hear that in its downtrodden yet strong demeanor, and it's a powerful listen for those empathizing with them.
The Zipheads - Surf Wars Vol. 1: The Day the Surf Stood Still
The Tulsa Doom - War Chief
Evil Waves - Despotic Machines
The Eye Five - Coast Ghost
The Whys - A Day On Mercury
And the Gremmy goes to....
This record starts on full blast, with sound clips reviewing the terrible events of 1986 soundtracked to howling, disastrous surf music. I love it. The album continues at that pace: shouting, exciting, titillating with a trashy sound but melody to back it up. It's honestly kind of hard to say much else from there. They don't have a particular gimmick. It wins because it hit the hardest and kept me bobbing around the most.
This band's previous releases were solid, but I think they've really managed to crank it up on this one. And what is it with France? Arno de Cea, Hawaii Samurai, The Irradiates, Demon Vendetta, many others, and now Z & the Tiki Twisters. Y'all have some rage. Anyway, congrats to Z and every Tiki Twister.
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