In 2024 I wrote an article about a trend of AI generated surf music that I had been finding on bandcamp. It resonated with a lot of people inside and even outside the surf community. Since then AI has grown from emerging technology we'll likely only see more of to an omnipresent chaotic disruptor that weasels its way into relevance on a daily basis. But specific to surf music, things have changed. I'm happy to say that the surf community seems a lot more aware, and are shouting down AI when posted in social media surf groups.

1960's surf music was special. There's a ceratin magic to it that's almost impossible to replicate, but many try. While the groups in this category aren't graded by how closely they capture the 60's sound, they at least succeeded to the extent that they convinced me that they're trying to.