There's been a torrential downpour of surf releases lately including TWO releases from Arno De Cea within 48 hours. They've teamed up with Demon Vendetta (whose last LP won my coveted Gremmy award) for a split cassette of classic surf covers.
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Everything on bandcamp and social media about Spacecramp is meaningless nonesense, so I guess I kinda expected something more ridiculous in the music. But we've actually got a pretty straight-faced though fun instro record. There's not exactly all that much surftone; it's more reminiscent of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. It starts out with the fun and energetic "Whistle Monkey", but also swings into a spacey sound with the later half of "Whip-n-out Burger" and even gets kinda nice and sweet with "(two) Hands".
If your idea of Russian surf is steeped in B-movies and creepiness, Air Cats band are here to show you a brighter side with a more Shadowsy/Rautalanka guitar tone. Their songs are adventurous but cool, with a tendency to get bouncy rather than nasty ("Billy Bones Boogie") and mysterious rather than creepy ("Hours & Minutes"). It's a fun record to sit back and enjoy the ride, and your wallet can sit back too: free download.
Tons of brand new releases today. For the heck of it, I'll put a star behind it if it's new.
Having all these special themed shows means I don't have an opportunity to play the new stuff. This is that opportunity and there's a silly amount of new stuff to play. Brand new stuff from Arno de Cea, Air Cats Band, Black Flamingos, The Vivisectors, The Splashdowns, The Illuminators, El Supernaut, The Akulas, The Chemist & the Acevities, The Terminators, Nishioka Diddley and his One Man Chia and the Chukukos. And then there's still-new-but-not-in-the-last-3-weeks-new stuff from Genki Genki Panic, Light Strucks, The Incredible Catheads, Amphibian Man and the Bahareebas.
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