Despite consistently enticing album art, I am not well acquainted with The Illuminators' material. They play modern/progressive instrumentals with a bit of mood and punch to them. There's a desert/spaghetti western theme going on on this EP that probably comes out strongest in "Memento Amorella", which might also be the most melodically memorable moment of the EP. This isn't really a direct Ennio Morricone thing though -- I hear just as much of the Madeira in here as that, but not quite as restless. It's an enjoyable journey with a sound that you can really sink into.
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Los Tiki Phantoms are back with another album of lighthearted, carefree, pop-garage surf instrumentals. Though there are a few more effects, brass instruments, and spaghetti western sounds, it still has that bright and sunny Los Tiki Phantoms feel. They don't change the formula much, but I think of them as dependable rather than sounding stale.
Took me a while to find the vinyl copies but you can also download it from amazon or stream from spotify.
So close to being able to say "Release the Kraken". Anyway, Z and the K's are a trad surf band out of Copenhagen playing 100% covers, including some from the 90's and onwards. I was surprised at how naturally they could fit songs by The Atlantics, The Ghastly Ones and Man or Astro-man right next to more standardized surf standards like Pipeline and Squad Car. Speaking of cohesiveness, the second half of the album was live but a nice enough recording that the talking before and after the track was the main giveaway.
Every once in a while retro electronic music collides with retro analog rock & roll and we get a chiptune surf record.
100% vintage vinyl, almost entirely 45s. This was a blast.
the revels - it's party time (45)
keetie and the kats - way out (45)
the majestics - boss walk pt 1 (45)
The Golden Highlights - Vodka (45)
surfer's - widgit (45)
the counts - fiddlin' (45)
preston epps - bongo party (45)
felix & his guitar - chili beans (45)
dave and the orbits - chili beans (45)
hank jacobs - monkey hips and rice (45)
the kelly four - guybo (45)
the blendells - huggie's bunnies (45)
the camelots - Scratch (45)
the five sounds - the clumsy dragon (45)
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