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Best "Rad" Album

What do I mean by most rad? I mean albums that rule by speed, power, and strength. Surf was the first true musical home of the adrenaline junkie and there are still plenty that carry that torch. I'm not saying meloday has no place here, but this is music to be FELT, not heard. I don't always refer to this sub-style as rad, but it rhymed with trad.

Making a decision here was driving me absolutely nuts. Both because that's the effect these songs have on you, but because it was incredibly hard to pick a winner. So here's my decision for tonight. It may change later in my head immediately after I write it, but it's set in stone here. But most importantly, these are all absolutely incredible records.

From: 12/23/2014 - 23:49


the sentinals - exotic (surf monsters)
los perloras - johnny pistolas (los perloras)
Galaxy Trio - surf 'n destroy (In the Harem)
jon & the nightriders - the force of gravity (surf beat '80)
the fathoms - Overboard (overboard)

dave myers & the surf tones - surferama (moment of truth)
the journeymen - road runner (rare surf: south bay bands)
the original surfaris - surfari (bombora!)
the new dimensions - totaled (the best of the new dimensions)
los persuaders - el surf del califa (los persuaders)
rene hall's orchestra - twitchy - 45

From: 12/22/2014 - 14:09
Tags: playlist


Best Modern Surf Gremmy

What is "Modern Surf"? Maybe I'm splitting hairs here, and it's definitely pretty subjective, but I'm defining Modern as groups that still have a strong root to 60's-styled surf but have picked up a handful of outside influences mostly missing from that era. It's a pretty murky line and my choices as to which groups lie on which side of it will probably be objectionable (I'll probably disagree an hour later) but I think instro music has gotten much more diverse and it's hard to compare some of these bands against each other.

From: 12/20/2014 - 09:43


bang! mustang - stranded (surfin' NSA)
the barbwires - Waimanalo (searider)
barbacoa - grackle tree (italian medallion)
the dead rocks - surf explosao (surf explosao)
the charades - Soul Bossa Nova (all around the world with)

Bo Diddley - help out (bo diddley and company)
the revengers - high wire (batman and other super men)
the frantics - oh yeah (the complete frantics on dolton)
Dick Dale & his del-tones - Misirlou (The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones)

the chemist and the acevities - c6H14 (the anarcho surf laboratory co)

From: 12/15/2014 - 14:10
Tags: playlist


Best Album Art Gremmy

Welcome to the first category of the first Annual Gremmy Awards, in which we'll line up what I consider to be the prettiest surf records of 2014. Any medium is fair game in both the artistic sense and the recording sense. There were a lot to choose from this year and a lot of great ones that didn't make the cut here. If you feel like something got overlooked, go ahead and leave a comment. By the way, given that this award is about art, I'm using the highest quality images I had on-hand, so be patient while it loads.

From: 12/15/2014 - 09:59


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