MuchoReverbo's Modern Surf/Spy/Instro-Mental Thread
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Mystic
We're all born mad
ps - you resurrected your own zombie thread. awesome.
Mystic
We're all born mad
So I have listened to a bunch of the YT links ... it ain't for me.
Well thanks for taking a look. Surfing, bikini clad chicks, hot rodding & espionage ain't for everyone I guess. lol
A lot of these modern surf/instro hits (sometimes referred to as "3rd & 4th Wave") end up being used in TV commercials. Here's a cool one that some might recognize. It was originally released in 1988 but was remastered in 2012 and was used nationwide in numerous TV and radio commercials.
Who remembers what company used this tune?
These guys are from Toronto, Canada. Here's a zombie post for this "Zombie Thread".......
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet is a seminal Canadian instrumental rock trio formed in Toronto in 1984. While famously known as the house band for the sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall (including writing its theme, "Having An Average Weekend"), they are celebrated for blending 1960s Dick Dale-style surf with aggressive punk rock sensibilities.
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Zombie Compromise (1988)
A lot of these modern surf/instro hits (sometimes referred to as "3rd & 4th Wave") end up being used in TV commercials. Here's a cool one that some might recognize. It was originally released in 1988 but was remastered in 2012 and was used nationwide in numerous TV and radio commercials.
Who remembers what company used this tune?
These guys are from Toronto, Canada. Here's a zombie post for this "Zombie Thread".......
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet is a seminal Canadian instrumental rock trio formed in Toronto in 1984. While famously known as the house band for the sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall (including writing its theme, "Having An Average Weekend"), they are celebrated for blending 1960s Dick Dale-style surf with aggressive punk rock sensibilities.
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Zombie Compromise (1988)
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Croatian surf music.
Another Mermen. These guys are like smoking a doobie sitting in the shade of your Tiki Hut on Malibu Beach with Gidget by your side.
The Bambi Molesters are awesome.
The Bambi Molesters were a surf rock band from Sisak, Croatia, founded in 1995. They performed regularly in Croatia and all over Europe, often opening for the US rock band R.E.M. They released five studio albums from 1997 until 2013.
The Bambi Molesters - Tempted (1999)
The Bambi Molesters were a surf rock band from Sisak, Croatia, founded in 1995. They performed regularly in Croatia and all over Europe, often opening for the US rock band R.E.M. They released five studio albums from 1997 until 2013.
The Bambi Molesters - Tempted (1999)
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So no one knows the answer to the question I posted about Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Zombie Compromise (1988)?
It was used for numerous TV commercials and it seemed like you would hear it several times a day for like a year straight. It became synonymous with the company.
It was used for numerous TV commercials and it seemed like you would hear it several times a day for like a year straight. It became synonymous with the company.
Well since no one got the answer correct for yesterday's Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet trivia question, which is kind of surprising with the advent of today's internet search engines, I guess the $50 prize will go unclaimed. Oh well. lol
The Crazy Aces are a popular Nashville-based instrumental surf rock band. Known as "Nashville's only Surfadelic Spy-a-Go-Go band", they blend hard-driving traditional surf music with elements of Japanese Eleki, 60s mod, and spy soundtracks.
Crazy Aces - Chop and Channel (2016)
The Crazy Aces are a popular Nashville-based instrumental surf rock band. Known as "Nashville's only Surfadelic Spy-a-Go-Go band", they blend hard-driving traditional surf music with elements of Japanese Eleki, 60s mod, and spy soundtracks.
Crazy Aces - Chop and Channel (2016)
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Joao Erbetta and Regis Damasceno are Brazilian musicians known for their collaborative work in jazz, rock, and experimental music, most notably on the album Guitar Bizarre, Vol. 2 (2005/2010), released on Monga Records. Their music often features intricate guitar, violão (Brazilian acoustic guitar), and experimental, cinematic soundscapes.
If you like guitar, these guys are great.
Joao Erbetta and Regis Damasceno - El Tonelero (2005)
If you like guitar, these guys are great.
Joao Erbetta and Regis Damasceno - El Tonelero (2005)
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Voodoo Court is a Santa Rosa, California-based instrumental surf rock trio formed in the mid-1990s. Known for emphasizing the campy, surrealist humor of the 1960s surf genre, the band's catalog—led by guitarist Mark Kuhn—blends traditional reverb-drenched guitar twang with playful, high-energy musicianship.
Voodoo Court - Lost In Mazatlan (1998)
Voodoo Court - Lost In Mazatlan (1998)
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Aqua Velvets are an American surf rock revival band from San Francisco, California, formed in the 1980s by guitarist Miles Corbin. Rather than simply recreate the vintage 1963 surf sound, Corbin set out to add depth and dimension with original songs that included strings, horns, keyboards, and exotic instruments.
The Aqua Velvets - Spanish Blue (1993)
The Aqua Velvets - Spanish Blue (1993)
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The Apaches are a modern instrumental desert surf rock band based in Phoenix, Arizona. Renowned for their heavy, aggressive, and twangy riffs, they blend classic 1960s-style instrumental surf, spaghetti western, and garage rock to keep authentic surf music relevant.
The Apaches- Musica Surfica (2016)
The Apaches- Musica Surfica (2016)
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Men from S.P.E.C.T.R.E. are a Swiss instrumental surf, garage-soul, and psychedelic beat band known for their cinematic, spy-thriller sound heavily inspired by 1960s soundtracks and James Bond themes.
Men from S.P.E.C.T.R.E. - Playboy Implosion (2002)
Men from S.P.E.C.T.R.E. - Playboy Implosion (2002)
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The Sir Finks are an Austin, Texas-based instrumental surf rock revival trio formed in the mid-1990s. Known for their purist approach to 1960s surf and hot rod music, the band consists of Mike Guerrero on guitar, Damien Llanes on drums, and Jason Gentry on bass and sax.
The Sir Finks - Knights of the Longboard (2008)
The Sir Finks - Knights of the Longboard (2008)
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For nearly 20 years, The Eliminators have remained a critically acclaimed Southern California surf instrumental band. They have helped lead a resurgence of interest in surf instrumental music that was popular during the early 1960s by staying true to the sound while giving the music a modern twist.
The Eliminators - Latinia (1997)
The Eliminators - Latinia (1997)
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The Silicon is a trio from Minsk, Belarus, specializing in instrumental surf rock influenced by 1960s music. Active since November 2008, the band offers a cool, cinematic sound similar to Tarantino movie soundtracks, often characterized as high-caliber, modern surf-rock.
The Silicon - Back To Mexico (2010)
The Silicon - Back To Mexico (2010)
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The Fathoms are a renowned instrumental surf/rockabilly band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1994. Widely considered by genre enthusiasts as one of the best traditional surf bands of the 90s revivalist scene, they are celebrated for blending dripping-wet, reverb-heavy guitar tones with R&B-influenced saxophone.
The Fathoms - Flaming Arrow (1998)
The Fathoms - Flaming Arrow (1998)
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The Hollywood Gangsters are a specialized instrumental and surf rock band known for their stylistic covers of classic cinematic themes, surf anthems, and popular television scores.
The Hollywood Gangsters – Axel F (2019)
The Hollywood Gangsters – Axel F (2019)
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Steven Nikleva is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Stephen Nikleva - The Snake Dance (2015)
Stephen Nikleva - The Snake Dance (2015)
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