1. Mission Impossible - Laika & the Cosmonauts 2. Tailspin - Los Straitjackets 3. Suicide Bay - The Halibuts 4. Fadeaway - Laika & the Cosmonauts 5. Pier Pressure - Teisco Del Rey 6. Itchy Chicken - Los Straitjackets 7. Misirlou - Laika & the Cosmonauts 8. Hammerhead - The Halibuts 9. Surf the Wild Gowanus - Simon Chardiet 10. Seville - Teisco Del Rey 11. Tico-Tico - The Tailgators 12. Pacifica - Los Straitjackets
Ride the reverb wave with this superb 12-track collection of modern surf instrumentals from the late 1990s, featuring some of the finest names in the genre. Finnish guitar masters Laika & the Cosmonauts and masked Nashville favourites Los Straitjackets lead a line-up that also includes The Halibuts, Teisco Del Rey, Simon Chardiet and The Tailgators.
Expect twangy guitars, pounding rhythms, reverb-soaked melodies and plenty of minor-key mystery, from Laika & the Cosmonauts tackling the “Mission Impossible” theme and “Misirlou” to Los Straitjackets’ “Tailspin”, “Itchy Chicken” and “Pacifica”. The Halibuts bring the surf-rock punch with “Suicide Bay” and “Hammerhead”, while Teisco Del Rey, Simon Chardiet and The Tailgators add their own distinctive instrumental flavours. The collection also includes a previously unreleased-in-the-US version of “Misirlou” by Laika & the Cosmonauts.
For fans of classic surf guitar and the late-’90s surf revival, this is a cracking introduction to the genre’s more modern side. Every track brings its own character, from spy-theme cool to garage-edged surf and high-energy instrumental rock. A strong compilation for anyone who likes their guitars twangy, their rhythms relentless and their surf music far from tame.
