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Swami

Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake

Modern Surf Classics


Death by kowabunga bunga! Swami John Reis and The Blind Shake pay tribute to the classic surf and rock n roll instrumentals of the 1960s and update the genre for today s more extreme, modern surfer. Thirteen original modern surf compositions create this tidal wave of booming tom toms, skronking saxophones and a chaotic surge of guitars. Let this south swell topple you, and may you be pinned in its undertow of reverb. Swami John Reis uses a similar aggro guitar approach to his playing in Hot Snakes and Night Marchers but allows the influences of Omar Khorshid, The Ventures, Link Wray, Randy Holden s Fender IV and forgotten instro combos rise to the surface for air. Joining Swami is Minneapolis s The Blind Shake (Goner Records, Castle Face), a bombastic power trio consisting of guitar, baritone guitar and drums whose sound has been described as 'muscular psych punk.' This collaboration generates a symphonic wall of twang, amplifying the cinematic sense of drama and tension with the addition of saxophone, doumbek, piano, riq, vibraphone and piano. To capture the essence of this vibe, some of the initial tracking was recorded under Crystal Pier (San Diego) by Ben Moore utilizing a mobile recording VW van.

Tracklist
  • 1. Sea Saw
    2. Dune Rider
    3. Brown Room
    4. Kooks on the Face
    5. Dry Suit
    6. Poseidon?s Tears
    7. Beach Leech
    8. Zulu as Kono
    9. The Lonely Sea Sweeper
    10. Wet Greek
    11. Hang 11
    12. Over the Falls
    13. Sets of Fire

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