The Goldentones "Atlantis" 1996

These guys play instrumental surf music that has much in common with Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet. Like that group, they take the basic surf sound and update it without it sounding lame. They also add elements of other musical stylings for variety's sake. Their first full-length CD, "Atmosphere" was a mostly surf-oriented affair, but on this one they expand a bit. Not that the surf element isn't still predominant on songs like "F-Forward," "Praying Mantis" and "Freestyle," but they mine a more rock territory with tunes like "Spitfire" in which they forgo the reverb for some harder-edged chords. "Departure" finds them in a moody, waltz-tempo mood with some shimmering guitar work. Being an instrumental band, they understand the importance of not fitting into one genre too much, and on this CD they do a fine job of proving that they can express themselves with just guitar, bass, drums, and some fine tunes. - Review by Alan Wright, contact: head13@aol.com

trax:
01 - F-fwd 02 - Aurora 03 - Midnight 04 - Kalypso 05 - Spitfire 06 - Praying Mantis 07 - Moon Pair 08 - Palms Motel 09 - Departure 10 - Summer Vacation 11 - Tornado Warning 12 - Freestyle 13 - Outbound 14 - 1961
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