The Nematoads "Spy Car Mechanic" 2009

Spy Car Mechanic is a 13-song blast into the world of espionage via the beach and the race track.The Nematoads' Spy Car Mechanic kicks ass and takes names. It has the horsepower of a funny car dragster and the intrigue of a James Bond flick.
Spy Car Mechanic combines three of my favorite things ... surf coolness, hot rod music and spy/whodunit chicanery ... into one bodacious 13-track, all-instrumental CD.
While writing my track-by-track comments, I couldn't help but notice that The Nematoads are intro-maniacs. Their introductions are some of the best I've heard ... in any genre. They obviously put a lot of thought and effort into them and it shows. As a matter of fact, I played several of the intros over and over again. It didn't matter what the rest of their respective songs sounded like because the intros were so good. As it turned out, though, each song more than lived up to its introduction. If the music world ever starts an 'Intro Award', I nominate The Nematoads as an entrant in the competition. I fully expect the judges to award them the first place trophy.
One of the other things that is extremely noteworthy is the way in which The Nematoads employ the use of horns and other instruments to generate a huge sound. I'm not talking about volume. I'm talking about depth. It's incredible. They know how to extract a maximum depth of sound from a minimal amount of musicians. - Review by: Justin HayesThe Nematoads:

Ted James - guitars, electric sitar, theremin, feedback / Tiger Anaya - trumpet, Kawasaki Vulcan, yells / The Pope - bass / George Pestana - drums 

with: 

Alissa James - tambourine, vibraslap / Michelle Berkoff - tambourine (6), finger cymbals (6), bongos (11), guiro (9), conga (1) / Sean Ellison - bass trombone (3, 8, 11, 12) / Tomas Cano - alto saxophone (3, 8, 11, 12) 

trax:

01 Rex Dart_ Eskimo Spy 02 Johnny Turbo_ Spy Car Mechanic 03 Squid Racer 04 Miranda 05 The White Whale 06 Misirlou 07 Airstrip One 08 Theme From The Inscrutables 09 Jet Jaguar 10 Rawhide 11 No, Mr. Bond. I Expect You To Surf! 12 Death Garage 13 Rancho Cucamonga