The Madeira "Sandstorm" 2005 + "Ruins" EP - 2006

The CD is amazing. I am an admirer of the Cossacks, so this CD is a welcome addition to my collection. I find this to be a quality recording of excellent original tunes. If you enjoy Mediterranean-flavored tunes and plenty of reverb, I highly suggest purchasing this CD. If you ever have a chance to witness the live performance of this band, it only adds to the experience. (Surf Time)In the early 1960's, southern California was taken by storm by a new musical sound, a double-picked, lightning tremelo guitar style unheard of til then. The musician was Dick Dale, and his reverb-drenched playing (known to melt a guitar pick after one tune) fostered a host of imitators like the Chantays, Pyramids, Astronauts, Belairs as well as vocal groups like the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. And so began the first wave of surf music. In the late 1970's and on into the 1980's, the sound was re-introduced by the likes of Jon & the Nightriders, the Wedge, the Malibooz, the Surf Raiders. The surf sound was back, and I was delighted. Then "Pulp Fiction" helped to kick start what many feel is the third wave, when it showcased Mr. Dale's "Miserlou" to many old and young fans. Surf instrumental music is alive and well, and is represented by one of the finer groups currently out there, The Madeira. Having become quite familiar with Ivan Pongracic's quitar playing while with the Space Cossacks, I was quite excited on the pre-publicity surrounding his new band and new release. From the Middle Eastern rhythm of "El Caliph" with its pounding tribal drums to the soft and mysterious "Crescent Moon", from the energy-driven "Sandstorm" to the beautiful and thirst-quenching "Oasis", this release is pure listening pleasure. Yes, surf instrumental music is alive and well, and this is one group that is doing its finest to keep it that way. (Bombora)trax:
01 Sun and Sand 02 Sandstorm! 03 Cordoba 04 El Caliph 05 Burning Mirage 06 Rogue Wave 07 The Secret Route 08 Desert Drums 09 Ricochet 10 Crescent Moon 11 Across the Dunes 12 Express to Baghdad 13 The Oasis

"Ruins" EP - 2006Hot on the heels of their debut full-length CD comes a great new 5 song CD-EP by The Madeira. Released just in time for their 2006 West Coast tour, this disc features covers of songs by Dick Dale, The Treble Spankers, Paco de Lucia and The Surf Coasters, but done in a way that sounds 100% like The Madeira!trax:
01 The Victor 02 Dilmohammed 03 Almoraima 04 Intruder #1 05 Intruder