Vibrasonic "Instrumental Vibrations" 1997

"The 2nd album by this UK band consists of 8 brilliant surf instros with exotic psychedelic undertones"I first saw Vibrasonic a couple of years back, supporting Dick Dale at The Garage: they were very good. The next I heard was that they may not play at last year's Brighton surf-fest, since they were on the verge of splitting up, due to an internal dispute about whether they should be a surf band or a psychedelic band - in the event they did play: they were very good again.
Instrumental Vibrations is the second album from Brighton's Vibrasonic and it too is very good. And it seems that they never really settled that dispute, because this is most certainly a psychedelic surf band!! All the surf tricks are there: cavernous reverb, guitar glissandos, palm-muting and double picking, but married most effectively to sitars, backwards guitar effects and other assorted psychedelia......Some of the songs do seem to meander a little, but the overall effect is a good one and these guys certainly can play. Particularly satisfying is the Miserlou-esque take on If I Were A Rich Man (I kid you not!), while Blue Tremolo also stands out. reviewer: Jon DeadmanVibrasonic:

Simon Jones: guitar, bass, perc, electric sitar, effects / Rondo Hatton Jr: drums / Victor K. Fitch: guitar, bass, perc, keyboards, effects, bellzouki

trax:

1. Aquabeat 2. Ali Baba 3. Sweeney Todd 4. Latin Vibrations 5. If I Were A Rich Man 6. Blue Tremolo 7. Latin Reprise 8. Vibratremble 9. Blast Off To Splash Down 10. Night Train