The El Caminos "Reverb Explosion" 1997

"The El Caminos hang ten to a surf sound so authentic you'd think they must have been conceived in Huntington Beach, California, 1962...A slammin' collection of cool covers and classic sounding originals... Great new stuff." - Chris Gill, GUITAR WORLD
Japanese surf band the El Caminos are quite a surprise. The cover of Reverb Explosion!, which shows the band cavorting with guitars while a city burns and topples around them, promises a wild ride. And it delivers, more or less. Like most surf records, it's kinky, fast, and lots of fun; however, the cover art and the novelty of the band being Asian are probably its biggest distinguishing characteristics. That's not to say that the El Caminos aren't good, because they are: Japanese themes mingle with wild west shootouts and car chases, voices cackle, and guitar wizardry abounds. Overall, this is an aggressive Del-Fi debut that should make surfaholics proud. Non-fanatics, though, would probably be wise to borrow it from a friend. ~ Jim Smith, All Music Guide
trax:
01 Exotic 02 Sumo Wrestler 03 Big Surf 04 Hornet's Nest 05 Pachuko Soul 06 Exodus 07 Reverb Explosion Pt. 1 08 The Wedge 09 Rolling Sushi 10 Shock Wave '95 11 T.J. Slough 12 Death Race 13 Quite A Surf Party 14 Gerugugu 15 How!