Articles tagged with: Surf
Danger Beach »
Danger Beach is the alter ego of Lachlan Thomas (one half of ASSASSINS 88). His debut effort, Milky Way, was entirely self produced at home in his bedroom. It’s a dreamy throwback to old guitar pop and spaghetti western soundtracks, with guest appearances by Jonny Telafone and TV Colours.
The limited edition CD is now sold out, but you still might be able to find copies in select record stores.
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Teddy Trouble »
Formed from members of Golden Buoy and The Fighting League, Teddy Trouble’s distinctive sound with blaring twelve string guitars and space echo on the bass are some of the best jams out. They’re back after a summer break to play shows and hopefully record an album, I managed to find these two early demos – I don’t even know the proper titles – so i’ll let you decide.
Teddy Trouble – Early Demos
- Release Date: 2010
- Label: Self Released
- Genre: Alternative Pop, Garage, Surf
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Danger Beach »
Danger Beach is the side project of Assassins 88s L.A Thomas. A self confessed doo wop addict, he’s stripped back all of the the punk to write and record pop songs. He’s recently finished two new songs with Dominic Death and Jonny Telafone which should turn up somewhere soon. We asked him a few questions about the project.
What do you think separates Danger Beach to what you do with Assassins?
Assassins is aggressive and punk. There is no room to chill out and I wouldn’t want it to be like that. Danger Beach is like an experiment to make music that is in no way punk. It is music that I would want my girlfriend to listen to.
Do you think you can play this live?
I can play this live but I don’t know if I want to and I don’t think there is an audience for it. Shows are rare enough as is.
What are your main influences?
John Frusciante is the reason I like to play music. There is a youtube clip of him playing untitled 11 off Niandra LaDes in a drug den with his teeth rotting out. That is so fucked but so great. I’m pretty shallow with music so I usually gravitate towards singles.
How would you describe your sound?
Its definitely a throwback to old pop. I have a song I am doing with Jonny Telafone that has an Elvis in Hawaii quality. It’s delicate, jangly and pretty music. It sounds like I can’t play guitar properly or I was pissed when I recorded but it is intentional.
Do you think that the internet will be your main outlet for distribution or are you planning to release physically?
I have no plans for anything. If someone wants to share it that makes me happy but I don’t want to push it on anyone. Basically I am lazy.
Download other Danger Beach tracks HERE
Danger Beach – Milky Way
- Release Date: 2009
- Label: Dream Damage
- Genre: Pop, Instrumental, Tropical
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Golden Buoy »
Golden Buoy were a band based in Canberra for about a year around 2007. These three tracks blend a number of different sounds; tribal beach-punk with apocalyptic surf guitar, blaring over the fuzzed bass, and all drawn together in synth lines which make me want to pull out Dr Dre’s The Chronic.
Golden Buoy – Self Titled
- Release Date: 2007
- Label: Self Released
- Genre: Indie, Alternative, Psychedelic/Surf
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