Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR
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Free Music Notes for Surfin' USSR
Free Music Review: Crazy, funny music. Original.
Hit: 4 Stars
Crazy rythms and a funny way of doing cover versions of more or less famous tunes. Includes original music, but the cover versions are so creative that they count as original music.
Sometimes, though, it seems like they are just showing off.
Free Music Review: Ventures meet Gadjo Dilo
Hit: 4 Stars
This is surf music fused with Gypsy music. Conceptually the CD is a masterpiece. The idea of fusing Surf music and Gypsy/Bulgarian wedding music is just brilliant. While it might sound a bit out there, there are quite a few similarities between the both styles, most notable is that both genres feature runs of single note solos at breakneck speeds. The leader of the group, Stian Carstensen is an accordion player from Norway. The other two featured soloists are Nils Olav Johansen on guitars and Bulgarian reedist Trifon Trifonov. The highlights of the album are the many occasions where the 3 soloists trade off on blazing fast rifs. To round out the CD there is a touch of humor and a touch of a few other genres. The album titles and themes are a spoof on the main concept of Surf music and Eastern Europe/USSR during the cold war. In addition to the surf and gypsy music there are also a few touches of eccentric Asian music and blue grass (w/ banjo playing) throw in. A few or the tracks feature vocals that are actually quite good, but most of the album is w/o vocals. Here is the lineup.
Stian Carstensen - accordian
Nils-Olav Johansen - guitars, vocals, & banjo?
Jarle Vespestad - drums
Trifon Trifonov - saxophone & clarinet?
Fin Guttormsen - bass
If you like Gypsy music and Surf music, this is a must have. On the other hand if you are looking for something serious or authentic Gypsy music you should pass on it.
Free Music Review: Buy this right now. Seriously.
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is phenomenal. It has the personality of Musikk fra Hybridene and the flavor of the Winter and Winter release. As usual, there is great diversity of genre and astounding technical proficiency throughout. The production quality is noticeably high as well.
I feel like the album gets off to a bit of slow start, but the last nine tracks are top notch true to form. "Meanwhile, Back at the Agricultural Workers Collective" and "Framling" (Ladyboy's night...) alone are worth the price of admission. Also notable are "Dissident Harmony Sisters..," "From Prussia with Love," "Red Square Dance," and "One Day, son.."
This was worth the wait.