SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 - EPISODE 12

THERE'S A FULL MOON OUT IN THE SKY TONIGHT WOOOOO!! YES THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION IS HERE! THE TIDE IS HIGH AND THE BIG DERBOSKI HAS COME ASHORE! one problem though... IT'S THE END OF THE WOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD!!!

DAAAAAAANG! NOT QUITE LIVE BUT STILL ALIVE, I'M BRINGING THE LAST EPISODE OF THE MONTH AND MAYBE... FOREVER?? JUDGMENT DAY IS NIGH but that doesn't mean the Surfphony is gonna stop coming to ya every single full moon!

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 EP12: THE END by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

PLAYLIST OK

The Astronauts - Firewater
The Nobles - Hiawartha
The Surfaris - Storm Surf
Long Boards - Tour De France
The Swanks - Ghost Train
Emanons - Stomper
The Pyramids - Contact (ya know, i'm not really sure if this is right...)
The Bel-Airs - Three Blind Mice Make it to Santa's Village
Eddie & The Showmen - Far Away Places
The Ventures - Diamondhead
Takeshi Terauchi - Guitar in Tears
New Dimensions - Phantom Skiier
Nation Rockin' Shadows - Anesthesia

ONE HELLUVA PLAYLIST FOR THE END OF THE WORLD if i do say so myself... ALRIGHT I FEEL LIKE.. talkin' about The Ventures' Diamond Head!


woooo I gotta say, Diamond Head has to be one of my favorite surf songs. If you were to ask me "DERK what is YOUR quintessential surf song?!" I would say Diamond Head. I'm not too keen on my music terminology but the riff is too wild and has a really chilly vibe what with all the REVERB WOOOOOOO!

Where does the name Diamond Head come from? It is the name of a volcano on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu! The name was given to the mighty volcano by 19th British Sailors who thought the calcite crystals were diamonds.

Diamond Head is also the name of a sweet HEAVY METAL band!


The Ventures got wicked big in Japan back in the early 1960's. They even inspired the teenagers of Japan to form their own surf bands. The Surf genre went by another name, that being Eleki Boom. Two of Japan's biggest Eleki Boom artists were Yuzo Kayama and Takeshi Terauchi. I brought some Yuzo Kayama trax to the Big Surf last month and you should def take a listen. I played some Takeshi on this show but ya know what, I play Takeshi Terauchi a lot haha... He has to be one of my favorite surf guitarists. He plays a real fast style ala Dick Dale and makes hella use of his whammy bar but also plays real clean riffs like the Ventures. SO HOW ABOUT THIS HOW ABOUT Yuzo Kayama... AND Takeshi Terauchi!! NO WAY



UH YEAH WAY!!! If ya feel like reading a bit more about the Eleki Boom era, dig this article on The Video Beat!

HEY YO I gotta tell you about a show coming up in the Toronto area ya dig?  The King Beez are hosting a tribute show to LOU REED! Lotsa bands and musicians are getting together to pay tribute to the man on SATURDAY DECEMBER 21ST THAT'S NICE!

Make yer way over to The Sister at 1554 Queen St West if yer feelin' like it... and you should feel like it, ya bum! it's gonna be a real show show, DIG?


 I'm hoping that someone plays this real kool lou reed track haha

AND AS ALWAYS you can find ALL of the Surfphony episodes of old uploaded on Mixcloud for REAL-TIME STREAMING WHOOOOOOA

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SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION: EPISODE 3 - SWINGIN' DRUUUUUMS!

NOW WHAT GOES ON, FINKS!!

THE MOON IS FULL AND ONCE AGAIN THAT MEANS THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 IS BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND! They say third time's a charm and, well baby, yer in luck 'cause the BIG SURF is still goin' strong with no sign of slowing down! WOOOOOO!!!

This month's episode is the first in a series of "mini-theme" IF YA WILL! I put together a bunch of songs that's all about drummin'! Swingin' drums, drum solos, and bongos are all here for ya on Episode 3! So get to downloadin', get to streamin' or get to however the hell you get the Surfphony but the NUMBER ONE THING is get this episode! It is so tasty!

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000: Epiosde 3 - SWINGIN' DRUMS by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION 2000 EPISODE 2... THOUSAND!

WHAT'S HAPPENING???

WOOO I will tell you what is happening! It is the return of The Surfphony of Derstruction 2000! I'm here again to bring you EPISODE TWO.... THOUSAND!!! It's been a busy month here in Hell City but that doesn't mean you're gonna lose out on some Surf from around the Earth! Every full moon, when the tide is high, the BIG SURF will be here to help you hang ten!

Surfphony of Derstruction 2000 - Episode 2 by Derk Brigante on Mixcloud

DIG IT here's a playlist for your perusal!

Set 1 - Dirty Copz

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Good Cop Bad Cop
Davie Allan & The Arrows - Rumble
Huevos Rancheros - Smartbomb
The Ramblin' Ambassadors - Speed Wobble

Set 2 - STOMP!

Les Jaguars - Guitare Jet
The Baymen - Day Break
Avengers VI - Avengers Stomp
Los Straitjackets - Galaxy Drive

Set 3 - Miser-WOOOOO!
Dick Dale - Misirlou Twist
The Jades - Surfin' Crow
Southern Culture on The Skids - Meximelt
Bobby Fuller 4 - Misirlou

So, if you didn't catch my previous preview post about Dick Dale's Misirlou, then I highly suggest checking it out. What are ya waitin' for, ya chump?! I want ya to listen to the podcast so rather than dump all the neat facts about Misirlou here, why don't you download the episode and let the Doctor of Surf teach ya a little something!

I mentioned that I had consulted a fantastic book about the history of Surf music by Kent Crowley, Surf Beat: Rock'n'Roll's Forgotten Revolution, for some info about Dick Dale. If you wanna check that book out for yerself, hit up the Amazon link right over here. It's only fifteen bucks Canadian so that's not bad at all! I highly recommend this book. Obvious revelation, I know, but if you're at all interested in the Surf music scene and Wikipedia isn't doing it for ya, then GET THIS BOOK. It's hella in-depth and there's so much good information about all sorts of Surf bands, eras, styles, and what-have-you. The author, Kent Crowley, grew up in the scene, he was there man, and he definitely knows his stuff. It's really interesting to read about the evolution of Surf, from Dick Dale's audial simulation of surfin' to The Beach Boys and their vocal harmony stuff. It's cool, man, real KOOL.

If ya want a little sample, then check out this neat interview with Kent Crowley by the folks over at Book Club Live. Crowley talks a bit about how the technology came about, what Surf music meant, and a few neat anecdotes like how he was taught guitar by Norman Sanders of The Tornadoes.

Now, I'm always one to play Canadian Surf on the Surfphony. Ya gotta show some love for the Canucks and there is some great music coming out of The Great White North when it comes to Surf. From all over the nation, we have The Ramblin' Ambassadors, who released their latest album, Ramble On, in March 2012. You can check out the Bandcamp page and purchase the album there. We also have The High Tides and Luau or Die! rockin' the Toronto scene something fierce!

There's one classic Surf band outta Quebec that I really dig and that is Les Jaguars. They were out in the scene from around '62 to '64 doing some Shadows-style Surf. I played the track, Guitare Jet, on Episode 2 and if you wanna catch it on Youtube and send it to all yer friends then here ya go!



OH BY THE WAY, I'm making a special guest appearance "LIVE VIA SATELLITE" on REVOLUTION ROCK with my good friend Dave Konstantino, of The Hypnotics. If yer in the Windsor-Detroit area, you can catch Revolution SURF by tuning your radio to CJAM 99.1 FM at 10:30 EST! BIG DAVE is gonna play some Surf as well as I am gonna drop a few nuggets on ya! If you aren't in the Windsor-Detroit area, you can tune in online at www.CJAM.ca. CJAM is kind enough to offer downloads to every show so I will make sure to provide a link to Revolution Surf afterwards.

That's enough Surf for now! I'll catch ya on the flipside come next full moon!

THE SURFPHONY OF DERSTRUCTION... OR IS IT???

HOLY MOLEY!

The Surfphony of Derstruction has been laying dormant lately like a hella chill volcano... and now I come back and see there's been hella views! Geeze! I feel bad because people are probably picking at the scraps I left behind. WELL, NO MORE! You may notice there has been a few changes to the blog... Could the volcano that is the Surfphony of Derstruction no longer satisfied with chillin' out? PERHAPS. Keep tuned in as I hear the full moon always brings a high tide with it...

IN THE MEANTIME if you're cruising by this blog and wondering where the heck all the music is, well shucks, I'm glad ya stopped by! And here is my gift to you for coming around!


Here's some VINTAGE Surfphony of Derstruction in glorious MONO! (That means a smaller file size, ya chump!)

This is one of my shows from my days on CJAM 99.1 FM at The University of Windsor, broadcasting to Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. This particular episode is SURF IN SPACE and was one of my most favorite episodes of The Surfphony because IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SURF!

Plenty of great space-themed Surf tracks all brought together with a really neat little narrative I... I mean CAPTAIN BRIGANTE put together on the fly!