Rob Price
Gutbrain Records
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2016 August 03 • Wednesday

Here's yet another great surf instrumental record, Wipe Out! by The Impacts.

This one's actually on CD, so not so hard to find. The band has a colossal sound, particularly from the guitars, which is the most essential element in this kind of music. The lead guitar is consistently strong and tasteful and one of the things that helps them stand out from the pack is their occasional and precise deployment of steel guitar.

The tunes are texturally thick and musically moody, and, with the exception of "Church Key", not the same old songs you've heard a million times before. Even the title track is not the same "Wipe Out" that's been done to death but either a very similar sounding original or an inventive arrangement of the classic.