Del-Vipers, The – Cannibal Safari EP [TX Surf Instrumental RED/BLACK SPLATTER] – New 7"

7" 33 RPM vinyl issue of EP originally issued on CD in 2019. Texas instrumental surf rock.

Recorded by Joseph Milligan @ Orb Studios & David Hawkins in Austin, TX. Mixed by David Hawkins & Ross Ott. Mastered by Kevin Butler @ Test Tube Audio. Cover painting by Zach Taylor. No tourists were harmed in the making of this record.

What is it about Surf Rock that keeps us coming back? It’s just hit me: it’s all about the music. Listening to Surf Rock the mind doesn’t concentrate on what is said or sung or any point being made, whether social or political, and with no video stimulation, our own mind is the landscape of imagination.

Los Del Vipers is 1^st class Surf Rock with lots of Mexican flavours, and listening to this record both sides it is hard not to drift into Spaghetti Western landscapes brushing up against the cactuses. Thick with reverb and synthesiser but above all well written tracks. This uptempo vinyl blast matches the clever sleeve art, smooth, slick and tempting, reflecting something that is wilder and gracefully dominates majestically.  -- James Dixon