Name: Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Instrumental Sounds From the SoCal Suburbs
Brand: Dark Peak Productions
SKU: 160035
Price: 13.59 USD
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Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Instrumental Sounds From the SoCal Suburbs

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Album: Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Instrumental Sounds From the SoCal Suburbs
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intoxica	More Info...	0:02
2)	Night Scene	More Info...	0:02
3)	Se Acabo	More Info...	0:02
4)	Eight Ball	More Info...	0:02
5)	Night Rider	More Info...	0:03
6)	Bandido	More Info...	0:02
7)	Here Comes The Bug	More Info...	0:02
8)	Sound of Mecca	More Info...	0:02
9)	Hava Nagila	More Info...	0:03
10)	Migraine	More Info...	0:02
11)	Night Scene	More Info...	0:03
12)	A Week From Tuesday	More Info...	0:02
13)	Inertia	More Info...	0:02
14)	Comanche	More Info...	0:02
15)	Theme Of Etiquette	More Info...	0:02
16)	Blockade Aka That's It	More Info...	0:02
17)	Dreams Of Downey	More Info...	0:02
18)	Ghost Of Mary Meade Part 2	More Info...	0:02
19)	Third Man Theme	More Info...	0:03
20)	Water Wheel	More Info...	0:02
21)	Hot Licks	More Info...	0:02
22)	Frenzy	More Info...	0:03
23)	Rosemary's Baby Aka Apache Ghost	More Info...	0:02
24)	Maid 'N Japan	More Info...	0:02
25)	Russian Roulette	More Info...	0:02
26)	Space Battle	More Info...	0:02

Album: Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Instrumental Sounds From the SoCal Suburbs
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Intoxica	More Info...	0:02
2)	Night Scene	More Info...	0:02
3)	Se Acabo	More Info...	0:02
4)	Eight Ball	More Info...	0:02
5)	Night Rider	More Info...	0:03
6)	Bandido	More Info...	0:02
7)	Here Comes The Bug	More Info...	0:02
8)	Sound of Mecca	More Info...	0:02
9)	Hava Nagila	More Info...	0:03
10)	Migraine	More Info...	0:02
11)	Night Scene	More Info...	0:03
12)	A Week From Tuesday	More Info...	0:02
13)	Inertia	More Info...	0:02
14)	Comanche	More Info...	0:02
15)	Theme Of Etiquette	More Info...	0:02
16)	Blockade Aka That's It	More Info...	0:02
17)	Dreams Of Downey	More Info...	0:02
18)	Ghost Of Mary Meade Part 2	More Info...	0:02
19)	Third Man Theme	More Info...	0:03
20)	Water Wheel	More Info...	0:02
21)	Hot Licks	More Info...	0:02
22)	Frenzy	More Info...	0:03
23)	Rosemary's Baby Aka Apache Ghost	More Info...	0:02
24)	Maid 'N Japan	More Info...	0:02
25)	Russian Roulette	More Info...	0:02
26)	Space Battle	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Downey Records was a small label run out of the back room of Wenzel's Music Town, a fabled record shop in the sleepy Los Angeles suburb of Downey, CA. While the folks who ran Downey recorded a little bit of everything, the label's heyday came during the glory days of instrumental rock, and this compilation features 26 wordless wonders from their vaults. While "instrumental rock of the early '60s" equals "surf music" to most folks, Brian Nevill's liner notes take great pains to point out that most instrumental bands were inspired by R&B rather than the crashing waves, and some of the stuff here goes in other directions altogether. Give your attention to the Latin jump of "Se Acab¢" by the Del Rio Brothers, the slick cover of "Third Man Theme" from Las Vegas lounge outfit Ginny & the Gallions (they also tackle "Hava Nagila" and interpolate the theme from Exodus!), the faux-exotica of "Sound of Mecca" by the Blazers, and the Joe Meek-influenced electronic manipulations of "Space Battle" by Stories in Sound. The best-known cut here is "Comanche" by the Revels, which appeared on the soundtrack to the film Pulp Fiction, and its twanging guitars, honking sax, and vivid atmosphere are in the same league as the other tracks, most of which sound like odd little movies for the mind that you can dance to if you please. Most of these songs are genuine obscurities and six have never been released before, so folks who dig vintage instrumental sounds can add some new wrinkles to their collections with Intoxica!, and pretty much everything included is solid and satisfying. ~ Mark Deming