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Songwriter Forum => Competitions => Topic started by: estreet on March 22, 2012, 08:04:07 AM

Title: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: estreet on March 22, 2012, 08:04:07 AM: The title comes from a very terrible 80's 'B' Movie about ... well surfing nazis.
Again - no intention for it to sound like authentic '60s - I think trying to freeze a style of music at a moment in time is a boring exercise.
Nevertheless, nasty fuzz guitar was actually a surf thing - as in 'The 2,000 Pound Bee' by the Ventures, so I got a bit of that in there.
It makes a good ringtone - maybe that should be the next competition...

http://soundcloud.com/eden-uk/05-surf-nazis-must-die-master
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: gerrybhoy on March 22, 2012, 09:28:36 AM: Loved it, great guitars, nicely played and recorded.
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: bewarethisboy on March 22, 2012, 09:51:35 AM: Top notch as always estreet
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Post by: domj on March 22, 2012, 10:05:53 AM: Great stuff. Love the guitar melody and the Yhey!!!! at the end. Very polished sound.
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Post by: cheff daniel on March 22, 2012, 10:30:10 AM: nazi's have more fun. exellent.

gr. Dan
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: James Nighthawk on March 22, 2012, 01:39:40 PM: Big smile as always. Catchy, fun, unpretentious.

Perhaps a tad more throw away than some of the other songs I have heard from you estreet? I don't mean this in a bad way. It just seems a little "lighter" of tone. Cheekier.

And yes, plenty of high mid for a catchy ring tone. Although I set my phone to "ring ring". Can't stand the things myself!

8)
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: Songsmith on March 22, 2012, 04:21:26 PM: "I like a nice tune" & this is one of them!!
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: Kafla on March 22, 2012, 05:33:22 PM: I agree - I too hate surf nazis :-[

Like the shadows meets razor light :D

Where did you get all those children for the ending ?
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: nooms on March 22, 2012, 05:38:53 PM: sounds like a cinema ad with mini mokes on sand dunes, bikinis
love that rythm gtr drop chord thing, keeps it different
good stuff e street
do you have a cellar full of songs ?
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: estreet on March 22, 2012, 05:44:27 PM: Quote from: Kafla on March 22, 2012, 05:33:22 PM

Where did you get all those children for the ending ?

It's one of the FX samples in Garageband
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: tina m on March 22, 2012, 07:11:15 PM: im a sucker for this kind of stuff in fact its the only instrumental music i want to listen to
it was good but a bit unspecial & i always think instrumentals have to be blindingly catchy to compete with songs......& this didnt have that magic ingredient......sorry :)
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: Schavuitje on March 23, 2012, 01:24:52 AM: I kinda liked it in one way but then didn't really get anything from it if you know what I mean.

Just... an average feeling that made me not want to remember any of it at all. Tinam is right, there's no magic.

I mean it's all technically good and stuff.

Maybe it's just not my thing and am only just finding out :)
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: Paul on March 23, 2012, 05:16:05 PM: It's a pleasure to listen to your skilful guitar playing. This is a very polished recording. It's great to hear you specialising in a style of music that you're very passionate about.

Well done all 'round! :)

Best wishes

Paul
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: andy5544 on March 26, 2012, 01:26:42 AM: Very good quality playing and sound , thats the nice bit before the but ,
does it pass my .....would i ever play it again test? no sorry.
Title: Re: Short Song Competition Entry - 'Surf Nazis Must Die'
Post by: Arturo Boyero on April 02, 2012, 06:31:48 PM: I can see this fitting in any 60's B-movie! No problem at all! Nice tune and catchy guitars!