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I, like most, was exposed to Toronto's Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet from watching "Kids in the Hall". A great and often hilarious show with equally great music. What's great about this album is that it completely stands on its own.
I try not to describe this band as "surf", but one is immediately reminded of the Ventures, especially if you're not familiar with them from the show. They are "surf-like" at times but add so much more. So many more influences. You hear partial covers of Benny Goodman and Nancy Sinatra plus little audio samples of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" (a personal favorite).
Though I'm NOT Canadian, I grew up, and still live, near Detroit (across the river from Windsor, Ontario) and two-thirds of the change in my pocket, at any given time, IS Canadian. And because of that I feel qualified to say that if you like short, groovy little instrumentals made up of bass, drums, and reverb-laden guitar with the occasional substituting keyboard, this band is for you. There's close to 30 songs on this CD and I love every single one. I had this on vinyl for years and finally decided I had to have the disc. I couldn't stand mobilty interfering with my ability to listen to it..
1991
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