PATTERNS AND TONES

The Bay Area  instrumental   combo Jumbo Shrimp, led by the seminal Rock n' Roller - Klaus Flouride , provided just the right amount of surf mixed with a bit of hoe down, spy n' spaghetti western to make you want to listen to their  7 song CD  "Thingie"  over and over again. Released in 1997 on  Flouride Treatment Records, "Thingie" is a thing of beauty. Crafted by a roster  of über talented musicians who put their own spin on surf instrumental music, while covering several tunes that when written, were no closer to the beach than the south plains of Lubbock, Texas. Who could possibly pull off a surf version of a Weezer song , sliding a sprinkle of Morricone into another, while balancing   a spy movie soundtrack in under 30 minutes of listening pleasure?  Klaus Flouride and  East Bay Ray  can, that's who! Managed by the Tiki King himself,  Otto von Stroheim , Jumbo Shrimp was a band that although were ...