The Soul Surfers

“ Those guys recorded numerous demo tracks, some real killers and then sent them to me. I remember I played the “Soul Power” demo to local DJs and friends and everybody was like “what a fucking tune!?”. It’s hard to believe that it was recorded by young russian students in a town called Nizhny Novgorod. it was a dirty recorded deep funk killer from a Russian motor town on the Volga river. I have never heard anything like that produced and recorded locally in Russia. The guys definitely have a vision but a proper release is not only about good music it’s also about the pressing, mastering, label design and marketing. Most of the new records look shit, the one’s pressed in UK look fake if it’s on 45. I love the classic look of singles pressed and designed in the USA and for all 5 Fan Club releases I tried to do my best to make them as good as possible, like all classic vintage 45s. All of them pressed at Archer’s pressing plant in Detroit Michigan where Motown Records pressed their 45s. First ever Russian Funk & Soul pressed in Detroit, just imagine. All the tracks were recorded on old soviet microphones, played on vintage musical instruments, mastered by my friend Didier at Timmion Studio in Helsinki and finally pressed in Michigan USA, what a great combination, huh ? They look cool and play great coming from raw home studio recordings. We made 50 each as limited run (Fan Club Specials), each record looks completely different then FNR made 500 each for global sales in a classic FNR design. ”

“ A blazing instrumental from the Soul Surfers – a great mix of deep funk and early 60s Cali – served up with funky drums on the bottom, and some great echoey guitar over the top! The twangy lead line definitely holds up the “surf” part of the title – but the bottom end still comes across with plenty of soul! “Tornado” definitely comes on like its name – a blistering blend of organ, drums, and guitar – recorded with just the sort of grit to get things right! ”

“ 大ヒット連発Funk Nightから、Soul Surfers待望の3rd.シングル!! “Soul Power”などをヒットさせたロシアのファンク・バンド。毎度ヤバイですが、今回はタイトル通りサーフ・ミュージックにチャレンジ!! ロシアから登場した人気ファンク・バンドSoul Surfersの、今回はこちらの予想を良い意味で裏切ってくれました!!まるでVenturesがファンク化した様な独特のスタイルで、キンキン響くサーフ・ギターとハモンド・オルガンが最高すぎる2曲を収録!! ”

“ Originaires de Nizhny Novgorod, à l’ouest de la Russie, les Soul Surfers ont publié plusieurs 45-tours de funk/deep-soul sous identités différentes, dont les Gospel Surfers, Rhythm Cowboys, Snow Surfers ou les United Boppers Unit. Ce groupe et ses musiciens affichant une moyenne d’âge de 22 ans (!) se produisent au Fun City Shingaling, un club soul de St Petersbourg dont ils soutiennent l’initiative en proposant leurs vinyles ultra-collectors sur la toile. Attention, pièces uniques limitées à 50 exemplaires ! ”