Genre Surf rock | ||
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Albums Guitar Noir, backflip louie and the pool party pagans Similar Miles Corbin, The Blue Stingrays, The Mermen, Laika & the Cosmonauts, The Sentinals Profiles |
The aqua velvets mastering the art of falling down
Aqua Velvets are an American surf rock revival band from San Francisco, California, formed in the 1980s by guitarist Miles Corbin. Rather than simply recreate the vintage 1963 surf sound, Corbin set out to add depth and dimension with original songs that included strings, horns, keyboards, and exotic instruments. The result was a cinematic sound more akin to film composers like Ennio Morricone and John Barry. The group released their debut album in 1992, recorded over a period of several years. This album was recorded in the auto repair shop where bassist Michael Lindner worked. They signed to Atlantic Records in 1995 to release Surfmania; subsequent releases appeared on BMG subsidiary Milan Records. The Velvets continued to release a steady stream of albums thru 2016, most notably Tiki Beat and El Morocco. The group performs live mostly on the West Coast .
Contents
- The aqua velvets mastering the art of falling down
- Aqua velvets surf nouveau
- Members
- Discography
- Songs
- References

Aqua velvets surf nouveau
Members

Discography
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Songs
Guitar NoirGuitar Noir · 1997
Surf NouveauNomad · 1996
Spanish BlueThe Aqua Velvets · 1993