San Ho Zay / Junkyard / Big Green / Hollywood / Dream Chant / Ground Shuffle / Innerspace / Sitar Track / Evolution / Transparent Dream / Coming Of Dawn / Change / Sea the Swells / Drainpipe / Bellyboard Beat / Animal Kingdom / Crumple Car / Gypsy Shoes

HARMLESS RECORDS

Proving that there's a whole lot more to surf film soundtracks than the by now cliché ridden twang of Dick Dale and The Beach Boys, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: SURF SOUNDTRACKS '64-'74 brings together the psychedelic likes of underground heroes Farm, Music Convention, Tamun Shud and G. Wayne Thomas.  Lifted from cult movies such as Crystal Voyager and Children Of The Sun, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD is an inspired and inspirational collection of psych rock boogie.

Soundtracking INNERMOST LIMITS OF PURE FUN, Farm contribute five cuts here, songs like the epic psychedelic rock of GROUND SHUFFLE, the far out spaced out stoner folk of COMING OF DAWN; essentially Fairport Convention jamming with Jimi Hendrix on acid at Woodstock and the twangtastic CRUMPLE CAR are long forgotten classics that immediately urge you to investigate further.  Taken from cult classic CRYSTAL VOYAGER, G. Wayne Thomas is treading similar sonic territory to Farm, though perhaps with a touch more rootsy rock to his sound; think The Rolling Stones by way of Steppenwolf, Ted Nugent and The Byrds.  The anthemic HOLLYWOOD is an acid drenched call to arms whilst the epic thirteen minute plus CHANGE is a Hammond organ led space jam that rivals early Pink Floyd in the spacey psychedelia stakes.

Music Convention contribute the pretty acoustic instrumental SITAR TRACK and the rock boogie of BELLYBOARD BEAT, both from CHILDREN OF THE SUN whilst The Protein Brothers DRAINPIPE is a trippy affair that imagines a folkier take on The Doors.  Smoghorn's TRANSPARENT DREAM and ANIMAL KINGDOM are more traditional rock affairs, taking their cues from The Byrds and the Stones, while DREAM CHANT from Ticket is a curious cross between Jefferson Airplane and early Elton John.

An inspired and inspirational collection of forgotten psych rock classics, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: SURF SOUNDTRACKS '64-'74 is a near essential additional to your record collection.

BIOGRAPHY

Are you prepared for the beautiful, unparalleled aural ride that is Chairman Of The Board, Surf Soundtracks?

Never mind the Beach Boys, Dick Dale or the sand stomping legends of the surf guitar. Chairman Of The Board brings together alternative, underground sounds culled from infamous surf soundtracks all but lost to the genre that created them.

Boasting tracks from some of the most iconic surf films from the 1960’s and 70’s, Surf Soundtracks includes many of the ‘golden era’ surfing moments from Crystal Voyager, The Endless Summer, Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun, Morning Of The Earth, Evolution & Super Session.

From 60s beat to funky stoner rock, blues and folk, a psychedelic pulse breathed energy into giant screen sized ‘tube rides' the directors had captured on film and as a consequence surfers had a soundtrack that beautifully reflected the barefoot roots of their lifestyle.

Over 30 years have passed since this golden era and many of these soundtracks have been lost to the mists of time until now.

Compiled by Rowan Chernin, a founding editor of Loaded, he was the magazine’s Music and Clubs Editor during the hedonistic days of 90’s Brit Pop and superclub culture. Chairman Of The Board brings these gems to the surface once more.

Did You Know?

• It’s estimated that there are currently around 500,000 surfers

in the UK.

• Upwards of 250,000 budding surfers will take lessons this year,

with some 85,000 doing so for the first time. Approx 25,000 of

those will take surfing lessons in Newquay this summer.

• Newquay Boardmasters event (6th-12th August) attracts

upwards of 10,000's people each year and is the biggest

official event in the UK surfing calendar

• In the spring of 2005 in association with The Barbican Rowan

Chernin produced a short sell-out cult surf film festival and live

cinematic mix event with Death In Vegas and Flat E Visuals.

DISCOGRAPHY

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD; SURF SOUNDTRACKS '64 TO '74 (Harmless Records)

Farm>San Ho Zay (sound track from film Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun)

G Wayne Thomas>Junkyard (sound track from the film Crystal Voyager)

Music Convention>Big Green (speech from the film Children Of The Sun)

G Wayne Thomas>Hollywood (sound track from the film Crystal Voyager)

Ticket>Dream Chant (sound track from the film Morning Of The Earth)

Farm>Ground Shuffle (sound track from film Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun)

Farm>Innerspace (sound track from film Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun)

Music Convention>Sitar Track (sound track from the film Children Of The Sun)

Tamam Shud>Evolution (sound track from the film Evolution)       

Smoghorn>Transparent Dream (sound track from film Super Session)

Farm>Coming Of Dawn (sound track from film Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun)

G Wayne Thomas>Change (sound track from the film Crystal Voyager)

Tamam Shud>Sea the Swells (sound track from the film Morning Of The Earth)

The Protein Brothers>Drainpipe (sound track from film Super Session)

Music Convention>Bellyboard Beat (sound track from the film Children Of The Sun)

Smoghorn>Animal Kingdom (sound track from film Super Session)   

Farm>Crumple Car (sound track from film Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun)

G Wayne Thomas>Gypsy Shoes (sound track from the film Crystal Voyager)

LINKS

Chairman Of The Board>www.myspace.com/surfthechairmanoftheboard

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