Released March 24, 2010 Guitarist & composer Lt. Col. (Ace) Russell Volckma… Read Full Bio ↴Released March 24, 2010
Guitarist & composer Lt. Col. (Ace) Russell Volckmann met Capt. Rick Escobar (aka El Reverbo Capitan of the Woodies) in San Francisco, and together performed live in an all-star musical lineup with keyboardist/ bassist MSgt. Farhan “Mr. Chicken” Mohamed, of famed Bollywood band VDaze. Together with veteran bassist Gunnery Sgt. “Big Wave” Dave Becker, the four mercenary marvels later set course on what would be a four-year operation to create a spectacular musical experience.
The quest drew inspiration from legendary 20th century composers/ artists of the 1930s to the 1980s … spanning such genres as Rock, Lounge, Exotica, Jazz, Pop, Surf, Big Band, Swing, Country, Spaghetti Western, Classical, Film Scores, Psychedelia, Middle Eastern, Latin, Hawaiian, and Japanese.
The ‘marines enlisted a few great veteran musical conscripts (below) from around the globe (sometimes begging, crying & screaming) to fulfill their noble mission for you… Enjoy the flight.
Vocals…
Ann Oyama (Roulette); Nithya Bayya & (Ace) Russell Volckmann (Bongafesti); Vanessa Conteney-Quinones & Enrico Cadillac (Fab Life); Lua Hadar, Marion Benoist, Caroluna Michelson (Te Aa Aerois); Farhan Mohamed & Vidya Venkat (Du’baara).
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Additional Musicians…
Drums: Dusty Watson (all songs);
Trumpet: Guy Celestre (Fab Life);
Flute: Howard Cespedes (Fab Life).
Horns, Strings, Percussion, Misc Vocals: Georgio Martini Aquatic Lounge Orchestra
All songs ASCAP & BMI, written, arranged and produced by The Aquamarines © 2010 all rights reserved (except A Surfer’s Life, written by the Blue Stingrays). Recorded at Slam-O-Bar Studio (Burlingame, CA) & The Annex (Menlo Park, CA); Engineered by The Aquamarines & Ryan Perras. Mastered at the Noom Room, Redwood City, CA by Mark Fassett. Special thanks to Mitsuhiro Kuwahara for lyrics on Roulette; The Annex wonderful staff; and Rushmore Recordings, London, vocals on Fab Life. Cover photography by Russell Volckmann & Rick Lucey. Cover design, illustration, concept, set design by Russell Volckmann.
Guitarist & composer Lt. Col. (Ace) Russell Volckmann met Capt. Rick Escobar (aka El Reverbo Capitan of the Woodies) in San Francisco, and together performed live in an all-star musical lineup with keyboardist/ bassist MSgt. Farhan “Mr. Chicken” Mohamed, of famed Bollywood band VDaze. Together with veteran bassist Gunnery Sgt. “Big Wave” Dave Becker, the four mercenary marvels later set course on what would be a four-year operation to create a spectacular musical experience.
The quest drew inspiration from legendary 20th century composers/ artists of the 1930s to the 1980s … spanning such genres as Rock, Lounge, Exotica, Jazz, Pop, Surf, Big Band, Swing, Country, Spaghetti Western, Classical, Film Scores, Psychedelia, Middle Eastern, Latin, Hawaiian, and Japanese.
The ‘marines enlisted a few great veteran musical conscripts (below) from around the globe (sometimes begging, crying & screaming) to fulfill their noble mission for you… Enjoy the flight.
Vocals…
Ann Oyama (Roulette); Nithya Bayya & (Ace) Russell Volckmann (Bongafesti); Vanessa Conteney-Quinones & Enrico Cadillac (Fab Life); Lua Hadar, Marion Benoist, Caroluna Michelson (Te Aa Aerois); Farhan Mohamed & Vidya Venkat (Du’baara).
…
Additional Musicians…
Drums: Dusty Watson (all songs);
Trumpet: Guy Celestre (Fab Life);
Flute: Howard Cespedes (Fab Life).
Horns, Strings, Percussion, Misc Vocals: Georgio Martini Aquatic Lounge Orchestra
All songs ASCAP & BMI, written, arranged and produced by The Aquamarines © 2010 all rights reserved (except A Surfer’s Life, written by the Blue Stingrays). Recorded at Slam-O-Bar Studio (Burlingame, CA) & The Annex (Menlo Park, CA); Engineered by The Aquamarines & Ryan Perras. Mastered at the Noom Room, Redwood City, CA by Mark Fassett. Special thanks to Mitsuhiro Kuwahara for lyrics on Roulette; The Annex wonderful staff; and Rushmore Recordings, London, vocals on Fab Life. Cover photography by Russell Volckmann & Rick Lucey. Cover design, illustration, concept, set design by Russell Volckmann.
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