Danny Twang est un groupe québécois qui nous propose une musique  surf instrumentale, dans la plus pure tradition de ce genre musical  américain du début des années 60.

Le groupe est formé de membres des Jaguars, des Baronics, des 400 Lapins et du  Hot Club de ma Rue (Django Reinhardt). Dirigé par les  guitares remplies d'écho de Jérôme Turgeon et François  Rousseau, le groupe nous présente 13 pièces originales qui  rappelleront de bons souvenirs aux plus âgés ayant aimé cette musique avant même l'apparition des Beach Boys.

Les plus  jeunes auront maintenant la possibilité de se faire initier à ce  rock n' roll unique, une musique festive et chaude qui ne peut faire  autrement qu'amener notre imagination sur les plages du sud de la  Californie.

Réalisé par les 2 cerveaux du groupe et mixé par  l'excellent Glen Robinson, le disque demeure simple et  reflète bien l'atmosphère de l'époque, avec l'avantage stéréo  d'aujourd'hui, d'où le titre. Peu de pièces se démarquent du lot, à  part peut-être « Pyramide folle », mais il s'agit d'un très bon  disque qui réchauffera assurément vos soirées d'hiver...

3 etoiles et demi !

Critique de disque : Menard - 98.5 radio et autres medias

Danny Twang - Stereo (****/ 4 stars !!!)

Track by Track Review

Belair Ride ***

'Belair Ride' is loud and aggressive. Double picked fire and big chords, a surf beat and rock chord pattern seem all to work together well. Over-compression softens the delivery.

A dribbling high register glissando opens this delicately double picked instro. It's friendly and warm, with some cool tom tom work. The melody and rhythm are attractive and engaging. While on the lighter side, it's extremely satisfying.

Great drums, huge whammy chords, dark post-Duane Eddy
guitar, and aggression. The tribal drums create danger and thunder while the chords threaten. This is a menacing bad boy!

The melody is circular and light hearted, while the rhythm sections is well balanced. 'Kill The Accordeonist' borders on goofy, but isn't. It is grin inducing.

Here's an original riff with an infectious, sort of post-rockabilly beat. The break is double picked with a hint of Tijuana. There are some very cool string swipes here too.

Brazil ****

Marvin *****

Muted lead guitar plays a carnival of dementia melody line as the organ whistles with asylum weirdness. The rhythm section backs up the strangitude. OK, it's not that strange... but it does have a nightmarish quality, and those up glissandos and long dribbled sequences are more than a poor surfer can bear. What that all means is that 'Marvin' is one hell of a fun track that's a must hear joy ride!

Camel And Elephants ****

A muted country pattern and psychedelic organ flurries bring on a wonderful song. This has island chords and whammy, a fine circular riff, a bit of unsettled feeling, some not-right-in-the-head sequences, and more. You know the way they used to roll the camera on its axis in black and white films to simulate a drug-out? 'Camel And Elephants' sounds like that at times.

Kaleidoscope ***

'Kaleidoscope' is a slow number with big twang and charm. It moves in an easy flow, with a hint of Austin. Slow double picked lines suggest the Mediterranean.

Missing Link ****

I want to say that 'Missing Link' is slightly lumbering, but it's not. It's more the attitude it has. It's mid tempo, bouncy, infectious, and fun, in a retrograde kind of way. Great tremolo and inventive arranging.

The Great Antonio ****

Rolling drums and muted chords a la 'Boss,' along with long sustained danger chords. Imagine if Link Wray played with The Rumblers. Dark, solid, and cool!

Duel *****

Superb drums, dark bass, and big twang! That about sums it up, except for the drama, the swirl, the spaghetti imagery, and the sweeping compression. 'Duel' grows on you with some of the squished attractiveness that Django Twango developed. This keeps getting bigger and bigger and more dramatic until it ends in a giant swirl! Wonderful!