12 SONGS: Surf Movie Classics
Remember Bruce’s section in Magnaplasm, set in Typical Veeco fashion to that spoof western ballad? Or more recently, Craig Anderson’s graceful XXL Indo waltz scored by Bowie’s “Life on Mars”? Whether it be the anarchic and rebellious sounds of Lost’s classic ‘90s flicks, the semi-questionable pop-punk soundtrack to the momentum era (sorry? it’s not for everyone), or Kai Neville’s über hip mix of lo-fi garage, punk, world music, and shoegaze tunes — there’s no doubt certain songs, surfers, filmmakers and locations have become synonymous with each other. Seeing as these perfect pairings of sound and vision acted as the soundtracks to all of our youths, we’ve decided to celebrate our favorites by compiling a selection of gems you will likely recognize, featuring a few (un)popular classics that you may never have gotten the chance to identify in a pre-Shazam world. Enjoy this menagerie of essential listening from selected surf flicks new and old, handpicked for your listening pleasure. —Jackson Todd
Listen to 12 Songs: Surf Movie Classics on Spotify here.
Set List and film:
Can This Be - Cluster
Paradise - Strange Rumblings in Shangri-La
Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Modern Collective
Mass Production - Dear Suburbia
9 Bucks - Slow Dance
Only Man Alive - Psychic Migrations
Ex-Spectator - First Chapter
Homicide - 5’5” x 19 ¼”
Morning of the Earth - Morning of the Earth
Lover Lover Lover - Chapter 11
Nevertheless - Bending Colors
Jet Boy - The Decline of Western Civilization Pt. II
Love is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Remix) - View From A Blue Moon
Bricks and Mortar - The Bruce Movie
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Magnaplasm
