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Santiano

Opening song from our new album, "The Cursed Island", just released on Double Crown Records !

https://blackballbandits.bandcamp.com/album/the-cursed-island

Blackball Bandits - The Cursed Island

You see, in this world, there is two type of people my friend ... those with loaded guns ... and those who dig ...
https://blackballbandits.bandcamp.com/album/the-cursed-island

Blackball Bandits - Tema Del Pistolero

Steamin' Streets

A harmless carnival haunted house... in reality a gate to unknown territories. Will you come back safe and sound?

Dark Lowlands

This track is a cover of a rather obscure French song, that was seemingly published in a children’s choral repertoire in 1979. The lyrics and melody were written by the composer and guitarist Blas Sánchez. We bring our own take to this beautiful melody, with trumpet, orchestral textures, and a Stratocaster in place of my usual Jazzmaster for the lead tone

Le Verdon

My reverbed version of the famous summer hit, "La Lambada"

Lambda Song (Lambada cover)

The Snake Charmer's Dream

This is a cover of the great song "Mala Vida" from the French band Mano Negra. Romain Millan on trumpet for this surf instrumental version !

Ola Vida (Mano Negra cover)

04 Escape In Durango

03 Slalom Under The Pier

01 Along Highway 375

02 Azteca Verano

Swingy Creepy

Undead Beauty Queen

Old Man Revenge

Music by The Cholla 
Trumpet by Romain Millan
Back Bay Ranch Studio

Kamelidoscopic Caravan

My surf/instro version of this French classic by Les Negresses vertes (I took a lot of liberty in the structure/harmonies).
Trumpet by Romain Millan

Sous le soleil de Bodega (Negresses vertes cover)

Got a hand on the weird Korg Miku pedal, this is an attempt to make it sound like music ... Let's call this Experimental Manga Surf !!

The timing is sometimes wrong because of the bad latency this pedal generates, too bad because otherwise it's pretty fun :)

Mikerlou (Miku sings Miserlou)

Zelda - Song Of Storms

Themes from the N64 video game "Zelda Ocarina of Time", in instrumental surf style !

Zelda - Kokiri Forest

Zelda - Link's House

Themes from the N64 video game "Zelda Ocarina of Time", in instrumental surf style !

Trumpet/Trombone by Josue Garcia

Zelda - Gerudo Valley

Cover of "The Mysterious Cities of Gold", from the 80's French-Japanese animated serie.

All played and produced by the Cholla at Back Bay Ranch Studio.
Thanks to Vanessa for the charango guitar !

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

Our new Halloween EP 2019, a collection of haunting surf/instrumental songs, full of reverberated guitars and ghostly vibes. This disc is a limited edition release, just 300 made, with four original tunes plus a cover of the classic Moontrekkers tune "Night Of The Vampire". The closing track, "Undead Beauty Queen" features vocals by SJ Salem as well as trumpet and theremin!

CDs available on https://www.doublecrownrecords.com/blackball-bandits-tales-from-the-shadows-cd-ep/ or https://blackballbandits.bandcamp.com/releases

Night Of The Vampire

Nightmare Frontier

An  8-bit version of our cover of "Night of the Vampire", by the Moontrekkers. Time to undust your old Nintendo and Castlevania !

Night of the vampire 8-bit

A bouncy surf cover of the French classic by Edith Piaf.

La Vie En Rose

Pre-order our Christmas 7" on : blackballbandits.bandcamp.com/

Yuletide Ride

Written by Tommie Conner, 1952

Pre-order our Christmas 7" on : blackballbandits.bandcamp.com/

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Let's go full speed on that one !! Un air de Nitro by Dick Dale... mais juste un air ! 
Joined by Fab on the bass 
Recorded/Produced at Back Bay Ranch Studio

Vague Scélérate

I am a French guitarist/composer living in California. 

Also lead guitar in the Surf band Blackball Bandits : https://soundcloud.com/blackball-bandits

Gear : Fender Jazzmaster Troy Van Leuween, Fender Jaguar 50th Anniversary, Squier Jazz Bass, and Superior drummer 3 for drums programming 
Burns B3 Theremin

The Cholla

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