The Japanese "Eleki" style (Japanese English for electric, as in electric guitars) has it's own unique, fast and frantic sound that is instantly recognizable, and stands out as it's own sub genre of surf and instro music. Inspired by The Ventures 1962 tour of the worlds 4th largest island nation, thousands of Japanese teenagers picked up the guitar and formed combos of their own, some of which went on to rival the fame of their idols and in the case of Yuzo Kayama, even go on to be covered by The Ventures themselves. Even today the country boasts hundreds of Ventures cover bands.
The 145,126 islands that make up Nippon clock in with nearly 22,000 miles of coastline, it's no surprise that great surf conditions can be found, and The typhoon season from September to October is where it's at. Grab your Mosrite, wax up your board and dive in!
Artist - Title
- The Death Dealers - Kung Fu Rock
- The Routes - The Model
- B.C.V. - Pedal Pusher
- The Launchers - Violet Sky
- The El Caminos - Exodus
- The M.I.A. - Burning Beach
- The Five Suns - Kungsleden
- Goggle-A - Bump and Go!
- Sharp Five - Golden Guitar
- Jackie & The Cedrics - Scalping Party
- Dynamic Echoes - Magica Luna
- The Sellcancers - A Sunny Downhill
- MAD 3 - Guitar Hero
- The Whys - A Day on Mercury
- The Royal Fingers - Go Royal Fingers Go!
- Wild Sammy & The Royaltones - Wild Datsun
- The Spiders - Dynamite
- The Neatbeats - Road-Hug Rubber
- Rat Holic - Surfin' Chihuahua
- The Surf Coasters - Code Name SG7
- Mickey Anderson & His Orchestra - Akai Hana