I'm pleased to welcome all three members of industrial band Chmcl Str8jckt for the first of a 2-part conversation. I had a blast chatting with Kevin Snell, Mike Cairoli and John Bechdel about their origin story and the making of their latest album IV Rx. 

I offer my suggestions for a perfect Synth & Surf Halloween party playlist. Here's a link to the playlist so you can play along! 
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/some-scares-from-synth-surf-saloon/pl.u-11zBBVmIGj2ZP

Some synthy finds from Berlin and some Surfy discoveries in London—Plus: Actors, Leathers & Soft Vein at Fallout in Richmond, Virginia

I recap my Netherlands record store crawl, as well as stateside shows from Nine Inch Nails and Daikaiju. 

Seattle's The Delstroyers tell us how they gravitated toward surf music and get out of their comfort zone with some synth (and synth-adjacent) recommendations. Recorded poolside at the Surf Guitar 101 Festival in Long Beach, California. 

We recap some of the highlights from this year's Surf Guitar 101 festival in Long Beach, California, featuring the Surf Coasters, the Phantom Surfers, the Delstroyers, Fuzziyama Surfers, Greasy Gills, The Apollo Four, Jimmy Dale and many more. There's also a bit of synth at the end of this episode with a bit from Greek darkwave duo Selofan's recent New York City show. 

In the conclusion of our 2-part conversation with Kevin Snell (Chmcl Str8jckt, Von Schnell, Handsome Abominations), we talk '80s icons like Howard Jones, Gary Numan and OMD and discuss why A.I. is an affront to all art forms. We also play a couple of Von Schnell tracks in their entirety: an industrialized cover of the Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" and the original, animal-welfare-themed "They Know Pain." Listen & subscribe! 

Host Jeff Cioletti finally sits down with old friend Kevin Snell of NJ/Texas industrial outfit Chmcl Str8jckt explores his synth-fluences & gives the lowdown on his side projects Von Schnell and Handsome Abominations. 

We conclude our conversation with surf guitarist Bernard Yin of Par Avion. Bernard talks about how he met wife and bandmate Rebecca Ramirez and the time he had an impromptu jam with synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog. We also hear the Par Avion tune, Muscle Beach. 

Surf guitarist Bernard Yin, who leads the Southern California surf band with wife Rebecca Ramirez, joins host Jeff Cioletti for a reverb-a-riffic chat on the definition of surf music, what ingredients make the best surf cover song, and much more. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview.