East Meets West, by King Pelican

East Meets West

by King Pelican

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Fantastic 7" vinyl EP release of King Pelican's EAST MEETS WEST! Pressed on vibrant blue vinyl with art direction by the amazing Jamie Stolarski. This 4 song EP was mastered for vinyl by the Great Nalna (The Tremolo Beer Gut) and features liner notes by the incredible Ted Miller (Satan's Pilgrims)! This is a limited edition pressing of East Meets West, the first edition sold out quickly, so don't delay to order yours now!

Includes unlimited streaming of East Meets West via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Fantastic 7" vinyl EP release of King Pelican's EAST MEETS WEST! Pressed on translucent orange vinyl with art direction by the amazing Jamie Stolarski. This 4 song EP was mastered for vinyl by the Great Nalna (The Tremolo Beer Gut) and features liner notes by the incredible Ted Miller (Satan's Pilgrims)!

Includes unlimited streaming of East Meets West via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	Turtle Over Tokyo 02:56
2.	Mosura 02:18
3.	In The Shadow Of The Gallows 02:59	info
4.	The Rider 02:41

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Liner Notes by Ted Pilgrim...

I'm not much of a birdwatcher, but I can say that I was quite fortunate to have seen King Pelican in its natural habitat. It was in their hometown of San Antonio, Texas at Hot Joy, a hip little joint serving pan-Asian food, tiki drinks and Lone Star beer, all surrounded by amazing artwork by Jamie Stolarski (who created the art for this release) - the perfect setting for King Pelican's own special brand of instrumental surf guitar music. Lucky for me (and you!) the heady concoction of all of those elements has been captured by and expanded upon with EAST MEETS WEST.

The first two songs (east side) see King Pelican presenting the specifically Japanese musical style of Eleki, which was created in 1960s Japan by mixing the aggressive guitar style of The Ventures with Japanese modes, melodies and style, creating a new and unique form.

The following selections (west side) take the listener closer to King Pelican's home turf of the American Southwest, but through the lens of the Italian-made Spaghetti Western soundtrack, complete with lonesome whistling, 12 string, acoustic guitars and the bass VI adding to the Morricone influenced atmosphere.

But this is not another surf band pulling a few stylistic gimmicks on top of a basic surf song just to call it something else. King Pelican has obviously taken these specific musical sub-genres and have studied and devoured them before embarking on their own original Eleki and Spaghetti Western compositions. In other words, these are great songs and performances that pack a fun trip around the world into one EP.

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released October 30, 2020

East Meets West

1. Turtle Over Tokyo
2. Mosura
3. In The Shadow Of The Gallows
4. The Rider

Ernest Hernandez III-guitars
Darren Kuper-drums and percussion
Lloyd Walsh-bass, vocals and whistles

Produced by Ernest Hernandez III

Engineered and Mixed by Jon Harter Recorded at KHM Studios, San Antonio TX

Mastered by The Great Nalna

Art Direction/Cover Art: Jamie Stolarski

Logo Design: Jamie Stolarski

Special thanks to Keith, Jon, and Josh Harter; Jamie Stolarski, The Great Nalna; Kaiju and Spaghetti Westerns

All songs arranged by King Pelican ©2020 Western Satellite Music (BMI)

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