Endless Drummer

Dear Instro Aficionados -
Finishing up a new album is always cause for celebration, and this Pool Boys record has been a most satisfying recording experience. Endless Drummer has been a particularly exciting challenge in that every song was to have a different drummer. Yes, twelve different drummers. If you think that might be a logistical headache, you'd be correct, but the music and the sheer joy made it all worthwhile.

Which drummers? Drum roll please... Dusty Watson (The Sonics, Slacktone), Lorenzo Valdambrini (Surfer Joe), Jeremy Rexford (Pollo Del Mar), Enrico Ragni (Bradipos 4), Gracie Malley (Greasy Gills), Naotaka Seki (Surf Coasters), Pieter Dedoncker (Los Venturas, Surfer Joe), Martyn Jones (The Mermen), Eric Ruel (Drifting Sand, Pool Boys), Tony Bald (The TomorrowMen, Combo Tezeta), Pablo Baza (Tikiyaki Orchestra), and Jonathan Rodriguez (The Deadbeats, Combo Tezeta).

Added to the usual Pool Boys band (myself, Jono Jones, Jeff Turner and Karen Dobronyi) are some special guests.

On bass - Shane Van Dyke (The Bomboras), the ubiquitous JonPaul Balak (Insect Surfers), Sam Benedetti (Greasy Gills) and Teté Orta (Strings Aflame). On sax is Bryan Manzo (Jupe Jupe, Boss Martians), and Jim Bacchi played the vibes (Tikiyaki Orchestra). Yes, one vocal track featuring John Vignault (Outta Sorts)!

There are 13 new original songs and two classics that touch on the many styles of 60's and 70's instrumental music that have inspired me my entire life - surf, soul, eleki, psych, spaghetti western, exotica, with a little dub, fuzz, new wave, rock and roll in the mix. I really pushed myself to write the freshest material I could, and then find the perfect drummer for each song.

So many people contributed so much, and I thank you all for your patience! And I thankyou for listening!

Special thanks to Dusty Watson and Gary Mankin for their unconditional encouragement, and their help in shaping the songs. Peace! - Ferenc