Seks Bomba Somewhere In This Town CD

Additional personnel includes: Rich Gilbert (pedal steel guitar); Russ Gershon (tenor saxophone); John Wobeski (trumpet); Chris Blue (congas).

Principally recorded at Sound Techniques Studios, Boston, Massachusetts.

What makes Seks Bomba's "surf-spy-lounge rock" different than, say, their fellow New Englanders Combustible Edison? Mostly that the music is less swimming in irony, tries less for the whole retro-kitsch thing, and rocks considerably harder. (Dig the opening rave-up "Bomba Au Go-Go" for proof.) Even the swankiest pieces on their second album, like the Brazilian-touched "Matt's Bossa," swing, thanks in large part to Lori Perkins' Walter Wanderley-like Hammond organ. Her flute parts add another authentic touch to the proceedings. The trio of covers, Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Agua de Beber," Bacharach/David's "Casino Royale," and Henry Mancini's "Charade," show where the group's influences lay. Guitarist Chris Cote's Willie Alexander-meets-Brian Seltzer voice moves the small handful of vocal tracks, especially "Happy Hour," a little too far into Cherry Poppin' Daddies territory, but on the instrumentals, Somewhere in This Town is a dynamite blast of party rock fun. ~ Stewart Mason

2nd Rel;Crime Jazz/Bossa Nova From Boston

Seka Bomba: Chris Cote (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, tres, bongos); George Hall (guitar, E-bow, piano, Mellotron, background vocals); Lori Perkins (flute, Hammond B-3 organ, background vocals); Matt Silbert (acoustic & electric basses); Brett Campbell (drums, percussion).

Personnel: Chris Cote (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon-string guitar, tres); George Hall (guitar, piano, Mellotron, background vocals); Russ Gershon (tenor saxophone); Breck Campbell (drums, percussion).

Audio Mixer: Peter Weiss.

Recording information: Exotic Revere Beach, Revere, MA (2000); Sound Techniques, Boston, MA (2000).

Editor: Jeff Lipton.

Photographer: John Soares.CMJ (3/5/01, p.31) - "...What you might call a tight lounge-rock combo...loaded with edge and defiance."
New York Times (Publisher) (4/20/01, p.B26) - "...Well versed in the language of John Barry, Tom Jones, Johnny Rivers,...and The Ventures. Somewhere between surf-rock and spy-music revivalists and gently swinging cocktail crooners..."