Chased By Goons/Everybody Up!
Máquina (pronounced Maa-key-na) Peligrosa is Spanish for dangerous machine, which perfectly suits this dynamic instrumental trio composed of bassist Logan Jeffs, guitarist Felix Potier and drummer Jose Tortabu.
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Self-described as “a hectic surf-punk car chase, with spy-tinged tension and a big fuzzed-out groove”, Chased By Goons – this 7-inch’s A-side – blends blazing riffs with snappy drums and sneaky bass. Towards the song’s close, old-school movie dialogue samples (we hear, “Take ‘em out!… Run ‘em off the road”) alongside sounds of screeching tyres and hand-cranked siren complete the authentic, retro-soundtrack picture.
B-side Everybody Up! is The Shadows-esque, with showy guitar work from Potier – we picture classy go-go girls on podiums, possibly doing The Twist.
They’re beasts on their instruments, and we can’t help but imagine Máquina Peligrosa egging each other on – fast, faster! – which makes for thrilling listening.
LABEL: ZENITH RECORDS
RELEASE: OUT NOW
