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Reviewer Phil Dirt writes about the Sandblasters' Cactus Stingray, "After several years of development, Mark Stultz' band the Sandblasters has delivered a very solid CD of crunchy sounding Spanish influenced western visionary surf and twang. The thing that struck me about this disc is the quality of the performance. It is not just solid, but Mark doesn't need to rely on volume of speed. Much of the material is mid tempo, yet it's powerful and magnetic. His bandmates Spencer Clarke (drums) and Drew Shuller (bass) provide a crisp foundation. Much like Mark's work here, it is conspicuous in it's most appropriate and well defined support role, instead of obviated by the players egos. There is a definite sense of ensemble here. Most of the songs are longer, some are quite dramatic, all are very artful solid CD." Dennis M. DeWitt adds, "Cut six entitled "Big Sky" is a surf-western classic as wide open and cool as the state of Texas. Sci-fi space cowboys now have road music for the wide open spaces and deserted highways of America." Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Surf/Rock), total running time, 0:00
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