Mermen
A Glorious Lethal Euphoria
The Story
The Mermen's 1995 instrumental CD, "A Glorious Lethal Euphoria", features the band's unique nouveau surf sound, amid Jim Thomas amped-up guitar thrash and the amazing bass of Allen Whitman. It's surf through and through, and yet it's not - the listener hears influences such as Neil Young and nods towards Sonic Youth, all drenched in reverb and dripping with melody. All in all, some of the most creative ideas thrown under the banner of 'surf music' in quite some time. "A Glorious Lethal Euphoria" is a mind-expanding experience to be sure, and at over seventy minutes, you'll be riding the waves of a new kind of tunage. Not your daddy's surf music.
The Music
| 03:57 | Pulpin' Lince | Instrumental |
| 04:25 | With No Definite Future And No Purpose.. | Instrumental |
| 03:31 | The Drowning Man Knows His God | Instrumental |
| 03:50 | Scalp Salad | Instrumental |
| 09:17 | Obsession For Men | Instrumental |
| 04:07 | Blue Xoam | Instrumental |
| 05:39 | Under The Kou Tree | Instrumental |
| 03:55 | Lizards | Instrumental |
| 05:15 | Quo Me Cunque Rapit Tempestas... | Instrumental |
| 03:24 | Drub | Instrumental |
| 04:27 | The Intractable Boy | Instrumental |
| 09:13 | Between I And Thou | Instrumental |
| 09:46 | And The Flowers They'll Bloom | Instrumental |
| 02:38 | Brahms 3rd Movement 3rd Symphony | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Jim Thomas | Guitar, Production |
| Allen Whitman | Bass, Production |
| Martyn Jones | Drums, Production |
| John Karr | Engineering, Mixing |
| Jeff Byrd | Engineering Assistance |
| Adrienne Gulyassy | Engineering Assistance |
| Tardon Feathered | Executive Production, Mixing |
| Ken Lee | Mastering |
| Dan Edman | Photography |
| Julie Newdoll | Back Cover Art "Conception" |
| Recorded at Mr. Toads S.F.
Mastered at Rocket Labs. Front cover artist unknown. |
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