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Whip Masters Instrumental Vol. 1

Whip Masters Instrumentals Volume 4 (Atomicat) Just when you think an album series has reached its conclusion, up springs another volume. Certainly, a surprise given the gap since its last album release, and definitely welcome considering the high quality of its predecessors, Whip Masters Instrumentals Volume 4 sees another round of instrumental tracks compiled for your listening pleasure. DeeJay Mark Armstrong is the man responsible for gathering the thirty tracks included here, bringing together a “stylized” and “rousing” collection that starts in 1955, and finishes somewhere in 1963. As with many of Atomicat album releases, the songs featured include plenty of established names, but where these albums often standout from the rest of the pack is the inclusion of lesserknown figures with equally compelling tracks. First to feature on the album Whip Masters Instrumentals Volume 4 is The Montereys with ‘Rocker’ that begins with chiming guitars and then drums, before developing into a fuller sound where instruments demonstrate respect for each other during this fantastic opening song. From there you will experience further excitement with the dangerous sounding ‘Taylor’s Rock’ from the hands of Bob Taylor and The Counts, to an interesting turn with plenty of saxophone from The Rumblers and ‘Boss’. Broader inclusions under this rock ‘n’ roll umbrella can be heard with bluegrass and country instrumentals from Bill Monroe (‘Wheel Hoss’), and Little Jimmy Dickens with The Country Boys (‘Red Wing’). No rock ‘n’ roll instrumental album is complete without a bit of Link Wray, who features with The Raymen during ‘Turnpike U.S.A.’, making Volume 4 of this album series another fine addition. Nathan Olsen-Haines (Atomicat)

Whip Masters Instrumentals Volume 5 (Atomicat) With the announcement of Whip Masters Instrumentals Volume 4 recently from Atomicat, the next instalment of this album series arrives with, naturally, Whip Masters Instrumentals Volume 5. Sourcing material from the years 1952 to 1963, and providing another track list of thirty tracks, is DeeJay Mark Armstrong. As lesserknown artists sit next to established artists, and various genres considered from (mainly) rock ‘n’ roll, to blues, traditional rhythm and blues, and various strands of country, there’s plenty to whet the appetite as far as the contents are concerned. If a melding of bluesy-rock ‘n’ roll is of particular interest, then such an example can be heard early on via raucous ‘Braggin’ supplied by Bob Moore And The Temps. With variation aplenty, Volume 5 introduces early 60’s material with The Satellites’ ‘Ali-Baba’, and big band with much organ playing of ‘Comin’ Home Baby’ from Ernie Freeman Combo. Link Wray And The Wraymen arrive in town once more, and this time with engaging ‘Slinky’. Those listeners who enjoy instrumentals featuring the genre of country will be pleased to know that such tracks can be heard during Volume 5 with Johnnie And Jack And The Tennessee Mountain Boys’ ‘Yeah’. From such compelling inclusions more can be experienced through delightful popcorn-esque ‘The Grunt’ provided by The Fifty Milers, to surf instrumental rocker ‘Woody Wagon’ by Manual And The Renegades, before more delights via pacy rock ‘n’ roll instrumentals ‘Ad Lib’ (The Galaxies), The Starfires (‘Chartreuse Caboose’), and The Losers with ‘Snake Eyes’. Another round of Whip Masters Instrumentals sees Volume 5 turning up the heat further with a collection instrumentals that also offer plenty of variation in terms of genres with enough to suggest this album series will continue for some time yet. Nathan Olsen-Haines (Atomicat)