Aqua Velvets are an American surf rock revival band from San Francisco, California, formed in the 1980s by guitarist Miles Corbin.
Rather than simply recreate the vintage 1963 surf sound, Corbin set out to add depth and dimension with original songs that included strings, horns, keyboards, and exotic instruments.
The result was a cinematic sound more akin to film composers like Ennio Morricone and John Barry.
This album was recorded in the auto repair shop where bassist Michael Lindner worked.
The Velvets continued to release a steady stream of albums through 2015, most notably Tiki Beat (2010) and El Morocco (2015).