The Reverb Syndicate is an almost exclusively instrumental

Instrumental

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 "Spy-Fi" surf band from Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Canada

Canada

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 who have been playing since 2006. Their music is of "soundtracks to 1960s spy films that don’t exist". They toured England and Scotland in 2008 and have played at the 2007 Ottawa Bluesfest

Ottawa Bluesfest

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. They have released two studio albums; Operation: Jet Set! (2006) and Sputnik A-Go-Go (2007).

The band created and performed in a radio drama on the Canadian campus radio station CKCU in 2006, and have had two interviews on CBC Radio One

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 (Sep 21, 2006 - and a 10 minute interview on Nov 21, 2007 ).

"The Reverb Syndicate is an Ottawa band that is taking on
sinister government plots using a series of high-tech gadgets, a
way with the ladies, and some seriously fast automotives. [They
sound like] a bunch of surfers jumped James Bond in an alley."
- CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One

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(Alan Neal

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Bassist Jeff Welch is formerly of the bands Suburban Pop Project and Fan Belt Seven. Each band member plays a fictional spy character on stage:

• Mike Bradford (aka Agent Vic 20) – lead guitar, Theremin
• Jeff Welch (aka Agent Ampeg) – bass
• James Rossiter (aka Agent Sovtek) – rhythm guitar, keys
• Mike Rifkin (aka The Fixer) – drums

The band have also played shows across Canada and, on one occasion, as part of the line-up in a surf rock showcase in New York City

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Track list

Operation: Jet Set! (2006)

1. "Theme To "Operation: Jet Set!""
2. "I Am The New Number Two"
3. "Oil Slicks And Ejector Seats"
4. "On To Checkpoint Bravo"
5. "Shake Don't Stir"
6. "The Code Is ********"
7. "I Am Not A Pleasure Unit"
8. "Zis Is KAOS!"
9. "M's Lament"
10. "Inlet Of Dire Consequences"
11. "...And The Hero Gets The Girl"

Sputnik A-Go-Go (2007)

1. "This Is Not A Test"
2. "Lunar Attack!"
3. "Sputnik A-Go-Go"
4. "Bolshevik Boogie"
5. "The Martini Cluster"
6. "The Lonely Henchman"
7. "La Balada de Senor Esquivel"
8. "Escape From The Village"
9. "Belka & Strelka's Big Adventure"
10. "Theremania!"
11. "Trans-Siberian Sunset"