Third Star to the Left - Space Cossacks, Nocturnes
Red Sunrise - Space Cossacks, Gray, Catherine
Solaris Stamp - Space Cossacks, Pongracic, Ivan Jr.
Neutron Sabre - Space Cossacks, Pongracic, Ivan Jr.
Black Sand - Space Cossacks, Pongracic, Ivan Jr.
The Cossack - Space Cossacks, Frey
The Spy Satellite - Space Cossacks, Gray, Catherine
Planet of the Apes - Space Cossacks, Pongracic, Ivan Jr.
Gunmetal Express - Space Cossacks, Gray, Catherine
Transatlantic Orbit - Space Cossacks, Pongracic, Ivan Jr.
Moroccan Adventures - Space Cossacks, Pongracic, Ivan Jr.
Mir Rescue - Space Cossacks, English, Mark
Bombara - Space Cossacks, Hood
The Space Victory Theme - Space Cossacks, English, Mark
Nauaja Star - Space Cossacks, Pongracic, Ivan Jr.
Highly anticipated debut from incredible instrumental band combining the shred of Dick Dale and the guitar noise of My Bloody Valentine, with the tone of Hank Marvin of The Shadows. Throw in influences like the Ventures an... more »d Australia's the Atlantics, and you'll get their interstellarsurf-instro sound. 15 tracks, including 'Third Star To The Left', 'Red Sunrise' and 'Solaris Stomp'. 1998 Musick Recordings.« less
Highly anticipated debut from incredible instrumental band combining the shred of Dick Dale and the guitar noise of My Bloody Valentine, with the tone of Hank Marvin of The Shadows. Throw in influences like the Ventures and Australia's the Atlantics, and you'll get their interstellarsurf-instro sound. 15 tracks, including 'Third Star To The Left', 'Red Sunrise' and 'Solaris Stomp'. 1998 Musick Recordings.
CD Reviews
AMAZING!!
john brown | Seattle, WA | 09/18/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"'Interstellar Stomp' is the debut record by a band that has to be considered as one of the best surf/instrumental bands ever. This CD kicked my behind from start to finish- wonderful songwriting, super production and out-of-this-world guitar playing. Fast, melodic and brutal, that's how the guitarist from the Space Cossacks plays, and together with 3 other great musicians, take surf music to a new dimension- it just ROCKS! Favorite songs include, "Third Star to the Left", "Space Victory Theme", "Mir Rescue" and the unbelievable "Transatlantic Orbit". Get this NOW!!"
The Space Cossacks RULE!
fourballs@sprintmail.com | USA | 11/01/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This instro/surf disc is the wave of the future! Now that "Swing" has become "popular" (again) who is to reason why the "next big thing" won't be instro/surf music! Along with Jon and the Nightriders (LA), Los Straightjackets (Nashville), Satan's Pilgrims (Seattle), the Mermen (SF) and numerous other bands, from all over the world, the future of rock and roll is in fine hands!"
From Croatia & Beyond the Stars!
Henry R. Kujawa | "The Forbidden Zone" (Camden, NJ) | 12/29/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I love sci-fi; and these days, I love SURFING music! So THE SPACE COSSACKS were clearly a band made for me! Led by Ivan Pongracic, one of the most talented & friendly guitarists I've run across, they blaze a trail of instrumental POWER & EXCITEMENT that's balanced only by their equal love for mood & melody. Of the many, MANY instro bands I've heard in the last 5 years, I rank these guys behind ONLY Los Straitjackets-- and it's a close call! My faves here include "Third Star To The Left", "Red Sunrise", "Neutron Sabre", "The Cossack", "Transatlantic Orbit" (yeah, mostly the FAST ones) and "Moroccan Adventures" (one of the SLOWER ones). This album didn't take long to grow on me, and if I had any disappointment at all, it was only because I was hoping for more tunes from their limited-edition (400) cassette, ORBITAL PLANETARY STRATEGIC COMMAND, to show up here. (Only "Third Star", re-recorded, did; different versions of "Red Sunrise" & "Neutron Sabre" had also turned up earlier on 2 separate vinyl EPs.) For more from these guys, I highly recommend the 7" EPs THE PENETRATORS MEET THE SPACE COSSACKS ("Shark Attack"), THE SPACE COSSACKS / THE FATHOMS ("Space Probe"), FROM THE SHADOWS OF THE EVIL EMPIRE ("Metsakukkia") and the comp CDs AN EVENING IN NIVRAM: THE MUSIC OF THE SHADOWS ("The Savage" & "The Lute Player"), HOT RODS TO HELL, VOLUME II (the BEST recording of "Squad Car" I've ever heard!), SURFIN' SENORITA ("Bittersweet Samba"), and SWINGIN' CREEPERS! A TRIBUTE TO THE VENTURES ("Journey To the Stars" & "Moon Child"). And of course, their 2nd full-length CD, TSAR WARS, which was even better than their 1st!"
AWSOME
Thomas Barrie | TEXAS | 12/19/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Well if you dig the extraterrestrial sound of MAN OR ASTRO-MAN?, but want something more surf based then this is the perfect band to try out. "Third Star To The Left" is an awsome cover they make it their own, you will feel like your on a space cruise with "Red Sunrise", "Solaris Stomp" has a great rhythm, "The Cossack" is a battle for the universe, "The Spy Satellite" well just imagine being alone in space, "Bombora" is a good Alantics cover, and "The Space Victory Theme" is the middle east meets space surf! All I can say is AWSOME band, and check out TSAR WARS too!"
A Good band, a good album!
A. Giampa | CA | 01/23/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I may or may not get feedback from this, because of what I will eventually say here. I'm pretty much a fan of Los Straitjackets, Laika & The Cosmonauts, Man or Astro Man, Dick Dale, and the Ventures, and The Space Cossacks are a welcome addition. I have several albums from all the previous listed bands (if not all of them from each band). I do not own Tsar Wars yet, and perhaps that is why my opinion MIGHT be ill formed. The Space Cossacks are a good TIGHT band. Alot of stuff I read seems to claim them as groundbreaking. I'm not quite there yet (Again, haven't heard their other album) but they have alot of good material and musician ship. They resemble Man or Astroman without the kitcsh/quirkiness or Laika/Cosmonauts without the weird foreign thing going on. Again this is not a bad thing. Good solid band; hardly groundbreaking though."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1