
Sound Waves - Tales from the shack
By Stanly Nermalston


S3 E3 2025 - The Year That Wasn’t
In which we discuss 2025- A year of permanent Volcanic induced Nihilism , strewn with Dusty Surfboards and Mediocre Music

S3 E2 GLAD IM NOT A DEAD KENNEDY - hopefully un-cancelled version
In which Stan and Danza wax lyrical ,wax philosophical and attempt to wax the lip

S3 E1 Hegel and the Philosophy of Mind… Surfing
In Which Dazza and Stan return to the mic- armed with a new philosophical bent. With all thing surfing and music we ponder - “ What would Hegel do? “ one thing is for sure he wouldn’t go to Portugal,buy a brand new surf themed beach villa and dare to paddle out a Stan’s local… all soundtracked by a Jack Jonson ditty floating loftily in his Teutonic skull.

S2 E11 ANIMAL CORRECTIVE - Pigdogs and Ratcats
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan and Dazza don our Beaver tail wetsuits, Apply some Gorilla grip to our Swallow tail -Rhino Chaser -hybrid Fishes and attempt to snake a few wave hogs , pig dog some tubes and make an exit via the doggie door.

S2 E10 Disgrace Jones
in which Stan and Dazza disgrace themselves and all that they touch in the surf and music realm. So business as usual basically

S2 E9 Ghosts of the Civil Deadman’s
In Which we paddle out the back at Nick Cave’s local beach break and discuss Fashion,Death,Love and Açai Bowls with the head man of the Bad (Chia?) Seeds
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S3 E8 The Fall of Western Surfing Civilisation…The Mark E Smith Years
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE .In Which Stan and Dazza play Realpolotik Jenga- Dismantling the Tower of Babble one hypno-krypto -facist at a time - Conducting this teetering orchestra is none other than The Mad- Cap Mancurian word smith- Fall frontman ...Mark E Smith..………

S2 E7 The Colour Turpel….or….The Evil of Banality
Spotify Playlist HERE
In which we discuss all things Bath Tub related

S2 E6 2024 Happy? New? Year?
In Which - We rate 2024 Hot or Not? Tune in to find out,,,

S2 E5 The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad - Part 5
The final Comedown! We finally crown a winner- or do we? Also we ask why Barton Lynch hates Santa Clause?!? We also , for no particular reason, discuss sea birds at great length. And we reluctantly join One Match Atch in the Hi-Lux on a one-way- blood red-iron ore dust laden -gravel-road to hell!!

S2 E4 The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad- Part 4 Andy Irons While Tom Waits
More head to head ,nose to nose and hair to hair combat.
We also Ask - Why Did Google buy Nomotu? Why doesn’t Kelly Slater wear sunnies? How did Michael Jackson’s nose get damaged in transit ? …And Who fixes Debby Harry’s Dings ?

S2 E3 The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad- Part 3 -Joints for Creaky Joints
Part 3 of our EPIC Man on Man battle of wits,hits and man bits. Yewwww

S2 E2 The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad -Part 2
In which Stan and Dazza continue the person(o.k. man) on person(o.k.man again) heats to decide the Sound Waves Champion!!

S2 EP 1 . The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad . Part I
In which we pit the super stars of music against the best surfers of the past and present. It’s rock gods versus surf studs in a blur of flowing locks , tight board shorts and strobe lighting excess. Ultimately we will somehow discover who is the Gold Medal winner of the Surf/Music Universe!! From the Golden hour to the Golden Brown, The Silver Surfer to Silverchair, The Bronzed Aussies to the Beastie Boys and maybe even Kate Bush surfing Green Bush. Let the games begin!! …..Yewwwwww.

CH 72 TOKYO - Robots, Ramen and Riot Girrrls ( part 3 - Surf Cities Series )
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan and Dazza view the mega city of Tokyo through a truffle infused kaleidoscope and try to make sense of this truly overwhelming metropolis. Surf and Musical fanatics abound so grab a Pocari Sweat , crank up ya Walkman and hop on board the sound waves virtual bullet train…….YEWWWWWW!

CH 71 INS AND OUTS (Part 3) Hey Kids Get off My Lawn
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE…..IN which Stan and Dazza channel Grumpy Clint Eastwood and direct their ire at all things musically scatalogical - Yew?

CH 70 INS AND OUTS (Part 2) - Woke in Fright . Harry Bryant, Tchaikovsky and Foiling on Acid.
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Dazza attempt to pinpoint what is currently in vogue, musically speaking. In a typically wild ramble we discuss , in no particular order- Piano concertos on acid, Mix tapes for the tik tok generation , A-ha moments in Norway, The Brian Eno inspired Fred Again Acapella Choir Group, Pub rock v Bush Doof ,Shooners of VB versus tabs of LSD and the enduring charms of a particular Cornish army tank driving electro pioneering knob twiddling genius. The sexual proclivities of Rasputin somehow also gets thrown into the mix. Enjoy!Yewwwwwwwwww

CH 69 INS AND OUTS - CURREN AFFAIRS Part 1
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Dazza and Stan dip our toes into the current surf milieu ( via the Greenroom times) and decide once and for all what is IN and what is OUT

CH 68 - OWED TO JOY …or…Nothing Compares to Yewwww!!
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza shed the complexities of modern life, eschew all modern devices while reluctantly letting go of all earthly wants to fully experience the joys of , well JOY !! It’s all about the JOMO and the JOGU . The Supercilious and the Super Silly.. Prepare to be entertained and possibly educated . All your usual musical and surf related stoke plus Dazza’s crazy musical quiz of Na Na Nas and La La Las.(LA LA LA PLAYLIST HERE )Yewwwwww!

CH 67 BATTLE OF THE BLANDS
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Dazza enter the thunderdome , go beyond it slightly….. and then pit one surfer and one musician in a fight to the death- mano o mano….Its rock star versus rock hopper, Nightclub Crooner versus Kneeboard Spooner, The King versus The Duke and The Vocal versus The Local……..YEWWWWW.

CH 66(6) RELIGION- God is my legrope and Jesus is my rail saviour.
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza spark up a lighter and take a deep inhale of the Opium of the masses…. from a surfing and musical perspective of course . Stan lays out his two state solution while Dazza leads a bible study session for the ages. The Ten Commandments get a reworking to suit the surfing spiritualist and we somehow only slightly offend the world’s top ten religions one by one. Yewwww

CH 65 DEATH ! This Mortal Foil
Spotify Playlist HERE In which Stan and Dazza get all musically morbid while fatally frothing on all things deadly in the water. In a rambling journey to meet our maker we discuss - Doggy heaven, Rivers of wine, Overated surf/music deaths, what not to play at a funeral, tragic rock misadventures, the scariest song ever written and a seriously deadly Quiz plus more tangents, obtuse angles and 90° turns than a geometry exam - YEW.

CH 64 MEN IN BLACK.....SHORTS
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE Part 3 in our Colour Series. In which Stan and Daz get lost in the Black Ether… In no particular order everything Black in the surf/music world is dissected. Black Beauties,Black Hole Transmissions , Black Haoles, Black Panthers,Black Puddings,Black Shorts, Black Metal and more! Somehow Barbieheimer pops into the mix and we also discover a substance Blacker than Black. There’s even a Black Poetry Slam as Stanne and D’azzario battle it out in a John Donne v Dylan Thomas cage fight….Bonus Black Quiz and a controversial who am I ?… Now available on TDK C-90 tape exclusively for our Patreon subscribers - yewwww.

CH 63 BLUE ORDER - Cocktails and Squaretails
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE..Part 2 of our COLOURS Series. In which Stan and Dazza explore the world of surf and music through Azure coloured glasses. Also a bit of a Cliché section plus “who am I? “ and ,in a bid to out wit the copyright algorithm “name that one second intro” . So grab a long tall glass of Blue Juice , turn on ya Bluetooth device and get ready for a Blues Explosion!

CH 62 The Gary Green Iguano
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Dazza combine blue and yellow in a surf and music alchemy experiment. The first in our rainbow series of chromatic conversations - yeww

Chapter Unknown - The Bridge
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In which there is A NEW HOPE for Dazza and Stan as they throw off their robot overlords and march forward into an analogue world of vinyl podcasts and transistor radios, ripping off and riffin on all things surf and music. Season 2 approaches and the universe waits with bated breath...but what will the robots say?

CH 60 Very Good to Epigenetics
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza delve into Genetic voodoo vibes , Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Bumkins, Spanish Horses, Ron Dog Blakeys Golf course, Jaleesa Vincent and her Brittany Spears Spear, Andrew Kidmans par 1000 Golf course, German River Surfing Podcast controversy and ya typical Surf and Music Chit Chat... In surfing terms you could say about this episode’s random ramblings - “there’s plenty of swell but the banks are a bit wobbly. “. But fear not there is plenty of surf/music stoke to keep everyone happy..Yew

CH 53 2022 A POST MORTEM Dirty Dead Rats and Wishy Washy Wet Leggies
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza sift through the surf and musical wreckage of 2022 and examine the black box. We also crack a few Bon Bon Florences and tell some god-awful jokes.

Chapter 51 - Sydney: The Power and the Passiona
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Daz and Stan grab a Chiko Roll and a heavily-salted scallop and cruise the beaches (and outer reaches) of Sydney town, in search of the musical and surfical essence of the harbour city.

CH 50 Surf vs Music (Part 4) “ I Like Music , I Like Surf “
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan makes his closing statement in the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Surf v Music. Also Stan brings back the QUIZ and stumps Dazza with some mind blowing conundrums

CH 50 Surf vs Music - (Part 1) Riders on the Wavestorm
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Daz ( in our 50TH EPISODE !! ) throw surf and music into the cage fighting ring and let the feathers fly. It ain’t pretty.

Chapter 49.995 - A prelude…to nothing?
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In which Daz and Stan whisper sweet nothings, get wrapped up in nostalgia and try to avoid shitty shoes (and catch the ferry before it’s too late!)

CH 46 Süperdooper Übergruppen PART 1
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza explore the world of Musical Supergroups and Super Surf Teams with alacrity and elasticity. We also discuss the dangers of hugging diminutive ex world champs.

CH 44 Every Meth-Head Needs a Tesla
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In which Stan and Daz aimlessly explore music and surf stoke and ponder the best way to die

Chapter 41: Marcel My Soul - Proust, Pumpkins, Putin, P-Pass and Perfect Pop
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In which Daz and Stan journey into the South Pacific with Marcel Proust, Gauguin, Elvis, Sintra and a head full of pop music and 1900's surf gear.

Chapter 38 - Ticked Off Against The Machine
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In which Day and Stan do their utmost to circumvent all deliberation of waves and chords; instead venturing into realms of existence as diverse as Hemmingway, Jung, The Enlightenment, Linguistics, Psychedelics, Floggings, Vloggings, Piss-poor sound quality and a plethora of irksome nuisances that really (or just kind of) get one’s GOAT.

Chapter 35 Lipstick On A Pig-Dog Part ONE
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In which Stan and Dazza release the truffle pig-dogs in search of tasty musical morsels buried in the soil of mediocrity ( Part one of a two part epic!) Yewwwww

CH 32 Archangel Thunderbird. Krautrock and Lakesurfing in the 5th Dimension.
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In Which Stan and Dazza mine the Teutonic multiverse for hidden musical gems and secret landlocked pits - yew.

CH29 TUBEY OR NOT TUBEY (Dilemmas part 2)

CH 26. 1984 The year time stood still
In which Stan and Dazza explore the year when Metal heads and lettuce farmers reigned supreme. Yew.
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CH 25 DEUS EX DRUM MACHINA
In which Stan and Dazza explore 3 major disturbances in the force from the early 80s. Special guest DJ O-man tunes in and drops out as our techno-spirit guide on a journey to Acid House ground zero. Yew!!!
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5 Hrs of Relaxing Psychedelic Space Rock Playlist HERE
Three Fins Before the Thruster Article HERE

Chapter 24: Fairlights and Friction Free Filth

Chapter 17: To Surf, With Love?

Chapter 16: Hate and the Art of Lineup Maintenance
In which it is shown that Captain Daz and Stan gained nothing by this tour into the Darkest Heart, unless it were further stoke.

Chapter 14 - The Dinner Party
In which Monsieur B and Señor Nermalston convene a soiree in their virtual realm for a musical and surfing who’s who of whom. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

Chapter 13 - Fibreglass is the new Vinyl
In which a slight glimpse is had of the bounty of boards and records, and Stan and Daz are joined by a mysterious guest on their travails.....SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE

Chapter 12 - Style is free
In which Captain Daz and Stanly wax lyrical on the randomness of existence and the evils of algorithms and the Captain astounds and confounds with poetic gifts for the festive season ...SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE

Chapter 9 - Love of a female planet
In which Daz and Stan descend the whole length of the beautiful valley of the Ganges, and discuss some music and surf (in a female context)
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Chapter 8 The Producers and the Shapers
In which Cap'tin Dazza and Senhor Nermalston succeed in making minimal sense opining on the puppet masters of music and wave riding. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE

Chapter 6 The Surf Vids episode (overture)
In which Stanly and Dazza receive a new proof that surf and music do indeed make fine bed fellows SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE