​Instrumental songs are certainly not inferior to their sung brothers. Moreover, they often also draw our attention to the talent, craftsmanship and instrument mastery of the artists. Just like the two previously published volumes in the 'Whip Masters Instrumentals' series, volume 3 also offers a lot of beautiful things. A total of 30 tracks that show a rich and diverse picture of the roots genres.
With the exception of 1 track, all songs were recorded between 1950 and 1963. The exception is Urban Zotel, who also contributes to the composition of the 'Whip Masters Instrumentals'. ‘Backtrail’ is a formidable guitar-driven outer space song recorded last year, which stands with one foot in the past and the other in the present.
Rock 'n' roll, Western Swing, rhythm & blues and dark murder songs, you get them all neatly presented by composer Mark Armstrong. Wonderful album!

​Let's be clear for once ……. This series is not intended for softies! The rebellion associated with the genre, especially in the early days of rock and roll, is also in the 30 formidable instrumental tracks that fill volume 2 of the ‘Whip Masters Instrumentals’ series. Fire-breathing guitars, all searing saxophones that hit you relentlessly in the face and the vocal primal screams, certainly contribute to this. Features that can all be found on this album.
With the creation of the Whip Masters Instrumentals, composer Mark Armstrong has tapped an area that offers an abundance of fantastic rock and roll, rockabilly, surf and western swing. Just like the previously published volume 1, this edition is also worth having in your collection. Curious what will follow!

​They have no shortage of inspiration for new series at the Atomicat label. A series around instrumental songs is something else they will have thought, and they are right. How often are instrumentals treated like a stepmotherly thing? But that they are full songs is certainly clear from this first volume, which contains a mix of recordings from American local and well-known labels, sporadically supplemented with British and Slovenian recordings, all recorded in the period 1952-1963.
Whether you're looking for guitar-dominated rousing rock and roll or rockabilly, swinging tunes or surf rock, they go hand in hand on this album. ’Whip Masters Instrumentals’ promises to be an exciting series, as you can already hear at this first volume.

​What the title already suggests, is confirmed by the additional statement ‘Music For Strippers, From Burlesque To Strip Clubs’. 28 tracks that formed the soundtrack for the performances of, among others, Gypsy Rose Lee, Blaze Starr, Lili St Cyr and Ann Corio, strippers and burlesque dancers in America in the middle of the last century.
‘Get ‘Em Off’ contains 28 formidable, mostly orchestral tracks, which are extremely enjoyable even without accompanying strippers.

​You probably don't know the name Billy Strange, yet chances are you've heard him and he might even be in your record collection as a companion to your favorite artists. Besides this work as a session musician, he also recorded under his own name.
What is striking is that Strange cannot be pinned down to one music genre. Whether he was hired for swinging rhythm & blues and rock and roll, a light jazzy feel, country, cowboy songs or pop, Billy always carries out his task with an enormous dose of talent and craftsmanship.
With ‘Climb Aboard The Hell Train’, compiler dee jay Mark Armstrong not only pays tribute to Billy Strange, but also makes Strange's work more public.

It happens very rarely, but let's pour clear wine right away. If you are immensely addicted to the instrumental work of, for example, The Shadows or The Ventures, then this Jasmine collector, who links The Piltdown Men to B. Bumble And The Stingers, undeniably belongs in your record collection.
It is very commendable that Jasmine is releasing this collector. The album contains all the A and B sides of the singles that both groups released between 1960 and 1962. For The Piltdown Men that is even their complete discography. Obviously including all songs with which both bands in England were successful.
‘The Piltdown Men Meet B. Bumble And The Stingers’ is an absolute must have.

​This Chicago guitarist is a genius in playing the roots genres. He portrays blues, jazz, country, Western swing and rockabilly in a brilliant way. On this album he gives 16 songs from The Beatles an instrumental facelift. Joel played all the guitarparts that were put together in a wonderful way. This album is a must for 'guitar aficionados'.

​Two LPs full of handsome danceable instrumental songs from the originally as a joke created Dicky Doo & The Don'ts. You get the sung and instrumental hit singles as bonus tracks.

A piece of music to dream away

Fantastic instrumental album that offers you a journey through the musical cosmos, in the company of Pink Floyd and Ennio Morricone.

A mix of psychedelic rock, blues, sometimes supplemented with the clean guitar sound of instrumental bands from the fifties and sixties, by a Dutch band.

A brilliant compilation of music played in the British coffee bars about 50 years ago. A fine blend of rock and roll, guitar instrumentals and early pop songs. Very nice album!

This nice & quiet album holds the middle between Latin, ambient and world Music. It creates the atmosphere of Mediterranean coast in the evening.