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February 20th 2009 - A Review from Pipeline Magazine [By Alan Taylor]:

Los Caminos - Test Pilot

Test Pilot is Candadian guitar group Los Caminos' second CD – their first, Bullets for Bread, was reviewed in Pipeline 75. They are a four-piece with rhythm guitar and all of the track are group originals. It's a very meaty set, this is rock instrumental with a capital 'R' and both lead and second/rhythm guitar have a tough, wiry sound with just a touch of distortion.

Hail To The King makes a fiery starter with its double-picked intro that lead into a familiar surf beat punctuated by catchy staccato riffs. Test Pilot has a similar tempo and some neatly building passages while Walking With The Devil is a cunning amalgam ofThe Savage and Penetration. A neat arrangement aids their dynamic playing on Waikiki Detective and trumpet joins in on themoody Sentenza which has a touch of Los Fantasticos about it.

We're back up and rocking for Skull Catcher, the fast rockabilly beat of Torro Torro and insistentriffing chords on Malachi Crunch. Things barely ease off for an intense Tijuana Standoff, but the melody line on Thunder Chief lets down a great Link Wray inspired beat – don't waste it guys, please revisit this one. Sound Barrier is a slow and moody lead into Johnny Raygun as Los Caminos' guitars fire their final salvos at our ears. This is a great blast of an album and definitely not one for the fainthearted.

February 13th 2009 - A Review from ReverbCentral.com [By Phil Dirt]:
(Get the full review here)

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Album number two from Vancouver's Los Caminos is chock full of dark textures, great melodies, dramatic imagery, and cool ideas. Heavy reliance on surf's sense of flow, spaghetti western's imagery, and modern rock's tonality, Test Pilot! is a very satisfying release.

Picks: Hail To The King, Test Pilot, Walking With The Devil, Waikiki Detective, Sentenza, Skull Catcher, Torro Torro, Malachi Crunch, Tijuana Standoff, Thunder Chief, Sound Barrier, Johnny Raygun

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February 3rd 2009 - A Review from The Vancouver Provice [By Tom Harrison]:

The Province Newspaper
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

"LOS CAMINOS"
Test Pilot

"Effective instrumental rock from a local group that has been embraced by Squire Barnes for his "Plays of the Year" clips.
Most instrumental rock is based in Surf music but Los Caminos play in a variety of styles and with a vigour that transcends what can be a limited medium."
Letter grade B

Tom Harrison

December 6th 2007 - A Review from Pipeline [By Alan Taylor]:

Canadian guitar band Los Caminos are making their debut album with this all-original set. Using a range of tones they pile through 11 tracks in 30 minutes, moving things along at a good pace as they punch out thier fiery brand of rock instrumentals. Surf guitar mixes with echo, twang and harder-edged rock guitar on numbers which hint at some of the influences at work here. Undertow, for example, shifts between the unlikely pairing of Out Of Limits and (Smells Like) Teen Spirit, and elsewhere there are elements of surf, exploitation flicks and Wray-styled heavier rock. Whilst none of the numbers is likely to attract any cover versions, I'd love to see the band play - they must be a formidable live act.

Alan Taylor - Pipeline (Winter 2007 edition)


August 12th 2007 - A Review from ReverbCentral.com [By Phil Dirt]:

(Get the full review here)

Los Caminos - Bullets For Bread s s s s s

Well now, if you're a fan of long whammified chords and somber imagery, Bullets For Bread is surely for you. Sweeping visuals, aquatic feelings, dark and moody, and quite satisfying.

Picks: Undertow, Thousand Steps, Cloak And Dagger, Slip Stream, Breakfast With The Astronauts, Spring 78, Irene And Her 7 Sisters, Kings Of The Boulevard, Dark Sea, Spaghetti Sunrise

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Los Caminos is an instrumental surf rock band based out of Vancouver. The band is heavily influenced by the likes of Link Wray, Dick Dale, The Ventures, Herb Alpert, Ennio Morricone and many others. Los Caminos music is a heavier more modern version of the great bands of the 50's and 60's with their own style thrown in. With the help of their friend Dean Lovell the band has recorded their debut CD "Bullets for Bread." This 11-song disc displays a variety of tempos and moods that makes one not want to stay still. with many new songs and a never-ending flow of ideas expect Los Caminos to be recording their next CD soon.

UPDATED: JULY 4th 2008

We have just finished making our new album "Test Pilot!" You can see the album art and track list on the Disks page, and stay tuned for listenable samples and ordering info!

UPDATED: JANUARY 26th 2008

Los caminos on the Radio! We have been featured on 91.3fm CJTR Radio Regina!!!!

"More fresh Canadian Surf Instros!!! This week introducing Los Caminos!"

So far DJ Michel Legrisbi has played 4 songs from the "Bullets for Bread" CD.

You can download the show from the following link - http://www.cjtr.ca/webcast
or check out the show's playlist archive on the DJ's blog - http://michel-legrisbi.blogspot.com

UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 20th 2007

LOS CAMINOS NOW HAS A HOME ON FACEBOOK!
We've created an Official Facebook Group so our fans living on Facebook can
keep up to date with recent news and upcoming shows!

Please go and join the group and then send a note to your friends and
invite them to join too.

Search for "LOS CAMINOS - THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK GROUP" on the group search page or use the link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4850259213&ref=mf.


07/12/2007 - Trade and Convention Centre
** Private Party **

23/11/2007 - The Railway
With the Cadaver Dogs and Thee Manipulators


10/10/2007 - The Railway
Rockabilly Rebellion (with the Killer Saints and Big Joe Burke)

6/10/2007 - Pat's Pub
With the Hard Money Saints

18/08/2007 - Hokos Bar
With the Surf Messiahs, Triple Doubles, and Stolen Bicycle Gang

3/08/2007 - Pat's Pub
With the The Smoking 45s and Six Pack Jacket