Album Notes

California’s Central Valley—where the sun parches the land come rockin’ summertime and the fog rolls thick and wet all winter long—the perfect place for dreamers, drunks, and dancers, the lost as well as the found. Only a hundred miles north of the legendary sounds of Bakersfield, Arsen began crafting his own fine work of fact and fiction. But only somewhere between Saturday night’s sinning and Sunday morning’s church is where you can feel its full impact.

Arsen Roulette, striving to become one of today’s top talents, started years ago by locking himself in his father’s cobbler shop for nights on end, feverishly practicing in the hopes of one day playing throughout the world and leaving behind a piece of himself in history, forever locked inside the immortal medium we call a CD.

Arsen recorded his first album, Lost Recordings, during the crazy days of 2003 and 2004. The hot wax features Rockin’ Lloyd Tripp on 1st guitar and Matt Pavlovcic on 2nd guitar. This multi-dimensional recording met with huge success, gaining national recognition in such fine magazines as Rockabilly Monthly and Blackcat Rockabilly. Just take a gander at a couple other raving revues:

“It has the fever and urgency of the killer” --Jumping from 6 to 6

“Watch out for this thunderous explosion” --Blue Suede News

But wait! There’s more! The year ain’t even over yet and 2006 has marked a very successful year for Arsen and his boys. Coming off a major US tour in 2005 and after being voted one of California’s top 10 bands by the Fresno Bee, Arsen and the gang has traveled over 20,000 miles including the band’s first European tour, taking them to almost every country on the old continent.

In preparation for the European tour and leading a wild new band, Arsen went into the studio to cut a dozen pure, raw, straight forward Rockabilly tracks. Drop the needle and watch it boil, mix a cup of Johnny Horton, a handful of Burnette Brothers, and a whole lotta crazy, crazy lovin’ together and you’ll have it. The title track, “Let’s Get On With It,” will be featured in the upcoming motion picture, Beauty 24.

And now the search for the right bandmates has finally come to a halt. Arsen Roulette has teamed back up with one of the best guitar players around, Matt Pavlovcic. Stepping down from the bass, Arsen has given Alex Vargas, of The Vargas Brothers fame, the ol’ doghouse, and brought in Mark Millard from Denver, Colorado to pound the skins. Most recently, “Rhinestone” Christopher Estep has stepped in to fill Mark’s seat when he’s not available.

Self penned tracks, wild vocals, rock-solid rhythm section, and blinding sharp guitars make this band one of the best Rockabilly acts since the 50’s! A damn fine piece of work, dishing out the rebop both live and in the studio. Let’s Get On With It and give it over for Arsen Roulette!