“… Last time I heard young Simone Di Maggio (yes, related to the Di Maggio Brothers) he was playing straight Rockabilly, now he heads the Italian Surf-Rock band The Astrophonix. He’s just as talented as the rest of the musical family, strong on lead guitar, a fine singer and he co-wrote all but one of the 10 tracks here. The trio (guitar, drums, bass) puts out an astonishingly full soundwall. You can hear all kinds of hard hitting '60s beats, Surf, Psychobilly and Punk influences but their style is unmistakenly modern and very forceful. “Guitar Maddness” is a close as we get to a sizzling Rockabilly instro-rocker. Do you remember Annie Lennox and Stewart’s '80s Pop hit “Sweet Dreams”, well here you get the sped up hard rockin’ version with twangy and fuzz-guitar. If you like energetic, full blast guitar heavy modern Surf-Rock, check out the Astrophonix. –GM