one of the greatest topics around.thank you for all these infos.for a long time i was tryin to find something like this.
any link to hear some of these artists or for further informations?

The Holy Grail of surf instrumental sites:

Reverb Central is Phil Dirt's site, the site for info on surf artists and cds, with countless, incredible links.

Some great surf finds recently:

Deathpod Grim Reaper Beach Party Blowout! Pt. 2: Jodi's Revenge

Dick Dale style surf

Spring Break Shark Attack Sharkronomicon

Surf-metal

The Surf Zombies The Surf Zombies

Reverb heavy surf, so far the best '08 surf release

Meshugga Beach Party Let's Go Shleppin'!

Traditional Jewish folk songs get the surf instrumental treatment- excellent new above from this band.

A few fun pick-ups recently:

The Silhouettes Rautalankarenessanssi

Finish instrumental band, similiar in style to psuedo-surf bands like the Ventures and Shadows. The songs here have a great summer feel. A mix of surf, twang and semi-psychedelia. Favorite tracks include "Conspiracy of Silence", "Lake Bodom: June 5, 1960", the psych suave "Triangle" and a marvelous jazzy-funk-surf cover of "Caravan".

Urban Surf Kings Bang Howdy Partner

I think this is the Kings' 7th surf cd and they're still going very strong. "Urban" no, this is mostly Spaghetti Western and Desert Reverb Twang. My favorites include "Hrundi Goes West", the silly but fun "Phantom Riders of the Back Lot", the smoldering "And the Horse You Road In On" and "Johnny Ronco's Last Stand". A definite top 10 surf cd of '08.

V/A Riding the Snowy Wave

Awesome totally awesome Russian compilation (most but not all artists featured are Russian). Other than the B-Sea Surfers and the Vivisectors, the bands on this 27 track(!) cd are new to me. A couple tracks have a weird mix of early '80s synth (think Rick Wakeman), early '70s Krautrock and Fathoms-style surf- and it works amazingly well. Best artists here include the Barbulators, Freak`s Tricks, Los Kosmos and the The Vivisectors, among many. Worth hunting down, even if it is pricey.

My top 12 surf instrumental albums of the year, so far-

The Secret Samurai Gun Sho Gun
Surfadelica Surfing on the Desert Shore
Meshugga Beach Party Let's Go Shleppin'
El Patapsco Me Dejo
The Tremolo Beer Gut Qui Le Fuck Etes-vous
Deathpod Jodi's Revenge
The Mighty Surf Lords And The Tide Rushes In
Bonney & Buzz Bang It Again
Urban Surf Kings Bang Howdy Partners
Killer Filler Filler Up
3 Balls of Fire Jet Set Guitars
Spy Fi Black Tie Spy

Best surprise among these is The Tremolo Beer Gut. Their previous albums were nowhere near as strong as the latest. And I'm happy as all wipe-out to see a new release from El Patapsco after a few years. Plus it's much more reverb driven than the previous cd.