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This is a long way from the first wave sound, like a cross between Pollo Del Mar, Rake and the Surftones, Get Wet, Les Baronics, and Cat Mother and the Allnight Newsboys. Classical roots, progressive inversions, surf reverb and visuals... Big Surf have created a unique and infectious brand of surf for the adventurous.
"Tarfoot" Wow, this is cool! Rich Russian influences, surf reverb, glissandos, punch,
classical feel, and dramatic flare. Very playful and infectious, "Tarfoot"
is intellectually challenging while retaining the emotional content of surf. Big Surf do a fairly straight version of the Ventures' "Diamond Head"
with great damped reverb rhythm and dribbling glissandoes. Very reverent and
excellent listening. Heavy lumbering footsteps bring on a pumpin' stomp with monsters in mind.
"Monsta Stomp" is a little spacy, a little thrashy, and much
about the grumble. One might suspect a spaghetti western from the title. One would not be
disappointed. A galloping cowboy rhythm, and semi-Italian theme, a laps steel's
plaintiff cry, and a quirky overall feel. "High Plains Marinara"
is a good time bouncing instro chompin' at the bit for a ride down the trail. Gloom and danger permeate "Darkwave" like murder on the surf
or undead riders inside the curl. Lumbering and deadly, with drama and a
forbidding sound. "Blue Surf" is a soft ride in a settling post-storm sea. It
undulates like a surge's circular swirl in a rocky cove as the sun breaks
through the overcast. Pretty with a sense of relief. This is a very nicely done cover of the Ventures' surf conversion of Brahms'
"Hungarian Rhapsody." This is a very nicely done version! This is a spirited and very playful song, with a sense of classical and
flying fingers. Rolling down the highway on the way to the best surf party ever,
"Naval Patrol" is simply fun. Excellent! This is a slow moving gentle afternoon waiting for the surf kinda song with
jazzy incisions in it's surf carriage. Lazy and fluid, and perfect for an
afternoon nap at Pleasure Point. A pinch of suave, some vibrato shimmer, a dose of quirk, and a dash of
pepper... yes, it's kinda like that. Complex and mathematical, liquid and
dangerous, and moody. "Ace 10" is an intriguing track. Opening like a gentle summer rain, "Falafel" becomes a
circular middle eastern based song in praise of those little balls of vegetable
matter in white sauce. Very cool and enticing. Lap steel cries for NYC as if some death occurred, but the mortician is a
saddle tramp and the departed a medicine show barker. Quite unusual, and pretty
darn cool. Kinda cowboy, kinda longboard, and kinda swirly. "Bareback"
is a strong track with depth and classical complexity. An adequate supply of
spiff keeps this in the tube. An extended space travel intro borne of tape echo brings on a fairly
traditional rendition of the Ventures' "Journey To The Stars."
the big thunder and the double picked edge are intact, as is the space-surf
feel. Very nice! Heavy dark thunder, dramatic percussion, grumbling bass, and vibrato
rhythm... "Stormwatch" is a dominating track that portrays just
what its title implies. An excellent instro with throb and shimmer. the damped
plucked lines are very cool! "Ebb Tide" is a very cool and liquefied instro with
dribbling guitar lines, a moody and picturesque melody line, and a sense of
optimism after a trial of some sort. Very moving indeed. |
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