From some new celestial body somewhere between outer space and surf.
"DARK SURF" — a new 21st-century genre that combines Ennio Morricone and Martin Denny with the surf guitar sound epitomized by the Shadows! And these two are a wonderfully twisted father-and-son duo right at the heart of that fragrant scene. (Father Gary Brandin, on steel guitar, is in fact the man who wrote the SpongeBob theme song!) Surf noir with a spaghetti western flavor and impeccable taste — you'd never guess it was newly recorded in 2010. Over in the TIKI lounges of the West Coast, this stuff is quietly starting to catch fire. As one of the last curiosity-driven souls of the Showa era, you owe it to yourself to give it a listen.
"DARK SURF" — a new 21st-century genre that combines Ennio Morricone and Martin Denny with the surf guitar sound epitomized by the Shadows! And these two are a wonderfully twisted father-and-son duo right at the heart of that fragrant scene. (Father Gary Brandin, on steel guitar, is in fact the man who wrote the SpongeBob theme song!) Surf noir with a spaghetti western flavor and impeccable taste — you'd never guess it was newly recorded in 2010. Over in the TIKI lounges of the West Coast, this stuff is quietly starting to catch fire. As one of the last curiosity-driven souls of the Showa era, you owe it to yourself to give it a listen.