Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Los Bat Boys - Temas De Peliculas De La TV Americana, Serie Batman
 | I can't quite figure out what the point here is. Los Bat Boys make a dry, almost sterile pass at bad lounge, and it's almost as if they are magnifying the false-hip of lounge to the point of art, except it really doesn't hold my attention. Ah, well, what's a boy to do? |
Picks: Batman, Menudo Jaleo, Charlie el Mentiroso, Saliendo con La Jet, El Visitante de Marte, La Amenaza del Villano, El Blues del Uppercut, Pelea a Bardo, Detras de la Bola 8, Es un Crimen
Track by Track Review
Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
"Batman" the Neil Hefty TV theme, without enough cheese to keep it interesting, but enough art to make it palatable.
Menudo Jaleo Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
This familiar piece is so loungy that only a shirt and tie drunk would get off on it.
Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
A little cool percussion, a bit of the "Batman" rhythm, and a hypnotic beat. Most strange!
Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
Racing engines yield to a typical Hollywood studio jam. Rockin' beat-wise, but like a bad day at Jimmy Smith's.
El Visitante de Marte Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
Like you'd hear in the back room at the corner bar, plus horns and sterile playing. A parody of the underbelly of lounge jazz.
La Amenaza del Villano Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
Whistling console organ whirls and swirls around a sub surf guitar, delivering an organ dominated progressional piece. Too jammy to be a real song.
El Blues del Uppercut Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
This is strongly based on "Flight of the Bumble Bee." It's a fanciful flight of bar room filler.
Pelea a Bardo Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
Soft organ and delicate piano over tribal drums give way to slushy lounge. Just so-so.
Detras de la Bola 8 Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
Funky sub jazz riff based progressional go-go fair. It's interesting from the perspective of it's liberal borrowing from sixties works.
Es un Crimen Batman Lounge Dirge (Instrumental)
"Es un Crimen" is a near tango lounge interpretation of "Sabre Dance." Aside from the forties/fifties damped trumpet, it's not very interesting.