Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Split: BOA Presents The Superior Surf Sounds of the Beat Poets and the Interceptors
 | Having not heard from the Beat Poets for an eternity or two, I assumed they disappeared years ago, but then here comes this dandy single coupling them with England's Interceptors. Vastly different bands, the share distinctly different interpretation of surf. |
Picks: The Beat Poets - Portobello, The Interceptors - Blackpool Hallucinations
Track by Track Review
The Beat Poets - Portobello Surf-N-Soul Groove (Instrumental)
A cool gutty sound with horns greets you when you absorb Scotland's Beat Poets. It's like Wilson Picket's back-up band gone surfin'.
The Beat Poets - Theme From Randall and Hopkins (Deceased) Surf-N-Soul Groove (Instrumental)
A horn dirge for a lost mate.
The Interceptors - Quadrophobia Surf (Instrumental)
A chord oriented progression with elements of the Original Surfaris' "Moment Of Truth" double picked on the low-E with delicate precision. A better mix would help this immensely.
The Interceptors - Blackpool Hallucinations Surf (Instrumental)
The main riff from Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive" reworked into a postmodern nightmare. A slightly surfy psych headache... hum, cool.