Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Collection: Six String Samurai [Soundtrack]
 | This indie film features a score half from the Red Elvises, including four surf instros, and half from Brian Tyler, half of which is surf or spaghetti western incidental music. Really cool stuff. |
Picks: Love Pipe, A Mother's Hand / Buddy, Fly Away Butterfly, Hungarian Dance #5, Astro, Leech, Sacred Funeral, Sahara Burn, Surfing In Siberia [Miserlou], Dragging A Fallen Hero, Dueling Guitars
Track by Track Review
Siberian Surf (Instrumental)
Big tom-tom driven number with really cool guitar lines. There's a bit of "The Munsters" in the mix, and a taste of the rockabilly. The folk dance beat is totally infectious. Wow!
Spaghetti Western (Instrumental)
"A Mother's Hand" is a silky and moody bell-like introduction to "Buddy," which is a slow and spaghetti western flavored guitar instro.
Siberian Surf (Instrumental)
This is a mighty short incidental guitar piece that could well be developed into an entire work. It's melody underlies the Red Elvises' "Boogie On The Beach."
Folkabilly (Instrumental)
Traditional melody, tasty guitar instro until about half way through, when the lads come in with the "la-la-la's" and more funage. Very infectious performance.
Siberian Surf (Instrumental)
This is a really cools and moody piece, Russian surfy and twisted with bottle neck weirdness. Spooky ambiance and melodic fluidity.
Deliverance (Instrumental)
Cowboy banjo surf, deliverance breakdown beach trauma... totally fun.
Deliverance (Instrumental)
A short burst of surf and grodie parlor haunting. Would be a cool tune if fleshed out.
Deliverance (Instrumental)
Stunning Russian surf and soul, with great balalaika and near aboriginal chants.
Surfing In Siberia [Miserlou] Russian Surf (Instrumental)
Totally bitchin elongated version of thee surf classico, with some really cool balalaika noodling, and ample angst. Their approach is a blend of surf and Russian trad folk styles. It's very refreshing to hear something really different done with this song.
Spaghetti Western (Instrumental)
Kettle drums and haunting spaghetti western melody on a fine sounding guitar. Short, but worth a listen.
Spaghetti Western (Instrumental)
This is a surfy pounder, with heavy metal lead licks and cool grodie bass lines. A nice blend of incongruous sounds.