Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Reckless Reefers - Over The Edge
 | While most everyone else is taking surf faster and more powerful, the Reckless Reefers are playing mostly slower and romantic surf instros. Some nice tracks here. |
Picks: Riff Tide, Ankle Snapper, Wet Feet, Step Into The Liquid, Lahawa Moonlight, Sandcrawler, Beach Break, Surfer Girl, Invasion Of The Hodads, Long Walk Off A Short Pier, Throwspray, Sleep Walk, Paddlin' Out
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
"Riff Tide" is a softly flowing song with a melody line reminiscent in part to a short section of "Hawaii Five-0." Deep tone, melodic, pretty, and accented with island chords. Quite nice.
Surf (Instrumental)
"Ankle Snapper" is a snappy little song with interesting hook-chords and "Wipe Out" drums. Very simple, but pleasing.
Surf (Instrumental)
"Wet Feet" is a little like a toned down "Let's Go" (Routers), but with island chords and a gentler, more relaxed sound. Quite a nice track!
Surf (Instrumental)
This instro is moody and slow, with a very inviting sound. haunting chords, a very tasteful melody line that uses space well, and a smooth rhythm section. "Step Into The Liquid" is quite a fine track, with solid writing and arranging. Very nice!
Surf (Instrumental)
"Lahawa Moonlight" is a very slow and pretty song of island evenings and romance. Lush and moving, with a haunting ambiance.
Surf (Instrumental)
"Sandcrawler" moves slowly with intriguing island drums. It's exotic and mysterious, and very enticing. The drums are quite good, and the overall effect of the song is pleasure.
Surf (Instrumental)
A very simple riff based song gets a lift via well timed delay on the guitar that causes the vibratoed notes to throb side to side. In some ways, "Beach Break" is like early Beach Boys instros.
Surf (Instrumental)
Taking the Beach Boys' teen romance ballad one step further, the Reckless Reefers play "Surfer Girl" slow and silky, as if it was "Sleep Walk."
Invasion Of The Hodads Surf (Instrumental)
Another song reminiscent of Beach Boys instros, "Invasion Of The Hodads" is a riff based song with a surf rhythm guitar. The hodads are coming, and they brought their boom box.
Long Walk Off A Short Pier Surf (Instrumental)
This riffabilly song is bouncy and fun, with a fifties sense and reverb. Purely fun, and more about the progression than melody, but still enjoyable.
Surf (Instrumental)
"Throwspray" is a faster song, with some cool damped lines a la Jim Waller. Fun and unpretentious.
Surf (Instrumental)
This is a very pleasant version of "Sleep Walk." Nothing unusual or particularly creative, just very nice to hear.
Surf (Instrumental)
"Paddlin' Out" has a bit of an off beat sound to it, unusual in structure, and combining elements that might at first seem incompatible, but in the end, create an intriguing and simple song. Great drums.