Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Les Fantomes - Watch Your Step / No Man's Land / The Mexican / Mustang
 | This ep features "No Man's Land," a song that was rerecorded a year later as "Ski Storm" in the US. |
Picks: Watch Your Step, No Man's Land, Mustang
Track by Track Review
Surf Rock (Instrumental)
"Watch Your Step" is all about the trembling delay on the lead guitar, which provides a sort of rainy day feeling. It's a fine song in the European mold.
Surf Rock (Instrumental)
Great twangy coolness abounds in "No Man's Land." It's a bouncy and infectious echo laden rocker with surf creds. The melody riff is unique and very catchy. Recorded in 1962, this same song would appear a year later rerecorded by The Snow Men (future Sun Rays) under the title "Ski Storm."
The Mexican Surf Rock (Instrumental)
The Shadows' "The Mexican" is played prettily with heavy echo on the guitar. While very competent, this is mostly dismissible.
Surf Rock (Instrumental)
Dark second guitar opens what becomes a galloping open range song with a sense of adventure. The heavy guitar echo, in my opinion, takes away from what could have been a killer western instro.