Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA Mondo And Quaffe - Dark Surf
 | Mondo And Quaffe play truly garage music in a completely original vein. There are two instrumentals here with some surf influences, among a plethora of other misspent roots. For the adventurous. |
Picks: Pogo Dancing, Indo
Track by Track Review
Surf Rock (Instrumental)
"Pogo Dancing" reminds me of a handful of the Mexican rock instros from the sixties, with a minimal melody line and infectious shouts riding on a simple but groovy jam-like backtrack. The guitar is quite fun, especially where the notes slide around. Imagine a minor league version of Ron Wood back in his days with Small Faces.
Surf Rock (Instrumental)
In a nod to the Dutch-based genre of days gone by, Mondo And Quaffe play a bluesy, jammy, and totally weird intro with a sound and structure that's avant-garde and disquieting. If you can conjure an image of Nik Turner playing surf, you might imagine this.