Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA  | The Coffin Daggers have continued to develop. This six-song ep has a couple of very nice originals, and an excellent cover of Duke Ellington's "Caravan." |
Picks: Coffin Dagger, Shark Attack, Parasite, Cats Eyes, Monsters From The ID, Caravan
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
"Coffin Dagger" is a dark and dangerous song with an evil tone and riff. Not melodic exactly, but Middle Eastern and threatening. Lots of energy here, and great drums.
Surf (Instrumental)
Pumpin' organ, throbbing bass, eerie danger, and even a hint of Jaws. Pretty fun.
Surf (Instrumental)
"Parasite" is an interesting song with a catchy guitar riff and haunted organ. It seems to be thematically ghostly in some ways, and verging on dangerous. Nice track.
Surf (Instrumental)
This is a heavy rock instro kind of track, more a chord progression than a song, yet it's raw energy seems to make it work. The echoed glissandos are like a throwback to the fifties.
Surf (Instrumental)
Like a slow and tortured graveyard version of "Church key," this is a plodding and ghoulish track with a real monsters on the loose feeling, in the fifties b-movie way.
Surf (Instrumental)
For some reason, there's a mini-flood of versions of "Caravan" lately. This one stands out for several reasons. First, it retains a healthy nod to the early big band arrangements. Second, the organ's groan gives it a graveyard feeling. Third, the guitar lines verge in disturbed at times. And, then there are those glissandos. Quite satisfying.
