Phil Dirt - Reverb Central
PO Box 7240, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-7240 USA 
 
THE BARONICS Get Bach ****  
Holy Cow!!! What great concept. Makes you smile... What the Halibuts do for classic surf, these guys do for classical music. It was bound to happen. Someone had to to a whole classical surf thing, but I expected the first complete outing to be mediocre gimmickry or pedestrian novelty. This is magnificent! Remarkable arrangements, perfect performances, great sound, and completely wonderful! 
Picks:  Spring R. 269 Concerto In E Major (Antonio Vivaldi), Summer R. 315 Concerto In G Minor (Antonio Vivaldi), Fall R. 293 Concerto In F Major (Antonio Vivaldi), Winter R. 297 Concerto In F Minor (Antonio Vivaldi), Rondo Alla Turca (W. A. Mozart), Invention 1 & 13 (J. S. Bach), Kanon (Johann Pachelbel), Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven), Serenade No. 13 K525 (W. A. Mozart), Boure'e (J. S. Bach) 
Label:  ATMA Records AGCD 2 2127 CD 
SPRING R. 269 CONCERTO IN E MAJOR (ANTONIO VIVALDI) **** 
Piercing pure leads and a surf beat and glissandos. Meet the Ventures replacements. This is incredible. Vivaldi was a surf punk! 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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SUMMER R. 315 CONCERTO IN G MINOR (ANTONIO VIVALDI) *** 
A fast intro and really cool. What fun! Shimmer accented by Isaac Hayes funky guitar chops. Amazingly catchy. 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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FALL R. 293 CONCERTO IN F MAJOR (ANTONIO VIVALDI) **** 
Pure surf sound and really nice arrangement. The sax accents and the break are stunning. 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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WINTER R. 297 CONCERTO IN F MINOR (ANTONIO VIVALDI) **** 
Trinidad drums and Reggae rhythms under a shimmering island guitar produce a great calming affect. 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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RONDO ALLA TURCA (W. A. MOZART) **** 
When the Nice recorded their protoprog rendition, I was impressed. Surfed up, it's very VERY cool. Vibrato and shimmer and oh-joy! 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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INVENTION 1 & 13 (J. S. BACH) *** 
The waves open to a Packards-like arrangement of this ancient surf tune (tee-hee). Quite a nice track. 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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KANON (JOHANN PACHELBEL) **** 
Yup, that tune. So you think you're tired of it. Blow that off, this is the way it was meant to be - surfed up! With its island guitar lead, surf beat, and moderate tempo, it's just so cool. 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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MOONLIGHT SONATA (LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN) *** 
This track reminds me a bit of the Illusion (Jane Relf & Jim McCarty's post Renaissance band), just more intimate sounding. Beautiful, moody, and I like the electric piano a lot. 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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SERENADE NO. 13 K525 (W. A. MOZART) *** 
Delicately plucked and wonderful. 
Classical Surf Instrumental 
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BOURE'E (J. S. BACH) *** 
Acoustic guitar intro moves to Pipeline shimmer with a Rockabilly beat and ska rhythm. Nifty tune. 
Acoustic Classical Surf Instrumental 
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