INSECT SURFERS - REVIEWS

Insect Surfers at Mr. T's Bowl.

      You hate to use the phrase surf music when describing Insct Surfers because their instrumentals often display a versatility and grandeur that transcend the perceived limitations of the genre. Take Horizon Riders from the group's recent CD, Mojave Reef (marlin) David Arnson's and Dano Sullivans riffs quite properly evoke sunsets and big waves, but there are also several passages that shimmer with an almost prog-rock expansiveness. Instead of coming off as kitschy or retro, the quartet use the beach as a metaphor, as a jumping-off point for deeper, moodier explorations-often psychedelic, but never succumbing to mere noodling, as on the coiled lead-guitar tangles of Ocotilo and Coolangatta. The group's roots stretch back to 1979 in Washington D.C., where Arnson was influenced just as much by the Real Kids and the Ramones as by the Ventures, and these Surfers have been an underrated local institution since re-forming in L.A. in 1985.

Falling James, L.A.Weekly - November 14, 2003

The Insect Surfers are being sponsored by Body Glove.